Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-20


forwards sold to Mr.. Sullivan; all tho
heirs wore adults and all were repro
sentcd In the sale. There was no sug-
sestion by Judge Chichester that tho
transaction was improper. So far as
he know none OF the heirs made OBJ
lection. What he. Biacoe. did. no
thought was best for the heirs. Ho
would have received half OF the COM
mission. but for partnership between
himself and Graves having been severed
before the salc was made, and no did
not claim any commission from Mr..
Graves.
Mr.. Powell said he wished to show
that Judge Chichester permitted un-
ethical practice in his courts in such
thought the property brought a good
price. but did not know how much.
He did not remember ever seeing tho
decree In the case
In reply TO a question by Judge
Embrey. Mr.. Biscoe said he. had known
tho heirs OF the Fisher estate several
years. He kept the deed for the heirs,
and fled the petition with tho court
The land was listed for sale by the
agency composed OF Graves and Biscoe.
Facts were brought out by Judge EN-
brey that Mr.. Powell had the papers In
tho case and refused to return them
until an order was issued against him
by Judge Chichester which required
him to produce the papers.
ANOTHER LONG LIST
OF WITNESSES SUMMONED
Colonel Newhouse stated that he
could not get L. NJ Jones as wit
ness, AS nc could not be found. He
had heard Mr.. Jones say he was not
coming. and his deputy had not been
able to serve notice on him.
Another long list Of witnesses was
furnished the serBcant-at-arms to be
summoned.
Or. v. o. Caruthers, Of King George,
in reply to a question Of Mr.. Powell.
said he was an independent Democrat
He knew Judge Chichester and H.
POTTS says he carried around petit
ton asking for the appointment of
Judge Chichester as judge. This was
ruled out. DR.. Caruthers said II. Potts
was a member Of the electoral board
They did not have secret ballot in
King George. II the Legislative Com
mttee could be at King George Court
house on election day. he believed II
would think the same way.
Mr. Powell asked DR.. Caruthers sew
eral questions. but they, with the an
swers. were not allowed. as they were
based on hearsay. The committee
ruled that II could not hear evidence
OF the general reputation Of Mr.. Potts,
unless II could be brought home to
Judge Chichester. and that Judge Chi
chester knew Mr.. Potts was not a
proper official when he appointed him.
Mr.. Powell excepted to the ruling Dr.
caruthers, In answer to question Of
Mr.. Powell, said he had seen Judge
Chichester and Mr. Potts together of
ten. He did not know their personal
relations other than II. Potts was ap-
pointed on the electoral board by
Judge Chichester
SAY JUDGE CHICHESTER
APPOINT ONLY "RINGn MEN
Mr.. Powell asked Dr. Caruthers IL
he knew whether Judge Chichester was
aware that conditions had become so
bad in King George that the ring"
went to Westmoreland TO get ]. o.
Het'tn to represent King George and
Stafford IN the House OF Delegates.
The question was objected to and the
objection sustained. Powell asked
Caruthers II Judge Chichester belong
ed TO the ring" Caruthers said Judge
Chichester appointed only ring" men
to office. The answer was stricken
out. Caruthers said he knew of no
man appointed by Judge Chichester
who was not Martin man.
Powell asked who dictated TO Judge
| Chichester. Caruthers said the Ting
would not let him get these facts The
t.
ness said he did not know. but pre-
sumed Judge Chichester knew that H.
Potts took partisan part in politics
lie said Potts asked ]. G.. Pollock 10
resign az Judge of election at King
George Courthouse that he might put
a man in who would do wire pulling"
He did not know that Judge Chiches-
ter was aware that Potts tried to. get
certain men to use money in elections.
He said he could not say what Judge
Chichester knew.
DR.. Caruthers said ne was tho do
PENDANT in the suit OF Potts We. caruth
ers. moved from King George by Judge
Chichester to Corporation Court OF
fredericksburg. He was author OF the
letter written to Powell concerning
| Potts.
L. C. Thicker. Democrat. knew Judr,
Chichester: also Potts He did not
know that Judge Chichester belonged
10 any political ring. The witness
never voted for Senator Martin. He did
| not know which faction Judge Chiches-
ter belonged to. He said Judge Chi
ehester appointed him superintendent
| OF the poor. and never asked him
whether he was a Martin or Montague
| man. Judge Chichester did not ask
the politics of Dishman when the wit
ness asked the Judge to appoint Dish
| man on the electoral board. He never
t"iheu POItlcS Win Judge ChicheSter r.
| lie congratulated Judge Chichester on
his letter on temperance published in
the Free Lance.
T. w. BoGss. deputy treasurer of
King George. member OF the Demo-
cratic county committee, never heard of
Judge Chichester belonging to a ring
He did not know whether the Judge
knew OF any acts with which Potts is
charged. Judge Chichester had never
tried to influence him. He said he knew.
the appointees of Judge Chichester and
regarded them as good men.
Powell stated that under the ruling
OF the committee he would not put on
any more King George witnesses. and
they were all excused.
Powell asked for the poll-book of
bloomsbury district in Spotsylyania
County for the fall election OF 1918.
II was produced by Clerk Crismond.
| Powell said he desired to show the
name Of r. NJ. Usher was erased from
the voting list. Asked If he could con-
meet Judge Chichester with this, he
said he could not. The evidence was
excluded.
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