The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-27
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 The article in The Advertiser this Tmsorn.ns; with nAming. headhns: sory self and oovernor Conner sn iaiustice am busy trying cases and have not the time to review the facts of thts case and it's trial. even If 1t were proper Tor me 10 do SO.
 the impression that the judge wiie was appointed by the Governor flouted and was disrespectful to the latter ifi his-ths trtal 3udse's--charEe to thA
 On the eontrary. act . single disrs spectful TOT censorious word was. ut- tered by me during the entire trial to- wards the Governor. for whom ! havs
 As . matter of fact, the Governors nanic was not mentioned in the .ge1- eral charge Of the court co the jury. Tne Governor WAS brought into tn1 case in this way: The attorney for the argument to the jury u copy of The Advertiser containing what purported to be a speech by Governor Conner con struing the scope and meaning Of cer- Ths Rsss ss iss ior ne Jury. and ' believe 1t viii be very gem eraily conceded that the court very sSs na so saaue the jury what he claimed to be the Governors construction or the law ana the attorneys differences therefrom' which. differed from the courts con.
 Whether the attorney correctly in- terpreted the Governor or not. or whether the newspaper report was correct or not. was not shown. nor t,l aAA Nvto WhAFa- upon the court vory properly ipstruci- ed the jury that 1t was their duty to follow the law as construed to them by the court. rather than the opinious S Ss ss hs of of tho as5 statement was rendered necessary aud appropriate by the nature of tile .arRu. ment of counsel for the accused. ana could not possibly have been construed by anyone present as | crisicism or. or .'fiouting" of the Governor hy the Judge.
 The point which the court specincal. iy charged the jury in this case was over a store were shown to be in de- fendants possession at the time. one used as pressing club. another as storage room and the third being oc. ssDssd ss bed saS%Sonsrh roSn Mhile is hs wife wss away from home. such bedroom did not constitute a residence" or dwelling within the meaning of those clauses m the prohibition statutes permitting the social serving of iiquors in privats residences, and that the storage ot lls quors in such a room was prii,a facie evidence that they were so stored with the intent Co unIawfuiiy sell or dispose of the same. This was the main law point raised and ruled on in that case. and it Is here stated to avoid further misunderstanding of the courts rul. ing.
 Armstead Brown.
 October 26. 1909.
 tThe letter of Judge Brown does net in any manner deny the statement Tn The Advertis CT that his construction ot the law is totally at variance with a, "a, of the Governor: nor does 1t show that The Advertiser made any statement as coming from him that was In the ieast lacking in respect for the Governor The headlines seem to have created such an impression on the Judge, put his card goes far to show that the ac- tpal oeearrences Justified c ti,s,n the hsaa. he a. used was not intended to create tns idea of personal disrespect. or use .. disrespectful language by him;--Editor The Advertiser.)