Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-22
THE DISTRICT JUDGEsHIP.
A Man OF Irreproachable Character
Demanded.

City, Trenmore Coffin, Ct Carson, and
George w. Baker, Of Eureka. Rising
has for many years sat on the State
bench and enjoys particularly good
reputation for ability. It is to be
hoped that the Nevada delegation,
and after them the President, will
exercise unusual care in making
choice for the very important position.
The personal habits of the candidates
ought TO weigh for or against them.
The tendency to conviviality is very
marked in the federal judiciary, their
life tenure making them easy in their
minds as to the future and somewhat
Indifferent to public opinion.
While the above from the San
Francisco Post omits the name Of
one important candidate for the posi-
ton, Hon. II. r. Bigelow, of Reno, it
furnishes the text for a few comments
on the personal habits Of the candi-
dates which, as the Post says, ought
to weigh for or against them, and on
this subject we reproduce the follow
ing from the DAILY INDEPENDENT of
December 8, 1888: ......
After week spent in "off and on"
| sessions Of the District Court, putting
litigants to great expense, and sub
| jecting attorneys and witnesses to
much annoyance and loss Of time,
Judge Rising gathered himself to-
| gether this morning sufficiently to
adjourn Court to Monday, the 14th of
January, 1889.
There is feeling of general indig-
nation among the people here that one
OF such natural ability and great legal
attachments should 80 far forget the
| dignity OF his position as to permit
himself to indulge his appetite for in
toxicants to the extent Of rendering
him incompetent to perform the i'm
portant duties Of a Judge, especially
when called to hear and determine
a case of such magnitude as the one
now on the calendar CT the District
| Court in and for Elko county. We
trust that when His Honor returns
in January to complete the trial OF
the mining case of the Found Treas
ure vs.. the North Commonwealth he
will manifest sufficient force Of char
acter to abstain from the indulgence
OF his unfortunate appetite, and there
by in a measure redeem himself from
the odium which he has incurred
during the past week.
While the above ia strictly true, as
far as it goes, it is but q very mild
statement of the facts in the case.
Judge Richard Rising was here for
the purpose of hearing and determin-
ing case involving thousands Of
dollars; he so fas forgot the dignity
Of his position, to say nothing Of the
annoyance and expense to litigants,
as to get beastly drunk; 30 drunk as
to go to sleep upon the bench; co
drunk as to make an indecent ex-
posture by attending to q call Of
nature on the public street in broad
daylight in front CT the Gem Hotel;
30 drunk as to commit acts which,
in person in the ordinary walks of
life, would have subjected the offend
or to the contempt OF all decent citi-
zens, il not to imprisonment and fine.
These charges, which can be sub.
stantiated by the best citizens Of the
county, are not made in spirit OF
vindictiveness, but in the interest OF
morality and justice; for when man
of this character is recommended for
an important judicial position it is
time that a protest be entered.
| On the Same subject the Whine.
mucca Silver State of December 10
1883, says:
| Now, il, as currently reported, the
Judge, whose duty it was to preside
in the District Court at Elko last
week, became 30 intoxicated that he
could not perform the functions Of
his Office, why did not the Sheriff
who must necessarily have been pres
emit daily when the drunken Judge
attempted to hold court, perform hi
duty by arresting and prosecuting
:. him?
And yet this person is candidate
for the Office of United States Dis.