New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-27
JrDGE IRWIN,S CASE.

ws.hits,c Correspondent. u The Baltimore Exct-rrs
The Judiciary Committee of the House is actively
eIgascd daily IN taking testimony in the Imp,
case If Judge Irwin of Pennsylvania. The elnIses
made sgaips, tie Judge we're originally ptsesset 10
Congress eight years ago, but not pressed
al that time because lie agreed TO end the diilc BY
resienirg. This agreement an assured by 'rtcs
fsu ilar With the facts, he carried far toward sn
ueLt as 10 draw up eud sign letter of resign u.
which he placed in the hands at q prnIninelt me~,r
of the Pennsy lyana bar, "a be mailed TO the frss
dent. Tie letter deposit,d IN the Post Office,
before the mail started, son-n-law OF the Judges
wen. there ard withdrew i. Subsequently, proceed.
ceedlpes with view 10 impeachment were agA,
initiated, 6nd IL At least two instances were ssaoS
upon promise Of resi-. .ratlOn.
The charges. SO fer as proofs have been ehcitS 10
lot amount TO bribery or high crime, atuongs
they certainly very serious IN their character rns
principal charge thattbe Judge has n nustcfed oiS
Office sth special view to the pecunsry beneht o his
own family that be has made appointments TO once
upon condition that mmbcrs OF bis family should share
tue fe s-that he has held sessions O The court when
there was 70 necessity for them, and certified 10 moes
ngs Of the oCurt is having occurred When the Judge
himself was net even in tho city. -Four successive
clerks C the court baye testified before the COmnittec
that they received Their appointments upou the eKpress
or implied condition that they would tLaie ia tees
With some mtmbcr Of the Judges family, aud that
they have repeatedly paid over portions OF then tees
to The Judge himself. II is alo 'es'ided beiote tae
Committee that the Judge appoiitod his own on in-
law assignee in bankruptcy, without eSsctins any
bords from hun and 20 :, sad assignee h,s never St
tied sil gle account in bankruptcy out Of nearly ,w
that went into his hands. Ia other cases where the
Jucge appointed 6ssgueos in bankruptcy other thaa
he /, at,ves he was in the habit Of exec'iog heavy
and sOu times ousrous sccOIity. Another charge to
sustain which evidence las been introduced, s that
the Judge has drawn out Ot balk upon ms own pnSss
check, moneys deposited 10y the court being the
proceeds o9 ses in bankruptcy and belong <ng 10
suiiOrs. . "a
TIE ccmplararts, sIo appesrbafore the Committee
by counst a. wei the accused desired 10 INTRODUCES
uti
op Ire pant Of tie Judge. The Committee d'ehred 70
receive it, uton the ground that the Consultation pro
viGes the punishment Of imPsachnent Only iT
treason, bribery OF other Ligh cIimes ana mus @'
meauors" The Constitution is oyidcuily dodoout
upun this point and prcscrib,s 10 remedy n case OF
even b, pee pbeci,ty ard utter ucompetetcy. lhe
OILY wsy of reaching such cweH by hg'slsuyn
abohshiDg the office held 10y au incompetent officer
TIE ease s stll b,fre the Committee, and many vii
ntstes await examination.
Tie correspond dent of Tie Nc~.lorb Tunes says
" Additional witnesses Ia We been exaunnad One
of tbese Mr. Hays formerly United States MNshal "a
Irwns District testified that when he TILED that ohcs
he paid over 10 the Judge portion OF tho Cisrk fees
due hs son. IN quarterly irsislneuts, at the rae
- 900 per annum. Tbs he dd by order oi theJ Jddge
con then Crrk of the Court, oho came TO hi With
his father and stated tbat by 40 agreement between
! them this amount was t be paid To the Jdcgc. W.T.
ness paid three nsalments to the Judge, under tus
arrangement and then discontinued th. IN beeause the
son objected complaining that he hadn't enough 70
live on and thus broke up the arraugemeht. By thus
witness il also proven that etngs Oi The Coaf
! in Chambers were called aud charged against the
United States when there not the least occasion
| for them.
"NIr SeleeD, prominent member Of the Pittsburgh
Bar testified t1at when in 1850 charges wcre pre-
serted against Irwin before Congress, the called
upon him. placed his etter o resignation 10 his hands,
addressed 10 the President Of the United states, re-
quested him to the prosecutors, and n case they
would consent TO abandon the proceedings .or npcach
meLt authorized bin MIR. 10 mail the rosgaat,cu
aforesaid ~ the President The prosecutors sgveed To
this arrangement and the gna'ion naed, but
was taken Ut Of the Office e3an 10y the son\Lfsw u
tie Jucge, Mr. Blacs.'