Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-26
HAMPTON, PF1OEBUS AND OLD POINT-Continued.

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Il was to meet the Senate committee
on courts of Justice,
8Iackstone's Answer.
Delegate Withers arose to inquire
| II Judge Blackstone had fllcd any
answer to the notice served on him.
There has been none scrved," said
the speaker.
Delegate Hunt next announced
that he had been requested by coun-
sci for Judge Blackstone TO ask where
an answer should be I'll cd
Speaker Byrd explained the answer
should be placed in the hands of the
clerk of the two branches
Next Mr.. Hunt desired to know at
what time II should be filed.
THE chair" replied Mr.. Byrd, In
his characteristic dry way. "does not
like to advise counsel. but would saw
that the best time Is immediately =
at once.
Mr.. Withers said that the Judges
lawyers desired further time In which
Il file (his) their answer and there
fore asked until 3 o'clock In which
to perform this work. He therefore
moved that the House adjourn until
o'clock.
Colonel Massie said that he hoped
that II the answer was to be filed, 1t
should be put in by o'clock. He de-
sired the House to adjourn until to-
morrow morning at 10 O'clock. This
brought forth many protests.
Delegate Johnston said: al see no
reason why We should pursue dllatory
tactics and I zee no reason why we
should determine this matter tomor-
row. Let's face this thing In a bust.
moss way-just take hold OF II AMI
go right along. These gentlemen had
ample time TO prepare their case. l.,
Judg eBlackstone, but | say he should
ask for nothing further in the way
of delay. There is nothing to BIO
gained b yit | think this House
might as well 20 on record as being
ready to dispatch the business"
Mr.. Johnston even declared that ho
saw no reason why counsel should be
allowed until o'clock. but he finally
agreed to tho adjournment proposed
by Mr. Wthers. And so did the
House.
A General Denial.
MIR. Ashby, senior counsel for Judge
Blackstone. said that the answer he
nnd his associates would prepare
would contain general denial of thu.
charges.
One of the members of the House
committee for courts of justice, speak.
ing about thee meeting his committee
was to hold In Connection with tho
Senate committee. said he did not sea
how anything could be accomplished
by the conference until tho members
could get look at Judge Blackstones
answer
! Immediately after the House adj
journed. the legislators hurried up.
stairs TO the governors office, where
Mr. Bryan was holding reception
AS they passed through the lobby they
saw the defendant judge himself. lie
| was seated In a chair near tho door
leading into the department of edu
cation, and presented most pathetic
picture. for he seemed but a ghost OF
1 his former self
The sickness which has kept him
confined In n hospital since he left
here has caused him to lose much
flesh and to age preceptibly. So waeh
was Judge Blackstone this morning
that he could barely stand alone. Hi
hands were cold and his face pallld
while he appears to have grown ever
grayer than he was a month ago.
Last night he suffered severe al
tack of neuralgia of the heart, ant
nothing could keep him from comiht
| to Richmond. Many of his acuuain
tances stopped to greet him, but h,
was almost loo feeble to talk to them
In the Senate.
NO communication, had been re
. ceived from Judge Blackstone b,
either House of the general assembl,
when that body reassembled at tn,
capitol today. pursuant to the teso
luton upon which recess was taker
on March 18th, neither had the Join
committee on courts of justice for
mulated any plan for procedure upol
the charges preferred against Judg,
Blackstone, and in the absence of sucl
a program there was an apparent con
fusion among the Legislators at wha