The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-21
A Sensation in Cumberland.


Ohio railroad, on Saturday, an cpl
sode occurred that led to a postpone-
ment. Gen. McKaig, one of ths
council for the plaintiff, alluded to
the fact that Judge Pearre had said
on a recent occasion that there was
an absence of propriety in his sitting
upon case he had prejudged in an
other form; and the General added
there was still another reason why
Judge Pearre could not sit in the
case, as he was a holder of Baltimore
and Ohio stock. Judge Pearre de-
MED this, but after an examination
of papers in his private room, cor
rected his former statement and said
that he had found that he did own
$1,000 of preferred stock. 1t had
been his impression that what he
owned was bonds and not stock.
Judge Motter refused foreman long
er on the bench, stating that his
health was so bad that he was phys
ically incapable of going on with the
case. The hearing was then post
poned. 1t will come up between the
10th and 18th of March, when Judge
Alvey is expected to be present. This
fact of Judge Pearre's ownership of
Baltimore and Ohio may reopen
great many cases tried before him,
including some of the condemnation
cases.
Mayor w. J. Read presided at
meeting of six hundred citizens on
Monday evening called to consider
the subject of canal improvement.
Resolutions were adopted recon-
mending legislation to secure the
lengthening of the canal locks and
the connection of the Georges Creek
and Cumberland Railroad with the
canal. Speeches were made by the
Hon. HI. w. Hoffman, Gen. T. j.
McKaig and Hon. VIM. Walsh,
favoring the Improvements. After
this, Mayor Read presented a series
of resolutions offered by Mr.. j. Gal
loway Lynn The preamble refers
to the proceedings in court on Sat-
urday and concludes as follows:
Whereas, This community haye
ample evidence that Judge Pearre
has habitually sat in and decided in
f.1< a.f
cases in which he was constitutional
ly prohibited from sitting by reason
of his personal interest in the same
therefore,
ResOLUed, By this meeting of citizens
Of AlIegday county, That the conduct
of George A. Pearre as judge of the
Circuit Court of this county has
scandalized and disgraced the ad-
ministration of justice in this state
and
Whereas, The security of the peo>
pie in their property and liberty de-
mands the purity and integrity of
the judiciary
ResolUed, That George A. Pearre
be, and Is hereby, requested and re-
quired to Immediately resign his
Office as judge. and that if he fail to
do so, the representatives of this
people in the legislature of the state
are hereby instructed to demand in
their name the impeachment and re-
moval of Judge Pearre for malfes-
ance in his high Office.
The resolutions were a surprise to
the meeting, but they were received
with applause, and after being read a
second time, were adopted with but
a single dissenting voice. There are
many surp Uses as to the probable
effect of the action, and it is expect
ID that the Judges combative dis
position will induce him to take some
steps in his own defence. s.#-.
The Times. in commenting upon
the above action, says: ..
1t lacked manliness on the part of
those who inaugurated the move
ment to introduce the resolutions
against Judge Pearre. If it was
desired to bring charges against him
in public meeting, that purpose
should have been stated and a meet
ing held. Mayor Reed should have
declared the resolutions out of order
and not entertained them last night.
The action was disgrace to the city.
The Ne,os of the 18th says editori-
ally that the sentiment Tuesday was
almost unanimously to the effect that
the canal meeting was misused in
making it an engine of an assault on
the Judge.
The gentlemen who were instru-
mental in calling the mass meeting
at the Academy of Music on Monday
are indignant at the course pursued
by those parties who secretly brought
forth on that evening the resolution
calling for an impeachment of Judge
Pearre, and disclaim all knowledge
of the resolutions previous to their
presentation at the meeting, and de-
clare their ignorance of any intention
on the part of any one to present the
resolutions at that meeting called for
another and entirely different pur.