Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-09-18
Judge Pages Peculiar and Remarkable
Qualiflc ations for Judicial honors.

Judge RACES Foc01aE anu ne1.~
Qualifications for Judicial honors.
In our last issue We published state
ment of the manner in which Sherman
Page, as lawyer, treated justice of the
peace who issued warrant for Pages
arrest, and who fined him for contempt
during the trial. The facts stated show
that Pakc is malicious and revengeful to
an extent unusual in civilized commune
1ies-not only show that he IS malicious
and revengeful, but show, also, that to
crafty his revenge, he will stoop to means
that an honorable man would scorn to
use-a gentleman Of couture and refined
taste"-a member Of an honorable pro.
fession-gets mad at ajustice Of the peace,
and sues him three times at the most
distant places possible in the county
lets the actions be dismissed when the
defendant is present to defendant then
sues him again and takes judgment in
the defendants absence. And worse than
all, swears that money paid as a fine for
contempt, was fees received for sereiees
How is that, gentlemen? You who talk
about Sherman Pages being prosecuted
by bad men-who talk about his being q
righteous Judge who abhors crime?
1t may be said by some, that this is an
old matter raked up against Page, and
that no man is perfect. Admit it, that
no one is perfect. Still, it seldom occurs,
that man, 80 revengeful and unscrupu.
lous. IN these times, offers himself as
candidate for high judicial Office, and
asks the people to vote for him, because
of his sterling manhood, and because he
has been persecuted by rings and conspir-
at0rs.
Sherman Page might have been prop.
erly appreciated if he had lived in Spain
in the days of the inquisitlon. He
is bully enough to turn the wheel and his
sympathies would not relax his hold.
To the victims agony he could most
blandly respond, lit is not because of any
i'll feeling have toward you, that tor.
ment you, it is for the public good. The
law must be indicated" To wit: Ing
mundson, an honest man, who had CON-
mitted no crime, sick, and almost dying,
after two grand juries, composed of good
and honorable men, had refused to in.
dict ut Pages command, must still be
dragged before the Judge himself, and
held to bail for his further appearance
IN tue sum of $1,000, while Pugb, a
known forger, who had swindleds parties
in Mower county out of some 1000. was
let to bail In the sum of $500, when Judge
Page well knew the nature of his crimes,
and who was Immediately run out of the
State, after bond was gwen. 1t is fact
well known that 1ngmupdson and Psge
were enemies. Still Page blandly pre-.
tends that he had nothing against Mr..
1ngmundson. but he had a high public
duty to perform. So he had when he
had Spring arrested for libel. 50 he had
when he had Mollison arrested and bound
over for libel. So he had when he had
Davidson arrested and bound over for
libel. So be had when he had Basford
arrested and bound over for libel. So he
had when he had Dick Richards, Pioneer.
Press reporter, arrested and taken before
Robinson, Of Lansing, and bound over for
Libel. So he had when he sued the
Fioneer.P Tess for libel. So he had when
he sued E. b. Crane 10 civil action for
fa.se imprisonment for issuing warrant