The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-15
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MUST
FACE CHARGES ONE WEEK
FROM TOMORROW.
ALL DEFENSE MOTIONS Will
BE HEARD next THURSDAY
Yazoo City Jurist Named to Preside at
Trial Is Understood To Be BiIbo Sup
porter and Has Been Praised by The
Issue-Everythins Now Ready.
Special to The Net1S.

Special to The Net0s.
Jackson, Miss, June 15.-In the
Kinds county circuit court this morn
ing the case of Lieutenant Governor
Theodore Il. Bilbo, charged with bribe-
taking, was set for trial Tuesday, June
22.
BY agreement of counsel, all motions
the defense may desire to offer will be
heard next Thursday.
The trial will be presided over by
Judge James A. Treat, of Kosciusko,
circuit Judge of the Eighth district.
Arrangements to this effect were
perfected late Saturday afternoon,
Judge Teat agreeing to serve in the
place of Judge w. A. Henry, of Yazoo
City, who is too i'll to preside
Bilbo reached here Saturday and
spent busy afternoon and night in
conference with his attorneys.
Brewer Took No Part.
For the past several weeks Bilbo's
personal organ, "The ISSUE" has been
vigorously contending that Governor
Brewer ought not to name the circuit
Judge who is to preside at this trial I;
that inasmuch as the governor is in
the role of prosecutor, it would be
unfair for him to also name the Judge.
This contention has been decided in
Bilbo's favor. Gov. Brewer has had
nothing whatever to do with the mat
ter.
Under the statutes, when a circuit
judge is for any reason unable to pre-
side over court term, he has the
right to arrange an exchange with
some other duly qualified circuit
Judge.
Finding that he is still physically
unable to resume his duties, Judge
Henry arranged to do this. Judge
Teat has no court session that will
interfere with his presiding over the
Kinds county term, and, after receiv-
ing Judge Henry's request, he reluct-
antly consented to accept.
Judge Henry's Letter.
The letter written by Judge Henry
to Judge Teat was as follows:
Yazoo City, Miss, June IL, 1914
Hon. j. A. Teat,
Judge of Fifth Circuit Court District
Of Mississippi.
Kosciusko, Miss.
Dear Sir:
Acting under the authority given me
by section 996 of the Mississippi code
of 1906, l respectfully direct and re-
quire that you attend and hold the
criminal term of the circuit court of
the first district Of Kinds county, Mis-
sissippi, beginning Monday, June Is,
1914, as am disqualified to hold said
court under section 996 aforesaid
Regretting the necessity to make
this demand upon you, beg to remain,
with sincere regards,
Very truly,
w. A. Henry,
Judge of the Seventh Circuit Court
District of Mississippi.
Teat Vardaman Man.
Judge Teat is serving his first term
on the bench, is a candidate for elec-
tion at the August primaries, and has
made a splendid record during his
short term ON the bench. He is able,
fair and impartial, and his selection
ought to be eminently satisfactory to
the defendant, for it is known that
Judge Teat was an active supporter
of Vardaman in the 1911 campaign.
1t is also rumored that Judge Teat
supported Bilbo in that campaign, but
this has not been positively confirmed
At any rate, he is held in high regard
| by the owner of "The ISSUE" for the
following in his praise appears in the
i current issue of that organ:
Praise From The Issue.
"The Issue takes pleasure in direct
ing attention to the announcement oi
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