Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-26
THE RULE.
A Faithful Copy Of the Record as Far as it
iS Made.

A Faithful Copy :. Of ,s.sss The Record as Far as
Following is rerJatim copy of the rul
that has been served upon the editors o
the INTELLIGENCER
IL Tie Court Of (u1rter Sessions, DC, Of til
County Of Lancaster:
In the matter o
alleged contempt
&C., of William L
Hensel, Esq, al
attorney of saiC
court.
WHEREAS on January 20, 1880, the said
court being and sitting in open session, the
judge presiding sent messenger OF the
court to inform the said William I. Hen
sci, esq, he being sworn attorney and
officer of said court, that the court desired
to see him, when, after short period of
time, he, the said William L. Hensel, esq,
and A. jackson Steinman, esq, another
attorney and officer of this court (who had
also been sent for by the court), both ap-
peared and prese nted themselves before
the count, when the judge presiding (hav-
ing suspended other business in the mean
time) addressed the following question to
the said Mr.. Steinman, viz:
Mr.. Steinman, are you the editor, or
one ofthe editors and prOprietOrs, of the
paper called "The Lancaster daily INTEL
LiGENCER ?" and he answered, " Yes, |
am one of them.'' The following question
was then addressed to said Mr.. Hensel,
viz. Mr.. Hensel, are you the editor, Or
one Of the editors and proprietors, of ''the
Lancaster daily INTELLIGENCER? He
answered: "Yes, am. " Whereupon the
judge of said court presiding said he
would read from that paper of yesterdays
date (the Goth of JAN, 1SS0) the follow.
ing article, or paragraph to wit "Michael
Snyder is acquitted, not because he had not
violated the law, but because he had already
been acquitted of the Offense laid in the
present indictment. That first acquittal
was accomplished, as has been shown, by
J. w. j., ex-chairman, J. II. B., ex-chair-
man, and District Attorney E., chairman
Of the Republican county committee, by
false representations to the court, made for
the corrupt consideration that the Snyders
were the best Republican workers in the
Eighth ward" And, having read thus
far, the Judge then said the following par
tention to, namely: logically the last ac-
quit:al. like the first, was secured by
prostitution of the machinery of justice to
serve the exigencies of the Republican
party. But as all the parties implicated as
well as the judges belong to that party the
court is unanimOus--fOr Once-that it need !
take 10 cognizance of the imposition prac-
ticcd upon it and the disgrace attaching to
it.-EDS. INTELLIGENCER.'
And, the Slme having been rell, the
court addressed the following question,
viz:
"Mr. Steinman, did you write that ar
ticle or paragraph?' MIR. Stcnman an
swered: IL am one OF of the editors
am responsible as SUCH" The court then
addressed the following question to MIR.
Hensel "Mr. lIensel. did you write that
article or paragraph?' Mr.. Hensel an
swered: 1T is not customary fOrus to tell
who writes articles in our paper, but |
accept the responsibility rs one of the |
editors
The court then addressed the fol-
lowing question to Mr.. Steinman, viz. ::
Mr. Steinman, do you adopt the
wording Or sentiment of that paragraph? |
he replied Yes, rs editor of the paper l
acknowledge am rcsponsible-I don't in
dressed the following question to Mr.. |
lIcnscl. viz:
Mr.. Hensel, do you adopt the wording
or sentiment Of that paragraph? lie re-
piled. II choose to stand on my rights as |
editor. and in no other manner am | re-
SponSible.' The court then remarked
Gentlemen, you are unwilling to adopt the
article over your 81 ignatureS. but you
are officers OF this court, and do not dis
claim it, and under your several admis-
sionS here in court We will order rules On
you to answer, and show cause why you |
should not be disbarred, &c. (Or words to |
that effecD, and remarked further, viz :
That the court could have no respect for |
itself or for the people who promoted us
to administer the law if we failed to take |
notice of the article or paragraph reflect |
ing on its integrity. Therefore, now, to |
wit Jan. 81, 1880. the said court enter a |
rule on the said William L. Hcnsel, esq,
to show cause why he should not appear,
and answer for contempt of court
And also. at same time. show cause why |
he should not bc disbarred and his name
stricken from the list of attorneys, for |
misbehavior in his Office as attorney of |
this court, and abide the order of this
court in the premises.
1t is further ordered that the answer to
this rule. if any, shall be submitted under |
oath, and that this rule be returnable Oh
Friday, the Both inst, at 10 o'clock a. M.
The court further order, that the clerk of
this court serve 4 copy of this ruie. &c,
on said VIM. L. Ucnsel, esq, personally
this day or tomorrow.
[Sral. Attest.
GEO. w. EABY.
Deputy Clerk Quarter Sessions