The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
DENIES
WRONGFUL INTENT
Henrico Magistrate Files Answer
TO Cliargcs~of Malfcasancc
in Office.
SOME FINES NOT REPORTED
But Accused Man Says He Can
Explain This Alleged
Delinquency.

Magistrate James u. Lewis yesterday
filed his answer with Samuel r. Wad-
dill, clerk OF the Hcnrico County Cir.
cult Court, 10 the charges OF malfcas.
ance In office brought against him by
Deputy Sheriff Traylor and Constable
Eurch. All wrongful acts alleged
against the respondent are denied In
the answer, though Mr.. Lewis acknowl.
edges that he failed to make report
of several fines until long after they
had been imposed, eacusing himself on
the ground that he can show good
cause for his failure in this respect.
MI. Lewis viii be defended By At
torney II. NJ. Smith when the case
comes to trial.
His answer follows:
I'm the matter OF the complaint filed
By T. L. Traytcr and c. o. Burch
against James T. Lewis. u justice OF
the peace.
And now comes the respondent. and
by his counsel hles an answer to said
complaint In obedience with an order
OF this honorable court. entered herein
January G. but rc.crves unto himself
all exceptions to said order.
ResDondent denies ttiat he has been
guilty OF any wrongful acts or That he
has been guilty OF matIeasance in hrs
o:fice az justice OF the peace OF Hen
rico county or that he has violated his
duty az such
For answer to the charges OF said
complainant. respondent more specin-
cally denies that he coNspircd with the
brother and counsel OF one sidney
Hutzler or any one else to get one
Mrs. Her to,drop the charge made by
her against said sidney tfu,zler, or
that IN consideration of her disrnIssing
said charge he proposed 10 give a bond,
conditioned upon the good behavior of
said Hutzlcr. or that said Hutzier
would leave the State.
''kespondent emphaticaiiy denies
that he knew the whereabouts OF saio
Hutz!er. as charged in the petition OF
the complainanSs, or tina, he cndeav-
ored TO conceal the whereabouts or
said Hutzlcr.
Respondent acknowledges he i'm
posed nnes upon Annie Martin. W. J.
Liggon, Archie Bland, Melvin Swami
Anne Mullen. II. S!denbnrg WiliIam
Massey and l., Silverman.
Cnn Give Good Cause.
Respondent acknowledges that nc
made no report of said fines until May
/. 1909. but states tina, in each case
he had good cause Tor his failure to
report said fines.
"Respondent denies that more than
a year ago he imposed upon w. f.
Braucr two fines, one of SIS and the
other OF sli. without reporting same.
Respondent denies that he ever
tried and fined one l.. $. Powell, but
states that he did try one George Jor-
dan. a clerk OF said Powell. Tor selling
cigarettes TO one George Abbott,
minor. under sixteen years old.
Respondent acknowledges that he
failed 10 report said fine. but states
that the warrant WAS misplaced and
was not found until January 49, 1910
Respondent acknowledges that he
tried and fined one Wiihain II. Lyme.
as charged in the petition of the COM
plainant, but states that this warrant
was misplaced. along with the Jordan
warrant, mentioned above. and was not
found until January IS. 1910.
In CONCLUSION, respondent states
that he viii. at proper time. make "a
fun and complete explanation OF each
charge contained in the petition OF the
complaluants, and OF, his failure to re-
port such fines as were not reported