McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-03-31
COMMITTEE OF NINE hEARs
CHARGES MADE AGAINST
Ep0lNoToN.
COOPER NAMES COMMITTEE
Charges Against Attorney General Es.
tes VIII be Taken Up After Edo-
insson Charges Are Disposed
of-capitoi News.

against Judge Edgington. the house
has reversed itself and by vote of
81 to "a has adopted q resolution to
exclude from the hearings all persons
not members or attaches Of the house.
The resolution changing the plan of
action was offered by Representative
Nlkins, OF Gibson. at the suggestion of
Speaker Cooper, who Is chairman OF
the investigating committee. The res
olution was opposed by Representa-.
tive Levine Of Hamilton, who urged
that newspaper men be admitted to
the sessions.
When the house adjourned the In.
vesttgating committee went inc execu.
tive session, only other members of the
house being admitted, and the sergeant
at arms elected some half dozen news.
paper men who are here to report the
proceedings.
Charges against Attorney General
Estes of Memphis will be taken up
when the testimony In the Edgington
case Is concluded. Probably not more
than three days will be devoted to each
case.
Speaker w. P. Cooper has announc'
ed the appointment of Representative
A. B. Galloway Shelby; Frank West,
Knox: Clyde Shropshire. Davidson; H.
T. Stewart, Cannon; John B. Ridley,
Williamson; w, R. Miller, Lauderdale;
w. J. Ward, White; D. A. Greene.
Hamblen, and G. r. Barnes, Washing.
ton, as members of the investigating
committee. Messrs. West, Greene and
Barnes are Republicans. and the 9th.
ers are Democrats.
Speaker Cooper and John d. Green,
clerk of the house, were named. by
resolution. exofficio members of the
committee, to serve as chairman and
secretary, respectively.
The report OF the lawyers commit.
tee appointed by the Memphis bar to
consider the charges against Judge
Edgington was read before the house.
Many Memphians Testify.
Great progress has been made in
the legislative investigation Of charges
against Judge Jesse Edgington, and
on March "a the committee adjourned
until Monday, when the hearing will
be resumed, with only four more wit
nesses to be heard.
The house will take up the charges
against Attorney General Estes imme-
diately after disposing OF the Edging.
ton case.
Pete Monteverde OF Memphis. who
alleged that he gave Judge Edgington
s., 900 to modify an injunction against
q brewing company, was the star wit.
ness. Monteverde was on the stand
for more than an hour. He was close
ly questioned regarding his charge
and was frequently :nteTogated by
members Of the house.
Israel Peres testified about his visit
to Judge Edgington at the request OF
certain persons to give the Judge
chance to resign and avoid impeach.
ment charges.
Harry B. Anderson, who demanded
Of Judge Edgington In open court eth
or to force . Memphis paper to prove
It's charges by citing the editor for
contempt OF court or resign from the
bench, read his written petition be-
fore the committee.
Others who testified were former
Sheriff Tate, d. 3. Sweeney and Abe
Cohn. Many other Memphians have
been ON the witness stand.
e. B. Dye has been appointed a.
sistant sergeant-at-arms ct Memphis to
summon witnesses from that city.
It il understood that the COMMITTEES
will set out In the articles Of impeach.
ment charges Of personal conduct a.
we'll as official conduct. The articles
Of impeachment will be kept secret
until proof is taken and will then be
presented to the house Of represents