Evening star., 1927-10-09

at this point, to stop any argument,
I. in the presence of all assembled,
stated to Judge Allen that Woulo
not consent to imposing TINS cost,
but instead would take the lawlu,
costs to which / was entltieo ana
nav them to Judge Allen for the costs
he wanted. Allen accepted the propo-
sion in open court.
Took Judge to Court.
"On five nights I ran my automobile
eight miles to carry Judge Allen to
and from court, without charging him
a cent and then I gave him all my
costs.
81 then stated to Mr.. Taylor that
1t was my duty to tell him his rights
and I asked If he wished to note an
appeal, but he said: No, sir, I'm SICK
of it and would rather pay it. How
ever, wise men change their minds,
and Mr.. Taylor later, in telephone
communication with me, asked for
reopenirS and new trial on the
grounds that Judge Allen had imposed
a fine against him for an offense
which Mr.. Ayers had to pay nothing
for.
"I thus took Taylor's case into my
court again, in de noyo, as though 1t
had never been tried.
"Mr. Davidson was summoned to
appear in Aliens court. I had issued
the warrant, but l am not infallible,
and I was shown by Mr.. Davidson
that he was not the owner Of the ma.
chimes, but his mother was. Notwith-
standing this, Judge Allen insisted.
contrary to law, on trying Mr.. David.
90 ,nt n4,-c n0t t.id
son arranged with me to permit her
son to act for her at the trial. There.
fore, Judge Allen fined him IS and
costs.
"Mr. Davidson likewise asked that
he be granted new trial, which
was done: The case was disposed
of in my court last night when
extended to him the same courtesy
and justice that Judge Allen gave
to Mr.. Ayers.
"I have no desire to have my
mentality measured by the public, and
I have endeavored in every way to
keep my name and this controversy
out of the papers. AS an humble
and insignificant y. p Of Fairfax
County, I have simply tried to do
my duty as I saw it, and my decisions
in the matter have been fully sus-
tanned by Attorney General Saunders.
Refers 10 Interviews.
"In the beginning of these cases,
without any solicitation and without
my knowledge, attorneys for the
American Automobile Association
came to my office for an interview,
and I told them if they were after
notoriety and publicity, would tell
them nothing, but if they wanted en-
I lightment about the law. they were
entitled to it. I permitted them to
make a copy Of the whole matter,
with their promise to keep my name
out of 1t, and they kept their word.
II also had an interview with the
traffic officials in Washington in
which ! was treated with every cour.
tesy. I made the same request of
them, and l stated that the purpose
OF my visit was to correct erroneous
newspaper statements that three Fair
fax County justices were waging a
war on the District Of Columbia. ]
issued such warrants as / was asked
to. I sought the light from the at
torney general, decided them accord
ing to his ruling. and 1 have no
apologies to make to any one.
"The public's attention should be
CalIeu 10 the TACT tnat the warrants
were not issued against residents of
the District, except in the sense of
their dual residence. Half of the de-
PENDANTS were voters in Virginia. The
newspapers state that the attorney
general and Mr.. Hayes are going to
do certain things. That is none of
my business.
Commends Laughlin.
Il want to state that inasmuch as
| my action in endeayoring to give the
defendants fair trial by three jus.
tices has involved Judge Laughlin in
the matter, and resulted in rank crit.
icisms of him by member of the
court who was a guest of Mr.. Laugh.
| lin in his office, feel it my duty to
say that during the past IL years
| Laughlin and I have decided many
controversies and have never failed
to agree in a case. At first we were
not in accord in the present cases, but
on receipt Of the attorney generals
ruling Mr.. I.aughlin, without com
ment or criticism, showed his sense OF
fairness by coming round to my
opinion"
Flyer Killed in Spin.