CHAP. 387.—An ACT to provide for payment of compensation to counse!
employed by the judge presiding at the trial to defend Luther Canter
and James Canter, in the circuit court of Washington county, charged
with having raped and murdered Maude Wilson, who were unable te
employ counsel. (S. B. 208.)

Approved March 20, 1916.

Whereas, at a special term of the circuit court of Washing-
ton county, commencing on the sixth day of May, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, Luther Canter and James Canter were
separately indicted, charged with having raped and brutally
murdered Maude Wilson, the young wife of Rufus Wilson;

And, whereas, said Luther Canter and James Canter were
unable to employ counsel to defend them;

And, whereas, it became necessary in the prosecution of
the said cases for the judge presiding at the trial to designate
and appoint counsel to defend them;

And, whereas, the said judge did designate and appoint N.
P. Oglesby, who performed the service required of him at con-
siderable expense and loss of time;

And, whereas, the Hon. Preston W. Campbell, judge of the
circuit court of Washington county, and who presided at said
trials, requested the auditor of public accounts to pay to the
said N. P. Uglesby, for his services aforesaid, the sum of five
hundred dollars;

And, whereas, the said auditor declined to do so, upon the
ground that there was no statute authorizing the payment:
therefore

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the auditor of public accounts be, and he is hereby authorized
and directed to draw his warrant in favor of N. P. Oglesby for
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, on the treasurer
of Virginia, payable out of any money in the treasury not other-
wise appropriated, in full payment of the claim of said at-
torney for his compensation for services rendered and to be
rendered in the defense of said murder cases as aforesaid. Be-
fore the auditor of public accounts shall draw the warrant pro-
vided for in this act, the judge of the circuit court of Washing-
ton county shall certify to the auditor of public accounts that
in his opinion the compensation herein provided for, for the
services rendered by said attorney, is reasonable and not ex-
cessive.