Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-12
Sweeping Denial Made Of
Charges Preferred by, !;
Delegate Powell
IS A LONG DOCUMENT
Accused Enters Into voluminous Ex'
PLANTATION of His Official Acts
While Judge of Court ;
Especial Dispatch to the Gazette

ESPECIAL Dispatch to the Gazette.
Richmond, Aug. 12.-The Hines
of Mrs. Noel, who is threatened witt
typhoid fever, and which forced hel
husband to retire from the Chichester
investigation this morning, came near
causing an adjournment until fall
I, After considering a motion OF Dele
gate Powell to ADJOURN until fall,
the committee agreed to suspend ses-
sio,ls from tomorrow afternoon to
Tuesday only to allow Powell to read
just himself.
Fredericksburg, Va, August IL
Scathing language is used by Judge
R. H. L. Chichester in his answer to
several of the charges made by Dele,
gate S. P. Powell, of Spotsylvania
County, in the latter's supplemental
list, amplifying his original charges
against the jurist, whose official con-
duct is being investigated by spe-
cial committee of the House of Dele
gates. General and specific denials
are made by Judge Chichester to the
charge of nepotism and other alle-
cations.
The answer was filed with the COM
mittee yesterday by st. George 4
Fitzhugh and Judge Alvin T. En-
brey, counsel for Judge Chichester.
Because Delegate Powell and his as
:. sociate in the prosecution of the
charges, former Senator j. c. Noel,
were unable to complete their ex~
animation of the voluminous docu-
ment yesterday afternoon, and were
unwilling to proceed before inform
ing themselves as to its contents, the
calling of witnesses was deferred un-
til today.
Delegate Powell is sharply scored
by Judge Chichester in the answer
to the charges of July 10. He says:
"Mr. Powell desires to prove my
general reputation as ring man
and that ]. consider: partisan politics
in making my appointments, and that
only consult those belonging to my
faction. l am not responsible fol-
what Mr.. Powell or any of his ilt
think of me, because very often the
performance of duty brings with ii
censure of those affected by ones
performance of such duty. No thle1
ever yet felt the halter draw. witt
good opionion of the law"
Replying to the seventh charge,
that he appointed his cousin G. W
Wallace, member of the electora
board of Stafford County, Judge Chi
chester says:
eff he is any kin Of mine; it is yer!
remote, probably ninth: or tenth gen
erations back. He is more nearly
but still distantly, related to m,
wife,"
He denies that he appointed hi
cousin Frank P. Moncure, deput.
clerk of Stafford County. He say
Moncure was, appointed by Georg'
w. Herring, clerk; of the court. with
out any solicitation on his part.
81 did appoint G. V. Moncure a
land assessor" he adds, but he ha'
been appointed to the same position
by my predecessor, the late Judg
John E. Mason. He is third cousin
AS to Lewis A. Moncure, anothe
cousin, the. judge says: "He was ap
pointed deputy sheriff by his father
without my solicitation.
He denounced the specifications lie
lating to the case of Bryce agains
Bremner in the Circuit Court OF Han
over as "false in their allegations an
differences.
Explaining why he refused to az
point Powell Commonwealth's attol
ney,. Judge Chichester says:
81 considered him incompetent
fill any public position, post or trus
that he was temperamentally unftte
for this Office, that he is suspicious
every one with whom he comes
contact, that he seems to have at a
times a contempt for courts ar
judges, and is only restrained throug
fear of punishment, from being col