Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-06
BEING INVESTIGATED
MADE NY A WELL-ISNoWN AT
TORNEY FROM THE CITY
OF GAINESVILLE,
And Placed on File by the officers
OF the Department of
Justice.

III Washington. Oct. 5-The following is
d copy of the charges against Judge
,<ilgore, preferred by Attorney w. o.
5 Davis, of Gainesville:
Gainesville, Tex. Sept. IS, 1895.
30 the Department of Justice, Washing
lN ton, ID. c.:
ga l believe 1t to be my duty TO prefer
i ngainst the Hon. c. b. Kigore judge of
HE Southern district of the United
States court for the Indian Territory,
!. charges for incompetency and oppres-
Y Zion in office, and gross official miscon-
: Duct.
t5t Those best acquainted with Judge
Kilgore have known that he was not
3 lawyer and had no qualifications for
DIE position. Besides, his mind is not
OF judicial bent. he being what in
common parlance is known as a pro-
fesslonal politician,
VA When he went to the Territory after
receiving his appointment, he carried
s q hungry gang with him. Among these
+ Was Edwin Hobby, lawyer from Tex
II as. 1t Is hard to find language to de-
scribe Hobbys relations to the court
geperal legal adviser. Hobby stays
with the court and advises the judge
what to do under all circumstances. As
The Judge draws salary and the law
y makes no provisions for paying for
( Huch assistance as is rendered by Hob
by, he is allowed to take a princely
Nnlary out of the pockets of those who
are so unfortunate as to have business
appnmnligh
most unheard of subterfuges are re-
forted to, to send business before Hob
by. one of them is this:
| IN THE MATTER OF APPOINTING
M FREE AT LAW.
On the 9Th day of May, rc55, It is or
dtred that Edwin Hobby. Esq, master
Of chancery in this court, be and Is
hereby appointed commissioner and
4fferee at law for the consideration
nhd Investigation OF all matters arising
at law and necessary and proper to be
Investigated or considered by n COM
missioner of referee and 1t further or
dered that all actions now pending
upon the docket of this court or which
may hereafter be pending in this court.
wherein the grounds of any attachment
! ara controverted and at issue, or other
wise the rights of any interpleader or
cialmant other than the parties plain
TN and defendant as parties are to be
determined or wherein the validity of
Y any lien or the priority of conflicting
Hens upon any property in the custody
OF the court Is at issue, and are here
: BY referred generally to said Edwin
4 5ipbby as such commissioner and ref
Ieree to hear and determine and report
uppn the same and all issues arising
from and connected Herewith and nee
fasary to be determined and full power
and authority Is hereby granted to said
'referee to require amended pleadings
to'be fled, to administer oaths, to sum-
mon. attach and examine witnesses
With full power to commit as for con-
<tmpt, and to fix and enforce all rules
aud regulations necessary and proper
TO- be enforced In the proper conduct
= 'anq investigation Of any business that
may come before him pursuant to this
I ieuthority, and all parties. plaintiff and
uefendant, to each and every pending
Nruon herein referred to said commits
rinner and referee and their attorneys
arc hereby ordered and directed to be
and appear before said commissioner
4, and referee at his office in ArlmOre on
u lfhe first Monday In July. 1895. and
,thereafter to abide by and obey such
.proper orders and rules which said
icomnissioner and referees may make
I'm the premises and said commissioner
.nnd referee is hereby directed
10 forthwith examine the record
,pf All actions pending upon the law
inocket of this court, and report forth
WIN before adjournment hereof by
.pumber and style, all actions coming
within the perview of this order of
refefence and to give reasonable no
rAtce hereof to each and every one of
Llmid parties and their attorneys of
irecord II any, and to all other parties
IT persons appearing of record to be
nterested in said action and the cost
" siich notice shall be taxed as costs
y fhe several actions herein referred.
II is further ordered that at the
iearing of any action before said COM
missioner and referee, the whole evil |
ttnce adduced therein shall be re-
luctd to writing by or under direction
lpf said commissioner or referee. and
MI fturned by him Into court, with his
u1Fpoft therein, unless the cause at
are submitted upon an agreed state |
1ent of facts, in which case, only such
ffofVidence as such commissioner or ref |
: Fee may deem necessary shall be re-
tn'ncSd to writing, and for his services
ok n netions of this character said COM
IN Hiss Toner and referee shall be allowed |
"'ne Same fee and compensation as Is |
s0uf9Nided for master in chancery of this |
A purt by virtue of any rule now sub
Nung which said fees and compensa- |
e!c on and all other costs therein shall |
are tpxed as costs and paid from any !
.,Anu subject TO the payment OF costs |
o'i tich case. II there be such fund |
1ou4fotif there be no such fund In court |
eatten the same to be taxed and paid |
est n proceedings before master OF
rhancery In this court. and said COM
l*sioner and referee shall report his
ttipn In all pending cases herein re-
rtc'i az the first day OF the next (oct)
: arm
l]n1s further ordered by the court
Vot said commissioner and referee
Nv nave the same authority TO hear
tfetermine ana report upon any
Nion 10 dissolve an attachment that
~~t{ lbe made pursuant to section se5
Npnshald's Digest as herein before
4 *Ned for in otl.er cases.
<A HfFefernce to equity cases there Is
t|ofder, IL anything. more sweeping
,~-<Mt his. but do not have a copy OF
49, pre- me.
Aa1 !p*heery suits are conducted insthls