The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-05-15

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said Mcclellan 81 enter into brad f Itto1
tifanc "a tie eaer1Icr s1n 81 W bun
dttd dolItfs n each oi said two hun6t,A
and ten eases making 81 lhe thf
sam 81 one hDndr1t md FIVE lhco-
sand dollars bail accompanying
said order Is tho yertal direction thar ne
said Mcclellan should give coed laH IA
each Of said tVo hundred and Zen cases and
that the securities should show theiraldli
ily 10 pay lbe ainouni 81 Tic bead reQoirei
u each 81 said cases over end above their
properly exempt from forced safe By law.
and over aRd above their other liabilities
and BY making and giving his. the sad
SCOTS Judge IS aforesaid, verbal order and
directions. that the sheriff Of said Ander
son county should no. take and approve TIE
bonds and securities Of the said Mcclellan,
as he, the said sheriff, was authorized by
by law 10 do in cases 81 nisdemoanOr. but
that the said Mcclellan should cntcr into
bond before him, the said John g. scott.
judge as aforesaid IN open court. al.a IN
default Of 50 doing that he. the said
Mcclellan should be confined n the counfy
jail Of said Anderson county. ard by means
Of the said oppression and illegal orders,
and BY the imprisonment Of the said
Mcclellan, caused the said Mcclellan %
despair Of ever regaining his liberty: and
whilst in the said condition az despair. and
under duress, the said John G. Scott, Judge
as aforesaid, coRfederating with the said
Thomas d. EVANS, district attorney aior2-
said, caused the said MCClellan to plead
guilty to seventy five Of said bills Of inlict-
ment agsiHst him, being told by then that
by so doing he, the said Mcclellan, would
DC released from jail, and restored 10 hrs
liberty, and TO sign q deed Of rust to his
grocery, and all his PERSONA effects, 10
Thomas ID. Evans, or agent FOR the State
of Texas, and TO deliver tho same up to the
said Thomas d. Evans, distsict attorney,
and agent as aforesaid; and that in consid-
Grafton of the fun surrender Of all his said
estate, the said Mcclellan was released FOR
the time being. and allowed. as the sub
agent Of the State Of Texas (so.calied), 10
resume possession of his said personal estate
and grocery, to run and conduct the same IN
the name OF the State Of Texas, as
sub-agent OF said State MS aforesaid.
under the direction Of the said John
g. Scott, judge as aforesaid, and Of the said
Thomas d. Evans district attorney as aforc-
said, and to retail his liquor for the use Of
the said Thomas d. Evans, district attorney
as aforesaid, and the said John G.. Scott,
judge as aforesaid and tc make the said IN
stitution fascinating and remuneratiyc, said
John G. Scott, as Judge Of the said Tenth
Judicial District did wickedly, and urrind-
full OF the high duties of his Office, advise
the said Mcclellan, sub-agent as aforesaid,
to introduce into said establishment 1t least
six lewd and lascivious women, and that the
said sub-agent did, in accordance with the
Instructions of the said Scott as aforesaid,
introduce into said establishment said six
lewd and lascivious women, who did then
and there, in the said establishment, ply
their several vocations under the direction
of the said sub-agent Of the State Of Texas.
and thereafter, to-wit, ut the August term
A. d. 1872, of said court the said institu-
ton failing to be financial success, The
said Thomas D. Evans, District Attorney
as aforesaid, under the directions and advice
of said job tG. Scott, as Judge Of the Tenth
Judicial District, did cause the re-arrest and
confinement in jail of the said Mcclellan.
and under color of the siid deed Of trust
void as aforesaid did sell at public auction
all of the said estateof the said Mcclellan
and did then and there and thereby, byS
color of his said Office, as such district Judge,
extort and force from the said Mcclellan
about the sum of nine hundred and forty
dollars, only two hundred dollars Of which
sum was accounted for and paid into the
treasury Of the said county Of Anderson.
Whereby in view of the premises, the House
OF Representatives Of the State Of Texas, do
charge and say that the said John G. Scott.
Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, in
manner and form as aforesaid, was and Is
guilty of oppression in Office, and OF uDlaw-
fully and by color Of his office extorfing
money from said Mcclellan, maifeasance in
Office and of high crime and misdenoanor
IN Office, and BY reason of his acts as afore-
sesd, has rendered himself unfit any longer
to exercise the duties Of District Judge Of
the State Of Texas.
ARTICLE xYTu.
The House Of Representatives Of the
State of Texas, in the name Of all the peo-
pie OF the State Of Texas, and in fhe name
Of themselves, do further charge that the
said John G.. Scott, Judge Of the Tenth Ju-
dicial District Of the State Of Texas, here
tdfore, to-wit at the April term, A. y
1871, of the District Court Of tho county
of Anderson, one of Pie counties in said
Tenth Judicial District Of Texas, did Will
fully, maliciously, coFruptly and nnlaWfully
without warrant of law, and without
charge or accusation against one Henry
Fields, citizen of said Anderson county.
in said State, falsely imprison IN the county
Jail Of said Anderson county the said Henry
Fields in the county Of Anderson ard the
said John g. Scott, Judge rs aforesaid, from
the bench, in open court, at the April term
Of said court aforesaid, in o loud voice did
Fields to pay to Thomas D. Evans, District
Attorney of said Tenth Judicial District.
the sum Of one hundred dollars. Of that he,
the said John q. Scott, Judge as aforesaid,
would keep the said Henry Fields in the
said county Jail Of said Anderson county
until the said sum was paid Whereby the
said John G. Scott. judge r. aforesaid b.
and under color Of his Office, did willfuliy,
maliciousiy, cc1ruptly ard uniawfuiiy cause
the said lIenry Eields to be 80 great fear
Of losing his Liberty, and thereby did then
and there, willfHily, maliciously, c0rTuptly
and unlawfully, under color Of his said
Office as said Judge, aid, abet and assist
Thomas d. Evans District Attorney as
Aforesaid to extort from and compel the
said Henry Fields to pay TO the said Thomas
D. Evans, District Attorney IS aforesaid.
the said sum Of one hundred dollars. when
in fact and IN truth, the said Henry Fields
was not indebted to the said Thomas D.
Evans District Attorney as aforesaid nor
70 the said John q. Scott Judge as aforc-
said and was under no legal obligation ia
pay either Of them said sum Of money IS
aforesaid. Whereby in view Of the pre-
misses. the House Of Representative o. the
State Of Texas do charge that tic said John
q. Scott, judge as aforesaid, IN manner and
form IS aforesaid, is guilty u false impris-
onment and Of aiding. ailetting and assist
ing the said Thomas D. Evans, district At
torney, in extortion by and under color Of
his said Office rs such judge, and isqaiity
OF high crimes and niisdeTncanors and 81
Inalfeasance IN office. and BY reason - bis
acts as Aforesaid, has rendered himself "a
ftany longer 10 exercise the duties ~ dis
tTict judge Of the State Of Texas
ARIlCIE XIX
The House u Representative 4 .iic stat3