The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-24

This is a legitimate object, and I, in common with every citizen, have an undoubted right to seek Us aeee,nnllsl.- meht. This do without any feelings of personal hostility or unkindness.9
 We nave reciprocated the clgilitIcs ot ilie, and nave nothing to object to. but your public conduct You have lone been apprlzed of my opinions on thls subject. In the winter ot 1898 and
 io29, offered to prove charges agalnst 1 you, which would have removel .an from office Not being acquainted with the method of proceeding in such cases, and not knowing that at that tune your nomination came up 10 be acted on, the object of ny eommumi- eaton Was to get information, and sent on no evidence 10 sustain the char ges, but inquired as 10 the method oi makingproof Your friends succeeded III getting you re-appointed; and your son-fn-law, Gol. Seyier, the servant of of the people Of Arkansas, hoasted. as was Informed, that he had succeeded ih avoiding the investigations into your conduct. How much confidence lie showed by that act, in the correctness of your department, any man can infer. hope, sir that no reasons can now be urged for not meeting the truth, and investigating what has occurred, on far and correct principles.
 shall present, sir, to His Excellen- ey the President of the United States, and to the honorable the Senate of the Cnited States, the proof of the follow Ing facts, for the purpose of preventing your re-nemlnation and appointment 10 the office of Judge of the Superior ourt of this Territory:
 lst. That, in the separate trials of Herod, Honse, and Wood, in the Pulaski Circuit Court, In 1929, indicted for the Innrder of Archer T. Welcome, in the midst of his family and in the dead hour of night, your conduct throughout, eyidenc ed strong partiality in favor of the offenders. until the close of the trial of Woods. when you reluctantly submitted to administe, the law; and that on the trial of ii erod tiiecase having been submitted 10 the inrs at sunset, and they nog having agreed up. oh verdict at the mqetlng of court next morhlng, you discharged them at sugges- ton oi prisoners counsel, agains | the earnest and stubbofn protestation of the prosecuting attorney, contrary 10 the set tied practice of all criminal courts. and your oaen.
 sd That, at the June term, 1890. of Pulaski Circuit Court, while you were on the bench, sJohn~ Dunlop, member of your family, in the porch of the court house, within tw enty feet of your. De rson, shot man by the name ef Sapp, and on tie next day, in the same place, you on the pencil, Tn attempting to shoot ssapp his pistol fired again, .when Sapp ran to yon' and Tn suppicating and respectful manner, claimed the protection of the court, but instead ofprotection, you load ed hltn with abuse and insult ;-that in- dictment was prepared against Dunlop, for shooting ot Sdpp aoith inte7a to kill hina, in whici, was second count for common assault his counsel, your son-in-Iaw A m- prose IL SevIer, moved to quash the first count, which motion you oyer-ruled, but declared you would not try him on the count for shooting dt eoih intent 10 hah, and directed the prosecuting attorney 10 go on and try him for a common assault; this the prosecuting attorney refused to do, and as the only alternative to prevent Dun- iop2s escape from punishment, entered a note pfose2ui; and afterwards, had aDoti,- CT indictment preferred for the higher of fence, which you ever refused to try. nd thus by your direct and sole means this outrage was never punished, either Tor contempt of court, or for the viola tion of the public peace. s sTs
 3d. That, at the election in Little Rock for Delegate to Congress, in 1899, when your. son n-law, Mr. Sevier, and Judge searcy, were opposing candidates, cit Zen of Pnlaski county, Mir. r.Moss, was cry Ing aloud for his candidate. Searcy-1yeu peienptoriiy ordered him to silence ;--- Moss replied, pointing to your judicial seat Tn the courthouse, that when on that bench yon had a right 10 silence him, but here you had none while he was exercis- ing the elective franchise You 5einr drunk, drew your knife, and in violent terms abused and menaced him, and threatened to cut his throat If he did not silence.
 4th. That, from your arrival in the Ter ritory, in 1929, until the present time, you have been habitually incorporate, and liable t0 intoxication; that you were in- toxicated during the session of. the .Supe- rior Court, in October, 1897 that tie business of the court was interrupted on that account; that your associate, Judge Trimble.s being interested in some busi- ness before the court, he could not act, and the court.remained open for some days, because of yonr incapacity to trans- act business; that you finally signed the records of this term of the court, in your private room, in tavern. being unable to repair to the place of holding tLe court ;; that you were also in state of intoxica-. tion frequently, during the session of the Land Court for the adjudication of French