Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
vINCENTs vINDIoATIoN.
"steVe" Dorsey's Duties Only Relating
to Criminal Cases

SANTA FE, N. M, Oct. 19.-Chief JUS
lice Vincent, who was recently removed
from office in this Territory, arrived al
his home yesterday. Last night he sent
the following telegram:
10 Non. 4. II. Garland, attorney General:
lnIer from newspaper dispatches that my
suspension was caused by the appointment OF
stephen w Dorsey as one of the Jury COM
mlssioners in COlfaX county court the court
having no jurisdiction in the United States
lanu matters or business. A bad state of
aialrs existed In that county. Large num-
Ders OF people were divided into angry and
hostle factions arising out of strictly local
causes. a great part Of the remainder were
IN sympathy with one or the other Of these
factions.
ACTS OF LAWLESsNESS.
a criminal assault had been made on the
county jail and three men were killed. Fac
tional feeling was bitter and various armed
conflicts threatened. Disinterested and com
petent Juries were difficult TO be found
Among the few men who had taken no part
OF VINO had no sympathy with either side was
Mr.. Dorsey. It was believed that his aunoint-
ment and action as a iury commissioner
would greatly tend to alleviate the unhappy
condition OF things there. NV action was
Qlciated solely by this last consideration. |
uesire 20 Nlsit W Washington for the purpose of
my Vlnulcatlon. WILLIAM A. VINCENT.
INDORSERs OF THE DISPATCH.
AAo NA1titANNl ~ az luuDIEbU DH Il. III
Ross, Governor; AnthOuy Joseph. Dele
gate to Congress; II. L. Waldo, eX-Chief
Justice; Charles II. Gildersleeve, Chair
man of the Territorial Democratic Com
mlttee; George W. Julian, surveyor Gen
eraI; and George W. Lane. Secretary of
the Territory. The Chief Justice states
that ne has nothing to say on the subject
beyond what appears in this dispatch,
although he knows the parties who pre-
ferred the charges and the motives that
prompted them. Every member of the
bar in Judge Vincent's district has sent
dispatches to the President and ATTORNEY
General vouching for the Chief ,Justiee's
fairness upon the bench and asking that
he be accorded a fair hearing.
MR.. GARLAND's COURSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Attorney GEN
eral Garland said to a Post reporter
tonight, in regard to the request
of Chief Justice Vincent, of New
Mexico, that he be allowed to come to
Washington to vindicate himself. that he
had made no reply to Mr.. Vincents
request, or to the dispatches he had re-
celved from other parties requesting
an Investigation, and that be would
not consider the case until all that is to
be said about the matter was before him.
The appointment Of Mr.. Dorsey as jury
commissioner, Mr.. Garland said, is only
one of many indications that led him to
believe that Mr.. Vincent was not in pro-
per atmosphere to exercise judicial func-
tiOns with entire impartiaity.
VINCENT's RECORD BAD.
Mr. Garland added that Mr. VinCenfs
previous associations were preiudicial to
him, and that this fact in other cases has
made it imprachcable for the administra-
ton to follow absolutely that plank in the
Democratic platform which says that the
territorial officers shall be filed by resi-
dents Of the territories. He said that the
administration knew MIR. Vincent had
been engaged in land litigation and been
imprisoned by former Chief Justice OF
the Territory, but these matters had been
explained satisfactorily before the ap-
pointment was made.