Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-02
NO COMPROMISE IN
VIRGINIA DEBT CASE
DEAN HOGG DENIES THAT WEST
VIRGINIA ATTORNEYS FAVOR
SETTLEMENT.

The Morgantown Po-t-Cnronicla
prints the following:
You can say on my authority
that not s ngle member OF counsel
or West Virginia Is in favor OF
effecting any xind OF q compromise
the Virginia debt case" ga Dean
Charles e. Hogg this morning when
questioned as to report from Wash
,ngton to the effect that one or more
members of West Virginia's counsel
are advocating a settlement out OF
court n the debt litigation. Dean
Hogg has returned from Washington
where, as one OF the attorneys rep
resenting This state, he attended,
meeting OF counsel for West Vir-
gina, the object of the meeting be-
ins to map out a plan of defense to
De made at Richmond in the hear
ng before the supreme courts mas
Ter and to designate the branches
Of argument to be carried by vari-
Gus members Of the force. The hear
-ng before Special Master Charles U.
Llttlefeld will begin Gu the 18th
Of next month and viii be attended
by all Of the members Of West Vir-
Sinia's counsel as well as the full
% nsel for the holders of the debt
certificates.
Dean Hogg's decarafon to the
effect that his assoc ates are op-
2osed to a compromise, was made in
answer to a dispatch, appearing IN
Wednesdays issue Of the Wheeling
.ntelligencer to the effect that a
scheme IS on foot to persuade the
tate to agree TO a comprom Sc, the
purpose being to insure some return
IN the investment made by the pres
mt holders of the bonds. The story
was to the effect that counsel for
he plaintiffs would be wiling to &C
cept about % cents on the dollar or
ess, meaning more than 100000
200. The writer of the story int =
mated that a deal has been made
oy which one or more members OF
West Virginia's counsel have been
won over on the compromise SIDE.
senator Spooner was named as one
Of the states attorneys advocatins
1 sett ement.
Every member of counsel has
luch confidence in the ultimate re-
suit Of the litigation, that they are
opposed to any Kind of a compro-
mise said Dean Hogg. while
senator Spooher was unable to be
present at the meeting on account
Of the serious illness OF his wife, ne
has often stated his opinion in the
case. That there can be no doubt
but that he stands with his asso-
GATES"
The meeting OF counsel was held
only for the purpose OF planning a
more expan5.ye line OF replication
than was offered when The case was
before the supreme court in order
that We may meet SOM new condi-
tons injected into the case by conn
sci for the holders OF the virginia
bonds.
The dispatch TO the intelligsneer
contained the following paragraph
concern ng Senator spooner's atti-
tude:
Nobody connected with the yyegt
Virs' ma case believes for an instant
hat a cent OF this part OF the vir-
gin debt will be paid, regardlc IS
o. DEGREES OF judgments Of any court
1nleEs comprom Sc shall be
ought by the scrip holders and
agreed 10 by the Wet virginia conn
through the finding OF the mas
ter; and this leads on to the fntima-
ton which has been going the
rounds Of gossip ever snce the be-
lated entry Of ex-senator spooner
nto the case, e. the effect that Sen
ator spooner is much inclined to the
dea OF Cancellation by compromise i"
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