The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-05-29
Articles of Impeachment against William
Chambers.

I
HENRY E. MCCULLOCH.
Articles OF Impeaehment against William
Chambers.
On motion of Mr. Armstrong, the special
committee upon the charges and specifica-
| tions against Hon. William Chambers,
Judge of the First Judicial District, sub
mitted the following report, which was read
and adopted:
Hon. NJ. D. X. Taylor, Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the State of
! Texas:
| SIR: The undersigned of the select COM
mittce to whom was referred the resolutions
of inquiry into the complaints made by the
members of the bar and other citizens of
the First Judicial District against William
! Chambers Judge of said district, for high
crimes and misdemeanors, alleged to have
been committed by him. as said judge, and to
report to the House at an early moment
whether there exist sufficient grounds for
| impeachment of him, said Chambers, judge,
respectfully report it rs the opinion of a ma
! jOrity of said committee that said Chambers,
| Judge, should be charged and impeached of
! high crimes and misdemeanors before the
! Senate of said State, sitting as a court of
impeachment, and do herewith submit for
mai articles of impeachment against him,
and ask their adoption by this House. and
that his Excellency the Governor be in
| formed hereof, and do further recommend
| the adoption of the following:
Res0lreI Bu tie House Of RepreselltatircS Of
the State Of TerGS, That the following f11Ti11
cles of Impeachment against vita ,.fIiIam Cham
bers, Judge 9. t& First Judicial District of
44t1e'-SfEtc of Texas, be and the same are
| o1o,4ol Alo4
managers be appointed and instructed to
proceed to the Senate of the State of Texas,
as Il court of impeachment, and before said
court of impeachment exhibit and utso said
articles against said ChambeR, judas afere-
said, said articles and heading thereof being
hereunto attached rs part hereof, and
marked ga"
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT
E.chibiei by the House Of Representatives. ot'
tie lSt0te Of TeEdS, ~ tie name 81 all the
ycoDle Of said State and In the name Of
| themselves, ogainst William Chambers, J5nlge
If tile First Jplicial District 81 Sojd State,
raich are exhibited and charged as .toliOUs ::
| lNOTE.-The words in each Of said articles and in
surpusage but included to prevent dispute in this
respect like in the preceding pending case Of impeach
ment.-ARMsTRGNG.l
ARTICLE I.
The House of Representatives of the
/ State of Texas, in the name of all the pcO
pie of said State, in the name of themselves,
and in the name and by the authority of
the State of Texas, do charge that William
| Chambers, ,Judge-of the First Judicial Dis
! trict of the State of Texas, while acting in
the capacity of Judge heretofore, tO-wit, at
the March term \. ID. 1872, of the District
Court of Hardin county. in said First Jul
! diCial District the cause of the estate of
! Jacob Iuder. deceased. coming on to be
heard. wherein one \. Brown was admins
! TRAITOR, Iro tenn, did then and there, willful-
ly and unlawfully, and peremptOrily order
! the said \. Brown, administrator as afOre-
said, at the ensuing term of said court, to-
wit. the July term, \. ID. 1872, to pay into
court all moneys and effects belonging to
! the estate of Jacob Luder, deceased, that
might have come into the hands of him,
: said Brown, administrator, or into the hands
| of his attorneys, and that in obedience to
said order of said Chambers, Judge as
aforesaid, Robert II. Leonard, attOrney-at-
law for said Brown, administrator as afOre-
said, did, at the said July term of said
court. A. ID. 1879. holden in and for Hardin
county, pay into court the sum of seven
hundred dollars, which sum of money the
said Chambers, Judge as aforesaid, then
keeps the said money, and has wholly
failed, neglected and refused to return the
same to said Brown, administrator as afore-
said and did then and there, mlawfully
and fraudulently, convert the said money
to his own use and benefit.
Wherefore, the House of Represent8tlv
Of the State of Texas, in view of thcN pre-
misses, do charge that William CHANGERS,
/ Judge n, gforcI-id, by reason of b. acts
J azores -Dt' of kig4 eri23Gk S y tl,.i by
iri,SlIr tinnt tfIfef t. SzeTcfEe tiie dntics
Of district Judge of the State of Texas.
ARTICLE II.
The House of Representatives of the
State of Texas, in the name of all the peo
pie Of said State, in the name of them
selves, and in the name and by the authori
ty of the State of Texas, do charge that
William Chambers, Judge of the First Ju
dicial District of the State of Texas, while
acting in the capacity of Judge heretofore
tO-wit, Mt the March term \. ID. 1912, oi
the District Court of Hardin county, in said
| judicial district, the cause of Jacob LII
der, deceased, coming on to he heard,
wherein one \. Brown was administrator
pro tclH., did then and there, willfully and
unlawfully, and peremptOrily, order the
said \. Brown. administrator as aforesaid,
III the tllSulllp ltElll Vi SstlNl court. lO-Nlt,
ut the July term, \ ID. 1872, to pay into
court all monies and effects belonging TO the
estate of Jacob Iuder, deceased, that might
have come into the hands of him, sai(
Brown, administrator, or into the hands o.
his attorneys and that in obedience TO sale
order of said Chambers Judge as aforesaid
Robert II. Leonard, attOrney-at-aw, for sale
Brown, administrator as aforesaid, did a
the said July term of said court, holden il
and for the county of Hardin, in the yea
\. ID. 1872. pay into court the sum of sever
hundred dollars, which said money the sale
Chambers, Judge. claimed and received a!
money eschcatcd to the State of Texas fo
want of heirs at law of him said Luder, de
ceased. and which sum of money the sale
Chambers Judge as aforesaid, then anC
there put into his own pocket and still
keeps the said money, and fails, neglect
and refuses to pay the same into the treasu
~ of the State Of Texas. and has wholly
failed so to do, but then and there nlaw
fully and frauduIently converted the sale
seven hundred dollars to his own use anC
benefit.
Wherefore the House Of Representative
of the State of Texas, in view of the prem
Uses, do charge that William Chambers
Judge as aforesaid, by reason of his acts a
! dlOl'Hdl't, IL gum Vi Il HlSn tIllllc, anu ".
reason of his acts as aforesaid, has rendered
himself unfit longer to exercise the dutie
of district judge of the State of Texas
ARTICLE ILL.,
The House of Representatives of the State
of Texas, in the name of all the people o
said State. in the name Of themselves and il
the name and by the authority of the STATE
of Texas, do charge that William Chambers
Judge of the First Judicial District of thu
State of Texas while acting in the capacity
of Judge heretofore, tO-wit. at the Marcel
term, \. d. 1873 of the District Cour
of Hardin county. said March term being
a regular term of said court, the caust
of the State of Texas V. John W
Leonard and Robert H. Leonard. upon ;
charge contained in Il bill of indictment
presented by the grand jury of Hardin
county aforesaid, charging the said John W
Leonard and Robert H. Leonard. defend
ants, with the crime of swindling the estate
and heirs of Jacob Luder of the sum of sly
hundred and scventy-five dollars came on t.
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