The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-25
J. 3. CROWLEY.


J. =. CROWLEY.
Mr.. EprroR:-
l hope yourself and your readers will
excuse me for addressing you AMI them up
on a subject of private grievance but in
asmuch as an act of personal injustice has
already become a source Of public scandal,
of which | am the victim, hope the hon
est portion Of the public will Justify me
for thus exposing private wrongs.
1t is veil known that about the first day
Of January last, | was appointed By T. G.
OLM,lED, Esq, Clerk Of the Circuit Court
for this county, as his Deputy, (aIthough
not allowed in the office until the 28th
Of that month"; and continued to act in
that capacity until the 81 Of May, inst
when was notified that my services were
no longer required, for the reason that the
Circuit Judge-Uon. DAVID TAYLoR-had
refused TO approve my appointment. This
refusal Of Judge TAYLOR was predicted
when | was first appointed, and the same
prediction was founded upon what his as
sumed friends said was his well known
hostility to Irishmen. When notified by
Mr. OLMsTED mot in writing) that l was
no longer his Deputy, I was Informed By
him that the responsibility Of my rejection
rested entirely with Judge Taylor, and
that he (Mr. OLMsrED) cordially desired to
retain me, and that he Lad 10 complaints
whatever to make against my behavior and
ability while acting as his Deputy. Believ-
ing that Judge TAYLOR was too honorable
to be governed by SO narrow prejudice as
that imputed to him, addressed him up
on the subject, and received prompt re-
ply, from which | give you ths following
extract:
SHEDorcAN, May 10, 1860.
GAMES B. CROWLEY, ESQ. =
Sir-Yours Of the 18th inst, is receiy
Ell, and in reply have TO state that the
confirmation of a Deputy Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court ia, for some reason, supposed to
be important, placed in the hands of tie
Circuit Judge In my practice have in
all cases confirmed the person selected by
the Clerk, 1Chcn he desired sL0u1d do 50,
without any further enquiry as to the abil-
ity or fitness Of the person for tie office,
leaving the responsibility TO rest upon the
Clerk, who is, N most cases, better ac-
Guainted with the character Of the appoin-
tee than | could be and | now say that
in your cass had The Clerk Immediately
upon his appointing you as his Deputy,
forwarded the same to me- with a request
that | should confirm the appointment,
would have done 50, leaving the response
biIity with him as to the propriety of his
selection"
In another part Of the same letter, the
Judge goes on and says:
In your case, for some reasons unknown
to me, the members of the Bar of your
county, with the exception of one, = signed
written remonstrance and protest against
your holding the office of Deputy Clerk.
and as the CLERK neither urged or requested
'oA' Noih' AAiiIAOu W any time. nv respect
for the wishes and opinions of the Bar ip-
ducsd me 10 withhold q confirmation of
your appointment. | believe had no
prejudices to crafty in this matter. and
would as cheerfully have confirmed your
appointment rs that Of any other person.
had it not been for the objections of the
members Of the Bar of your county, and
the entire di6ideace to say the least Of it
of Mr.. OLHsTED as to whether you were
confirmed or not"
And again, he says:
eff a worthy and deserving man has
been injured IN this matter, it Is attribute
bic to other causes than prejudice of the
Judge"
The above few extracts from Judge TAY-
Ions letter are exactly in his own words,
and those portions which are in italics are
UNDERSIGNED By him, which clearly proves |
that Nr. oLMeTEp dill ut wish nv m