The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
CIRCUIT COURT
MAY NOT MEET
Stated That There is a Pro
liability ofNo Court
Here.
DOCKET IS LIGHT One
Judge MeHenderson is III Again
and He Finds it Impossible 70
Send Any of the Special Judges
Who Have Acted For Him in
Past and Inquiries Are Made as
to Probability Of Postponment.

Circuit court which is scheduled To
convene the third Monday in January
will in All probability not he held CO..
ing to the illness Of Judge McHender-
son and the un-importance of the
docket.
1t isestated that at Morristown last
week Judge McHenderson started 10
hold the court but that he was corn
pelid because of poor health TO give
way to Special Judge Carlock o.
lIaFoliette who was seen in Newport
during the September term of Circuit
court. ..t..
II was generally believed that Judge
Carlock would be sent to Newport
again this term, providing Judge
McHenderson found il impossible To
attend, but it is stated that Judge
Carlock cannot attend and il is stated
that Judge III. n. Cate of this place
would not serve as he Is interested in
great many local cases and Judge Cole
man of Morristown, also) finds it int
possible to come here next week so the
local bar has informed the presiding
judge that it is immaterial whether
court is held or not as the docket is a
light one, There are no murder cases
on the docket and the only case Of
more than passing interest is the cleo
ton contest case between Messrs u. NJ.
Burke and Murray Stokely. Mr.
Stokely won the decision in the coun-
ty court before Chairman McMahan
and the same was appealed TO the cir
cult court by Mr.. Burke. In the mean
time there has been vacant seat in
The county court.
As a result of the failure 10 hold
court here, situation may develop
which will be new in Tennessee.
Judge McHenderson has been in i'll
health for over u year and there are
several attorneys in the circuit who
1 would like to have his place on the
bench. It has been suggested that he
certify to his disability and thus per-
l.it the governor TO name special
Judge for the circuit until such time as
Judge McIienderson shall deem him.
self fit to again take up his duties.
Rumor has it that this plan was balh-
ed by lawyers who figured that they
would not be the recipient Of an APP
pointment from the governor aud
rather than see some other appointed
they wanted Judge McHenderson Ia
hold over. Then again, it is rnmored
that Judge McHenderson has express
ed a Willingness 10 resign his office al
together, but again there have heerr
protests from those who could not Jig
ure how they would get in as his sue
cessor, and while he has hardened to
advise of,his lawyer friends, the judge
has continued TO make an effort to
serve, but with little success. Now
rumor has it that there are different
tactics in'prospect; that certain Of the
lawyers will refuse to longer hold the
judges court, hoping they can force
an Issue and that he will be compelled
either to resign OF else certify his dis
ability, and it may mean that the fail
ure TO hold court in Newport, Is the
first suggestion that there is some
thing to the rumor.
! Washington has executed 3,07Sstray
aud homeless catssince july and the
city is reported practically free ofthese
nuisances.
| A Swinging seat invented for the
use of the locomotive engineer, offers a
back rest, of which he has been here
tofore deprived.
/ The militia was called out TO stop
the turkey trot at a BROOKLYN dance
/ f. was al a ball of the TWentX-Seeoni-