The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

Ii. ". Waiines, wSohS vi 90 (
the stectorAt board. y1149
says that Il ~ ~ geIAf&1 ~
|ft ID veFy distant. ~
cousin going back nine 3 u.
sraticns. He nnE9eeta 49,
may b more nsAr1y rezAtee =
Chichester. IS 8 4.
Moncure. HIS third co1elu. ~ Iz44 g4S
SCISSOR. the accused Jurfe1 e1z4 Tt
ne AMPLY continued Him ~ - 40 -
late Judge John r. Mhs0n. hnxi44 49,
pointed him to the position.
Lewis A. Moncurs. another eoNei1
was appointed deputy shank ~ hf9
father without solicitation on the paFe'
Of Judge Chichester. 81
A. to DS~bie CherG1s.
Delegate Powell alleges that Je4g~
Chichester charged the city ~ rxe4-
Esricksburg for forty-one dsys ss 49,
while holding court for Judge 0oclrick
who was sick. and that on many ~
these days Judge chichest4r <itheE
did no work at all. or elae. only netered
some little order. like appointing hfe
friend, Al. w. Embrey, = member Of fhaE
electoral board OF Fredsrfcksbur9s
without consulting Judge Gooirfct.
which could have been put on until
enough business had accumulated 70
Justify Iuuko NAtSHc8hNA III Stt1*s $3.50
for full days time. Y
In addition to this overcharKes Deie-
gate Powell says that Judge Chfchestsr
was paid for service In two courts on
the same day, and one Of them not IN
his circuit.
In his answer to this charge. Judge
Chichester says:
II may state here that Fredericks-
burg ID within easy communication BY
Caroline and spotsyivania Counties:
tthat after actually going 70 open and
holding court at any Of the four court
houses frst mentioned. I have than re-
turned to Fredericksburg and have
/ there been met by lawyers In my cir
cult representing litigation In other
courts of the circuit and 1t their re-
quests have abridged my hours Of
rest and attended TO the business.
not an uncommon thing for me 70 enter
DEGREES In the same day In two or
three Of tho courts in my circuit
| A. for the pay he received. the clerk
of the court made up the account,
which was allowed by Judge Cool
rick. was approved by st. George r.
Fitxhugh, city attorney and ordered
paid by the City Council
Aimed ut Freaevicknbur9.
| Judge Chichester claims that Dale.
gate Powell's criticism In this connec-
ton Is really aimed At the Council Of
| Fredericksburg, the city attorney 81
Fredericksburg and Judge Coolrick. %
the Corporation Court Of Fredertcks.
burg and he does not mince words when
he says that Mr.. Powell has set him-
| self up a. Judge of the actions q
courts. boards Of supervisors, city
councils. electoral boards and othsr au-
1 thoritfes.
/ He asserts that he knows NOTHING
Of the Chichester faction, that he had
nothing TO do with the nomination q
w. 8 Embrey.
i In the matter Of the appointment 81
A. H. Crismond. to the ONCE Of county
clerk of Spottsylvania, son Of the for
mer clerk ]. p. H. Crismond. who WA
charged with embesxling the county'1
funds. Judge Chichester states thai
mo charge was every brought againxi
III. H. Crismond. and that the commit
tee which opposed the appointment u
Crismond admitted that they had M
charge to bring against him.
| The Judge states that In all Of hi
appointments he has tried to divide
them equally between tho two fac.
tons. giving the Mcntague-Jon msn
4 as many places ~ were given the "a.
4 herents OF Senator Martin.
! He asserts that while several Of III
relatives do hold ONCE In his dIatrtct
that responsibility for their appoines
ments does not rest on him. us
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