Arizona citizen., 1872-02-17
JUDGE ISLAM REAVIS.
Further Review of His Case.

The New York papers have tor long time declared that before certain Judges in that city, justice could only be obtained by bribery and was like wise defeated. Whether this state of facts apply to Judge Reavis' Court, we will let the public decide upon all the we'll authenticated testimony which comes to us on the subject, on which it seems said public will not be much divided upon conclusions.
 First, we will introduce the affidavit of W. l.. Hopkins, an intelligent citizen of Yuma county, which ayers that the said Judge, in advance of trial, attempted to prejudice the jury against man on trial for a crime :; also, before the close of the testimony in a civil case, that he instructed the jury to find a certain verdict without leaving their seats also, of the ar bitrary and ungentlemanly conduct of said Judge. Here is the affidavit |:
 Territory of Arizona, county of Yuma-ss. Personally appeared be- fore me, Win. L. Hopkins, a citizen of the village of Arizona City, A. T., who being duly sworn deposes and says. That he was called as juror at the November term of the District Court, in and for the Second Judicial District for Yuma county, in the case of Territory vs. Wilson, for assault with deadly weapon; and was also trial juror before the said Court, Isham Reavis presiding Judge, in the civil case of Spann < Poindexter vs. Lindsey & Hoose; and deponent fur ther says that ill the first mentioned case, the Judge who presided, to-wit, Isham Reavis stated, before the jury was formed, that the accused was guilty of dastardly outrage, thereby, attempting to prejudice the minds of the jury against the accused. That ill the civil case above alluded to, the said Judge, during the progress of the examination in chief of one of the witnesses in the case, on the part of the appellant, the said Judge said as follows, in substance: q have heard enough of this case. You (address- "ing the jury) will render 8 verdict |" for the defendant. 1 won't accept "any other verdict. You need not leave your seats, etc." thereby de- priving the jury of the opportunity of deciding the same according to the law and the testimony, as by their oath they should have done. And deponent further says, that in his view and during his attendance as 8 juryman, the conduct of the said Isham Reavis, as Judge on the bench, was arbitrary and wholly unbecoming a gentleman.
 WM. L. HOPKINS.
 Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2Sth day of December, A. D. 1871.
 A. A. MIX,
 Justice of the Peace. Second, we introduce the affidavit of A. A. Mix, justice of the Peace and Public Administrator of Yuma county. This substantially cor roborates the sworn statements of MT. Hopkins, and further charges that Judge Reavis did, before witness had been cross examined, arbitrarily de- clare to the jury that he would receive none but verdict for defendant that his conduct was arbitrary and un- becoming his position; that as Judge he approached the appellant in case then pending before himself and an- nounced his proposed action, and sought to know if it would be sat- isfactory that, because of re- spectful inquiry, deponent was il- legally dismissed from the functions of an office given him by an in dependent Court, and that he believes said Judge corrupt. Here is Mir. Mix's affidavit:
 Territory of Arizona, county of Yuma-ss. Personally appeared be- fore me A. A. Mix, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he was present during part of the time that the District Court of Second Judicial District, Isham Reavis presiding, at |, NT L 4