The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-10
POSTPONE HEARING,
CHAIRMAN ABSENT
Hut Chichester Case Will Doubtless
80 On Anyway When Committee
Coavenes To-day.

Especial to The Richmond Virsinian.)
Fredericksburg. Va, Aug. 9.-The
meeting of the special committee APP
pointed by the Legislature TO consider
the charges brought against Judge
II. II. L. Chichester by Hon. 8. r.
Powell. met today At r. M, but In
the absence of Hon. ". Tansill Oliver,
chairman, Ghe heading was postponed
tuntiI Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Oliver left Fairfax Monday morn
ing In an automobile, but must have
met with sone accident The other
members Of the committee and at
torneys are here and will probably be-
gin examining the witnesses tomor-
ROW.
Case of Bryce VS.. BreHnmer.
The efE9grFed and amended charges
and specifications OF Delegate .. r.
Powell against Judge X. II. L. Chi
chester, OF the Fffteenth Judicial CIR
cult, which includes King George,
Stafford, Spotsylvania. Caroline and
Hanover Coufxiee disclose that ma
conduct and partisanry on the part
of the Judge " alleged In case OF
especial kntereet in Richmond. The
following Ia a Neral extract from the
thirty~two- pses paper filed by W.
egate Powell:
In the case Of Jeanette Bryce va
Izeith Bremner, Leon N Bazils ami
others. for slssnder in Circuit Court
OF Hanover, now ended. in which said
Brenner and others stirred up con-
siderable opposition among the pa
irons of the school in Hanover taught
by Miss Jeanette Bryce "a daughter of
DIR. G. A. Bryce, OF Richmond, editor
in-chisf OF the Southern Clinic), by
their slAnderoas remarks about her,
made with the object Of forcing her
to resign In order to have said Brem-
ners brother appointed as principal In
Miss Bryce's place, II IL alleged that
Judge Chichester was guilty of the
| following misconduct and partisan &C
ton:
| (a) Admitting the testimony Of
I.eith Bremher after II was proved by
copies OF the record from the Alexan-
sria clerks office of the United States
| Distric Cosrt of Virginia and by re-
cords of the Circuit Court of Han.
over, that he mad pre1udiced himself
in swearing he was naturaiized cfti'
gen In order to obtain a license Ia
practice law in Virginia.
| (b) Permitting Leon Bazile to use
an Installing expression In his argu-
ment OF the case to the effect that
| the conduct of Colonel L. T. w
Marye, OF Richmond, counsel fol-
Miss Bryce, IN his cross exa minatior
of Ieith Bremner, one Of the defend.
ants, was "unprincipied' which in
suit to Col Marye by said Leon BT-
zile Judge Chichester did not censufe
rebake. On In any manner seek to pro.
tect the dignity and respect OF his
court or the member OF the bar prac'
ticing therein as attorney for tns
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(c) After coart had adjourned Leor
Baxile had gone outside and met and
engaged in an alteration during
which five or six others, supposed &c
have been waiting for the purpose
ASSAULTED and battered said Colone
| Marye. Judge Chichester ordered the
arrest and had a justice of peace there
try and fine said Colonel Marye. but
took no action Whatever. nor caused
any TO be. taken against the said Leor
Baziie ana the other assailants OF Col
onel Marye.
(d) Attempting to try the case
against said Colonel l.. T. w. Mayrs
for assault and battery. and only con
ssfiting for justice OF peace to tr,
1t on Objection being made that he
had no original jurisdiction of mis'
demeRhor.
u
| Bryce by the sheriff without warran,
for threateain gto shoot into the peo'
pie who pied on and assaulted Colo
mel Mayre after court had adjourned
though DIR. Bryce had no revolver.
% Ordering the sheriff to search
DIR. Bgces automobiles then standing
In the public highway In which DIR
Bryoe's wife and daughter were seat
ed. without any warrant. and ia
search their persons and that OF DR.
Bryce for concealed weapons.
I'D Refusing to certify the facts In
the evidence so plaintiff could take ar
appeal and deciding disputed points
In the case. when plaintiff was getting
up the record. In favor OF the oppos.
ing side. and plaintiff and her father
and her attorney felt throughout the
case that Judge Chichester was an
tagdnistic TO them ana showed his
partAanship and partially in many
particulars throughout the case.
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