The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-23
CONT EMPT RULEs
ISSUED BY COURT
Wcndenburg, Tcnney and Pen
nell Ordered to Answer Charge
by Mrs. Tenney's Lawyer.
RIGHT STORMY SESSION
Wendenburg Resents Royals
Accusation, and Says There's
Nothing Wrong.

Rules for contempt were issued yes
terday in the chancery Court of the
city of Richmond by Judge Grinnan,
at the request of William L. Royal.
counsel for Mrs. Emma S. Tenney,
against her husband, George o. Tenney,
president of the Atlantic Bitulithio
Company; his attorney, Louis Q. Wen
denburg, and William PenneIl. or Pan
mill. of Norfolk, described as Tenney's
fright hand man" The rules are re-
turnable on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Royal alleges a conspiracy be-
tween Tenney, his counsnl and Pannill
10 secure from John Goodenough Tyler,
of Baltimore, under threats and prom
Uses, an AFFIDAVIT which would prove
injurious to Mrs. Tenney in the pending
divorce proceedings. Mr.. Royal rests
his charge on an affidavit given him by
Tyler to the effect that first Pannill
and then Wendenburg went to Balti-
more and urged him to make such a
statement derogatory to the character
of Mrs. Tenney.
Denies WrOnEdoinE.
Mr.. Wendenburg admits having gone
to Baltimore to see Tyler and having
attempted to secure him as witness
ceeding was entirely regular and that
when he is given an opportunity 10
answer on Tuesday the contempt pro-
ceedings against both himself and his
client will be dismissed.
The court proceedings yesterday
were of a somewhat dramatic charac-
ter there being evidences of intense
feeling between the attorneys, which
more than once threatened TO break
into an open rupture. Judge Grinnan
was calm and collected, his manner
rather more than his formal statement
serving to warn the lawyers that there
must be no infringement on the dignity
of the court.
Mr.. Royal. who had made his charges
in open court last Monday. had them
in writing, in accordance with the
courts Instructions. He read the pa
a part of Mrs. Tenneys answer to her
husbands cross bill in the divorce pro-
ceedings.
Mr.. Wendenburg denounced the Roy
all attack as Infamous" and .'un-
worthy of any reputable lawyer"
whereupon Mr. Royal shook his fist
at the lawyer in open court. In addi-
ton to the Tyler affidavit there are a
number of letters and papers. all a part
of the papers in the main suit for di-
vorce which now appears to have been
sdetracked by the controversy between
the attorneys and the charges of con-
spiracy made by Mrs. Tenney and her
counsel against Tenney Wendenburg
and Pannill. Aflidavlts from Walter
Sharp, of Norfolk, and Mrs, Aleda Ten
ney Bunch We're made a part OF the
Royal charge.
Text Of Court order.
After hearing Mr.. Royal at length
the court entered the following for
NAL order:
''rcnney VS.. Tenncy.
sThIs day Mrs. Emma S. Tcnney pre-
scented her petition to the court praying
for rule upon George u. Tcnney, l..
o. Wcndcnburs ana William Penncli
to show cause why they should not be
punished for CONTEMPT for matters nDtl
things set oIct and stated In sn,d petl-
ton, upon reading which 1t is ordered
TINT said George o. rcnncy, L.. o. Wen
denhurg aud William Pencil show
cause before this court Tuesday, April
3G, 1910, at II O'Clock a. NJ, why they
should not be punished for CONTEMPT
for the matter sand things set out In
said petition.
sand 1t liz further ordered that n
COPY of this order be served upon each
of the above named nurtics.v
Among the attorneys in court the
belief was expressed that an effort
would be mado TO break the accuracy OF
the Tyler atlidavit Tyler was at one
time connected with the Gaiety Theatre,
in this city, and Is now II resident OF
Baltimore Pannil, or Pencil as his
name Is indiscrimlnately spelled, is
said to be an employee of the Bitulithic
Company, located in Norfolk, and at
nrasarf AZ, Atlanta on fh,,sjnaea m