The Globe-republican., 1891-07-22

WE APPEAL TO TINE RECOADA
Our esteemed contemporary, tn
Bellefont Ensign, devoted much of it
valuable space last week to defens'
of Judge Abbott, and in advocating
that gentleman's claims for a renomi
nation. With righteous indignation
the good brother denounces our state
ment concerning the proportionatt
number of times Judge Abbott's de
cisiops have been reversed by the su
preme courtin appealed cases as "out
rageously false" and that it sounded
as though written by a democrat.
We are SO glad that we can still coual
the goo,. brother Cline as one of us;
that the Peoples Party were SO blind
to their own interest that they would
not receive him when he offered him
self, lock, stock and barrel. Ensign
and all, at their council in Speare
vile last April, that we shall refrain
from retorting in similarly severe Ian
guage. Our personal kindly feeling
towards Judge Abbott is also such as
would prompt us to let the matter rest,
but the immaculate reputation for
truthfullness and fair dealing Of
which this paper is SO justly proud,
demands that we substantiate our for
mer assertion by explicit and direct
reference to the public records. In
looking the matter mp for the purpose
of considering the qualifications of
the various candidates last week, we
took all cases of appeal from Judge
Abbott, reviewed this year by the Su
preme Court and reported in the Cap
ital up to the time the article was
written, presuming that the Judge
would have gained something by ex
perience on the bench, and that the
latter part of his term would be fair
test Of present legal acumen. The
total number of those case was seven
teen, of which twelve were reversed
and five affirmed, making over two
thirds decidedly adversely by the
Supreme Court. By going back
over the record from the beginning
and taking all cases reported up to
the time OF writing our article last
week, we find the total number Of
cases reviewed twenty eight, Of which
fifteen were reversed and thirteen af
firmed, So that even on this basis our
expression "about two-tbirds" was
not much out of the way. as it would
naturally mean approximately, either
more or less. OF the first fourteen,
nine were affirmed and FIVE reversed,
while the last fourteen of the twenty.
eight, ten were reversed and four af
firmed, indicating that the legal
skill Of our judge is retrograding in
stead Of improving by experience On
the bench. Following is an accurate
list Of all cases appealed from Judge
Abbott and reviewed by the Supreme
Court which have been reported in
order of time of decision, giving book
and page, when reported and showing |
which af6rmed::and which reversed:
Neeiand v. State. -, Ksns. I54-reversed.
State v. Kicker. 10. rs. l4-ahirmed
State V. Palmer. 10, KS. 474-afirmed.
State v. Knadler, 40. rs. s5s-afiirmed
State v. Reno, II. KS. 67Hanirmed
Faulk v. Mccartney. 42. Ks. @5-reveysed.
Bannister v. Carol. 4S, rs. 64-reversed.
CONS, kearny Il Co. V. Rush, A, KS. s9l-af-
irmed.
Brown v. State, A, rs. 39l-affirmed.
Cunningham V. Bart, 25, Pac. Rep. 5ss-re.
'ersed.
State V. Griffith, 3, Pac. Rep. 6l6-reversed
State V. Wright, p, Pac. Rep. 6Sl-affirmed.
state V. Eigle. ., Pac. Rep. 6Ss-aflrmesA
Pelham " Service, &c, ,Pac. Rep. 29-affir1ned.
Myer V. Moon, .5. Pac. Rep. affirmed.
Pelham V. Edwards, s6, Pac. Rep. II -affir'Aad
Pate V. Fitzhugh, 26, Pac. Rep.-affirmed
Davis V. jenkins, s6, Pac. Rep. l5a-affirmed.
Connell " Lawrence, 26, Pac. Rep. S6l-re-
er>ed.
State V. Looms, 26, Pac. Rep. 472-reversed.
refinery. Fulton, s6, Pac. Rep. 7O5-reversed.
johnson V. keeler, 26, Pac. Rep. 72s- :.
State V. Gregory. %. Pac. Rep. 747 reversed.
Reed v State. s6 Pac. Rep s56-reversea.
Edwards V. Van Patter, 26, Pac. Rep. $50
eversed.
Mayor Garden City V. Hall 26, Pac. Rep 1921
reversed.
OFT V. Daak, 20, Pac. Rep. lWO-reversed.
Syracuse V. Reed 26, Pac. Rep. l043-rsvers
d.
Since we wrote the article referred
D four more cases have been publish