Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-03-16
THE BAR ASSOCJATION.

pointed to Investigate Charges
Preferred Against Messrs.
Mus0rOre and Aifshie.
The Idaho County Bar Associa-
ton met at the Office of f. f. Fogg
Friday evening, March 3, 1894, all
the members present. J.F.Ailshie,
president, called Mr.. Fogg to the
chair, and then demanded that the
Association examine fully into the
charges preferred against him in
the Stevenson case. NJ. w. Mus
grove also demanded that his con-
duet in said case be investigated in
regard to the charges made against
him.
Messrs. Musgrove and Ailshic
then withdrew from the meeting,
and on motion, committee con-
sisting of +. L. Fogg, Levi Magee,
and III. f. Samuels were appointed
to investigate charges made and
report in writing to the association.
| To THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS OF IDAHO COUNTY:
| GENTLEMEN:--YourC Committee to whom was
referred the charges made by Justice Robbins
and the IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS against
| Messrs NJ usgrove and Ailshie. members OF this
Association, report as follows:
Upon Saturday, March B. 1894, your commit
tie c met at the Office of Frank E. Fogg, organi-
zed and appointed Tuesday evening, March 6,
at O'Clock r. 81. as the time and place of hear
| inrn nf oil aha Rnhhins xya i'm
mediately notified by written notice. forward
ed to said Justice by registered mail, which
read us follows
GRANGEvILLE, Idaho. March 3, 1851,
Mr.. II. RoBBINs, Justice Of the Peace,
| Cottonwood, Idaho.
1t Ithaving been called to the attention of this
| Association that you have made accus ations
through the public press that Mark W. Mus
grove Esq, and the Hon. J. F. AilShie. mem.
bers of this Association, have been guilty of
using undue influence in attempting to obtain
| a decision favorable to their clients in the case
of the State VS. stevenson. lately before you as
a committing magistrate This Association has
appointed a Committee to investigate charges
| of alleged misconduct, which Committee Will
hold session at the Office of FRANK f. Fogg, in
the town OF Grangeville, on Tuesday, March g..
said Committee will be pleased to give you
fun and complete hearing in reference to said
charges,
upon the strictist integrity of its members and
| any charge of unproicssonal conduct, II sub
stantiated, will meet with prompt condemna.
tion at the hands of this Association. While OF
course we have ne jurisdiction to require you
to attend, this Association feels that you. as
| public official, and charged with important
functions by the suffrage of the people have
made SO serious charges against officers OF your
Court in good standing, should in the interest
| of justice and fair play, be willing to make the
| slight sacrifice of time required to attend be-
fore this Committee TO the end that Il full and
| complete hearing may be had and said mem
| n 4 unDrDfgS
| si0nal conduct, may be repudated and expcll-
ed from this Association, or If your charge
| should prove unfounJed they may stand vim
| dicated before the good citizens of this county.
| Very Respectfully Yours.
| lSigned Con-. of THE IDAHO co. BAt ASS ~
Aaron +. Parker, editor of the FaEE PRESS,
was also notified In writing of the time and
place of said hearing Your Committe met
upon Tuesday, March q. at the hour and place
specified in said notice for the purpose of hear
ing evidence in relation to said charges. Jus.
tice Robbins did not appear. Editor Parker
appeared and was requested bv the Committee
to produce such evidence as he might have in
support of the charges made in the FREE PRESS
against the said Musgroye and Ailshie. Mr..
Parker said he had no evidence save the state
ments OF Justice Robbins and a certain letter
| written by Mr. Ailshie to said Justice; that he
thought he discovered similarity OF style and
diction between the publication in the Gold
Miner and the usual style and dietion of Mr..
Musgrove, and that he had assumed therefore
that Mr. Musgrove wrote the article. And from
the fact that Mr.. Ailshie was retained to assis,
in the case, he had also assumed without fur
ther evidence that he (Ailshie) had been In
, colusion with Musgroye in writing of said ar
ticle.
Your Committee, to the end that a full pre-
sentation of the charges might be had. ap
pointed X. F. Fulton. Esq, n member OF the
, Association, to present the charges agains
Messrs. Musgrove and Aishie.
Upon application of Mr.. Fulton contnu
= ance was granted until Wednesday evening
March 7, to enable the prosecution to, II posi-
BILE. secure the attendance of Justice Robbins
Your Committee, in granting the continuance
contrary to the established principle of lega
proceedings in the courts. 1t appearing that MI
, Robbins had been served with an adequate nc
l | tice that he had no reasonable excuse for no
appearing acted for what they considered to b.
the best interest of the Association they deem
!, ing 1t their duty to insist that no REASONABLE
effort be spared to give the charges before then
, the most rigid Investigate on, and that the hard
: ship worked upon the accused members by tn
!. delay would be justified II by that means PET
. sonal attendance of the party making tn
I charges could be secured before the Commit
tee. Mr. Fulton at the request of the Commit
|, tee, notified Justice Robbins of the continu
auce for the purpose of securing his attend
ance, and earnestly requested him to be pres
ent Mr.. Fulton's notice to Justice Robin
was forwarded by reg istered mail and is as fol
+ | lows:
!, GRANGEvILLE, IDAHO. March G. 1894.
l II. ROBBINS, Justice OF the Peace.
I Cottonwood, Idaho.
l DEAR SIR:
| At the meeting of the Idaho County Bar As
| sociation, held this evening, l was appointed
by the Committee heretofore appointed to in
vestigate the charges preferred by you against
NJ W Musgroye and j. +. Ailshie, members d
= the Association. to present such charges ano
the evidence in support of the same These
= gentlemen are accused by you of very serious
or what to the members OF the Association 1:
| exceedingly serious. As you are aware per
= sons accus d Of unlawful acts have the rgh
| to confront and cross examine their accusers
) For this reason the affidavit sent by you could
i, | not be considered by the Committee sitting as
| a court OF inquiry, the accused claiming theiI
= right to confront the accuser. Snch being the
case in order that the integrity OF the courts
: be upheld. that any and all unprofessional con
. | duct be frowned upon and rebuked, on my ap
| pication a continuance was granted until to
morrow evening, March 7, 1884, when such
, Committee will meet at tne ONCE OF Frank +
| Fogg Grangeyille, Idaho and complete such
investigation. l believe II is due TO the honor
I, OF your court, to the honor oi the attorneys
| who practice before you, to the whole com
munity. that you attend and give your evi
dence before such committee.
I We want thorough investigation and believe
l you will assist us and be present on tomorrow
evening Wednesday, Mare March 1nsc,t,lIy a,n ~ Nv
I lsiened.l r. f. FULTos.
| Upon Wednesday evening, March I, yoL
- | Conn ttaa u,et nursuant to agreement. Mr.