The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-20

cclNeu Try Ill JuuRe ID. w. hlmc6, tncf
in the state of Arkansas. The tele
gram was directed TO Messrs. Ander
son aud Dyer, of the Waco bar; the
telegram contained declaration over
the signature of Judge b. w. Rimcs
to the effect that he would resign The
,judgeship as soon as he reached Waco.
Judge Rimes had been praciicing AT
the various bars IN the district TO an
extent, that, in the opinion of a ma
jOrity Of the Waco lawyers, rendered
him an unfit person for the Wa~o bar
TO practice before. Acting upon in
struciions Incorporated in the tcle-
gram referred TO, the Waco bar cleo.
ted John Q. West special judge. &C.
cording TO the statue IN such cases
made aud provided. Yesterday tho
sheriff of McLcnnan county notified
the Waco bar that It was the pleasure
of Judge Rimes TO meet them iu con-
suliation al IL O'Clock. About thirty
members responded to the request.
Thomas ID. Perry was informally call
cd o the chair, and the informal chair
man announced to the company that
the chair was ready TO hear any stale
ment that Judge Rimes might have to
make. Judge Lines, assuming a
standing position, said something,
which we undersio God at distance of
several blocks, TO be about rs follows,
to-wit: "Genileman Of the Waco bar
and Mr.. Informal Chairman, we have
gathered together on this informal
and suspicious occasion, by my solic-
,iiation aud at my request, in order
that may have an opportunity TO
state that have sinncd against
heaven aud the Waco bar, End am no
more worthy, than usual, to be dts
trict judge. | acknowledge the corn;
under unfortunate aud trying cir
cumsiances l forwarded such dis
patch as is in TIE trial Of this
cause here produced in evidence;
| did agree, under great pressure,
trial and tribulation to resign. PRO
pose to resign, but do not propose to
be handicapped by the circumstance
that | would resign upon my return,
as have stated by wire. | shall 80
my duty as judge, with the assis-
lance of a high-miLded aud inielli-
gent bar, such as the one with which
am now all surrounded, aud proceed
al once to my judicial outies as God
has taught them TO me. When | re-
si2n, IL must be my voluntary act to
the governor when rendered. de-
sire 10 hold this term of the court,
and In the future at some thoroughly
indefinite time, gentlemen of the bar,
you may consider my resignation as
about to be rendered"
There was a considerable stir and
clearing of throais among the men,
bers of the bar, after listening to this
crafty ing explanation, aud feeling
of satisfaction was very evident when
the bar comprehended the thorough
ambiguity of the resignation tender
ing. Ere the feeling had subsidized,
Geuefnl Harrison, ably seconded by
Judge LATHE, moved that Judge
Rimes' apology be accepted; that II
was the sense of the bar that he con-
tinue to occupy the bench and that
the meeting adjourn "till Simon dies
There was a call for the question and
little applause from the gallery. Al
this point Hon. l.. G. Alexander arost
to a point of order, aud made the
declaration that such motion, If car
ried by majority, would not bind
any member, aud the members who
thought differently could reserv,
their individual right of action, snt
that he would do so; that this wa
not a meeting of the bar proper, ant
that after Judge Rimes had been lis
tened TO, the functions of this assem-
oily were extinct and that the chair
man had no right to entertain
such motion as the act o
tue Bar association. In the mean
time General Harrison was proceed
ing to speak "extcmporaneously,
and by exlemporaneously, we mean
"out of time Mr.. Penny fually sue
ceeded in get ting the attention of thu
meeting, General Harrison, anon.
the plumber; whereupon Mr.. Penr,
stat ed that be sustained the poiut o
order argued by Messrs. Alcxande
aud Kenaa'i, aud desired to resigl
his office, together withs'l sud sun
ldry emciuments, etc. AT thi
po'nt our telephone conveyed to on
ears q concentration of incongrdou
murmurings and Explanations, sue
as "Mr. Chairman I move not d.
bateable," Judge Battle" "GenerI
HARRISON, "Mr. Penry," "geutleme
of the barr HURRY for Rimes !!
"cheers for West" and here ende
the second lesson.
| When our wire was disentaugle
the dulcet strains of the voice of Co
onel John l.. Dyer created our ear
"The Waco Bar aesoci ton is now ]
session, regularly or, u'zed; rex
ognize the geutlcmer before me" gu
thea came the sonorous tones OF til
senator from tbs district, eontendin
| for the rights of this judicial dee
tr.crn NJ. ID. II. Hardy had move
TO exclude the public, which wa
present, N the shape of the Norw'
gian porter, John, snda brirdle Gu
the property offhe shei II. Mr.. Ha
J rison. (senator, ever Jealous for ~
rights of the people stated that II al
statement were to DO made derog
tory to, or commendatory of Juds
Rimes, the people of this count
should hear them aud he feared N,
l to speak his mind before the who
r people aud the combined power
the press. He only wished to say fl
IWOruf, anu uencTdi nhrriss
granted him this PERM
: sion. Notw outstanding the ei
D quent appeal of Senator Harriso
s 1 20 public and reporters were u
ceremoniously excluded by a tw
;, thirds vote. At this point JudJ
u Rimes was prevailed upon TO reti
= aud the bar meeting proceeded
" discuss the question OF resignatie
Judge Clark discussed the matt
= fairly and squarely. Announced BIZ
q self as having opposed Judge r Q
y in q nominating convention, but
D. liked him personally and was
friend. That now he was memt
in Of the Bar association; that the as
q citation owed duty 10 society and
e country; that the course Of bud
+" Rimes was a reflection on the
that practiced before him prd the
cutcheon OF the Jurisprudence of
n. Lone Star State; that for zone