The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-04-24
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Constitution of the State of Texas.
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That the said John G. Scott, Judge of
the Tenth Judicial District, in the State of
Texas, at the Apr term, A, D11Sz1, of the
District Court of Anderson county, during
the session of said court, IN open court, did
fraudulently, corruptly and unlawfully con
nive at the fraudulent and corrupt action of
one Thos. D. Evans, the then district attorney
of the said Tenth Judicial District, in this !:
There was, at said term of said court pend
ING a case wherein the State Of Texas was
plaintiff, and John Fulbright, Daniel Wag-
goner, Robert Porter, Jesse r. Porter, Rob-
crt Petty, Henry Fields ct ais were defend
ants, wherein Judgment aiSi had been en-
tered on forfeited bail bond for $1,000 /;
that the said Thos. u D. Evans compro-
missed with the said Rc6ert Petty for the
sum of SIS, in gold, and agreed to dismiss
said case as TO said Petty; that. said Scott,
conniving at the fraudulent act of the said
Evans did, in open court, cOrruptly dis
miss said case, as to said Petty, and cause
the order of dismissal to be entered on the
minutes of the court, well knowing at the
time that the action of said Evans had been
and was fraudulent and corrupt; aud,
furtl1er, that during the said term of
said court the said John G. Scott,
still con. be at the fraudulent and corrupt
action : z said Thomas d. Evans, dis
trict atse lhey as aforesaid, did corruptly
carry out and execute by the Judgment Of
said court, the fraudulent and corrupt COM
promise Of the said Thomas D. Evans, with
the other OF said defendants, viz: Daniel
Waggoner, Robert Paks,, Jessie R. Parker,
6. J.. Thompson and Henry Field, to take
a Judgment against G. l.. Thompson and
Daniel Waggoner, for $50 each, gold, and
against r. G. Parker and Henry Field for
800, cash, gold, in satisfaction Of said
land and nfsi judgment for 81, 600 and
did then and there effectuate said fraud6-
lent and corrupt compromise by entering
up the Judgment of said court for the sums
Aforesaid, well knowing at the time that
that said compromise had been made by
said Evans out of court and that the same
was unlawful fraudulent and corrupt, and
further, that said John G.. Scott did fraudu-
lently and corruptly permit execution to
issue on said judgment during term time
against the said Henry Fields. who after
wards and during the term bting in open
court, was acoosted from the bench by the
said Scott, while sitting as Judge, and was
then and there unlawfully, fraudulently
and corruptly ordered by the said Scott to
pay 70 the said Evans the said 500
gold, during that day or in
default thereof, that he, the said Fields.
should be incarcerated in the coup
Jail of Anderson county, auf1 Il
in truth and in fact--'
faudulently and ~
e1 no - ~ - Us the said surA Of
.tbs+ Ed day; and further,
T an application made 10 Z.
feTnor of the State 81 texas,
Mission Of sid judgment IN behal
"a defendant, n remission vas granted,
N directions given in the sald Cover.
4 nor's proclamation Of remission, that al
tp6rsons and officers Of the Diselct Court Of
Anderson county should -cfgi9 20 said de
fendant all moneys paid, a7.u denver up al
notes piven by said defcraant 70 said kv-
ans, because IS on accom- ~ s'lu conds
For Judgments pisi e maj; nevertheless,
~ ss;r7 N :. sol onlaWfRlly and cor
S,ntlv ref,,ecrl 10 permit said proclamation
~ 81 fcr.reor to be spread upon the
,ainrfSs - ~ court and did corrgPtly re-
IN, $, rsf OF require the said Evans
- ros fthe money paid 70 him by said
defo-sl.Inl OF any Of them, or 70 deliver up
lthS notes sflat said Evans had received
rfom them. said defendant OF any ~
them. bat did fraudnlentiy and corupily
Permit and conniro al thu said Evans ~
antion ~ said money and nptcs - hIs
I possession whereby. IN vice 81 Tao prem
is chs House Of RepTc cntalfvcs If The
State 81 Erxas do sey that the said John
G. So Judge of tbr Tenth judicial
Disilllt 10 the STATE 81 Texas. did. liz
is cap1cify IS Judge as aforesaid. com
ait and Was guilty q q high misde
tanor il olicc, and did render himself
s. Qnecf 81 70 exercise the duties 81 s
ls5r tie District Court IN TIC alafe
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