The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-24

IS peevish, irritable, impatient, petuicnf
 '"ue, rendering the transaction oy business before you, | ifAicuit fl and disapree- able your conduct IS generally d;sre- speciiai io all except few personal and P"fi'icai friends; your conduct towards your associatcs Is often dIsrespecftul and arrogant; you frequently give your onin4 ions beiofe cause IS submitted: yol, ae ten argue canse against the attornav o,. one side or tie other, during the whole argument, and before the submission oe the cause; you frequently stop counsel and decide against fhe,n- without hes.;,r= ! aargnment-During the last term Of the Snperior Court, the Hon Judge Cross pre- s'aing, canse in which you were Inter- es'ed came before the court; you became
 eedingiy irritated at the attornies op-
 peseu 10 you, and urged indirectly to the 'o"rt' that one of them should be punish- eu, ana That .tils conduct was disrespectfuY 10 the conrt you became SO imnortu,a,a to the court, that Judge Cross had to sfo1. in the business and inform you that the a,s tornies were within the limits of resnecr ana duty. Every person concerned, saw your attempt at dictation to Judge Cross, who promptly showed his disregard for it. F oths That your legal decisions, are in- consistent, vascillating, and contradic- tory.
 r.. ah. ! hat. since yon have been d Judge ! of the Superior Courtof Arkansas. you made prlvafe agreement with the con ductors of faro-bank, to decoy ore Of your associates on the bench to bet at said bank, In order to win his money, and di- vide It between yourself and the bank. your brother Judge at the time helpr in an unguarded situation, and when in such situations Il was fact notorious, that lie haa almost an llnbonnded thirst for bettines without regard 10 consequences and l,sa' 1T ssala'sessn this situation, in pursuance 1 of your secret agreement, you prevailed on him to go with you to the bank, and by your means, and by betting, and apparent y to him, losing yourself, you induced and prevailed on him to bet and lose large sum Of money, of which you sharcd the profits with the faro-b bank.
 Sth. That, at the October term of tLe Superior Court, A. D. 1897, yourself and Judge irimhle on the bench, an indiyid- ual " as indicted for murder; in the year ie2S,s the jurisdiction of all criminal ca. ses was Transferred by act of the Io- gislattsre to the Circuit Courts; and an the October term of the Superior. Court
 iSa9, yoas'seJand all your associate Judges
 present, the said indictment was ordered to be dismissed from the records of the Su- perior Court, on the ground that the iu- rIsolction Of the case was transferred fo the Circuit Court; there being no attor- l hey Tor the government in existence af tIle. tune, the court did not appoint one pro- 'empore, as t was their duty 10 have cone aiteFwardssthe same offender appeared be- fore yon as Circuit Judge, aud you ad- mitted I'imsto bail, contrary to the posi- tive law of the land and the well settled practice of all criminal courts, and re- cognIzed him 10 the June term of the Jef- ferson Circuit Court, \. D. 1880, wbere the murder had been committed, 10 an- swer the same charge of murder ae which term of the Circuit Court an indict- ment was found against him for murder. of which you fused to take jurisdiction and try, notwithstanding the above controE Ing decision the Superior Court. and discharged the prisoner !; thus vioIafina. and abrogating at your will, the decision of the Superior Court, and the laws you were bound to administer.
 | l shall enclose to you with pleasure. true copies of all affida,its I may take in proof of the above charges, ifyou signify 10 me your wish that ] should 1 do so. ] am, sir, Nc.
 VIM. CUMMINS. MARR7ED-On Thursday. ihe Sth ;nsfz