, 1884-08-13
The SUPREME COURT.
The Charges Made Against United
States Attorney NJ. C. Brown.
SIandering the Court and Alleging
that Judge Parks was Bribed.
The Arguments in the Cook Murder
Case are Commenced.

vened III this city yesterday afternoon, the
entire bench being present.
Arguments were commenced in the
matter of the appeal for a new trial in the
Cook murder case, but were not concluded.
Prosecuting Attorney Blake, of Albany
county, viii continue the arguments to-
day.
William Wittenan and John Mccarthy
were made American citizens.
Upon motion of c. n. Potter, Esq. ,
William Van Devanteu was admitted to
practice in the court.
The interesting feature Of the proceed
ings of the day was the formal presenta-
ton of the much-talked of charges against
the late United States Attorney NJ. C.
Brown. The following is a rer6atim copy
of the charges as filed in the court:
To The Hons John W. Lacey, chief Justice, and
Jacob Is. Blair and Samuel e. Parks. Asso-
clate Justices Of the Supreme Court of the
Territory Of Wyoming
John c. Baird, an attorney and coun-
selor at law and solicitor in chancery of
the said court, having been ordered and
directed by the said Supreme Court on the
5th day of August, 1884, to make, pre-
pare, submit and prosecute an accusation
against Melville c. Brown, an attorney
and counselor at law and solicitor in chan
Gerry in said court, respectfully represents
and shows unto your honors that the said
Melville c. Brown has wilfully and malic-
iously violated the duties and obligations
of an attorney and counselor at law and
solicitor in chancery of said court, and has
been and is guilty Of contempt Of said
court and of gross unprofessienal conduct,
for that the said Melville G. Brown. de
c~eitiully and malieiously devising, contriv-
ing and intending the Supreme Court of
the Territory Of Wyoming, as well as the
several justices thereof, to detract from,
s~candalize, traduee, villify, and to repre-
sent it, the said Supreme Court, and they,
the said justices, as unworthy the conf
dence, respect, and attachment ofthe peo-
pie Of the said Territory Of Wyoming, and
also to bring the said Supreme Court, and
they, the said justices, las much as in him
the said Melville C. Brown lay) into great
hItred, contempt and disgrace, with the
people of the said Territory, did, on the
7th day of May, A. D., 1888, in the City
of Cheyenne, County Of Laramie, said
Territory, wilfully and maliciously publish
certain false, scandalous and malicious
matters and things of and concerning the
said Supreme Court and the said justices
thereof, with special reference to a cause
in said court wherein Edward Ivinson was
appellant and Charles Hutton and j. NJ.
Carey q Brothers were appellees, and
which said cause had upon that day been
decided by said court adversely to the
said appellant, for whom the said Melville
c. Brown was solicitor in said court, and
to and in the presence and hearing of div
ers persons, saying and publishing of and
concerning the said Supreme Court and
the said justices thereof, in tenor and
effect following, that is to say: 1T" (the
said Supreme out, meaning,) lis a -
--= of a court; one" (meaning one
of the justices of the said court, is
bribed, and the other %(meaning an
other one of the justices of the said COURT
u ion't know what"
And it Is further represented and shown
unto your Honors that the said Melville
c. Brown, deceitfully and maliciously de-
vising, contriying and intending the Su-
preme Court of the Territory of Wyom-
ing, as well as the several justices thereof.
to detracr from scandalize, traduce, villify
and to represent it, the said court, and
they, the said justices, az unworthy the
confidence, respect and attachment of the
said Territory of Wyoming, and also to
bring the said court and they. the said
justices Gas much rs in him the sa d
Brown lay into great hatred, contempt
and disgrace, with the people of the said
Territory, did, on or about the Sth day Of
May, A. D.. 1888, in Laramie City, Al
bany county, Territory OF Wyoming, will
fully and maliciously publish certain false,
~scandalous, and malicious matters and
things OF and concerning the said court,
and the said justices thereof, u and in the
presence and hearing of one L. d. Pease,
saying and publishing among other scan
dalous and malicious matters and things Of
and concerning the said court. and the said
Justices thereof, in tenor and effect follow
ing, that it is to say; That Justice Parks
lone of the justices of said court was
bribed in 4 cause which had just been de-
cided in said court, and in which Edward
Ivinsou was appellant, and Charles Hut
ton and J.. NJ. Carey and Brothers were APP
pellees, and which said cause was decided
against said appellant for whom said
Brown was solicitor in said cause.
Wherefore the said Melville c. Brown
is accused of w%ilfully and maliciously VIC.
lating the duties and obligations of an at,
toruey and counselor at law and solicitor
in ~cliancery in said court, and of being
guilty Of contempt OF said court and Of
gross unprofessional conduct.
JOHN c. BAIRD.
Mr.. William Walker, of Walker
Lemon L. Co., Melbourne. Australia
states that he suffered with an acutl
attack of faciel neuralgia, and for two day
had no rest; he tried st. Jacobs Oil, thu
great pain cure, nd by two application
was entirely cured.
The curative power of Aver Sarsapar
, lila is too well known to require the spec
| ious aid of any exaggerated or iictitiou
norfiGrofo Witnessed nf ito marvqlou