Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-22
DE + e n G. Il
.1rDGE WILMOT,
MADE BEFORE THE
H,iarv Committees Of the two Houses,
FRIDAY, MARCH &c, 1858.

FRIDAY, MARCH &c, 1858.
- ii, HoaoraUe the Judtciary Commattes Of
-. Senate Of Pennsylvania :
rS. 1S Undersigned begs leave respectfully to
la;t Mi some statements of facts and arguments,
-.I, ,,l;og tbe measure now before this Commit
-Ia,' 5,r the annihilation of the Thirteenth Ju-
iI1' T%s neopIe to be affected by this measure,
ran ~ I a. myself, were kept in profound igno-
.,s that a movement was contemplated by
4, ..,r o,omoralsts, until after some of them had
Y. Towapda for Harrisburg, on the 18th of
=, Tt.rorv last with a view Of procuring its
.,,.ro .s. .specdily through the Legislature. The
-, With which the secret was guarded, and
!, stems taken to conceal their errand, and
N tba Mace of their Journey, is fully eStab-
.s4i by the letter of WN. ELwELL to WM.
= prrE, and by the sworn statement of q.
Ir,uy a member of the Bar Of Bradford
,"rv which lctte. and statement are here
IN presented to the Committee :
s,..,..I7 TowAyDA, Feb. Is, 1858.
-.o .,r.The petition Of members Of the Bar of this
. ..srr- ~ b. set off to Judge WOoDwARD'S dis
Nh. ',rar.I5 he uumcrouslv signed. From present
Nos we shall have the names OF twenty mem
-stIa Bar upon it. Mr.. BAIRD will go with it TO
..r.u Tge-lay aud viii be at your place on Tues
p His chief object in coming there Is to get the
,F ,,-oNS SMITHS l. already on. PIERCE, l
..-.,n5 +, not at home. If PARSONS should not be
.r an Tuesday would not line 10 that eject reach
.r..f Svrf'Nfr,t on Tuesday, about noon or 1T
..'-. Lave suit at Smthfeld. on Tuesday BAIRD
- that way and We intend to get the names oil BUL-
..9rl yv>S. IfPAEsONs should not he nj home,
..r could come home from Smitnncd and save 1 good
ftrayeL
..r BAIRD y. 4. OyEETON, PlcLLEF. and myself
Start from here on Thursday, the 18TH, at noon, and
..tfst ni-ht al OweLD. On the next morning, FRI
ne take the ears to the Great Bend there we VIII
M tie ear, for Wlcsbarrc stop there aud iN up mat
-, that Judge COyYNGHAM Will consent to take SlS
g.gpa county and % on to Harrisburg by way OF
-rmberni arriving there on Friday night. or some
Ike 0u saturday, and stop at Buchlcr $ Now yol ana
f.. WugsR must come down either come down by
r. Wayerv aud stay with u- Thursday night, or else
Z ty9 50 &, to be at Harrisburg on saturday. We
ike v0gr company this way, and think Judge VII
.ugll talk smooth things to his old friend COMING
write at once. SO soon as we have settled upon a
.-.of action: So that you can be ready There l. U
.aodaek-out III thi, war-and if we act We viii not
VIII yaa and the Judge 20! And which way =
In-ut -g Such a necessity for action VIII never
-.aa.u have neither time nor money spare, o..
.tr.al % this bg- Hess. BY the way, don th!nN
-ncrI q, ,tv there over three OF tour days. Come
ue prospect is fair. Yours, trA'y ,,-,,,.,
ks not necessary to let it be known where we are 60
..- what our business.
AFFIDAVIT OF G. 4. LYMAN.
len0ac4t further saith, that Tuesday, the 10Th
.g February last, f. w. BAIED came u SmitH1cG
a-. reside. about noon. and called me 10 a private
d. AID presented memorial signed by several mem
>al lae Bar PRAYING the Legislature 70 abolish this
..a District. Tie mportuned me very earnestly t.
-. Tire memorial. Mr. BULLOCK was present. WIZ
u buGD said he had talked the matter over, ant
.w.a.a sign it ID would. BAIRD said he had come
the cypress purpose o' obt.inIng our names
ayd o. sign it. Tie continued to press the matter
.-u. time. aud un0u my refusing absolutely, he cN
-el considerable regret. and said II y0u viii >l5l
al Cor cag) DO enough for you to pay you for 1t.
-gnc,ed NE To SAY nothing about his having caiiel
-."led would DO nothing against the measure, an1
savuC be- was going 10 Troy for names. and that h'
c-v PARSONS would sign buring the interview o
le half hour, ia which. thought, Mr.. BAIRD pressed
r consideration be could think Of, to induce me t
C no word va said, or inSinuatuus made, mpeach
.aad.e WILMOT~ integrity, honesty or impartlalitl
-e discharge of his oiicia! duties nor did Mr. BAIEi
6e any complaint OF di-courtcsy on the part OK th
-gc towards himself OF any other member Of the Bar.
c. \. LYMAN.
Sroa and subscribed 5,ore me this 5b day Of March
"'. ALLEN MKEAN, PToth y.
Immediately on their arriving at Harrisburg
memorial was presented to the Legislature
.-p0rtlng to be signed by eighteen member:
the Bar of Bradford County, and a Bill tC
AIRY out the object Of the memorialists wa:
ad in place in the House Of Representatives
-la referred to the Judiciary Committee, whicl
.ommittee, after hearing verbal complaint:
md charges against myself postponed the fur
4er consideration of the Bill until the IOtI
Of Narch.
Inpatient of any delay, the Gentlemen whc
-aa undertaken to hurry this measure through
-e Legislature, without knowledge on tht
iaT, Of the people whose interests and right
we're to be seriously affected Immediately af
.e' the action Of the House Committee, pro
,.rol .. a Bill to be read in place in the Senate
'aic1 was referred to this honorable Commit
.r' aud the following order was taken there
Ordered that the Bill be held over for fur
~a c0nsidcration-that complainautS be re
De>ted to put charges defnitely an arritjng
~, mat the Chairman be requested to com
-Illcate notice to Judge Wilmot."
III compliance with this order | had the no
,' T. 70 receive a communication from the Hon
.a'Tman Of this Committee, informing me Q
y, ,a order, which was received by me on tn
a. o' March, and to which l replied the mex
i =, which reply is In the hands Of this Con
oA the same day that the communication c
"s CAarman reached me, caused a copy c
Iol'ce to be delivered to those of the memo
.5. ,1.'N residing in Towanda, and to be deposi
,.,. ~ The Post Office copies addressed to thos
,.I,0nS IN other parts of the County, askin
,e Informed of the specific matters intenC
u " be preferred against me, wherein it wa
n .5~el that the due administration of justic
t.en. -ar la'Icd or been perverted through my pal
jr..! or want of integrity. All of which
p,., wi ny the sworn return on the back of th
X low presented to this Committee.
nv - sAis notice l received no reply, givin
=; sa.Iormation whatever of the "specifc eha
.o,9 Intended to be preferred against me, a
~r,' +7l remaining at home in the village, whel
" The mcmoriulists resided, for four day