The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-04-24


Athens, N the county 81 Heno erson, IN open
coEri. receive from the said Thomas d.
Evans, distTict elforncT rs nforesaid.
part Of money received by said Evans IN
open court. in compromise 81 felony eases
thon pending IN the Distriet Court Of Hen
derson county, by good and sufficient IN
dicimeuts found and returned by the grand
jury Of sid county, t0-Wii. The State Of
Texas v Andrew Bowles. for theft OF cot
fton; The State Of Texas y Ashley Bowlcs,
for theft of cotton. The state Of Texas Y.
John p Bowles, for theft Of cotton: The
State Of Texas Y. Josiah B0wlcs. Tor theft Of
cotton ) The State 81 Texas ~ Lows Bark
arv. for theft Of ---: ThcStste Of Texas
Y. r. II. or Bud Gosc, for theft of cotton;
The State Of Texas Y. Henry B0wles. for
false iraprisonnicut, and did then and there
corrupslv dismiss each and ia Of said fell
ony cases from the docket, and further
prosecution, contrary to law, well knowing
that thev had been coTuptly and uDlaw-
fully compromised BY the said district at
torney Thomas D. Evans, for money, and
that he had received the compromise money
in open court On table in the court room,
kept for the purpose OF receiving money
by said district attorney IN cases c0mpro-
missed by him; and further, that IN the
compromise were included two cases Of fel-
ony then pending in the District Court Of
Van Zandt county. viz: The State Of Texas
v. john P .Bowles, for horse stesling- and
the State Of Texas V. Josiah BoWles, for
perjury, which said two cases were by said
Scott, as District Jadge, oorTuPtiy' and I'M
lawfully dismissed from the docket Of the
I District Court Of Van I;mdt county, under
said compromise; whereby, in view Of the
premises, the House Of Representatives Of
the State 81 TeSas, DO say UBBt The said
John g. Scott, Judge of lhe Tenth Judi
cial District in tho Stslte Of Texas, did in
his capacity, as Judge as aforesaid, commit,
and was guilty of high misdemeaners in
office, and did render himself no longer fit
to exercise the duties of a Judge of the
District Court in the State of Texas.
ii'er ARTICLE v.
That the said John G.. Scott, Judge of the
Tenth Judicial District the State of Texas,
in the county of Kaufman, one of the coun-
ties of said district, in term time and while
court was in session at the June term in the
year of our Lord, 1871, corruptly, unlaw-
fully. oppressiyely, tyranicaliy, and with
the intent to intiinidate other Jurors in at
tendance upon court, and compel them 10
conform their verdicts to his will pleasure
or caprice, thus to render the administration
Of Justice uncertain insecure and partial,
did disfranchise as jurors panel of petit
Jurors, viz: NJ. A. Morris and eleven Others,
discharging them in what ne designed to
be obloquy and disgrace for returning a
verdict of not guilty in favor of the defend
ants in the case Of the State of Texas versus
George Doggett, forbidding at the time
that they either or any Of them should act
as Jurors at that term of the said court, or
at any future term thereof for twelve
months, when in truth and in fact the said
panel of jurors had been guilty of no of
tense, no. iniproprietls no contcnSa and no
other matter thing or act which author
lied, justified or excused the the said Scott
in his capacity as judge for the aforesaid
corrupt, unlawful, Oppressive, tyranical ac-
ton taken with the intent to insult and op-
press the Jurors DISTINGUISHED, and imtimi-
date other Jurors then in attendance upon
said court and to compel them to conform
their verdicts to his Ghe said Scott Will
pleasure or caprice, whereby, IN view OF
the premises, the House of Representatives
of the State or Texas do say that the said
John G. Scott, Judge of the Tenth Judicial
District of the State'0f Texas, in the man
ner andfOrm, and in the year aforesaid did
commit, and was guilty of n high misde-
meanor in office, and did thereby render
himself no longer tito exercise the duties
of district jddge under the laws and
| Constitution of the State of Texas.