Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-29
JUDGE LOGAN REMOTED
An Honest and Upright Jud0e
ReWoced UithoHt Cause.

tHe ieiiioNdl VI ouuSc LOSal
was determined on as soon a
the result of the last election
was known. Indeed, in so bi,
a hurry were some of the aspi
rants for his office to fill hi,
seat, that his name was actu
ally forged to bogus telegrams
to the Department of Justice
purporting to contain his re.
signation. 1t is only fair tc
say that his successor, Willis
Sweet, was not a party to, nor
was he cognizant of these dirty
actions. The exigencies Of pol
itics demanded the removal OF
Judge Logan, although it is
claimed that the real reason of
the appointment of his success
sor was because it was reported
to the Department Of Justice
and to the President that judge
Logan was dead and a success
sor should be appointed at
once.
But Judge Logan is very far
from dead, and he will retire
! from Office with the hearty
hope of every resident of this
judicial district that he may
live to strike terror to the
heart of evil doers so long as
there is an unhung rascal in
the land. Judge Logan insti-
tuted many needed reforms in
this judicial district, and did
more than any one man had
ever accomplished before, to
inspire obedience to the law,
and respect for the judicial
machinerw through which
justice is administered. Under
the administration of his pre-
decessors, the courts in this
district seemed to be regarded
as appendages to create busi-
ness for the hotels and saloons
at the county seats. The ses-
slons OF court were intermina-
bly, long in Lewiston once
two Jurymen actually died
and the several counties were
being bankrupted through the
dilatory method of grinding
the judicial grist which kept a
small army Of fjurors, witnesses
prisoners and court house at
taches at the county seat for
weeks, and sometimes months,
at an expense to the county of
sometimes a hundred dollars a
day,while the time of the court
was wasted by long-windcd
lawy ers in arguing irrelevant
demurrers, motions and things.
In fact, the lawyers often pre-
sumed on the amiability-or
imbecillty-of the judge to
prolong the court terms indef-
nitely. Change of venue was
granted in cases where such a
proceeding was wholly un-
necessary, and the principal
idea of holding court seemed
to be rot a speedy and econ
Observation-Disclosures of justice
but to pile up costs against the
counties. In one instance-in
November, lS84-a judge ad-
Journed his court in Lewiston
and stumped Nez Perce county
and made violent speeches for
Singiser, republican candidate
for congress.
Judge Logan has reformed
the judiciary since his arrival
among us. The calendars are
regularly disposed of, and bus
iness which formerly occupied
weeks is now disposed of in as
many days. Every county in
his bailiwick has reduced it's
Indebtedness under his admin
istration of our judicial ma
chinery. The lawyers were
quickly given to understand
that they must be prepared for
trial or argu ment when their cases were
reached, and that no dilatory motions
calculated to delay the business before
the court would be tolerated. To fur
ther facilitate the dispatch of business
rule was enacted that demurrers, ETC..
in pending cases, should be argued he
fore the judge at night, and other meth
ods were adopted looking to the same
worthy end the speedy and economi.
cal administration of Justice without