The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-21
.LEW|sTELLsAb0UT
HIS BANK ACCOUNT
Admits that Money Collected by
Him Deposited With Priv
ate Funds.
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DENIES ANY CONFERENCE
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Declares He Did Not Conspire to
Get Mrs. Herr Out of the
County.
DENIES ANY CONFERENCE

Admitting irregularities and tech
nisai fhsaaiities In the administration
OF his office as justice of peace ot
Tuckahoe Magigteriai District Hen
rico county. Justice James r. Lewis
who is being tried before Judge r.
Carter Scott on the specific charge
OF malfeasance in Office. underwent a
severe cross examination for more
than two hours Monday. Expecta
tions that the case would be closed
by late Monday evening were blasted
in the morning. when 1t became evil
dent at an early stage of the proceed
-fngs that both The Common wealth
artt the defense ward contest every
inch of ground
Calm on the Stand.
Calm and composed. save only in
one instance. when he vehemently
denied ever having held conference
With any one relative to the getting
cut Of the Jurisdiction of the court OF
Sydney HutZler. whose attorney he
was and around whose case the pend
Ing cha rye revolyes Mr+Lewis took
the witness stand shortly after the
court opened. something after IL
O'Clock He denied having used his
influence TO secure the election OF
Constable Garnett. and stated that he
Burch, but that the latter would not
even serve his warrants He admit
ted having collected fines on the in
stailgnent plan in four cases from w,
j. bLigon. a negro. who was bonds
man for parties that he tLewisl
had fined These fines he had col
lected in part, had never given Lyon
a receipt for the amounts paid and
had made no report at me proper
time to the clerk Of court.
Put All In His Bank.
MIR. Lewis in answer TO redirect
question from Commemorative At
torney Gum said that the sum total
OF the installment payments on the
fines he was collecting for the Com
monwealth was deposited in bank TO
his credit along with his personal ac-
count-that ne kept but one account
with any bank He had agreed to
return all Of these fines as paid and
thereby wash his hands of the entire
matter rather than to be bothered
further with Lyon. He had made
this statement to Mr.. Gum after the
petition against him had been flled
In court.
Did YOU not hold conference
with Ellis Hutzler. a man named Nc
Cember, or any other persons. al
some place In Richmond. relative TO
the getting of Mrs, Herr out OF the
county and away from this court?'
asked Mr. Royal
Most emphstieally / did not. and
III any one SAYS that such be so, he
or she utters a deliberate falsehood,'
answered Squire Lewis, with some
degree of anger
Letter Is Kept Out.
MIR. Royal attempted to have in
troduced as evidence letter that hae
been given him by Constable Birch
and which Is alleged to have beer
written by A, c. Guiger. in which
charges are said to be made agains
Lewis. Judge Scott sustained the OH
4 lection of the defense to the miro
duction of this letter. and Mr.. Guigei
was sent for.
Court adjourned at o'clock witt
Mr. Lewis still on the stand. anc
| will convene at 3,30 o'clock unit
! Wednesday. II being agreed that M
I court would be held on Tuesday. i
/ is thought the case will be concluded
| Wednesday afternoon.