The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

ihhStSo upou HuGdHtS upon mere IeCnuiCAi~
ties. and the very caustic. II not scurrilous
comment on my article by Mr.. r. Warren WALL
OF Farmville, Va, under head OF Tommy
rot Against Law" Despite the able ard learned
article from my friend, Mr. Wall, he did not
cause me to change my mind in the least
garding the in question He states in
his article that w. D. Carter was a tenant from
year to year OF Mrs. Mollie A. Carter: he does
not state, however. that w. d. Carter was Mrs
Mollie Carters con. and managed the estate
for her from year to year: neither does he state
that the contractors, who were poor men, lost
$4,000 for the improvements they put this
property on account Of Supreme court o.
versing the decision of our Pi.tsylvania Cir
cult court. presided over by Honorable Judge
Harvey.
think courts should enforce Justice at
all times without regard to technicalities, and
think this is one of the most unjust decisions
that has ever come under my observation, with
out any criticism of the court--they may have
decided according to technical law, but those
things exceedingly unjust, especially in such
this when the decision of the lower
court, where all oral evidence was heard, was
reversed.
made no reply to this unwarranted screed
by the gentleman in Farmville, for / supposed
would never heard of him again. But this
same gentleman from Farmville now boast
of the most unique distinction among the Office
seekers of Virginia; for during the last few
months l have read In your columns that this
same Mr.. f. Warren Wall had large legis-
lative bee in his bonnet Git must have been of
the humble" VARIETY; and having made
gallant and able (?) defense of the courts
Of the State. and displaying as much bravery
Don Quxiote's hero who charged the wind
mill, ought not these same courts to come to
his rescue?
1t seems that DR.. Peter Winston, an aged
and respected citizen of Prince Edward county.
became a candidate for the legislature from that
historic old county some time last spring, but
nv of beer a registrar since
the new constitution was promulgated this Mr..
Wall, who was rather late announcing his can
didacy. endeavored to have himself elected by
injunctions for, July 9Th. he appeared be-
fore Judge Christian, of Lynchburg, and asked,
if remember correctly. to enjoin DR. Winston,
the county Democratic executive commit
tee, to keep DIR. Winston's name off the ticket.
and this injunction was promptly dissolved by
Judge Southall, who then. holding court
for Judge Hund1ey. On August 1st Mr.. Wall
of Appeals Of Virginia, where the fates of lives
and fortunes hang in balances, and requested
that august tribunal for an injunction that would
mean his being sent to the legislature OF Vir-
GINA.
Judge Cardwen granted the injunction, which
three days later dissolved by Judge
Southail. then holding court in Powhatan coun-
ty. If ] remember correctly the intelligence
given In the columns Of your paper.
And strange to say less than three days later
Judge ChfuWeH the same memDer OF inc
Supreme court, granted him another injunc-
ton Just. two days before the primary was to
be held. and made 1t returnabie on September
24th: which would have been very nice thing
indeed for our friend who parts his name In thu
middle, but 1t not to be so; for read In
the papers that Davy Crockett Richardson dis
solved this last injunction, and Judge Cardwen
1t seems also not only gave the gentleman an
injunction the last time. but also another strong
weapon OF the law, which believe the lawyers
mandamus: In which 1t was sought to have
the county Democratic executive committee to
declare Mr.. z. Warren Wall the nominee for
legislature from Prince Edward county. but the
executive committee took the bit in their teeth,
eliminated the primary entirely, and Dr. Win
ston and Mr. e. Warren Wall went before the
voters OF Prince Edward county with the
suit that DIR. Winston received 33s votes and
Mr. Wall 40, a little less than seven to one.
So that the njunctions to keep DIR, Winston's
name off the ticket of the county committee and
the other injunctions to compel the county
executive committee to declare our hero (?) and
the mandamus to make them say that
else could be candidate. failed most in
gloriously!
What pity that so talented a limb OF the
law should be cut down in the flower of his
youth,
l suspect since the dissolution Of the four
five injunctions by the court. and tho trim
ming down of the big majority he perhaps
thought he had, by the voters of Prince Ed
ward, that his exalted opinions Of the courts
Of Virginia would perhaps stand a little re-
vision downward?
In his pedantic article of June e. 1912,
alluded to heretofore, he makes some puere
alluson to the kind of meat South Bos-
tonese feed upon" Might not with equal pro-
prtety and ask what kind of liquids
were being dispensed in Farmville in the year
of 1918, that could All brim full of
presumption and silly ambition to attempt to
break in the legislature of Virginia by injunc-
tons?
r. s. BARBOUR