Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05

COurt.-We Move as an Amend
ment that the Democracy
Nominate Him as Candi.
date for the Peniten-
tiary or for
Shameful OBJ
liviOn.
Citizens of Marshall county and of
this Judicial District Read the fol-
lowing astounding disclosures Of
fraud and of Justification of the
Record by Horace Corbin, Judge Of
the Circuit Court. These facts have
come to our knowledge within the
past week and can be relied on as
true beyond a doubt, indeed every
statement given can be substantiated
by the affidavits Of responsible par
| ties:
At the May term, 1876, of the Mar
shall Circuit Court, there were three
cases, Nos. 1882, 3012 and 3O12, pend
ing in said court in which A. l..
Wheeler was the plaintiff and Horace
Corbin the principal defendant. In
these suits the aggregate claimed by
Mr.. Wheeler amounted to over $4,000
The law compelled Judge Corbin to
assign these suits, in which he was a
! party, to some other Judge for trial.
1t was understood that Judge STAN
field should try the cases.
On the Goth day of the term Judge
Stanfleld appeared. OF this Mr..
Wheeler and his attorneys had no le-
gal notice. Judge Corbin had Judge
Stanfield open court in another room
unknown to them, and Corbin went
on with the court proceedings in the
regular room, trying very carefully a
case in which Mr.. Wheeler's attor-
neys were engaged and which de-
manded their attention. While they
were thus engaged, the cases cited
came up on the docket which had
been assigned to Judge Stanfield.
Mr.. Wheeler was not there nor were
his attorneys, for they knew nothing
about this
"sTAR CHAMBER" INQUIsTTIoN
this Secret Court. Judge Corbin
had assured Judge Stanfield that Mr..
Wheeler had abandoned these cases,
and on this false representation of
Judge Corbin, Judge Stanfeld gave
judgment, by default, against Mr..
Wheeler, thus wiping out, without
a shadow # consideration. Mr.. Cor
bins notes for over $4,000 of borrow
ed money. This is "a new way OF
paying old debts" which will hardly
commend itself to honest men, but so
far il was success.
Rascality overreaches ITSELF" aud
this case was no exception. The law
requires formal appointment OF the
Judge, and an assignment of the
causes which are to be tried, to be
made natter OF record in the Court
Docket, and without such record the
judgments rendered are invalid and
utterly worthless. Had this record
been made during term time, MIR.
Wheeler and his attorneys would
have been on their guard. In the
/ entire transaction dishonorable
secrecy is evident The law absolute
ly and unequivocally required an APP
pointment OF special Judge and the
record assignment of the cases before
trial. During the term no such or
der was made a matter of record, and
this dishonest, sided trial was so
far consummated. After the term
had expired, after judgment, obtained
by the false statement which Judge
Corbin had made to Judge Stanfield.
had been rendered, this order was
made and
a FALSELY DATED BACK
to the proper time OF issue. This was
done to give validity to an unjust
| judgment, to make mean, low.
"snapv judgment an absolute tinality.
One crime begets another. To fall
! sify his docket so as to accomplish
his purpose, erasures, false entries
and interlineations were necessary.
That these were made is plainly
shown by an examination of the
docket. 1t is also further proven by
the sworn deposition OF o. p. Klinger
and VIM. II. H. Cullen, Deputy Clerks,
who state that the entry was made
by the order of Judge Corbin. No
blame is attached to these gentlemen.
for in law they were his subordinates.
On Judge Corbin, and on him alone,
rests the responsibility OF this falsifl-
cation OF the records. of this unjust
and villainous transaction. After
this public exposure those who en-
dorse him must endorse his corrupt
and unjust decisions.
Democrats, this is the man whom a
"ring" OF WIRE workers have given
I you as a reform" candidate for
Judge. They gave him the nominal
ton by resort to tricks which you all
speak OF as dishonorable and mean.
III you are slaves blush when you
think of your chains, Of the sham and
the humbug OF your demand for "re-
FORM" but walk up or creep up to the
ballot box and obey the behests of
your masters. Honest men OF all
parties. men who own their own souls
and Their own votes, will meet you
there united in the effort to secure an
honest and a worthy man for Judge
of our Circuit Court, and for these we
prophesy a victory.
The sight OF soldiers uniform af-