The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-08

Case Was Tried Before Judge
Jackson-Wrft OF error Taken to
the Supreme Couft-Pnync Says
Charges Are an Outrageous SLAM
der,
Washington, Jan, 7.-Charges Of a
sensational nature against United
States District Judge Kicks, Of Cleve-
land, are contained in a. memorial pre-
scented to the House today. Represer-
tative Johnson, of Ohio, secured irlTne-
date consfdera ton of the resolution
instructing the Judiciary committee to
investigate the charges and without
debate the resolution was adopted. The
charges are made under oath by Nj,
S. J. Rftchle, of Akron. O.. a wealthy
citizen and capitalist. While directed
mainly at Judge Kicks, they indirestly
affect Judge Burke and ex-IInhsed
States Senator Payne, Of CleVeiaf.d.
Richie gives the names OF a forna1d,
able array of counsel in Washington,
Cleveland and Akron. retained IN his
behalf
The memorial covers twelve type
written pages and tells of the discov-
cry of valuable copper and nickel de-
posIts at Sunbury Junction in Canada
by the memorialist in 1885, which have
become of worldwide fame, and have
supplied all the nickel for arrnor plates
used in the United States navy and BY
European governments. In order to
develop them, to organize corporations
and to build a connecting railway he,
says he associated himself with Steph-
enson Burke. Henry B. Payne and
Thomas w. Cornell. who were at that
time believed to be trustworthy and
honorable.
The corporation is. well known as the
Canadian Copper company and Anglo
American Iron company, with princi-
pal offices at Cleveland.
Mr.. Ritchie AYERS that in 1890 he ne
gotiated in England for the sale of the
property for s15,OOo,OOO when, his petit
ton alleges, his associates ''commenc-
ed to put into execution a thoroughly
| PLANNED and infamous scheme to rob
himself and his wife, who had the
largest interests"
To assist them in their designs 1T Is
charged Judge Kicks progtftuted his
office and became their suJzervient and
/ plant tool.
: Mr.. Richie says that while he was
confined to his bed in 1888 and unable
, to attend to his business, James L.
2 and George w. McMullin, of Ontario,
secured judgment IN Canada on con-
= tract by which he was to purchase
= from them certain railroad bonds and
= brought suit in the circuit. court of the
: Northern, district of Ohio and secured
judgment.
E According to the memorial it was af-
forwards discovered that a large par;
! of the coupons which the McMullins
= had agreed to deliver had been stolen
by them from the Central Ontario rail.
way. Stevenson Burke acted as his
u attorney, he recites, and says Burke
e professed to defend the case, but called
meeting Of Payne and Cornell, whom
R1tchle terms conspirators, ait which
e they agreed TO appropriate to them
t selves securities worth S2,5O0,0OO be-
4 longing to Mr.. Ritchie and deposited
; with them in connection with their
4 mutual Canadian interests, appropriate
. ing them ostensfbly to prevent them
: from being sieZed under the McMulli1
{ judgment and then entered into ar
+ agreement with the McMuIlins, who
later should file a creditors bill in the
q court over which Judge Kicks presided
o and which they boal5ted would sustain
e their interests.
: 1t is alleged to have been a part OF
l. the agreement that Burke, Payne and
Cornell were to be made parties tc
IS the bill and the securities in their DOS.
e session brought into court
l. In furtherance of this plan it is al
legged his partners defeated the sale fol
100000, arranged and planned tht
< destruction of the market value of thu
properties and fraudulently transfer
ring to themselves the stocks owned by
< him, elected Burke president of TIT
er company. The books of the company
le which contained am accurate Statement
F Of mis- standing, charges Judge Kicks
= with Withholding from him, refusing
lie permission to his attorneys to inspec
Sc them, acting fro corrupt motives ant
in the face of the fact that for eigh
le years no statement of the condition O
the company had BEEN made as requir
10 ed by law. Every ether party to tn
lie suit, it is declared, had free access t
them. Harry P. Mcintosh and Samue
lie E. Williamson were interested also a
attorneys in the suit.
D. I'm the interest of these parties a
l. individuals and attorneys this vioiou
ruling of Judge Kicks was made" tn
memorial continues, tand when tn
re charges preferred by the Central Labo
- union of Cleveland against Judge Rick
r We're recently on hearing before til
I'd committee appointed by the House c
Representative, we find everyone c
OF these attorneys flying to the rescue c
as Judge Kicks. We find them also writ
ing to members of Congress and labor
ing with them to prevent any renol
d. being made which would be a truthfl
se statement of Judge Kicks conduct q
IL shown by his own books.
This conduct shows too plainly til
relations which exist between Judg
Kicks and the corrupt parties whol
L u he had protected from being conVfcte
h, by their own books and records, as /
ad himself has been shown to be guilt
and corrupt by the methods of his o
flee
an Other specifications are that all tn
books of the corporation were shippe
ay from Ontario to the United States
get them within the jurisdiction
judge R:cl-s' court: that he ma, e II
no ruling refusing Ratchie access to II
~, books withpN1t nptice, or opportunity f,
pen hearing and without notice to his a
torneys dismissed Mrs. Richie as
i'e party to the case.
Tho charges -aFainst Judge Ricl1s W
doubtless be considered 10y the ,Tu
IA ciary committee in connection wi
nc those preferred by the Cleveland lob
aa5 unions. The members of the sub cor
ere TnEttee held elf lllloI1nal coIMeIenc
deciding to turn the matter over TO t
M full cbmnittee at its first meetin
probably tomorrow, in accordance Wi
the wishes of Mr.. Bailey.
There will be no subcommittee 7
MORT Each JneInbel Bailey Lanee 81