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


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charge of the infcsl igatiop 81 the criminal
charges before said grand jury and she
sid John g. Scott Judge IS Aforesaid, 81
open court. unr1indial 81 BIS duty as such
Judge, did niliflily. malicionsly. corfuptly
and unlawinlly refuse % permit the said
grand jury % examine said books, papers
records and tax assessment rolls and did
then and there with a loud voice declare
and say thar the records Of his court should
not be used by said grand jury Tor the put-
pose Of enabling them to indict the officers
Of his court fneaning thereby that the said
grand jury should not use said books. pa
pers, records and tax assessment rolls TO en-
able them 10 prepare and furnish true bills
of Indictment against Thos y. Evsns, Dis
trict Attorney Of the Tenth Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Texas, for the crimes
of embeZzlement and extoTtion as men
toned and charged in Article XII hereof.
and against George d. Kelley, sheriff Of
said Anderson county, for the crimes
of embezzlement and extortion as
mentioned and charged in Article XIII
hereof. Whereby the House of Represent
atives of the State Of Texas do charge that
the said John G. Scott, Judge of the Tenth
Judicial District of the State of Texas, in
his official capacity as aforesaid. and in
manner and form as aforesaid is guilty of
high crimes and misdemeanors and OF NAL
feasance in his Office, and by reason of his
acts as aforesaid has rendered himself I'M
fit any longer to exercise the duties Of .
district judge of the State Of Texas.
ARTICLE Ky
. The House of Representatives of the
State Of Texas, in the name of all the peo-
pie Of the. State of Texas, and IN the name
Of themselves, do further charge that John
-G. Scott, Judge of the Tenth Judicial Dis
trict OF the State Of Texas while acting
in his official capacity as said Judge, here
tofore, to-wit, at the August Term, A. d.
1871, of the District Court Of Anderson
county, one of the counties composing the
said Tenth Judicial District of the State of
Texas, in open court, while the grand jury
of said Anderson county was in session.
did vchemently and yirulently charge ~
W. Hunter, an attorney Of said court, with
having tempered with said grand jury for
this, that because the said n w. Hunter
had furnished certain data and memoranda
to said grand jury, at the special instance
and request of some of the members Of
said grand jury, that he, the said n. W
Hunter, had been guilty of a most grave
and serious crime, when in fact and in
truth the said n. w Hunter had not been
guilty of any crime in that behalf, but had
furnished said memoranda and data in the
exercise of his rightful duty as a citizen of
the State of Texas, in giving information
TO said grand jury to enable them to per
form their duty as such grand jury, in the
investigation of the crimes of embezzle-
ment and extortion alleged to have been
committed by Thomas d. Evans, the
District Attorney of the Tenth Judi
cial District, in the State of Texas and by
George d. Kelley, sheriff of said Ander-
son county. And the said John G. Scott,
Judge as aforesaid, unmindful of his duties
as such judge, and in disregard of the legal
rights and duties of the attorneys of said
court, did then and there, in open court,
make and proclaim in a loud voice his ven
bal order that neither the said n w. Hun
ter or any other attorney Of his said court
should directly or indirectly communicate
with or give int oTmation to said grand jury,
except through him, the said John g. Scott,
judge of said court on pain of fine and i'm
prisonment; and that the said John g.
Scott, judge as aforesaid, by the denuncia-
ton of the said N. W. Hunter, as aforesaid
and by the verbal order of him, the said
John G.. Scott, judge as aforesaid, given as
aforesaid did design and intend, then and
there, and thereby willfully and maliciously
corruptly and unlawfully, to shield and pro-
tect the said Thomas d. Evans district at
toney as aforesaid, and George d. Kelley
sheriff as aforesaid, from and against any
indictments which might have been found
against them by said grand jury Of said
court for the crimes of embezzemenf and
extortion, as charged in Article XIII Hereof:
and by reason Of tho aforesaid acts. declar-
ations and doings of the said John G.. Scott,
judge as aforesaid, did then and there, and
thereby willfully, maliciously, couuptly
and unlawfully prevent the said grand
jury of said court from finding true bills of
indictment against the said Thomas D.
Evans, district attorney as aforesaid, and
the said George d. Kelley, sheriff as afoTe-
said for the crimes of embezzlement and
extortion uuder color Of their said offices as
such. Whereby, in view of the premises,
the House Of Representatives Of the State
Of Texas do charge and say that the said
John q. Scott, judge as aforesaid. is guilty
of high crimes and misdemeanors IN Office
and of malfeasance in Office, and by reason.
Of his acts as aforesaid, has rendered him
self unfit any longer to exercise tie duties
of district Judge Of the State Of Texas.
ARTICLE XVI
The House of Representatives Of the
State of Texas, IN the name of all the poo
pie Of the State OF Texas, and in the name
of themselves, do further charge that John
G.. Scott, Judge of the Tenth judicial Dis
trict, of the State of Texas, IN his official
capacity as Judge s.tle said Tenth Judicial
District, heretofore, to-wit, at the August
Term, A. d. 1871, of the District Court Of the
county of Anderson, in said judicial dis
trict, did willfully, nlaIiciously, corruptis
and fraudulently falsify the records of the
District Court Of said Andersen county III
said judicial district, in this, thai he caused
the minutes OF the court 10 be written. and
to state that the grand jury had reported
that they tie said grand jury had com
pleted their investigation for The term or
words of like import, when = fse- and in
truth the grand jury Of said court at said
term reported in open court that they had
further Investigations Of violations Of the
law TO make, and when IN fact the said
grand jury had then under investigation
certain charges Of enlbezzlement, bribery
and extortion against Thomas D. Evans,
District Attorney for the Tenth Judicial
District, and also charges Of embezzIement
and extortion in Office against George D.
Kelley. sheriff Of the county Of Anderson,
IN said Tenth Judicial District. whereby
the said John G. Scott, Judge as aforesaid.
with the view and intent 10 protect and
shield the said Thomss .. Evans. district
attorney, as aforesaid. and the said George
D. Kelley, sheriff, as aforesaid. from being
indicted for their said crimes. anl did then
and there, aid, abet and assist the said
Thomas D. Evans, district attorney. as afore-
said, and George, d. Kelley, sheriff. as afore-
said, from the Just purishrnenf and penalty
Of tlIe law Tor such ciines made and pro-
videu- Wherefore, in view % the