The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-06
The Statement q Judge 0vans


remark that it should have appeared last week
only we were unable to obtain It IN season.
Iea remembered. That on Monday, the
10th day of June, 1850, being the frs, day
of thi. term, il was ordered end ruled by
the Court that no member OF the bar should,
while the Court was in session, ln,rude INTO
the space or opening between the table and
the bench as the doing so caused confusion
and interruption in the public business.
That on the morning of the 18th Of said
month. being the third day OF the term aud
while the Court was in session, one Jere'
mah VI Clough, an attorney OF this Court
did, in violation OF said rule and order, oc.
cupy aud seat himself in chair in said
space. Presently one VIM II Brlstow
also an attorney IN this Court, did enter
aud place himself in said space, in like VI
oation of said rule and order. And the
said Clough and the said Bri,tow persisting
in the violation OF said rule aud order, to
the manifest annoyance of said Court, IN
contempt of its authority, and interruption
of its business, the said tour, ordered
and directed the Clerk of this Court
to enter a fine of ten dollars against the said
William H. Bristow, and also a like
fine of ten Gars against the said Jercmi.
ah VI Clough The said Bristow there.
upon proceeded, and. without changing his
position. attempted to address the Court
aud excuse himself the said Clough still
pcrseycrng in retaining his sea, il said
space or opening. The said Cour, ordered
and directed that an additional fine OF ten
dollars be imposed upon the said VIM II.
Brs;ow, aud the like fine Of ten dollars
upon the said Jeremiah VI Clough In
mcdiately after which, the SAID VIM. II.
Brstow retired from said space or opening
but the said Jeremiah VI Clough no, man.
iiestius any design or intention TO obey
said rule, the said Court did order said fine
to be increased to the sum of fifty dollars;
and "a further punishment for his continued
contumacious dsobedeucc and disregard OF
said rule. and the endeayor of said Court
to preserve due order, dccorum, aud re.
spcct for its proceedings, added imprison.
mcut in the county Jail for and during the
term of twenty four hours whcrcupon, the
said Cough departed from the said tour,
in the custody Of the Sheriff of said Court.
Whercupon. Col. VIM. p. Hill. an attorney
in said Court suggested the possibility that
said Clough may not have been aware Of
said rule and order, and asked that said i'm
prlsonmeu, be suspended until said Clough
could be heard, which suggcsiien was en-.
tertaned hy the Court, aud said imprison.
ment suspended. accordingly until said
Clough could again be brought into Court.
Tina, said Clough did thcreupon, within
short space of time, make his appearance
in said Court, and soon thereafter. sand
VIM p Hill. after an apparent consultation
with him, said Clough announced to the
Court that said Clough would make show.
ing, whereupon said order for said Impris.
onmeni was suspended for said showing,
and the said Clough discharged from the
custody of said sheriff That OF the next
dav. being the fourth day of the term of
said Court, and soon after the opening and
the reading of the records of the Court,
said Court inquired of said Hill II said
Clough would then make said showing
Thereupcn said Hill informed said Cour,
tina, he (sald Hill had no further authority
to speak for said Clough in the matter.
whereupou the said Court then addressed
said Clough, and stated the fact of said
suspension upon said suggestion OF said
Ill., and tina, the Court had waited with
the hope and expectation that showing
would be made, And the said tlough per.
sl,tlng in his silence to make any showing
or excuse for said violation of said rule
and, as said Coart believed, in manifest dis.
regard and contempt of its authority, I'll
said Court therenpon ordered and directed
the previous order of the Cour, for impris.
onmeni to be carried into effect, and said
Clough was removed from said Cour,
room by said Sheriff.
The Court thcreupon proceeded in it, or
binary business, and while so engaged there.
in was informed that said Sheriff instead of
obcying the order of the said Cour, in said
imprisonment, had permitted said Clough to
90 at large, and that he lsaid Clough) was
assembling his friends, and others, at his
(said Clough's) office, as this Court was
informed and believed to Sc, its authority
at open defiance; and this Cour, was fur.
ther informed that a notice had been put
on the Courthouse, calling an assemblage
OF the people to take said Coughs impris.
onment and the proceedings Of said Court
into consideration, and, as this Court be.
licyed, to obstruct the course OF Justice
and, by expressing d'sapproba'ion. destroy
the respect Of the community in its purity.
And the said Sheriff having returned into
the Cour, room, the said Cour, inquired Of
him il the order Of said Court had been