Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-21
LOCAL NEWS.

lHE CASES OF JUSTICES KINsRY AND MIL.
tkR.-In the Supreme Court in banc on Satur.
aoy, Justices T. 5. kinsey and N. H. Miller
appeared to answer rules upon them to show
cause why they should not be removed from
office, j. f. Norris appearing for Mr.. Kinsey
and the Messrs. Bradley for Mr. Miller, and
the prosecution.
The affidavit on which the rule was issued
In the case Of Mr.. Kinsey was made by Mr.
Huguely. county constab BILE. and charged that
Mr.. KiDsey retained pistol in his possession
after he Mr.. H. had purchased II, and also
that he had used pfofane lang uage in his office
Several witnesses were examined, when ii ap-
peared thata small white boy had been arrested
Tor stealing pistol from trunk in charge OF
q colored man, and the Justice dismissed the
boy on account OF bis tender years bat retained
owner. Huguely and others were in front OF
the office, and " hen the man from whose DOS
session 1t was taken was refused the pistol,
Mr.. II. offered to buy it for SIS so, and finally
the bargain was closed and Mr. H. received an
order for the pistol. Mr.. H. applied to the
Justice few days afterwards and was told
that the pistol had been lost
Justice kinsey in his answer alleged that not
being certain that the pistol belonged to the
man, he intended to keep 1t few days fer the
rightful owner, and placed 1t In his coat pocket
stolen.
The following decision was made in this
case:
Opinion Of Chief Justice Cartier in tie Halter
Of Justice b. s. Kinsey-In the matter Of JUS
tice Kinsev the Court have concluded to dis.
discharge the relation against him. They
wish 1t, however, to be understood that in
arriving at this conclusion no appreciation is
thereby intended to be given to the course pur.
sued by either the magistrate or the constable,
In regard to the transaction referred to in the
testimony. They consider the whole affair as
rejecting not only discredlt but disgrace upon
both parties. The official position Of Mr. Kin
sey rendered him conservator OF justice, Of
property, and OF peace; and the law clearly
defines what his action in the premises should
have been We therefore infer that sinister
motives es must have th
ever, as 1t appears he has resided in this city
for a number Of years, and has always borne q
good character, we do not feel disposed to visit
severe punishment upon him for this one
wrong. A man Is in most cases entitled to
have the rectitude of long life considered
against single error. committed either through
Associate Justice Wylie said that while he
concurred In the result Just announced, he did
not concur with the Chief Justice In the impu.
tations he had cast upon Mr.. Kinsey. He saw
no no evidences Of the party being actuated by
In the case q Miller, the complaint was
with unlawfully retaining possession OF pri. |
vate papers belonging to the Egyptians, and
also with falsely certifying that they aad been
It appeared that these Egyptians (Sahag
Hanemain and Sahag Calousdj came here IN
October, and intending to take up their resi-. |
dence here, they went to the clerks once In
company with an interpreter, Mr.. KEENAN,, and
declared their inten ton to become citizens; that
few weeks after they went to the Office of
Justice Miller, as he himself alleges, in com.
pany with one Mauritz, q soldier, {wall known
to Miller, and applied to him for certificates |
that they had declared their intentions to be-
come citizens. Miller alleges that the inter-
prefer informed him that they had been here i
for more than two years, when they swore
when at the clerks ofiiee that they left Ale1an,
MAuritz was not to be found, and IL was stated
that he had been arrested for another offence
by the military. The parties left their papsrs,
apg them 70 call In the evening; bat no dis /