The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-19
IMPEACHMENT OF BOARMAN.
4. T. Patrick to Begin Proceeding.
Before Congress-
AGAINST A UNITED STATES JUDGE
Growing Out Of an Attempt to DIsbar
Congressman j. q. Hutchcson.
Old Charges Renewed.
New York Journal, December Is.

of the Western district of Louisiana are
to be beg in by albert T. Patrick OF the
law firm of Leeds. Patrick & Irons!da,
No. 40 Wall street.
Mr.. Patrick had just completed the for
NAL draft of his charges when seen at his
office Yesterday. They cover eight type
written pages. He furnished certified
copy of them to the Journal.
LAS soon as can get these charges
printed" said he, II shall send a copy to
each member OF the house of representa-
tves. as well as TO the judiciary commit
tee of that body. The charges will be
accompanied by Il pamphlet, containing
l3.C0c words, giving tho entire history OF
the case ana such detail as could not very
we'll be included in the formal charges.
which of necessity must be brief.
THE only way to impeach a Federal
Judge is TO- bring charges against him in
charges have been lodgd against Judge
Bcarman,, once with the Fifty-frst con-
gress and once with the Fifty-second.
In the first case the report of the judiciary
committee was adverse to the Judge, but
the matter was Eever acted upon by the
house. In the second case the committees
report was adverse again, but the report
was tabled because 1t was believed that
Judge Boarman was dying"
OLD CHARGES RENEWED
The old charges are summed up In the
first two paragraphs of Mr.. Patrick's
document in the following manner:
]. That In a certain proceeding. irsti-
tuted by the United States district attor.
ney agsins. one John r. Jones' to recover
a penalty for unlawful trespassing upon
lands OF the government, cutting the tim
Der therefron and aprropriating the same
to his own use. the said judge. beng un-
duly influenced by the fact that said Jones
was or had been iieommodation acceptor
personal friend, wrongfuily ruling upon
the said cause, refused to hear an argu-
ploI ed by the department Of justice to
prosecute said suit and wrongfully charged
the jury that the said Jones be acquitted
of said charge well as of an indictment
found by the grand jury therefor.
@ That upon his own confession, made
under. oath TO the house judiciary commit;
tee Of the Fifty-second congress, the said
judge emoezzied funds in a registry of
The court in violation of article 5j05 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States, and
converted said funds to his own use.
Mr.. Patrick states that, in November
1898, while sitting by assignment In circuit
the disbarment Of Joseph c. Hutcheson
an attorney of that court. Judge Boarman
WIS unduly influenced In Hutcheson's IA
then hanging over Judge Boarmans head
in congress Hutchinson was member of
congress, and II "whitewashedo by the
o%nrs eu1q nT rv. oS 20 INC he MN eom
to prevent the impeachment Of Judge
ara,rn, ror t'ie many onehseS charseo
ODD TALE OF A TRIAL
IT Ia further charged that Judge Roar
man, in pursuance OF this alleged con-
splracy, announced IN open court that he
would disregard the ordinary rules of pro-
cedure ana Of evidence and would con-
slider and try the case as family quar-
rel among yers." and thereupon In
vited the lawyers sitting about the bar
Of the court to sit with him in the case
ana help him to arrive at a conclusion.
These lawyers, Patrick swears. were
nn-tios 10 tba cors,,-oc,, r,,4,ra I,oo,r,.,,,
,ha,, s.,u NY Yu'se ooa' nan
,,neI, aecotdlhE TO paragraph D. wrongful
~ ruled that he would place the burden
o. ", pIIVut on tne u9ttndant Hutcheson'
Sla tnat , SnereGnen Juage Boarman inter
.osatep the lawyers Suing with him as
dSsoelale Judges as 10 their opinion of
e "a "a "SGr WnO MouiI take a rec 10 prose
cE IT,, hrother member Of the bar.
7, u.s. olLnions Wiug unfavorahle, Judge
Bo4rman ruled that he found that Patrick
n ,at pv.m thiu zee 10 prosecute the pro-
case Vas in lis opISon t pross ~ T braacS
OF pyotesslonal ethics than that charged
rs s,,,,a l'u1g.eSon, and that therefore,
such charge bui Would p neTTIt 10 prove
to prove his irnocence more fuIIv
In the tenth paragraph Patrick swears
mat judge Boarman entered a final judg-
,leht N these disharnent proceedings to
the effect that he had heard the evidence
3ilored against Hutchinson, when. in truth,
ne ~, hau reused to hear or consider any
T 1TUtl evluenee, that the judge found
that his conduct did not reflect upon him
az lawyer ana gentleman.
TRIED TO DISBAR PATRICK
Paragraph II cbaroos ,ha, a., ,,,,-
Of the conspiracy and IN nrann
smirch the rcputation Of pa,r,oi, J,,,"a
Boarman directed and nermIttad ~. ais
trict attornov ia f,ia - -, ~ N''
Ia. tt,.t.i. ~ 'i,e hlot'ol' prepared
~ iiuteneSon, Tor the disharment OF Pat
t,tccHH' tn,aSeu upon The false, slandcrous
- NJ ir.Itlous ilndings' Of the Judge.
s i,.SSo CnarseS, fatrick swears, were not
,o r'''Vit az Jaw 10 put him on trial and