The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
CHAtONER WRITES
PRESIDENT TAFT
Asks Executive to Take Up Case
Involving Loss to Southern
Institutions

Indicating his purpose 10 appeal d.
rectly to President Taft for interNen-
ton. John Armstrong Chaloner read
at the Rex Theatre last night pre-
liminary partial draft of letter
which he proposes to send the Presi-
dent asking the aid OF the Attorney
General in obtaining justice. and TO-
a presidsntial order giving him immu-
nifty from arrest in any insanity pro-
cecdinGs while prosecuting his case
! hcfo' - congress ional committee III
! W, ~ .ton \ charge of bad faith
aga.i,S. Joseph II. Choate. Jr.. of New
York u the firm Of Evarts. Choate &
sherman. counsel for the committee
Of his estate Was the new feature.
though Mr.. Chaloner took occasion to
review his whole case in some detail,
both TO his audience and in his letter
70 President Taft. the reading OF
which occupied more than an hour.
, His charge against Ny. Choate is
/ that there was verbal agreement be-
/ tween him and counsel for Chaloner
} to join in requesting the United States
} Circuit Court OF Appeals TO receive
: typewriter copies OF certain deposl-
! tions-mainly the deposition of Cnal-
oner himself which makes more than
500 600 words. and which Nj ChaIoner
said il would cost more than $4,000
10 print Relying on this alleged
agreement. Ny Chaloner let ten
months of the year in which an ap-
peal from a United States District
Court may be perfected TO elapse-
! Within tho past few days he was ad-
| vised that Mr.. ChOate had signed TO
such agreement, aud waived none OF
the rights Of his clients. and. sccor1 %
ing 70 Chaloner. entirely repudiated
his promise A result. Mr.. Chaloner
: stated IL was now too late TO have the
papers printed within the time limit
" sixty DAYS. and the result will be
TO prevent him from pcrfectirS his
. appeal and Therefore TO have his case
thrown out of court.
vi this toSe thcr with history Of
has case including frances. his rela-
lions with Stanford White. and crit
. cisn ~ rhe chemists who had appeared
. both n his own and in the Thav trial
NJ Chaione- rccltcs IN his letter g
President Taft An account Of tho
Jesse James train robbertes and the
action II Governor Crittenden. % Mis-
sour. IN giving immunity to FRANK
James. was cited as preceden, for
presidential action. The President 8.
asked - bring the matter TO the at
,enficn 81 ~. ittorney-Generai
leaves Property 90 tnivcr-ffie-.
Srsf.n- thst the-e had been an Ut
2 doubted crime pe-petrstsd. and that
further CRIME MS now being attempte'
20 prevent rhe bringing before IN
Z Court c. ApQcsls certain de7osition'
70 raich would -hov " TIRE a-st con
- =
Chalons- recit@s rs Intention % lesv
q rg his properly % STATE educaCons
institutions ard tells " Taft TIA
g -ae states of virginia and So-th Caro-
- Ina a-c being -oobe6 % millions :,
the rarhi-atIors~ - BIS enemies. VII
- nave escorted 20 open ard paipsbl
fraud % prevent tho -cheari7e 81 -
- case o. appeal
Telling ne p~ss.de-. az <-est ierEti
Oh - hts eNo-'s q. defeat certain auto
mobile i.z.si1t.on. IN which he va
i.r.d fr fro-sa IDS % virginia farm
e-s 81 C-ar~-r- predicts that vhe
5 ire people g che southern states lear
e ma. rhes- ~cu--s have been ~s7,s upon
tr - YORK tribunal and tnst Tire
be- ea1-a' o-al Institutions a-e BEN
-attfs fr.v wfu hing such a-essur
20 o- Congress shat d. cannot aro-d 2
ignore tis Efforts % re- hesrir
, thros.h inpearhnert prooeedinz
against o. -ria- jldze
NJ ~haI1rr- all speak next Sunda
/ rieht - Raleigh. and Announces b.
intention ~ rYrfirulr- hir theatre "A
dresses grtl The people % The ~
states a-s rrous-d 10 the defense r
thsf- courts rfflr citizens and ~
funds - tfe.- Institutions