Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-03-04
THE CONSPIRACY IN TIE Ire,s,

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We have from private sources an d.,
of the performances of the Committee IVY.
went to Harrisburg, to effect the apDih,~
Of this Judicial District, and their apDe,,.
and success before the Judiciary Commit.
the two Houses. As these will not ,ns
in the proceedings of the Legislature w. ,r' -
give brief account, as we have il f,o, ="
authority ~
In the House, on Tuesday, 2sd ult y
SMITH of Wyoming, read in place the folIos
bill which was referred to the Judcia,,
mittee
AN Ac7 Relative 10 the Courts IN Brsdso,S -,
hanna Counties. S'ss
SECTION 1ss- De it enacted by the Senate ,,a -
Representatives Of the Common wealth of p". nos
in General Assembly met, and IT is hereby
authority Of the same. That from the frs, Nc No.
December next The County Of Bradford ,baH >, Olag
to and constitute part of the twentysixtb H.,as sas
the County of Susluehanna shall be annarsS D,s1a
constitute part Of ths eleventh Judicial distr,
Commonwealth. '" o.
SEC. I'd. The terms Of the several cou,+s 49,
County shall be held by tire presiding rsee o u 6
tysi1th judicial district the third Monday nfr Ie
May, September and December for such term ~
provided by law. az
SEC. 81. Thai the terms Of Che several cou..
quehanna County shall be held by the presSirs "
said eleventh district, on the second Nondsvs 81
first Mondays of June, third Mondays of Sen,srA A
second Mondays Of December, and continue .,Ts a.
quired by law.
County shah comrssncs two weeks later than u.
now fixed By law,
This COmBittee met on Wednesday IA.
slider the bill. Messrs. PIoLLEr, ELwglL R.,
D'A. OvERros, and PECK, appeared behrs
Committee, to unbOsom themselves Of +.
grievances. They several,y made long sr,.
es, bitterly complaining Of Judge Wns,
limiting in vague terms as to his tyrannic,l !,
partial conduct upon the Bench. Wbe, .
ed to point out the cases where Judge Wp,
had shown partiality or political bias uDn
Bench, they failed to do so. We lean
the North american, that Mr.. M'CLrRE ,sI
them if they could say, as lawyers and }
that Judge WILMor had ever shown part,
or political bias, in the discharge of bis d..
They all failed to answer directly except
OvERToS, who said he believed So" N
hearing, the Committee postponed The
ther consideration of the subject 70,
weeks.
The next attempt was made in the Sen,
On Thursday, Mr. BREWER read in place,
similar in its provisions to he one we
quoted above, which was referred to tn.
dietary Committee. On Friday, the Com
tee met, and the conspirators appeared t
it, now reinforced by Mr. WARD.
The same violent and denunciatory specs
were made as before, while Mr.. WARD, pn
a hypocritical guise, and under pr,nz
friendship for Judge WILNor, endeaVas
stab his reputation
Here they were also asked to spdI 1
writing, the particular instances of Judge
MoL's misconduct upon the Bench, but thq
declined doing so,except PIoLLEr, who ds4
his readiness to reduce his grievances to r
ing, but did not, however, do so.
The misstatements made by these geltzf
were promptly met by Senator MYER and
G. F. Mason, who were present na
was made to report the bill with an affrnG
recommendation, which lost by 2 yeGH
nays motion was then made aud l@
postpone the further consideration Of h
and that the Chairman inform Judge Wa
of the allegations made the bill wsStha
gatived, by 8 yeas to 2 nays.
On Saturday morning, however, the
mittee was again assembled, and at then
of Judge WILMor's friends, the second nj
was reconsidered, and adopted. H.
The whole matter now stands thus:
House Committee has postponed the t
consideration of the matter until the 10
March. The Senate Committee has also
poned it and instructed their chairmant 70
Judge WILMoT We also understand
Messrs WM. WATKINS and EDWARD OTEf
heading the memorial to the Legislaturs
been written to, to make charges spec'
and in writing. Judge WILMoT will thH
an opportunity of meeting bis accuses
showing how unjust ard frivolous are
charges, provided they dare make any
ing.