National Republican., 1876-06-30
a CRANKY GERMAN.
His rmrt rtant Diplomatic Business.

AAs tlAk SAk AsAhosAs SesAAoss
A recpeetsble-lookiny young German, well
/ dressed, entered loliss Headquarters yesterday
morning, and, obtaining materials fr m Chief
Detective Clarvoe, in tied q letter to President
Grant, requesting that he would meet the writer
| in the TreasuTerAs office, Treasury Department,
at II o'clock today, on important diplomatic
business, signing himself "Henry Sehriefer, Duke
| of Eppenburg, Henry the Finh, S. D. p, don't
destroy the peaee,) and requested that an officer
| he dispatched forthwith to deliver it. Chief
CIarvoe promised to attend to 1t, and, after q
show Of compliance with his instructions, and
waiting some time, he conducted the Duke TO
| Sanitary Oficer Connell, in the room belsw. who
| informed him that the President had returned
| word hat he had suspended Diplomatic relations
with EpPenbgrg, and that he Ghe Duke must be
sent back to Baltimore. where his friends reside.
He was dispatched on the next train.
Charges Against Judge Humphreys
The following memorial was placed In the
hands Of Mr.. J. Proctor Knott, chairman Of the
House Judiciary Committee. two days ago. Mr..
Knott stated that he would refer It TO the sub
committee charged with the investigation Of
Judge Wylie:
To the House Of Representative. Of the United
States Of America, a memorial Of K. d. Hu.sey
respectfully shows:
That be IS O citizen OF the United States and
resident of the District OF Columbia and that for
nine years lie has been q member of the bar Of
the Supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia.
II.
That one OF the associate justices OF the said
Supreme Court of the District OF Columbia Is ID.
G. Humphreys, appointed from Alsbama-
III
That the said ID. q. Humphreys is wholly in
competent to ell the said position OF associate
inst Of sai Courf- Inv of
Ignorance Of law and mental infrmities, and also
by reason of moral unftness therefor, and also
by reason OF grave improprieties Of conduct and
misdemeaners, not to say iudieisl ertmes
Nv.
Your memorislst charges
]. That the said Humphreys lie wholly unnt
mentally for Judge; that he is ignorant Of law,
Of logical reasoning and given to feeble,
yapid, hestatipg, disconnected utterances upon
the bench, devoid alike Of legal point and common
sense.
2 That his manner upon the bench toward wit
nesses counsel, jurors and officers Of the court is
fussy, ungentlemanly. discourteous, oyerbeSring,
tyrannical and oppressive.
8. That he is frequently intoxicated upon the
bench.
l. That he has sat in at least one case wherein
he had q direct pecuniary interest in the result.
decide hhnt motens de &e without aPoWinS
argument by council, or even the reading OF the
papers in the case.
Q. That he has refused to sign bills Of excep-
tion to his rulings. &c.
T. That he has borrowed money from members
Of the bar, which ne has failed to repay.
8. That he has made many applications to men,
bers of the bar for money, and when he has met
with refusal has Disseminated against those who
refused TO lend him, and in favor OF those who
acceded to his demands.
V.
Q. That generally. by his conduct as a Judge,
be has hndered justice, rendered hiInselfa public
laughing stock, and brought discredit upon the
court of which he IL q member.
Your memorialist stands ready to substantiate
by the Oaths of competent, respectable and trust
worthy witnesses, in detail, the charges herein
before made.
Wherefore, the premises considered, your me-
moriRlist prays that the said charges may be
inquired into by your honorable body, and such
decision made thereon to your wisdom and
justice shall seem proper.
r. d. hussEY,
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