Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-02
JOHN ycUMD11ss oyTHE BENoH.

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s. IN the District Court of Ada county, John
Cummins presiding, now in session OF Boise
City, there has been some startling decisions
given. In the case Of Glidden VI. Greene, a
suit for the County Treasurer's Office, the
Court decided that there has been no regular
or valid election siacc 1866, in Ada county.
that the election Of last August was without
authority Of law, and therefore, that Greene is
the legal Treasurer until some person shows .
better right to the Office by election in 1866, or
appointment by the County Commissioners.
In the case Of Higbee vs.. Curtis, suit to
determine which is legally entitled tothe Office
of District Attorney for the Second Judicial
District, the Court decided IN favor of Curtis,
on the ground that he was legally elected in
1866, for the term Of two years, and Higbee
acquired no right to the Office by the election
of 1867. rs as1s asaia F
The grand jury ignored the bill against Mr..
L. S. Spangler. late Commissioner of Ada
county, who was brought back upon warrant
issued by Judge Cummins and served by Dep
uty u. 8. Marshal Robbins, after he had been
gone several days upon his journey overland
for permanent residence in Missouri. The
horrible charge upon which Judge cnmmins
so willingly issued the warrant was, that as
County Commissioner Mr.. Spangler had taken
the enormous sum of thirteen dollars and fifty
cents for mileage, agreeabiy TO the advice OF
the District Attorney. Perhaps his greatest
crime, in Cummins' estimation. was his De-
mocracy Aud to subject Mr.. Spangler to this
annoyance, loss and chagrin, the bad Judge
has put Ada county to no small loss 10 dollars.
In his decisions noted above. and in this
spangler case, Judge Cummins has palpably
shown that he cannot dispense justice, or i'm.
partially perform the functions of magistrate.
Ills spleen, and malignant prejudices. and nat
urally warped and very narrow mind, together
with his evil qualities of heart, render him cit
only to play the petty tyrant and peevish thing
upon the Bench. lie ignores all elections in
Ada county which have gone Democratic, with
the tickets Of both parties in the field, and
holds to De valid only that mockery OF M cleo
ton held in 1866, for Shich no proclamation
was made, aud nj which few persons voted
for list Of names, each designated for some
one Of the various Offices. county and District.
all Of whom were Radicals II was looked
upon as matter Of no moment in point Of law.
Mt the time. in Ada county. and we do not be-
leve any honest Judge, however ignorant Of
the elementary principles Of law. would pro.
nouncc that so-cailcd election valid md Of ef.
feet Yet. it does not at oil surprise us that
John Cumnins has 80 decided. II might sur.
prise us to learn be had decided fairly or hon.
cstly in any case. but We expect never 10 be
from that cause astonished, The Judge who
prosecutes. when be should fairly try, man
Tor killing another: aud who. after having full
ground for the belief that the condemned was
actually insane Mt the time be committed the
killing. urges on his execution, and ofiiciously
interposes b prevent executive clcmrncy In
the unfortunate prisoners behalf; and then,
after the execution, accepts costly presents
from the countrymen of the slain.--and all this
in case where the killed was a Chinaman
and the victim of the Judge an Irishman.--
such Judge, we think, will never bc intcn-
tonaly guilty Of rendering an impartial judg.
ment. or Of dispensing justice in any case,
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APPOINTMENT Charles ID. Vajen has re-