Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-14
CORBIN.
Damaging ReVelatiOns--A Life Size
Photograph by Well known Citi-
zen--A Scathing Indictment by
Col. Poe.


L am opposed to the
election of Hon. Horace Corbin to
the position of Judge of our Circuit
Court. In my opposition to him 1
desire to avoid all epithets or person
alities. 1 claim that in a judicial
he has been guilty of an act
Of gross injustice to me. While with
me this is personal matter, 1 claim
that my grievance by his present
becomes matter of pub
lie interest and concern. I charge
Horace Corbin with injustice and
with dishonorable disregard Of his
official pledge. 1 ask no reward Of
one thousand dollars for substantial
ting my charge. -o' -
1 specify as follows: While Horace
Corbin was acting as Mayor of the
city of Plymouth he sanctioned, and
believe he instigated, the filing In his
office of an affidavit bya notorious
vagabond, falsely charging me with
a criminal violation of statute. now
obsolete, known as the Baxter Bill"
Mr.. Corbin knew that his man Shon-
essey was bad, lazy, worthless boy,
utterly unworthy Of belief. In inperil-
ing me on the unsustained' word Of
such a vagabond, I chirge him with
encouraging litigation, malfeasan )
in Office. Judge Corbin knew that
there was no complaint among re,
spectacle men against me; he knew
that such a man as DIR. James NJ.
Confer would have scorped the idea
of clerking in a doggery; he might
have known, and / believe that he
did know, that there was no just
cause OF complaint against me. In
putting me to the expense and trou-
bic of a defense on such testimony. 1
can not credit him with an honorable
motive. 1 denounce the inception Of
the case as blackmail. When I
learned that an affidavit had been
filed against me, I went to Judge Cor
bin, and told him. that I desired to
avoid the ignominy Of an arrest, that
il there was any charge against ME,
which he considered Worthy OF inves-
tigation, I desired to Waive the issue
OF warrant, and would voluntarily ap4
pear at any hour which he would set.
He accepted my. waiver, promised
that he would issue no warrant, and
set 9 o'clock. a.. m. OF the next day as
the hour for trial Promptly I APP
peared and, after keeping me in watt
ing with my attorney for half day,
he arbitrarily continued the case I'm
til the same hour OF the next day.
Again 1 appeared with my attorney,
and again was kept in waiting for
hours, and the case was arbitrarily
continued TO the next day at the Same
hour. a third time appeared mo
mayor was there, no marshal . nor
prosecuting witness. I waited for
more than one hour and then, in ab-
sence Of Judge Corbin, I organized
court, arraigned myself, tried the
case and dismissed it with none to
gainsay my decision. Some two OF
three weeks after this, the marshal
stepped into my store and served a
warrant upon me. went over Ito
the mayors Office, and there, to my
surprise, learned that the warrant
was issued on the same old affidavit
Here / charge Oorbin with a wilful
and dishonorable violation iaSfi his
pledge that he would not Issue a
warrant. T. protested, but my de
murrer was'overruled and was put
on trial 81 1na { I4aieHh -55nsfps
1.-THE vagabonda Shoneseey, 81 s,voie
that on two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I had
sold him each time a halt pint OF al
cohol / swore positively that L had
never sold him any alcohol, or any.
thing else, andyto rhe'i best, Of nay
belief he had never been in the store.
In this / was scorroborated byiDf.
Confer, who at that hmeswas In orr
employ. Judge Corhin pronounced
me guilty, fined me oten dollars and
carefully rendereda Judgment against
me'for costs. His judginent'was an.
just, for the law plainlynprescribed
ten dollars as the lowest fine for eaoh
offense, and ii he honestly believed
me guilty, as am upright judge his
judgment should have acc orded with
his convictions;iif Twas acquitted, he
lost all costs of the case. 90 From his
actions, and from what / saw, Dlbe-
lieve Tint no thought L iyould rather
paya trifiingifine anu the COSTS thah
involve myself i'm further litigation,
and this idea, instead of desire TO
do Justice, Iregard the basis of his
decision. Considering the,issuei ono
involyingmore, than money! APP
pealed. Had Mr.. Corbini stopped
here, as an honorable officer would
have done, while aggrieved by the
gross Violations OF his word, L should
not have, complained When tho
case came up for trial, Mr.. Corbin
followed it into the Court OF Appeal.
and there he used his utmost efforts
to secure a verdict against me, lrei
of facts and Of right This
conduct on Mr. Corbin's part Il dee
as infamous and unprofesff
sional. For proof that he so inter-
fered in the case, 1 refer to the hon
orable gentlemen OF the jury aud to
my attorneys, and / venture here the
that there is not an honor
able attorney of his own bar who will
not say, il he gives an opinion, that it
Is dishonorable In any judicial officer
to seek in any way TO influence the
issue on an appeal from his own
docket On appeal, the Unanimous
verdict OF the jury was, not
guilty. "
was unjustly put to the cost of de-
tending myself-money which I
needed was required to pay attorney
fees; day after day Of valuable time I
no, .nn,YallaJ tr ,yocta tof.fha eari !.