Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
Believed Judge Can Exp{Hotn.
ing More From The H.
gazing COMMITTEE
KINDLY FEELING FOR H|ANa|Ls'
Thought That spe of sh4nbers
of the COMMITTEE AAre siicndly
Disposed That They wlHer a
Minority Observation-Disclosures.
dith's Closing Argument stlonal.

RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 2t was
learned this morning that House
committee on courts of JIG had
appointed n sub committee sdraft
the report OF the committn the
investigation against JudeSlnck-
stone.
While the meeting of thSimit-
ice was executive and no}f the
members will talk it may stated
on good authority that the Y will
sustain the charges of immtty "a
proven.
The report will be mad the
House probably tomorrow.
II is believed that the oiliharg-
es outside OF the immorialsbargc
Will le dismissed.
That there will be littlogy in
the report of the House }littee.
on courts OF justice, in VIII, Rauus
- rests the verdict in the inStatIon
OF charges against, Judge v. G..
Blackstone. is attestedl by date
ments of two of the membdf the
committee who say the repGr re-
ports will be presented to tIIouse
as shortly as possible. Chem
bers stated Thursday as thy on
which the report would be sitted.
while yet another seemed bosed
10 believe that either mattel i'm
portance would prevent a ri be-
fore Friday or Saturday.
The arguments OF the attoIk ha d
hardly concluded yesterday noon
before the committee wento an
executive session, TO conA the
evidence and discuss the natrR the
report. AS soon as the II Is
drawn 1t will be presentedN the
House, and IL II Is unfavora the
accused jurist will be nllowetenty
days in which to prepare his ense.
Even Judge Biackstonc's Mar-
dent admirers and friends Hin
,clined TO the belief that tisnre
members OF the committee, TACT
that majority, will report yor-
ably to the Judge: but they;lher
state that there will he n ,rity
report, and they hope agairiope,
that the general assembly Wool,
into tho charges further. athat
the accused will be finally atted
and allowed to continue on thSve-
nth Circuit bench.
Fight to Last Ditch.
Judge blackstone will fighS the
last ditch" and this statemcfom
one of the judges closest anost
intimate friends is indicatiyoithe
fact that an unfavorable rcpdrom
the committee will preclud,thcr
an extended or an extra sesseT-he
extended session sentiment 81 to
be more prevalent.
Tho committee on courts office
Is being much commended lfhe
mepbers of the legislature tthe
expeditions manneh In nich
IT has. with as little ponc-
ment ass possible. hurried thses-
tfsation TO a close. That tlsaro
members OF the committee. iare
inclined to friendliness towartstgc
blackstone. Is on many sides hss-
cd as being true. but whethetnot
they Will insist upon a mino@e-
port. no one will dare ycna to
A,Ic.
Wyndham Il. Meredith's setar-
raignment OF the actions of nc
cused was easily The most seminal
feature of the entire invcstiop.
and even though there was rs;nl
then a touch of pity in his es-
slons. his denunciation of tElca
OF such man remaining on tllnch
was bitter. His speech was l5n.-
errul one. even though he desith
but three charges in tho lon.E OF
specifications.
Meredith Closes
There was a brief interval zen
tho time in which the defeD.lwed
and in which Mr.. Wyndbam NTH
of this city, commenced his asent
IN closing the case for thcsse-
cution.
Mr.. Meredith opened in saykhat
as he was about to nlungi (coie
muck and mire of this drel-Eel,
he was glad to say that hc X Nj
an cases now and then oh tI5 q
could rest Ills feet. ltM y
He pointed out and COY MWl
his colleagues OF the proA
the fair, painstaking and ~
manner In which he haS 6ipS (,
his painful duties aud the oIe3R
Az III q Yplit'eit ~