Arizona republican., 1891-05-10

oi the proposed district including Pima, I Pinal and Gila counties would have more : than four times the business of the dis ] trict composed of the counties of Cochise and Graham and what is the result ? Every man in this county would have been delayed in getting justice-every litigant would have been delayed in hay ing his case tried; every litigant ill Final and Gila counties would also have been delayed in having his case dis posed of.
 But of what interest is this to William H. Barnes compared with his chance to even-up on somebody? A little thing like the welfare of the people does not stand in the way of satisfying his per sonal malignity.
 There is one thing more wish to refer to. which occurred while he was Judge on the bench. You have all heard of George H. Stevens. We'll, George H. Stevens had a son in fact he had sev- eral, believe; but this particular son was indicted by the Graud Jury of the United States for stealing Government cattle. The boys over in Graham county says, "George, how are you going to get him out of it?" "Oh, that's all right '' says George, Eff they indict him will have the case dismissed will see the Judge"
 Well, they did indict him, and the proof was great. The proof was that he was found driving these cattle into his corral, and that they were found there. They had the Government brand on them, fresh. Another gentleman who is on the ticket with William II. Barnes now was then prosecuting for the Gov ernment. l refer to General O. T. Rouse, an honorable gentleman, an able and an honest lawyer, and who 1 am proud to support as Democrat. Owen T. Rouse came here, and he now remains among us. He showed his intention of remain ing with us and he has invested here every dollar that he has. He is good and honorable citizen. Not one act of his IS in any way corrupt that can be pointed to in his record. He is a man who will be a credit to his party and a credit to the people, if he goes to the Constitutional Convention, and 1 hope he will, and he will if he gets the Dem- Ocratic votes and the votes of honest Republicans who desire to see a good constitution formed. MT. Rouse, the prosecuting attorney of the United States, desired to prosecute young Stevens, but William II. Barnes, the Judge upon the bench, made it imposi- ble for him to do so, and insisted on his dismissing the case and even inti- mated that if he did not dismiss it that he, Barnes, would dismiss it anyhow.
 That is bald statement of a corrupt act, but make it without fear of con tradiction. MT. Rouse is here in the city, and if MT. Barnes did not act cor ruptly in this matter, it is easy enough for him to prove it. If he did, he does not deserve to hold up his head in this community any longer as politician or as an honorable man. You all know the venal record of George H. Stevens, fugitive from justice in Brazil. Now, l say that that case was dismissed sim ply and solely because George H. Stew ems had pull on Judge William II. Barnes. Do we want such man to form constitution for us under which all laws must be made and by which they must be tested? think not.
 But then he did another thing which showed his corruption. A certain at torney in thls town-and will give his name, if demanded by anybody who wants to investigate it, and 1 only now withhold it out of generosity to him, although he does not deserve it, nor does he deserve to be an attorney-but, l say, a certain attorney of this city em- bezzled money of his client and com mitted forgery in addition thereto in order to secure the money.
 The client was w. s. Kengla and part of the money embedded, to wit: $Ss, was received from Proto Bros., of No gales, and the balance, making a total of SIS, came from other parties. The money obtained from Proto Bros. was a draft payable to w. S. Kengla, and this attorney forged the name of Mir. kengla and collected that money and put It in his own pocket. The client went to his attorney and said, "Have you, collected that money yet?" He said, "No, l have not" Mir. Kengla said he intended to draw on PrOto Bros, for they were perfectly good and he didn't understand why they hadn't pad It. He did so, and immediately there came back a copy of a receipt signed by the lawyer for the money.
 Then MT. kengla employed me to col feet the money from said attorney. interviewed him and he said: "Yes, I got It, but have spent it. I haven't done any more than the rest of the at- torneys do around here, only had the bad luck to get caught at it." Laughter. ! Judge Barnes, with full knowledge of the facts, gave his check to me for the Sll3, and said: ''He told me what he did, and he ought to be hung for it, and we will hang him if he does it again, but here it is.''
 Now 1t IS barely possible that William Il. Barnes was actuated by motives of generosity, but if was to tell you the name of the attorney, that idea would be dissipated. The name would show that there was no generosity in it. The man is one of his tools today. William ii. Barnes was then on the bench. sworn to uphold the law, and above ali things it was his duty to have protected the citizens and the business men of this county and of the other counties in his judicial district from fellows who hlched money from their pockets in this way by pretending to be lawyers. What? An attorney embezzle the money he has received for his client, and the judge upon the bench pay the money to save him from disbarment and the penitentiary! What an outrage upon justice! What protection is there for any man if these things can be done Compromising felonies and hiding the ielons, indeed! Is it not time to cry halt?
 would not think so much of this par ticular instance, if that same attorney had not been guilty of embezzlement before, but he has been following that practice for years; he, and believe Judge Barnes, knew it then, as he knows 1t now, and he aided and abetted him to get out of it by paving the money for