Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-19
ATTORNEYS REPLY
 10 JUDGE GRACE Coleman, Rhoton and Shaw
 Refute Charges of the Circuit Judge. 7 -
LEFT OUT DETAIL ! !
Recognize No Superiority of jurist
 Over Themselves in Matters Per. \ t taining to Professional Conduct.
advancing ,he content on that they

e Advancing ,he content on that they hdHe been unjustly criticised by \ kJddge race in his written opinion, l denying John McVav a new trial for l {reasOns given in their recent motion l Attorneys wv. F. Coleman, Lewis &Rhoton and J. M. Shaw yesterday #issued all open lett2r to Judge Graca lin which they refute 'she charges of [improfessional c0unduct.
 The letter follows:
 Pine Bluff, Ark, March IS, 1912 3Judge A. B. Grace,
 City.
 IDear Sir.
 In view of the reflection upon us las attorneys for John McVay, con- tained in your written opinion in pverruling h.s motion for "a new |rial and the nature of the strictures bv you upon us contained therein. We do not feel that we can remain Eilent and maintain that respect which a lawyer feels is due him from the court, as well as the puo- ic.
 Your opinion states, that 'he eX> eption to your absence from the burt room was in violation of MT. |havls agreemert with you, and tha {, Is attorneys in the case we hal leithSr, the moral nors the legal right b do this; that in all your. exper- once you never before knew such thing to be done, and that the pub ic will be .he judge of our conduct. pne newspaper publishing your pinion we also note recites in tha eadlnes Attorneys for McYay are fit th their. own consciences for olatSn of ethics of their proies- on"
 Your opinion recites that you in Irmed MT. Shaw that you would lave the court room for a few min es for an absolutely necessary pur- pse, explained to MT. Shaw, and ayes the impress Aion that th.ls is ply what. you did.
 This statement We think is abso- tely unfair to us in this, that you y nothing about having left the uri house entirely, where you went how long ycu remained away. If you remained entirely out of tho urt house and out Of the sight. ar.ng and rTe:emce of the proceed gs as you did, We think in fairness us that you should have So eta ed your written opinion.
 As to your purpose in leaving the (llt house, and as to how long you ere absent from the court hou2e
 are entirely willing for you to te, a2d le@ the public, which you AmHM judge us, be the judge as nns a her or not it was compli- ce on your part With the terms of 1r conversation with Mir. Shaw.
 also remind you in this conncc- n, that before We filed the motion new trial We took up this mat with you privately in your cham s. and frankly explained b you unfortunately your absence from
 court house had been n0ted fnT ememed upon in the Hewspape s, tha,t as a result our ciient had
 Uniformed, not by US hut by
 Of the legal cffecf of it. ~demanded of us Inat ,rge save options 70 it. We then nnd therc ed you to tell ,-~s frankly what
 thought our duty was, and you
 jed that you dNl not blame any us. You also stated that you W all the attorneys for the de-
 ant were acting fn good faith.
 further than said to us that you
 never shirked your part of She
 onsbility and would not do so
 We thanked you, then agrSed