New-York tribune., 1886-05-08


ri. Senate TODAY tabled the Assembly resolution |
for the final adjournment Of the Legislature on Mns
IS The Assembly upon hearing OF ,h,s from
resolutions recalling the Adjournment resolution i.o,
the Senate This action indicates th"t 'oe Ley
will not adjourn before May II.
THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE DONOHUE.
RGuMENrs BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
ALBANY, May 7 (SpeciaN.-The hearing on
the charces made by the Bar Association against
Donohue opened to day. The Assembly Judiciary ooh-
mittee who to report upon the gravity OF 'uuS'
Dopohues alleged offences secured the Assembly par
lor as = courtroom. In this room there assembled III
the afternoon large number Of lawyers from SewfOfh
and the lawyers Of the Legislature The Bar Ass'e'A
ton was represented by W p Prentiss, Austin
c. A. Fox, George l. Rieves and Roger roS
ter The supplemental chyrges were supported oS
Francis c. Barlow Peter b. Oiney, lndio" Osue"
David E. Ogden and A. G. sedgwick Clarence a. Sc
s.word hose rrm procured some OF the ujunctons OF
which COMPLAINT has been made was also present. A.
H. Holmes appeared to represent Justice pono"ue A
the charge in regard TO tie Kansas RACINE W. We N
uom.r N.son appeared az Justice DOnohues private
counsel Ira shafer attended the hearing 10 e'e hs
testimony il necessary. in relation TO tue Jouru"n o'
ne having procured the order in the suit L. H. HoDos
appeared defend Judge Donohue on one OF Iho sup
Elemental charges. A. II. Iumme was present 10 ue
fend Judge Donohue's course in the Mother Mahaie
baum
he was one OF the counsel Of Union Pacific Railway
Company and displayed a map showing its route anu
that Kansas Pacific with when II had been con-
sodacd He described the disastrous iya OF the Two
roads arguing Judge Donohues course in regard to
their cor oiaton had righteous one. No bond
holders OF the Pacific he asserted had ever co
pa;ped OF III treatment by Judge Donohue in the matter
g. sedgwck gave the particulars Of the issuing o.
writ prohibition against Theodore W. Dwl4h' I'D TIC
Marie and urgued that the Judge mao eA
ceeded his authority What amazes me-, sad MT
sedgwck d" is that Judge Donohue doesn't come here
and demand hearnS on these charges insteau Vi ~"
sisting consideration"
He doe. not demand hearing because ae THINKS
these charges frivolous" replid Judge Choate' Mr
Choate then said g" understand gentlemen tnat wh''
you have decide whether the interest OF the state
requires that proceedings should be begun to npeach
judge Donohue. Let inform you that petition IN
voring the impeachment OF JudSe Do"opuo
was secretly circulated In New-iorK Tor many
weeks before presented to the Bar A-sociauoh'
When all was ready IL presented suddenly 10 the
association and referred to the Grievance Commit
tee I appeared before the committee and appealed to
them 10 look into the facts They declared they thought
that having power summon witnesses t Was useless
TO go into Investigation. Judge Donohue, when
these charges presented had been IN ONCE twelve
years and eight months. These people say that tney
have found eighteen in that period in which he
had done wrong. He has signed 10000 orders IN SIX
wears 40 600 ex parte orders immense mass OF
business apparently they not satisfied They mad
picked all Judges for they selected four
more. The bottom has fallen out OF them to-day.
Twelve the other fourteen one class They con-
Germ public matters. and two are concerning private
matters The charges that he has shielded
crimes They are groundless
w. F. Prentiss made a detailed statement Tor the BAT
Association. He frequently interrupted with ques
tons We charge" he said that Judge DonoEue mas
been reckless and inconsderate in the use OF his
| t,iio II AM irnnr has
! Equity Courts TO enforce the penal laws
Clarence seward for ten minutes related the par
ticulars Of several njunctons he had obtained from
Judge Donohue He defended the Judges course In each
case said 90" not in accord either as cit
zen lawyer with the presentation OF these charges
have failed that Judge DonOhue has yielded to
Iauy improper He said he of the mi
nory of l2S in the Bar Association HIS clients were
going to give a ball year They mad given
these balls fer nineteen years When the police
threatened the entertainment liquor was sold
he applied Judge D0nOhue for injunction ana II
was granted He thought the Judge was compelled TO
riEht.
could he cleared OF the charges lie had appeared Win
o FOR na' bt afsr taxing the testimony
OF persons in whom he had felt reliance he had been
bound to come to conclusion Reluctantly that Judge
| Donoh1e had exceeded his powers lie then took up
the Jourdsn case bank robDer wac was transferred
from a prison 70 a hospital at Judge Dopohues order
| and e.caned the same day. The D,strct Attorneys
office Mr.. Oney said was not warned OF the application
for the prisoners removal He also criticised The Judges
| cOnduc; ia the ManGelDaum and Hrsch cases.
Ira -hafer gave the committee history W the Jour
dan case. Jourian had said that ner husband was
dying the prison and asked his removal To Ludow
street JAN In company with his clerk he went 10 the
District Attorneys office and warned the CLERKS there
that within nOur he would apply TO Judge DOnohue
for an order transferring JOurdan from The prison
10 tie nOspita 1t could he that the District
Attorney did have full warning.
Mr.. Humnel said that Mother" Mandelbaum was
out on a bond 800 instead OF 10000 owing to care
lessncss In the ct.Attorney's office. II District
Attorney Olney had MANAGED the case properly
| Mother" MauGebaun would be III prison to-day, IN
/ his opinion.
! THIS evening Judge ChOate continued his argument
in favor of Judge Donohue and followed by Homer
A. Nelson A reply male 10 these arguments Dy
Francis C. Barlow in behalf OF the Bar Association =
THIS closed the nearing FOR the lay.