The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
POWELL MAKING
CONTINUED from first pase.)


ring man and partisan poiitician, was
made ON the House Of Delegates
80. !. az xtousa had mot
noor anu lna. ~ 80 .ha~-. - could
consioeteo ..-.,stss e. Tre5-
NOT nave sen. .ie
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l...n c"s .tsa -, nnv-
Inc star w.ne S.sa,,.n
ever. vas ln . - IA ,hs. com
spo.syivah,a IarmeT 49, ~. s.,Sss ~
mit.ee ne naa oeen e ~ ,ytrs, sor
c.erk oI eieS.ons ~ .,es- ~
the past eignt years up ~ Sronrsd Sv
two ago, wnen ne We ap,pr.. ri.
what ne .eImeu w -
claimed TO nave peen put oue u
nee wnen the party was To- srh,c.
about two years ago sno 80,
chester's attorneys oDyec.eu 70 .S ~.
OF tine questions put 70 ~ ,,,.te
when asked II ne knew VI he IT,.
ence OF a ring, aioweo n,.m 30 s"'
mis- answer, wnlcn was .nahars - th,s
20 you nnv" 1870 ssv.sn Re
r,ns ow.n
pa nv, - Ia. ;. ..,s pow.u
.Dr w a Harris and Fed. Fra
zi.r. he said ana then after a hesita.
tion "Tudre Enbrev will know them
All NV heart"
as Judge Embrey a ring man"
asked Mr.. Powell.
Eyes he belongs to the Frederick
burg ring" replied Mr.. Coleman.
Mr.. Coleman added the names OF r.
c. Coleman and Thomas Harris as
members OF the ring upon furtner
questioning but stated ne ala not De-
40 WIN ". however, ne toId Q. ASK.
lns@Cnichester aoou, the appoin.e .
s, 80 = :
"a I,.sSn r,sssh 80 si,.S a.. a.
Ala not rnsEs anv difrarencs az some
men hold more than that
Mr.. colemn was still on the stand
when the committee adjourned until
noon Monday. Mr.. oliver. Mr.. Cum
mings and Mr.. Spatig left here this
afternoon. Mr.. Barley and Mr.. Steph-
enson win remain over during the
recess.
The Morning Session.
The beginning Of Fridays session
| was as dull and prosaic as the pre-
ceding days. but during the first
hour several matters which may have
important bearing on the case were
| brought out Mr.. A. II. Crismond was
| again called to the stand and upon
| request produced several record
books. From these Mr.. Crismond
read the records Of the appointments
of Fred Frazier. j. M. Chiffon and
| others. said by Mr.. Powell to have
| been made contrary to law. and Pc
| titons from citizens of the county
asking the appointments. Some OF
the men were endorsed by a large
number OF voters. The admission OF
this to the record will permit Powell
to produce certain evidence in regard
to them at later date.
AS between the petitions of J. NJ
Chiffon and w. c. Chandler. for land
assessor Of CORTLAND District. Mr.
Crismond explained that there were
three members of the Democratic
committee ON Chambers petition AZ
endorsers. as against 10 on Chiltons
| On the Chandler petition there were
81 names. not counting the three mem
bers of the Democratic committee. In
the Chiffon committee there were ~
| names outside Of the 10 commit,e.
| endorsers. Chiffon was appointed 10
the place. The petitions Of Messrs
Fred Sealy. r. ". Harris ana n p
Payne and the petition asking for ,hs
apuointment ware r.xt ..,-.a ~ ~
first three were nrodrced MT ths
cler,r .fataa ha 80 -
\ asking ror rud~a m.s,. pu..uh
mart III. rssssss .,.. Appo'nt'
| coirtra,t - 80 ...H ~, a.e ap'
rsxt nraarn.s as cie.h was
49, ana reao. the list OF
80 ~ ABOUT forty, Oh
nn Iooen Were members or the
ocauc committee. Among the
sshers were eight Fredericksburg
iawseIs ana n. z. l. Moncure. resi-
uemt OF Stanoro County, and at present
| coHector or internal revenue OF the
eastern District Of Virginia. Next was
produced the petition asking for the
appointment Of Hon. J. II. Biscoe. a
T. Hall and c. H. Crop presented let.
tiers with the latter asking ts1at thei,
I names be stricken from the Crismond
list and added to the Biscoe LIST ROTH
of these men at that time were narn.
bers OF the Democratic com mittaa
As TO Ovcrcharres
Taking up the NEXT charge tb,,
Judge Chichester permits MS commits.
sioners in chancery to charge nors
than the seventy-five cent. psr houy
(which the law fixes a. their fee Mr.
Powell stated that the commissi oners
had 90 greatly overcharred IN manv
cases that Il had gotten n ~ : r,at