The Evening critic., 1883-03-17
The CRITIC ABROAD.

one of the conspirators in connection with
the attempt to blackon the character OF
Mr. William Dickson. The history OF
Hoover's crookedness dates back to the day
of his appointment to office. At about that
time the Government entered suit in Ari-
zona against the Bank of California
for several hundred thousand dollars.
Hoover discovered that this case would
come before him. and soon after his confir-
nation by the Senate left this city for San
Francisco. Upon arriving in San Fran
cisco 1t is alleged that he made the ,ac-
auaintance of the officials of the bank and
told them that he had carefully studied the
case in which the bank was involved, and
IL was his opinion that the Government
had very little foundation for entering
suit.
Ofcourse all this was said with view of
being bribed. The old scoundrei when in
drink did not even hesitate to denounco
the Government in unmeasured terms for
even daring to sue such virtuous corpora
tion as the Bank of California.
Pretty soon Hoover began to borrow
large sums of money from the parties in
terested in the suit,s.with the tacit under
standing however, that he was not to pay
it back.
By this means, it is said, he gathered in
several thousand dollars, all for the sake of
rendering a dishonest verdict in case
in which he, as judge, was expected to act
impartially.
Hoovers friends claim that he is a
United States Judge, and the President has
no right to suspend, but that he should be
tried before the Supreme Court of the Ter
ritory, and if found guilty impeached.
Now, the fact is that Hoover is not, in the
strict construction of the law, United
States Judge, but q Territorial Judge, and
as such the President had right to sus-
pend him without a trial.
Hoover is one of the most notorious ras-
calls unhung, and was brought here by
Brewster Cameron to assist him in his dirty
work. For his services, in acting the pimp
and spy, Brewster Cameron had him ap-
pointed to a iudgeship, when he was no
more qualified in any respect for the
position than ten-year-old boy.
1t will be a difficult matter, too, for At
torncy- General Brewster to convince the
public that he did not personally know of
the dishonesty and incompetency of this
man Hoover.
By way of winding up these remarks,
let us take the three worthless Judge
Hoover, Henry Bowen and Brewster Cam
eron, who were the ringleaders in the con-
spracy to ruin Mr.. William Dickson, aud
size them up in their proper light
Judge Hoover, who swore to keep the
judicial ermine pure, is now practically an
outcast, having been suspended from Office
by the highest power in the land. Unless
the Department of Justice ~ throws its
strong arm around the man, he will be
indicted and afterward tried by n jury of
his countrymen and sentenced TO the peni-
tentiary. .Lf.tlt ...
Henry Bowen is now a fugitive from
justice.
Brewster Cameron is still at large. He
is an empl0ye Of the Attorney General S
office, but no one who has watched his
course believes other than that he will be-
fore many months get his just deserts-the
penitentiary.
These are the three men that Judge Smell
permitted in his alleged court of justice to
openly assassinate the character of man
whose honesty and integrity no decent and
honorable person ever dared to question.
-.O.-
"Lilley Lilley-William Lilley! 1t ap-
pears TO me that have heard that name
somewhere before Oh | recollect now !
A man by that name was quartermaster
in the volunteer service during the carly
years of the war. In 1862, think it was,
he was charged with stealing, tried by
couTt-martial in Buford, South Carolina,
found guilty and discharged from the Army
in disgrace"
This is what an old veteran said to the
Critic last night, which caused the Critic
to wonder If our Mr.. Lilley was the same
man. The records in the War Department
will show.
Said Philadelphia Democrat yesterday,
in speaking of the relative chances of the
several candidates mentioned
Randall will be the man."
"Why?" asked the Critic.
Because the Democrats don't want To
open up the tariff question; and If Ran
mittee so it cannot be done but if Car
Isle or Blackburn, or any other man is
elected the committee will be so made up
as to open up the whole question. We don't
want that because it will hurt us in the
Presidential race.
Said well-known Treasury employe last
night:
II wish the Critic would ask the Secre.
tary of the Treasury the following conun-
drums
"By what authority do you stop tho COM
pensation of employees Of your Department
when absent, sick, or otherwise
"Does your own compensation lapse under
similar circumstances?
II have heard of numerous instances of
Treasury employees who have been COM
PEELED to absent themselves on account of
their own or the sickness of some member
of their family, and having their compen-
sation reduced or stopped on that account.
In some cases upon stout protest of the VIC
tins exceptions have been made to this
new misrule, and amounts withheld after
ward returned. -..
''1'he Secretary ofthe Treasury being now
upon bed of sickness himself has an ex-
cellent opportunity 10 read up the law and
contemplate the fact, that under no cir
cumstances has he the right to withhold,
retain or stop the compensation of any en-
ploye from the lowest to the highest, for
any period, without their consent. De.
partmental employees are allowed thirty
days leave of absence in each year, and
prior to the present administration of the
Treasury, an absence occurring between
leaves was charged to and deducted from
the next, but this administration sees fit tC
arbitrarily withhold an amount equivalent
to compensation for the time absent"
And the Department man continued tc
cite authority to prove that the Secretary
in docking employees, did so without
precedent and without due regard to jus
tice.
my boy, said handsome Colonel Dicl
Wintersmith to the Critic, ''you are ,
younger man than /. and therefore l wisl
| to give you some advice"
I'VE would prefer an invitation, Colonel
but the advice Of the Socrates of Kentucky
is the next best thing What is it to
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