The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-05
Submits Tclegraphic Corr
respondence With Refer
ence to Message
ABOUT SCOTT
COUNTY BAL. L OF
Declares That He Had Nothing
to Do With It, and That II
Did Him More Harm Than q
It Did His Opponents.
Session Tame Last
Night. S5

Night Sas
With the e-cross-examination OF Judgss
W. n Rhea by Captain Bullitt as the
feature OF Its session last night, the
General !Assembly's joint Comnlittee on
Confirmation adjourned, subject to the
call OF the chair. to await the! arrival
OF certain, witnesses for the prosecus
tlon. AT the conclusion OF the hearing
Senator Noel and Captain BullittJ stated
that twas important to them to have
Captain j. C.BGent.t OF Russell, auds
Captain Joslin, Of Lee. Botl, have been
summoned. and the return assto Cap
tain Gent was to the fleet that lis3
was sick and could not attend. There
was no return as to Captain Joslin, and
a rule was Issued for him. as ths pros-
ecution declares he Is a material Wit.
ness. 4 ssss IS 4
VIII Argue Case. !.
i The question OF probable argument,
was discussed to some extent by couI-
sell and though no definite conclusion
was reached 1t seemed generally UNDER
stood that both sides desired 70 suhHlil
argument. at the pleasure OF the COM
mittee. i5 & :: sSS 5sss
The cross. examination OF Judge
Rhea by Captain Bullitt furnished the
only real interest In what was after
all painfully dull session. for the
searching questions OF the attorney
for the prosecution did not reveal any
matter heretofore brought out in the
inquiry. Before any witnesses were
examined Judge Rhea asked TO, be al-E
lowed to submit some teleSrap1ic cor.
respondsnce concerning the telegram
ihe was alleged to have sent to NJ o.,
! Clark at Honaker, after the! Rhea-
Slemp election. and to which Hoi}.
Henry G. Stuart had testified on Nom.
day night. Judge Rhea said he had &
wired Hon, H. g. Peters. Judge John;
Nv. Price. and j. A. Stone. Of Bristol,
to see IL they could hnd such q mes.
sage as was alleged to have been sent
to NJ e. Clark from Bristol on :NoveIa-
ber85s or 6.s1902. The message received
IN rep!EsTas:
tstRssAllfteleErnmss ssdestroEed+ when twelve
months old: You never wired Clark
81. E. s. Kendrick was recall led and tees
lstitied that he was a member of I'll 81
Leg islature when the Corporat!on
Court of Eristol was created. and that
the had charge of the bill in the House.
lit having been offered simultaneously,
by the Senator on the other side.
The Secretary OF the Comm tl.s
Hon. D. Q. Eggleston. was recalled
and he again went over the records
testifying that two different returns
had been made to his Office from Buci1,s
anan county. the first having shown
over the second an advantasegsof q l00
for Rhea. 81 iSs
The last witness was Mr.. r. C.sSS
Thompson, of@the Western Union Telesss
graph Company, and he testifte as TO
the relays necessary for such a mes,g
sage as was leged to have been sent
by Judge Rhea to NJ. G.. Clark. and the
s.leaknge hichss might follow. espe.
I'm, itica CT
session in Detail.
It was shortly after Senator Echols5
called gthe committee to order that
Judge Rheu took the stand on crosse
examination. The questioning OF Cap
tain Bullitts was at all times court rteous.
There were no fiery scenes, s thoug n at
Intervals Judge Rhea would say Will J
1.-the utmost Difference lease lets me
get through before you ask me. M /
other question: ss 81 III:
'AIy POLITICAL and public lie. has been
an open hook he commenced, 'and ~
wish the Legislature to know my ACTS
You s stated In your examinations An,
CHIEF that the Federal census could j.
not have had any bearing on the tab
lllshment OF. the Corporation Court OF
Bristol. did you not?" asked CAPTAIN
1ullitt. b 81 sS5 81
81 think So" was the reply.
|
"colonel Fulkerson was proposing
attack the legality OF the court. Var .aa
he not ~ ~ K
81 II heard so, but II was sat listed wi itt1sI
the constitutionality of the court be-N
cause II had more faith In the men
lwko took the local census than y liadE
In the man who took the Federa
|census.' ssi;t3 if 5ss55 III
..Now. with reference to the y ordana
/ \ 20 q
Hin that case, did you not r.
"Yes. sir; but I have been una ble5:tos
find IT, ~
"Dldn't the prosecution contend that
the man was shot stealthilY through
| the window? II the jury, had $hrousf't9
lin a verdict for murder; In the first ds,S
gree would you have set that as1d eass.SE
"1f the evidence had beenp plainly Ssuk-
Eficient to sustain a verdict Of tnlr rdat,s
In the first degree i should have & sus.;ts ss;s
tained IT, III ig Sss
Opinion Criticized.
.You thought 1t should have beer
murderin the first egree q or saca italssssf
"Yes Sir, believe that the man
was entitled to a verd let q Inurd s;srla
the FIRST DEGREES or aeaui = u.
Eyes. sir. And that serttment WAS
lied by the comnlonwealth'ssn attorney,
and a bltter%ape PERSONAL ner1y. ..g Z. 81
CAPTAIN. Rullitt wanted to q fer hes
Bristol News q & IS. auotIn MS al geaS
articles from, the $Lyn burg n eve aud
the \ Bristol Courier. print ted IN q 9oss,s2 h,
nde.nnin e Judge Rhe a for tl,ss syer-S
dict in%the Jordan cas- bu Y W SeS.s
gcluded by the commit III u. 4.
Cant you recall the fact u tn ata yol,s:
decided the y ordan case on q point NOT
raised by the defense AZ; assg;
5"I can't say that, 8 MI
Took the Rexponstbii W. ss
s'pidn,t you then d iseha re- the pris rss
onep several days afterwards
~ ,,Atter q talk with the Coma ori,;
liwealtlls attornsygSI did. sgs He 80 II ne
would NOT take tho respon nslb II pts
1fenteringB d nolls pros eqA I. and tpls
Ehims would. MI Essss
E6i.Y Oh l.dnst glYn ~ onu sel time Nh sS
que, did YOU s M 81 sss FsS
s'so time Yas asked fer arSunnsat,