The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-20
All, THERE.."
The Waco Bar Again in Sc
cret Session, and Repor-
tiers are Excluded.
itiephonic Report OF the Pro.
ceedings WIN synopsis Oft the
Loading Speeches.
Judge Rimes' designation to TAX,
Effect December son Resi-
IutiOn III Respect Passed.

| i'll the state of Arkansas. The tcle-
| gram was directed to Mcssrs. Andcr
son and Dyer, of the Waco bar; the
| Telegram contained u declaration over
the signature of Judge Il. w. Rimcs
to the effect that he would resign the
, judy cship rs soon rs he reached Waco.
Judge Rimcs had been practicing Mt
| the various bars in the district to an
extent, that, in the opinion of II ma
| jority OF the Waco LAWYERS, rendered
| him an unit person for the Waco bar
to practice before. Acting upon in
structions Incorporated in the trlc-
gram referred to, the Waco bar clcc.
ted John {. West special judge. ac-
cording to the statue in such cases
made and provided. Yesterday the
sheriff of Mclcnnan county notified
| the Waco bar that it was the pleasure
| OF Judge liimcs TO meet them in con-
/ sultatiOn at IL O'Clock. About thirty
| members responded to the request.
/ Thomas -. Penny was informally call
cd to the chair, and the informal CHAIR
man announced to the company that
| the chair was ready to hear ANY state
mcnt that Judge iimcs might have to
make. Judge Hines, assuming II
standing position, -aid something,
which we understood nj n distance of
several blocks, to he about rs follows,
to-wit: "Gcntlcmau of the Waco bar
and Mr. Informal Chairman, we have
gathered together on this Informal
and suspicious occasion, 10y my sole
Citation aud at my request, i'll order
that | may have an opportunity 10
I .rt,, 81, at In
heaven and the Waco bar, and am no
moro worthy, than usual, To be DIS
trict Judge. acknowledge the corn;
under uni urtuuatc and irving civ
| cumstanccs forwarded such "A dis
patch rs is in the trial of this
cause here produced in evidence;
did agree, under great pressure,
| trial and trihulatiou to resign. pro-
pose To resign but do not propose to
be handicapped by the circumstance
that would re ign upon my return,
rs have stated by wire. shall do
my duty ~ - judge, with the assis-
| lance of Il high-mndcd and intclli-
gent bar, such rs the one with which
| | am now all surrounded. and proceed
at once to my judicial duties rs God
| has taught them to me. When ! re-
sign, it must be my voluntary act to
the governor when rendered. | de-
sire to 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 At considerable stir and
| clearing of throats among the men,
hcrs OF the bar, after listening to this
gratifying explanation, and II feeling
of satisfaction was very evident when
the bar comprchcndcd the thorough
ambiguity of the resignation tender
ing. Ere the feeling had subsidized
General Harrison, ably seconded by
Judge Battle, moved that Judg,
l{imcs' apology bc accepted; that /
wa, the SENSE of the bar hat he con
tinuc to occupy the bench and tina
the meeting adjourn Till Simon dies.
There was call for the question ant
a little applause from the gallery. y
this point Hon. l.. {. Alexander ARCS,
to n point of order, and made the
declaration that such motion, If car
ricd by majority, would not binC
ANY member, and the mcmbers VIII,
thought differently could rcscrv,
their individual right of action, All,
that he would do so; that this wa
not meeting of the bar proper, an'
that after Judge ltmcs had been lis
tened to, the functions of this Assem-
bly, were extinct aud that the chair
man had no right to entertain
such a motion rs the act u
the Bar association. In the mean
y time General Harrison was proceed
4 ing TO speak "cXtcmporancously,
aud 10y cNlcmporancUusly, we meal
a "Out of time Mr.. Penny finally su,
cecdcd in getting the attention of tn
II meeting. General Harrison anon
1t the number; Whcrcupon Mr. Penn
stated that he sustained the point {
order argued by Me.arS AlcNandc
and kcnunll and desired to rcsig
I his Office, together with all and SUI
dry cmolumcnts, etc. AT TIN
. point our telephone conveyed to on
ears a confederation of incongruot
murmuringS and eNclamatlons, sue
n. "Mr Chairman, '"l move" "not do
nr batcablc,n Judge Battle "Gcner
~ Harrison" MIR. Penny "geutlcmc
t. of the bar" "llurrah ior Rimcs !.
D. "rhccrs for West" and here endc
A. the second lesson,
When our wire was di,cntanglG
=, the dulcct strains of the voice OF Co
. oncl John l.. Dyer greeted our ear
" "Thc Waco Bar association is now
p session, regularly or .niled; | rr
ognizr the gentlemen before me- NJ
then came the souorous tones OF Il
.o sruatorlrom thi, district, tontcndil
for the RIGHTS of this judicial de,
n trict" MIR. ID. II. Hardy had NOV,
+ to exclude the public, which W
present, IN the shape of the N0rw
gian porter, John, and n brindle CT
II. the property of the sheriff Mr.. lla
IS rison, t-Cmutor), ever Jealous for &
'' rights of the people, ST ted that if NJ
statement were to he made dcrOg
tory to, or commentators of Jud
Rimcs, the people of this cOun
r should hear them and he feared II
ct to speak his mind before the who
Pr people and the combined power
the press. He only wished to say ii
words, and Genera Harris
granted him this perm
T. sion. Notwithstanding the cl
Ill qucnt appeal of senator Harris,
$ lac public and reporters were Il
tremendously excluded by - tW
-, thirds vote AT this point Jud
III Rimes was prevailed upon to ret
~ and the bar meeting proceeded
III discuss the question OF II rcsignatit
Judge Clark discussed the mat
81 fairly and squarcly. Announced hi
" self rs having opposed Judge Rim