Marble Hill press., 1893-03-30
attorneys will claim that.
10. After the order for re

was vacated, the case was con-
tinued to the term. Then an
application for a change of ve-
nue. was filed by Leo Doyle, the
trustee and one of the defend
ants in the Merriam case, and
by the company. praying for a
change of venue of the cause
from Judge Wear on account Of
the undue influence of the op |
posite party oyer his mind, and
tha. order was on file when
Judge Wear later on undertook
to act.
IL. The special Judge ad
.iourned court, aud the attor-
neys of the company aud others
left. Afterwards Judge Wear.
with the attorneys OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific, appeared and at
tempted to convene the court so
adjourned. His action in that
regard is utterly illegal.
-. 1t is true that as Presi
dent of the Cape Girardeau
road | employed attorneys to
defeat the fraudulent appoint
ment Of a receiver made by
Judge Wear without notice
The assertion, however, made
in his order that | in any way
"contrived" with George Houck
or the attorneys is untrue, as in
fact is every other material re.
cital made in the alleged order
| of Judge Wear, and this will be
| shown whenever that order and
the facts surrounding the case
are Investigated by an impartial
court. | was not personally in
Bloomfield, did not know what
steps the attorneys of the co m
pany would or could take to de,
feat the illegal acts OF Judge
Wear done at the instance Of
the Missouri Pucific attorneys,
| 13. The other allegation in
his order publish ed by you thai
the attorneys Of the company;
that is to say; Hon. NJ. R. Smith
of Farmington,. Hon. R B. Oil
yer and Hon. VIM. H. Miller o1
jackson, together with Judge
Houck, "contrived" to fraudu
lently vacate his clandestine or
der, | am equally certain is un
true. The gentlemen represent
ing the company are not known
as corporation lawyers" ano
, Judge Wear in assailing then
assails men in every respect hi
+ snperiors, in tellectually, moral
ly and socially. Their charac
, ter and reputation. as lawyer
, and men of honor has neve
been questioned.
This communication has al
ready become longer than | III
!. tended, and in conclusion wis
merely to, say that the Who'll
performance of Judge Wear il
this matter reveals the juaicia
q desperate. He says that he oil
| dered the entries made by tb
{, special Judge to be "expunged,
+ and one reason assigned by hir
a is that the court met too earl.
a in the morning for him. Did b
:. "expunge" the order of adjourn
!. ment made by the special Judg
i on Saturday, .adjourning tn
! court to s O'clock Monda
> morning? Did he ''expnnge
, the acts of the special Jude
h during first week of the ccur'
+. Did he "expnnge" the election
a a special Judge and his oath {
"a office on March 9Th. Did b
70 "expunge" the statute giving tn
n special Judge the power of tt
to Circuit Judge while on Il
o benchs But | think it oug'
'e e generally to be understood, al
"a il is we'll worth knowing tn
i a great corporation of this Sta
st THINKS itself strong enough
,s Missouri to lay Its powerf
=. hands on tue courts in ord
ID promptly and vigorously to ca
ol " out its schemes-law or
!. .law-no,ice or no notice.
|, Judge Wear IL an object Il
~ son that can be 81 udied with q
" vantage and profit by the ps