Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-11

pointed ex-County Judge II. z. Waller
as Commonwcalth's attorney.
OVERWHELMING WISH
OF PEOPLE Is DENIED
These arc all. so far as given to tho
asked for the appointment of Judge
Waller. which was in defiance of the
overwhelming wishes of the people OF
the county. regardless OF party aiflia-
tons. Judge Waller, while a splendid
citizen in many ways. the charges
state. was never considered a lawyer.
never took bar examination and
before he was appointed Common
wealth's attorney: had not taken out
a license to practice law since 1884. did
not take out one until the time OF his APP
pointment. and not, therefore. being y
practicinE lawyer, was appointed by
Judge Chichester in violation to n
section Of the Code which is cited.
He had rarely been to the court
house since he rushed through the
proceedings resulting in the ac-
Guittal of j. p. II. Crismond for en-
bezzling during the last days of his
term rs county judg. under the old
Constitution I'm January. 1904" is the
statement which follows. The charges
then go on to say that Judge Waller
has attended but two supervisors
meetings or courts since the fall OF
1914, and X has been necessary for the
supervisors To get other counsel to
advise them and for the court TO APP
point special counsel to prosecute every
case OF Importance since his appoint
ment. y section of the Code is then
Irl hat
ticing attorney OF n county has resided
In the county for one year after an
appointment is made, it shall be law
ful for nonresident or practic!nS
lawyer who has not been living in the
county the required one year TO he
appointed. In this instance. 1t is
stated. a resident practicinS attorney
applied for the position and was In
dorsed by several hundred citizens. who
protested against the appointment Of
Judge Waller. In addition, John NJ.
Holiday. a resident nonpracticing law
yer. applied for the job and was ex-
tensively Endorsed.
The second count of this charge
states that Judge Chichester habitually
appoints in most of tho magisterial
districts OF Spotsylvania and other
counties OF his circuit, an additional
justice OF the peace. at the suggestion
OF his faction. where the people have
Such appointments are made for the
full term OF four years, and the judge
never orders an election for an adj
dltiOnal justice OF the peace. as re-
quired bv the Code, which is then
quoted. The charges cite the instance
OF tho appointment OF b. F. Eastburn.
in Courtland District. Spotsylvania
County. at the instance of Frederick
w. Coleman, nonresident Of the
county. Eastburn later resigned.
Later he was rcappointed at
the instance of Fred W. Cole
man. concurred in By Captain Rowe
Another instance cited is the appoint
ment in King George County of Matt
Cliff, who was opposed h. fifty or more
representative citizens OF all parties.
Gift was appointed at the instance Of
one or two OF Chichestcr's faction.
OUT-OF-CoUNTY MEN
MADE COMMISSIONERS
The third count states that Judge
Chichester appointed out-of- county
sioners in chancery allowed the county.
OF the remaining two one IS the clerk
OF the court. and is not available for
work outside OF the court. which leaves
only one active commissioner In
chancery for the county.
The next coun, charges that Judge
Chichester removed from office rs COM
day and appointed Lee J. Graves. non
resident. in his place. MI Holiday
vas a resident and practicins attorney
at the time. and there was no cause
for his removal except that he did not
vote with the Chichester faction.
The NTH and sixth counts deal fur
Their with Holidays removal, stating
that the order for his removal was
entered. purportinc 10 be on the motion
OF the bar OF Spotsylvania, that very
few OF the members OF the bar knew it
had been entered.
This count practically charges Judge
Chichester with having made the mo-
ton for Holidays removal himself,
and the sixth charge states that after
order reciting that Holiday was re-
moved at their action. Judge Chi
chester entered another order an
nullinc the first order and stated that
he had not intended 10 reflect on the
character OF Mr., Holiday. Holiday
then resigned and Graves was APP
pointed.
The seventh count states that Judge
Chichester has Fred W. Coleman, a
nonresident. acting as commissioner of
accounts OF Spotsylvania. The eighth
count says that Judge Chichester allows
these nonresident commissioners in
chanccry and the nonresident commits
sioner of accounts 10 charge more than
the law allows for their work per hour.
and that he never requires any OF them
to certify TO him how many hours they
were engaged in the work He names
the nonresident officers a s follows: a.
r. Embrcy. r. w. Coleman. Lee ].
Graves and w. W. Butzner. All of these.
the charges declare. are members of
the Chichester faction. The ninth deals
with the extra expense incurred by rea-
son OF Judge Chichester's permitting
the above conditions.
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
SECTION OF CONSTITUTION
The third charge. under which there