Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25

ANOTHER ONE OF THE MOSES
PANTY In TROURLE-JUDG
VI O N II g o M r. &c n MOSES M
PEACHED. ~
The South Carolina Legislature has
impeached Judge Montgomery Moses
for malfeasance in Office. for bribery,
for embezzlement of the public funds
and for nonfeasance in Office. The
following are the articles of impeach
meEt, as taken from the Columbia
U3aiosa-HeraId
The house began the consideration
of the private calendar, but was inter
rupted by the privilege question of the
impeachment of Montgomery Moses.
Mr.. Elliott, from the com naittee to
prepare articles, reported.
Article l charges that he did, in
October, 1874, obstruct, delay and
hinder the due execution of the law in
said county, by refusing to allow the
grand jury of the said county to make
! presentment to said court, touching
their investigations into the violations
of law in, and the official conduct of
the public officers of, said county; and
by discharging tht said grand jury
while they stood ready to make such
present ment, and while the foreman of
said grand jury was expressing the
| wish of said jury to submit to the court
the said presentment.
Article 2 C arges that he has, at
various times and places, corruptly
demanded money at the hands of iitl
gants In the circuit courts of the said
seventh judi clal circuit in payment of
| dec isions on cases heard before him,
an also at the hands of public officers
| whose accounts he was by law re-
| quired to audit and approve for pay
| meut, a consideration for his ap-
| prOval of the accounts of said officers,
aud especially did so corruptly demand
| the pay yment to him of money for the
| approval of such accounts at Laurens
| c. Ell. on the - day of Octeb Der, 1873,
and at Newberry in 1874.
| Article B charges that he has, at
various times and places, corruptly
demanded and unlawfully received
| and appropriated a to his own use, from
officers of the circuit courts of the
-said seventh judicial circuit, public
monies by law entrusted to their care
and custody, promising and agreeing
20 lnterpose his judicial power and
authority to protect and screen them
from the responsibility and punish
meut.
Article charges that he has will
fully neglected to perform the duties
of said Office W til reasonable diiigeh ce,
thereby causing great delays in the
transaction Of the judicial business of
his said circuit, and causing great loss,
damage aud Inconvenience to sultors,
jurors and witnesses before the courts
over which he presided.
Article 5 charges that he has, at
various times aud places, willfully and
perverseIy neglected and refused to
perform the duties of said off ice by
failing and refusing to sign orders sub
mltted TO him for his signature by the
| consent and agreement of the parties
to the suits in which such orders were
demanded and pending in his said
| courts.
Article 6 charges that he has,
at various times and places, ar
bitrarily ana peremptorily order
ed and compelled public officers
sworn to a faithful performance
of their duties as such public of
ticers to violate the law ty the
issuance of evidences of public lndebt-
edness contrary to the.plain require
| meutS VI JIG stdluteS prescribing Anu
regulating their duties.
Article charges that he has, at
various times aud places, wi.fully,
perverseiy and corruptIy neglected and
refused to perform honestly a.d prop
erly the duties of his said office i'll this,
viz: Passing orders for the payment OF
certain parties, their claims in full
amounting to five Thousand dollars or
more, while other creditors We're paid
only about sixteen cents on the dollar,
who were equally as we'll entitled to
| the payment of tleir claims, out of a
certain tax levied to pay the past in
| debtedness of Newberry county.