The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-02-26


shat he was attempted TO he acquitted bv
political judges; that the on,Aions thus
formed disqualified them as Jurors. hence
The State AZ the July term, 1913, three wears
after the murder, was left without the priv
ilege Of selecting an honest and intelligent
jury, and the defendant Saunders. at the
expense Of justice. was acquitted.
Eleventh, Because the stid Priest aas, 5v
his neglect TO transact business in Cherokee
county, caused the good citizens 81 decline
asserting legal rights. the said Priest rarely
ever trying more than one or two causes on
the civil docket at each demonstrating 10
10 any business on the said civil docket az
ter the first week. Also, the said Priest had
neglected 10 sign the minutes IL July term.
leta' as well as July term. 1873. 81 District
Oeert Of Cherokee county, by reason Of
When said neglect the action OF said court
- suit terms Is anullity, unless relieved by
Twelfth, Because the said Priest. IN ~
n"fance OF his duties, believing that hy
serving the tSadlcal party he would be more
I ~ the pruPer line OF duty than by Observing
his oath aud the law, he has made i'm rnle
70 lavar all parties OF African descent tried
before him, and especially az Jake Hogr
e. m. c, for hug stealing. the said Jake hav-
ling been caught in the act of stealing
latter conviction, the verdict was set aside.
In the case of the State v Almira Tay.
Tor I. ". G., who placed her newly-horn
bastard infant in the woods TO perish. the
said Priest ignored the acting district at
torney, and allowed R0}ls pros. lover the
protest Of the district attorney to be taken
by employed counsel as 10 the intent %
murder, and q plea of guilty Of an aggra-
Fated assault upon her said infant, and iine
bf 500 entered.
Thirteenth, Because the said Priest, IN
contempt and disregard Of the high pnsi-
ZION of Judge of the Fourth Judicial Dis
llrict. and in Ignorance of the duties and OBJ
legations entailed by the position he was
attempting to iii, did, on the -. day OF
l...., 1871, cause a portion of tile State po-
lice to congregate at Rusk, Cherokee
bounty, to intimldate the sheriff Of said
ounty, r. B. Reagan, because he, the said
Reagan, would not obey the behests Of
he said Priest in attempting to fnndu-
Antly foist his, said Priests. son-in-
Aw, w. L. David, upon the people with,
mt bond, as county treasurer of Chero-
lee county; and the said Priest, in ig-
iorance of the law, did inform said Rea.
san that he had orders from his, Priests
Master, 4. J. Davis, to remove him, the
sid Reagan, from the Office Of sheriff be-
Guse the said Reagan would not dis0bey
he lawful orders Of the police court, which
old orders the said Reagan was under his
cath bound to obey, and not subject TO the
viii of the said Priest.
Fourteenth Because, in causes No. 1903.
p04, and 1905, the State of Texas v. J.. r..
leacock, indicted for theft in which eases
4. Priest acting judge, as well as the dis
tict attorney, were Of counsel for defen-
cant, and disqualified from acting IN said
qscs, which fact being known to Z. W..
lush, attorney, prosecuting in behalf Of
the State, and said Bush having left Chero-
lee court to attend Anderson court, on the
fourteenth day of August, 1873 the said
Iriest, in the absence OF said Bush, APP
pointed two young men to represent the
State and prosecute his, Priests client, but
neither of them are shown TO have been
sworn as district attorney pro ten.
! After said appointment the attorneys FOR
defendant and said young men, Whitman
md Bloomfield, agreed to a special judge to
| ny said case, who also acted without being
sworn, and the said special judge, Peyton Eds
Yards, did dismiss the said cases from the
Docket. Which SAID acts OF said Priest
show that he was either ignorant Of the
flaw, in permitting a special Judge in a
criminal case, by agreement Of parties. OF
thought he could favor his client in either
vent, the House Of Representatives. the
senate coBcurring, ask your Exccllency not
20 allow such to again be enacted, aud halt
not at a semicolon, but bring bis judicial
Existence 70 a full period
/ FifteeRth, Because not more than twenty
our weeks in the year. allowing two weeks
It each term to San Augustine county, two
weeks to ench term in Nacogdoches county
end four weeks to each term in Cherokee
county, is necessary 10 transact the bnsi-
ness in the district courts OF the Fourth Iu-
dicial District. which is reasonable cause for
the removal Of said Judge NJ Priest, as well
Al most Of the judges in the State