Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-24
Judge Lewis Infamous Attempts to
PURCHASE a Seat upon the Bench OF
this Judicial District.

an honest Laie speeus pest. oelhg piaihiy tolu'
In speaking of and contradicting the ma
ny haldfaccd misrepresentation of Judge
Lewis and his co-schemers against the pub
lie concerning the action of the Democratic
convention for this county, we mentioned
that Judge Lewis failed TO receive the en-
dorsenent of that body, because the senti.
ment of the people was opposed to him-op-
posed to the aggressive measures he had en-
deavoreGto fasten upon the public for his
own gerandizement-an that his own
seltishDess, uDscrupalousness and unpopu-
larity had caused lis defeat notwithstanding
his labors and prayers upon the floor of the
convention, and notwithstanding his efforts
to PURCHASE n seat upon the judicial
bench of this judicial District, rs he did by
Offering any position in the gift eff the con
vention TO delegates, and by she offer Of
money to delegate from the Mountaia
IIouse precinct We did not charge this
interruptions and scheming Judge with an
offence so infamous and dishonorable, with
out having the evidence to substantiate it..
1t has been denied by the corrupt tools and
venal press in his employ. We substantia,e
that charge by the following nfli lavit from
the delegate himself. This affidavit shows
that Judge Lewis not only attempted in his
own proper person. to purcha votes 20 his
favor, but also sent others to Mr.. Kelly for
the same base purpose, and then re,orted
to fraudulent misrepresentations," to pro
cure denial of his dishonorable act In
addition to this affidavit of the delegate
himself, We have the assurance of person
whom Lewis sent to Mr.. Kelly with instruc.
tions to fer him any consideration he
might deuaud for his vote. that he will
make an affidavit to that effect, If deemed
necessary, and al-o the same assurance from
the gentleman who overheard Lewis fer TO
Mr. Kelly.
IL is proper TO remark here that Mr. Kelly
came to OroTllle voluntarily, and TOR The
purpose Of placing thi- matter properly be-
fore The Iuhfic, and himself right before his
friends: Read his own ungnruishel aft Ia
Wit to The facts:
County of Butte IS
Michael Kelly being first duly sworn. deposes and
says that lac of the Del. gates to the
v.ntion of Butte County held July 9th, 1877. from
the Mountain Ilous" P:.cinct-1hat the statement
ot., nam
County Demoerdt." of August 18th, inst. was Cb-
tGned through fraudulent misrepresentation. and
that neither OF the signers of said statement read
the same, could do so, account of lllegibe
writiI Ig of the document-That the statement m .de
in the B.tte Record of August Sth inst, aud quo
ted in sai,i document is substantially true aud
that Air. Lewis himself did approach me
y nd made pr"tf,r, and assurances o any political
fIvors AMI positions which | might demand, if
would vote for him in said couvcution-that there
were friends and warm supporters of Mr. lewis,
asked me il there any inducements that could
be of.rrd to make me vote for Lewis and answered
EN-. that Mr. Lewis and myself had talked over
those matters more closely than could with them.
Before these conversations, Nr Lewis had conversed
with me for several hours together, and offered
ali inducements that man could. TO vote for him
in saii convention, and Mr. Lewis did o{er me
ey at that time.
MICHAEL KELLY.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 23d day
nf August, 1851.
[L.Sl IL g. GASTON. Nota'y Public Butte Co.
Citizens of the fifteenth Judicial District.
is Lewis the man you desire to sit in judg
ment upon yOur rights' Is he the pure.
honest. conscientious and greatly abused
but honorable man, his scLeming and cir
rupt tools and purchased press would have
you believe? We ask the citizens of Co!usi,
rehama and plumas counties to remember
his many acts of aggression upon the public
of Butte ,unty. bef,re cen-uring the con-
vention for refusing to endorse him. We
ask the Settlers Of Colusi and Tehama to re
member his land grabbing course towards
the citizens of O,oville, wherein he illegally
elected them from their possessions and np.
their improvements, before deci-
ding that he is n proper man to sit in judg
ment upon their rights. We ask the public
to remem5er the land suits he aas now pen
ding, in which it is generally understood he
hns landed interest, which would be triable
before himself, should he scceed in his eff ,rts
to get upon the bench ef this dstIict. We
ask them to remember his $4,000 claim to
the Plaza, originated after the county build
ings we're erected, and that he endeayored