Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-10
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ABLE LAWYERS
Judge Chichester has retained as
counsel TO defend him in the nrocced-
ines 81. George r. F!tzhugh and Judge
Alvin T. Embrcy. Mr.. PoweWs legal
representative is former Senator J. c.
Noel. Of Lee County. Mr. Noel served
in the Senate as Il Republican. The
accumulation OF documentary evidence
now in the hands OF Powell and Noel
is said to be voluminous
II Is reported that among the new
charges TO be aled with the committee
against Judge Chichester are two upon
which Mr.. Powell places special i'm
portance. One is the allegation that
Judge Chichester. while sitting for
Judge Goolrick, his predecessor, col
icctcd tho full salary OF the Judge for
about three months, but on occasions
failed 10 comply with the law request
ing him TO formally open court II Is
charged that the Judge remained at his
law office. transac;ing the business Of
the court, instead of going to the
courthouse. The amount of salary
paid TO him during Judge Goo!rick's
Illness was SAT-. Court Clerk Yates
says the salary account was made M
by him. the clerk. and approved by the
commemorative attorney.
The second charge is based upon the
rcappointment ny Judge Chichester of
county justice OF the peace whom,
tho judge had removed from Office six
months before for drunkenness
POLITICAL CONFUSION
SHAKES OLD TOWN
Never before in her history has his
toric old Fredericksburg been shaken
by such a political CONFUSION as this
eruption which the Powell-Chichester
case has brought upon her.
Like Spotsylvania County. the city
mas for some years experienced the
political disturbances due to per
sistent fractional squabbling in the
Democratic party, but it remained for
the legislator from Spotsylvania Coun-
" 10 bring on the cataclysm with his
sensational charges. dramatically
, launched. that are responsible for tho
confusion in Democratic party affairs
| III both city and county to-day. These
! conditions are extraordinary.
Samuel p. Powell who was a politi-
cal lshmael in the Legislature at the
last session. being barred from the
Democratic caucus. although he de-
CIdTfu himself the representative of
the voters of that party in Spotsyl-
vania. and who was denied utilization
with the Republicans. will he the next
Commemorative attorney of his coun-
~. He has no opposition for the rea-
son that the Democrats were una bile
to find a practicing lawyer in the
county to put in the field.
Former Judge Walker. the present
! I'M Isl
| III health for many months His con-
! dition is such as to make II impossible
Tor him TO continue in office. His all
fhent is believed to he incurable.
Normally the county has voting
strength OF 700. When conditions were
normal. few years ago. the Demo
Gratis polled about 500 of these votes.
irominent Democrats attribute the
ai sorsanized condition OF party affairs
III Spotsylvania to-day to jealousies
ana blckerings between the men who
shouid ne working together for the
nest interests of the party in city and
county.
FEELING IN LATTER
IS VERY BITTER
Judge Chichester is. therefore, con-
fronted with the unpleasant prospect
or nm indefinite association while no
Is on tho bench with a prosecuting at
torney who Is his political and per-