Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-26

Caroline: had practiced before Judge
chichester; said he had never known
Judge Chichester TO show partial ac-
ton concerning any case
II. Carter Rcdd Hanover County,
| lawyer. commissioner in chancery and
former superintendent OF schools, said
In his opinion Judge Chichester had
made fair and impartial Judge.
'" p. Walton. Ashland. editor OF
the Hanover Herald and member of
County. said he had been resident of
! Hanover for thirty years He was
asked concerning the appointments OF
Judge Chichester in Hanover County,
but the questions were ruled out.
| r. II. Cardwcll, member OF the Su-
prcme Court Of Virginia. said he had
been member OF the Court OF APP
| pcals OF Virginia for twenty years and
| had rracticed law twenty years prior
| 10 going on the Court of Appeals: had
| been in Judge Ch!chester's court often
! in Hanover; had never seen anything
10 indicate that Judge Chichester was
partial TO any lawyer politically or in
other ways
FAIR As ANY JUDGE
HE PRACTICED BEFORE
Samuel r. Carter, lawyer. Of Ashland.
had practiccd In Judge Chichester's
court; believed Judge Chichester TO be
as fair as any judge he had pract!ccd
WIN: had not seen him show any par
t!Sanship TO any lawyer or litigant
! walter Sydnor. of Ashland, lawyer,
I commissioner in chancery, Democratic
nominee for Office OF commemorative
attorney in the coming election had
pract!ccd before Judge Chichester and
regarded him as fair. patient and ex-
ccllent Judge.
$; ]. boswell. OF Ashland, lawyer
had never missed 4 term Of Judge
Chichester's court in Hanover; though,
! him fair. impartial and an able Judge
+. f. Coghill. clerk of Circuit Court
OF Caroline County. said he had been
clerk continuously since 1893: asked
as TO Judge Chschester's appointe es
in Caroline. questions were ruled out
| Robert T. Vincent. Hanover, com
missioner in chancery, member of the
committee who examined the clerk 9
accounts. said he considered Judge
Chichester an impartial judge, and
had never known him to show any par
TALLY.
Judge W. y. Moncure of Richmond
said he had practiced before Judge
Chichester in Hanover and Caroline;
said he considered Judge Chichester
a painstaking. fair and impartial Judge
and had seen no favoritism shown by
him to any one.
l.. S. Drummer, of Hanover. LAWYER
| thought Judge Chichester an impair
tial judge. and had never seen any
partisan action on the judges part
c. Il. Jones. of Ashland. lawyer, said
he thought Judge Chichester had been
teous and kind to young lawyers.
l.. NJ. BaZile, lawyer, of Hanover, said
Judge Chichester had made fair and
impartial judge; never knew him &c
show any partisanship or preference
G. T. Cardwell, of Hanover, said
Judge Chichester was impartial and
had never known him TO show any
pa rtisan feeling.
| c. w. Taylor. clerk of Hanover Cir
cult Court, was asked rs 10 the ap.
pointments in Hanover. but was not
allowed to answer
DIR. William Meredith, of Hanover
physician. and member of the cleo
| toral board. was asked as to appoint
ments in Hanover but was not allowed
! to answer.
| Colonel r. l.. Beale, of Caroline, com
missioner in chancery, member of the
school board and member of Cover.
nor Stuart's staff. said Judge Chiches-
ter was thoroughly fair and impartial
never knew him to show any partially
| in any action.
J. NJ. Voolfolk and Jesse Sale, both
OF Caroline County. members OF the
electoral board. were asked as to APP
| pointments, but were not permitted
! to answer.
NOTHING UNBECOMIN(i
| IN CONDUCT AS JUDGE
Willing Bowie, lawyer. and Demo
cratic nominee for commemorative
attorney, of Caroline County, said he
considered Judge Chichester Away:
fair and Impartial knew nothing un'
becoming in him as jurist or gentle
man.
Judge Embrey announced that he
| expected to show by these witnesses
that the appointments by Judge Chi
chester were good ones, and that Judge
! Chichester had never tried to influence
any one politically while Judge, ant
had taken no part in politics.
| fEFLIN THINKS CHICHESTER
| FAIR AND IMPARTIAL
| ]. o. Heflin. member of the House Of
| Delegates from Stafford and Kinf
George Counties, said ne knew Judge