Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-05
Serves Notice on Judge That Ha
VIII be Placed on Trial In
Twenty Days.
ACTION TAKEN Is CONSTITUTIONAL
Accused Man Who Has Been Confined
to Room in Hotel Accepted the
Notice Without Protcst--peolares
He win Fight Removal Proceedings
to Very Last Ditch.

RICHMOND, VA. March i.-Thc
'ionsc this afternoon passed, without
debate the following:
Resolved Sy Tile House OF delegates
tthc Senate concurring) That the,
fcrgenntnt-nrm of the House OF do.
'egates aud the scrgcantat- OF
the Senate are hereby directed. forth
WITH to servo on j. w. G. Blackstone
notice In writing that tho general as.
sembly lie about to proceed agnInst
him. the said j. w. G.. Blackstone, for
removal from the ofllcc of Judge of
me Eleventh Judicial Circuit. and that
AFTER twenty dnyG shall have elapscd
rom me time OF service OF said no
'ice. tho general assembly viii pro.
coed TO determine whether or not he.
The said j. W. G. Blackstone. shall
DO removed from tho said olllco. IN
laccordanco With the provisions OF SEQ
ton iOa Of the constitution OF Virgil
MIA.
'IArd tho said sergcanls.at- arms nrc
respectively. further directed az the
same time, and along with said no.
tices. TO serve on said J. w. q. Black
stone certified copy of the Joint res
olutinns, with reference to his re-
moval from said Office of Judge OF Tho
Eleventh Judicial Circuit. agreed Ia
on The third day. of March 1905. nnI
The alleged causes for his remoya,
therein referred TO. ana nlso n COP,
OF the report of the committee for
courts of Justice of the house of dc
legatcf touching the investigation OF
chhrRcS against Judge j. ". q. Black.
STONE ana tho scrgehnts- alarms win
| report promptly 10 their respectiyc
Houses how they have. scycrnlly. exc
cute, this order. r.
Resolved further, That The service
of copy OF this resolution and the
papers therein referred TO shall Id
deemed sufficient notice as required
ny the constitution OF virginia
Mr. Montague. who offered tho res
olution, explained that Judge Black,
| stone was now in the city.
Judge Accepts tine Service.
| circuit Judge John W, q. Black
stone. against whom the complicated
removal proceedings are now mend
| ing in The legislature. has been In
| ms city since the inquiry before thu
rouse committee en- courts OF iustIce
SHORTY after he got ncre an nj,
TACK of the grip seized him, aud mn
10 this morning he had not been able
10 shake on the tenacious mnla,Iy.
For several DAYS he has been In he'd
ana even now he Is scarcely ablo TO
SIT up. "''S -
Judge blackstone Is quartercd at
me Richmond Hotel. where he Of
course, keeps in close touch with nix
friends. y" i'a
nc Accomac jnrist mnde no effor.
W dodse service. nor does he contrm-
piale rcsorting to dilatory tactics OF
"n' SORT. But. all the same. bn de-
c"res mat he intends to fight the re-
novai proceedings to the last ditch.
ana TO lake advantage OF every tech
hicai llew In the procedure.
nc Judge has in his possessjon d,
petition enclosed 10 him, but address
ca 10 Delegate Rev, of Accomac
winch asks The Eastern Shore ieull,a.
or TO do all in his power TO sec thnt
he defendant is fully protccted in.
every possible legitimate way.
This paper contains the SIGNATURES
OF some twenty-five citizens oi Horn
town, Accomac county.
compulsory Education Bill Passes.
ne compulsory education bill pass,
c1 'h@ Senate this afternoon. Tho
measure requires tho attendance up
on tho public schools of children be.
tween the ages of eight ana twelye
ycars. but leaves tho enforcement OF
The law optional with tho l.oards 81
supervisors Of The counties and The
proper city officials The orininnl
olll was practically torn to pieces BIZ.
amendments. -
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