The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-30
asked
COURT RECORD
Atone General VIII Receive
Papers in Primary Fraud
Case This Week
WILL SOON ,DEclDE
WHETHER HE'LL APPEAL
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Acting For State at Large.
Chief Counselor intenos
Going Ihfousiny ID Root
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Whether Attorney-Gencrxl VIII
liams. acting Tor the state at large.
witt appeal the case Of the two pri-
. mary Judges in Norfolk who, were dis
charged because OF the alleged un-
constituttonaiity Of the law under
which they were proSecutedA Will
probably be known nCxt week. vas ne
Will receive the record Of the case
saturday or Monday.
Judge Williams has declared his In
tentiVn OF searching the record close
~ and studying the law under wnsch
the alleged primary frAnders were In
dicted. and II he secs = probable
(, &rounu upon which to bare an APP
/ Isai u ins supreme court-uf appeals.
he VII az Unce prepare 1t, and satisfy
hln.se.l and the Commonwealth an TO
J the eonstitntionality u the law and
whether II Is necessary 10 amend II
TO cover primaries.
Judge Williams has received a let
ter from James v. Trehy. clerk OF the
corporation court Of Norfolk, where
the alleged offenders we're tried. that.
the tribunal win adjourn Friday or
Saturday, and Immediately after
that the record In the case which has
attracted widespread attention
throughout the State win he sent 10
: the attorney general
Tiaorungh Inquiry.
That Judge williams intends going
thoroughly to tho roof Of the case
and familiarixing himself with Il from
start to finish, Is indicated by his
letter TO Commonwealth Attorney
James G. Tilton, OF Norfolk. who In
vestigated the allegations OF !axtty
of duty and corrupt neglect and Al
legged participation in and condoning
OF fraud, drew the Indictment. prose
cuted the cases and cited precedent
to substantiatn his ,aain for conyic-.
ton The attorney general has ASH
ed fer q copy OF the Indictment and
the order OF the court quashing IT,
The attorney general letter 70 Mr..
Tiiton follows.
"John e. .riltcr. Esa., commemorative
Attorney. Norfolk. Va.
my Dear Sir.--E the Corporation
Court has adjourned. and If not, as
soon az II ndimsrns, 80 thet Its order
becomes sinal, ptesse Send me copy OF
the indictment. and tire order OF the
court quashinx the same. IN one OF the
primary election cases. as desire to
look carefully into this record and de-
tes.nlEe whether the care should or
sru.riri ,rr1r b- ar,s,-rf<si rrttna- that
a cory OF ire Indictment and Of the
courts order will he sufficient. Fave
clerk t. send me Tee h'sl for copies.
Very trasiy yours.
SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS,
-sAstc.nes general OF Virginia
Tire Answer.
In reply Judge Williams received The
following letter:
"Mr Samuel W. Williams. Attorney
General Richmond. Va.
Dear Sir.--Xour letter to MIR. John
G. Tilton. CONFERENCE.-The attorney.
requesting copses OF Indictment. etc. in
primary election cases. waa this morn
ing referred 10 this Office. In coaapii-
Ance with request n copy of all court
proceedings will be forwarded You I'M
mediately upon adjour1,aeE; Of court.
which Will be about Friday or Satur-
day Of this week.
yours very respectfully.
JAMES Y. THEHy, CLERK
In the event Judge Williams nrds
ground for an appeal that would. for
the time being 81 least. put damper
on the agitation for an extra session
~ the Legislature by people IN Nor
folk TIE demand for an extra session
Is not general and there IL little If any
poseihil.t. of special session being
called by Governor Mann. With an ap-
peal pending before the Supreme Court
Ii would be unnecessary and discOur-
teous 10 that tribunal. officlals say. To
hold an extra session and seek to cor.
rect the same evil which the judges
on the benches had been asked to COR
rect.