, 1879-02-07

sworn t1'.
Tic Witness said he remembered the petition:
Col. Cuoker-f0 that case. WAS It shown t1'at
any notice Of this petition, or tiaihock's appli-
catton wna served III, IIo.I9klns Or you'll
Judge l,todgc.t-We admit that no notice WAS
served without the gentleman being troubled
10 prrtye Il.
Col. Coopcr-vcry we'll. am much obliged.
Witnrte' attention was then cn(leI ~ the
order entrFrtl by Judge luolHctt MonlsJ n'ortl-
Ing. I,fy II, setting nsite the first order Of sale
crty to ConrO d. Carkfns for $+O, ;aoU. The Wit
ness said lie remembered hearing the order
read. Aftcr the order WIS entered ~ applied
10 his attorneys 10 see what couad be done in
tue ease. aiut tile matter was taken bcEoTc Judge
Uruinn,uud on petition for revier.
t'upu't yuu remember tlIut Judge Drum
tnoni, utor that matter goEng beforc him. and
Il appearing that tltcrc was nh otite served On
ng that t I'istrct Court sllpnl'i *ct ast1e ll.is
order vacaliDg the salr anti ict the parties he
hear.i ~, their mrrftst''
ayes. / runctIcr about Tint"
,, "ihcn there was hearing before Judge
"Lselu.e tlH Register"
''I)0 you remember thai wien tllat order
directing the DistTict Court tn oct aside the or
der nt July. Find let you md iioiaklns
In TO he heard uu tic nlatter, there Was ait mp
ptcatton natlr l,cfore Judge Bfthl9ett that u.
at!n!Ict, a. Conro H. Carkins llasi already rail-
$t5.'tU fur ttG prnferty, you he allowed 10
giv: bond isenlila sil!s 1ItiRst'on1"
u think there Has." .-
'lle yo,, remember that Judge Dludgctt re.
ftlhGd tu xllt,w y,tl to give niIy bond that tho
n,D,ry should lu Forthcoming whenever the
matter should be determined, but required you
to pay into tllc court $iU,U30 before he would
give you m order IN tlle easel"
III think learned that through COUNSEL"
"As matter nf fact, fur several months
there was sa0.oo0. being. the purchase pr'ee
from, the two PARTIES, on dct'osit In the court,
M1k there Dnt.--Ln fH1s hHnk nj ffIp
registry VI the cuurlfh
II KNOW paid nv inoney."
III was understood t!iat their money WAS
paid ina''
"Yes."
4'Now, what relation did Albert Conro md
Wtl!art! ). EArk!hs have to either of the tw0
ba:,krnpsa, Fn1 n'nl ll"wardt"
~ know they were on friendly terms: Mr..
t.arkins, think, stopped at FoX's house while
here"
before the order OF .uly 12, had not Conro
un.l Carktns hoth apnlie.l to you III hare sou
giye III Masrs Fox IN tntc,st g III this property II
".sot in tlat Way. I1,rY applied to me tn
represent tint ehey were friends OF Harry Fox
and wanted to ass'st him; a!nI offered son.u
was about tile 7th Of July"
Continuing, ~isness saul Judge Blulgett kept
the matter unugr hdvlsenlunt abott four
months and half, and nnslIy decided against
a nt M M ars rn aa SfI1 .n K M u. rlt.. dsss'Y n,s t"s
standing IN court; that he lad put i man af
straw ut the head Of LIm to nuke this bid, II,
il,at witness might take 1t or let 1t go as he
Col. Cooper offered *ru1ee Blo1uett's dec!s-
i'm, te evidence III the rasc, unl thu petition Of
reyicw-ali ot which were II, q printed volume
lin cvidenrc.
COL Cooper also read from Judge Drum
molld'a opDon. in which,, he sa there Wis mt tile
slightest testtMony to Indicate any bad flith On
the part Of Crane throughout tito whole Utist-
nesst ns the District Cuurt seemed IL intimate;
on ihc contrary. as soon as Notified by tle As
aiHtec, Erane told him tlle bid MAS u bona IIsla
one, alnl that tie money would t, fnrtrslnitix
Moulav morning, nntl Ills whole conduct wa
consistent With tlnt view. II had been eicnrly
shown tint Hancock did tut act III good filth
order Of sale uponh bis iaueock's ex-parte ssaic-
nlent was grave error os, thu part Of tc Dis.
trict Court. Hancock had not properly dis
charged Ills duties M Assignee. II was the
duty Of the District Court to arrest the
When informed OF whut had taken plucc, lt1 or
der tint equity mud justice might b. mstc1 out
10 the parties, and hu unfuir dealing practiced
betwect, them, especially by the Assignee, all
Witness remembered tile language. substan-
TALLY.
