The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-06

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in self-respect must decline u serve.
Nj Wise technically assents to the
law, but makes himself so disagree
able that the law cannot be carried
out.
Does Not "Suppiant" Him.
These articles in tho papers all
represent me as bringing an attorney
INTO these cases to prosecute them
alone without Mr. Wise-some OF
them say TO supplant' Mr.. Wise. Mr..
Wise does not in his interview use
the words to suprlant.' but he does
worse. He allows the publication Of
this statement as a context To his in
terview and never corrects it, and
his own quoted interview is suggestive
of the same idea This is untrue.
have no right to supplant him or any
commonwealth attorney. | had no
desire to supplant him. never
thought OF supplantinK Mr.. Wise, and
no one knc" any better than George
Z. Wise that dld not intend or de.
sire to supplant him: for in his nrI
vate interview with me no was as
Sured over and over again that 7 was
requesting Mi. Carter 10 assist hin,
and not TO supplant him. hut Mr..
Wlse's III temper and rudeness We're
based not on being surplantcd.' hut
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wealth'S attorney from another city,
and his temper Was so unreasonable
and rude that | told him I would tell
Mr., Carter just what his attitude was
| did not reach This conclusions how.
ever, until ] had exhausted all of the
resources of diplomacy and friendship
10 show him the folly OF his position.
when II became Impossible to pIacate
him, / told aim | would disclose his
position to Mr. Carter. This + did.
and Mr- Garter promptly declined to
appear on The cases and wrote Mr.
wise. Canceling an engagement which
they had made to meet al Mr.. Wise's
Office and get ready for trial NV hui
initiation was very great Mr.. Carter.
seeing my Embarrassment. did every
thing in his power to relieve my III
concealed amazement and distress
oV'f Mr.. WIse's ineXcusab bic position
and ili-temper
Most Trying Experience.
so FAR so bad. It was the most
Trying experience ] have had in
position which is fraupht with many
trials each day. thought. having
yielded 70 Mr.. Wise. this was the end
OF 1t. but while M Carter and I were
arranging for him to represent my
office in some other courts. the after
iI'pu papers appeared with MT w Use >
cNplolta ton of the distressing affair in
distorted shape before the public. In
the name of common sense what did
the public have TO do with a disa gree
i.ble incident of this kind. which was
essentially so EN- barrassing 10 Mr.
Carter and TO myself? Mr.. Wise thus
EN- harnesses me by practically denying
me, at time wheC every other at
torney in my employ was in another
court. the able services of an attorney
in the Richmond court, who had been
sought out by me and engaged to rep
resent my Office at the suggestion OF
some OF the leading temperance work
ers in Virginia, such as Mr.. Thos.
Mr.. NJ O. Nelson and
others--a lawyer specially fitted to as
sist In these eases--and then adds In
suit to injury by rushing into print
with his triumph over the commits
sioner and rejection OF Mr. Carter.
Information For the Public.
IT r. With regrer that afTffct' the
ublic with matter so largely per-
sonal but two reasons constrain me:
First Because | want to assure
the public that did not Intentionally
bring upon Mr., Carter the embarrass
hient OF this unpleasant notoriety.
Mr.. Garter came at my solicitation
INTO this service to aid in the general
OF the law and ] can
never forget his kindness or cease to
deplorr the discourtesy shown him BY