Nj. Cloudy aroac aud said he didn't desire to
interiors VII, the investigation. but he bad
heen Watching to see Whit there WAS in this
aRalnst Jua4u R!odNett. Tho case NUS prescnt-
cd 10 Judge nlo.l9ett, who decided one way, an,l
1ppealrtl to Judge Drummond. Wt0 Decided tile
0'llcr way. Wlsat point there Was wfich affect.
ed BIodgott deservlng Impeachment TIC had been
Coi. Csupcr said so far a. Judge Drummonl
differed fr.'sn Judge B'odgett uu a question of
law, no potut w4s rniscd, Tie roint was Judge
Blodgett's conduct III the matter. ntal he
Cooper bad referred 10 the uptnlnu of Judgu
l1ru,tnultl io show what his {Erun,rn0nll's)
Judgment was with reference to tic Integrity of
llateoek, wh2 t,Asi bcc1I since then Provisional
Assignee III 'fly cases nnd Assignee In :N0
more.
Mr. Knott understood the testimony WIS o.
ferctl With yfcw ot showing that Hancock liaI
heen repeatedly appointed by Jutagu Dlodgett
When hi hatl Knowledge tliAt he was not a suit
able perEon t. bo PLACED in the position Of Pro-
rtsluEal Assignee.
lit. uoudy saIl, so fur Al t'lat was concerned,
4 vould t'c shown at onee by Introducing Judgo
Mr. Knult tlluuxht II Was Interesting read
Ing. [Laughtcr.
AIr. Catnubeii remarked they could s!t and
have the Gust padded, but there VIA no point il
Col. Gooper-1 nm not as good padder as
TIL, examination Of the witness WIS then re.
sunel.
liz remembered tho order cutsfed BY Judge
nrl,muuIll to turn aver tue prupcttY to him.
aud Tint counsel fur Conro & Carkus pray ed All
n,pcul to the United Htatcs Supreme Cuurt, m,td
uade application Tor suI,cEsedeos, aud lfsat,
thougt Au Approved tie bond, GecltIed tI.ut,
under the bankrupt Law, tllctu could be no up
peal. The next lnornHI Witness went before
Jusiya Blotlgekt. anl. through counsel. asked HIN
to eutur Hi or.IrF directing. lhe AsstEnee ~ turn
tho property over In aeaurlatsru With tho tcrce
OF tAr Circuit Court Judge Nlulgrtt rrfu.al
~ 10 1t, saying thnt llu tla,l ile tIuwrr. US tx
0tiuE0 Circuit Judge, to bear an application for
\ sapcrsc.1ras. Witness l!atl l'nalIy, to vet The
prt,prrty, IL yeutGyy II iiI liz 6.utu Courts
Gu eross-c1niulnatla.l. witntss said he was I
party tu tits rase, mud Col. cuopcr was one Ut
ta attorneys, lie didn't understand ,hut Judge
Davis uvurrrlru Judge nrIinlnIunl mt! granted
a huprtsrilcns. audgc nrun,lnoni had stricken
out gou! deal of the ln1guAGa In the original
ctn.rgu. lilo had naturally a.ana feeling as.out
Nlulgctt but lad ncyrr tlu.lc tlteAtS against
him. liz lI4d talkr.l tl!e ntlttcs ovvr loss of
times. liz lad nut told +. ". HsatrAfur1 that
llo knew Bloslgeti wus corrupt Judge, u,iI had
takrn money. lIu nlsght have tnId hIrt tlat liz
though. Hlodgclt WAS corrupt Judge,
tut didn't rctI.c!ntcr a,ly particular tuk Wiki
ntatchfonl. tle presumed he hai told a,tsrrs
lllat liz believed 1}tdgalt was CORRUPT. liz ha1l
not contributed ,usney ~ carry oa tt!n 'nvesti-
gattun, or employed counsel. After llolgkEn'L
bi, witness paid no attention to the matter for
sIh,.,t ten days, until tic b!sI was tt,'stlrvt,.