Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-20
IMPEACHMENT OF BOARMAN.
~. Patrick to Begin Proceedings
Before Congress
IcAlNST A UNITED STATES JUDGE.
e,ovine out OF nm Attempt to Dlsbar
Congressman j. q. Hutcheson.
old charges Renewed.

s,,,s District Judge Alexander Boarman
N me Western district Of Louisiana are
,,te te,, m by albert \. Patrick Of the
- h-n of Leads, Patrick Dc lrons!de,
xo. " wall street.
Mr. Patrick had Just completed the Tor
mai draft OF his charges when seen at his
,teee yes,erday. They cover eight type
..,nten pages. He furnished a certified
,onv Of them to tho Journal.
u. soon as I can get these charges
,.,,,ed - said he, ~ shall send a copy to
IN member OF tho house OF representa-
,,,s as well as 10 tho judiciary commit
NJ of that body. The charges Will be
,r,,mpanied by pamphlet, containing
an uorls. giving tho entire history OF
n. case AMI such detail If could not very
vii be included in the formal charges.
mich Of necessity must be brief.
r1he only way TO inpeach a Federal
,sdre ia To- bring charges against him In
H. house OF representatives. twice before
Charge have been lodsd against Judge
srsss and once with the Flfty-second.
N the first casa the report OF the Judlclitiy
Committee was adverse to the judge, put
tbs matter was never acted upon py the
tonse In the second case the committees
isport was adverse again, but the report
VS. tabled Because Il was believed that
JulCe BOafltl4u WAS ~ lfbs
OLD CHARGES RENEWED.
The OH charges are summed up In the
m, two paragraphs of Mr.. Patiek's
document In the following manner;
/. That in certain proceeding msu-
,u,ei by the United States district attor'
uy agains. one John II. Jones, to recover
a penalty for unlawful trespassing upon
laras Of the government, cutting. the tilh-
al fling the same
"a his own use the said judge, beng uh-
dvB Influenced by the fact that said Jones
xas or had been accommodation lcceptor
,srsonal friend, wrongfuily ruling upon
Inc said cause, refused 10 hear an arsu-
rent Of able counsel who had been EN-
trtseclte said suit and wrongfuny charged
DE Jury TINT the said Jones be acqultttd
Of said charge as well as of m inulctiheht
icrnd by the grand jury therefor.
2 That upon his own confession, made
under OATH 10 tho house judiciary commit :
lee OF the Fifty-eecond congress, the Sal1
Judge embezZled funds In Il registry OF
iiv court In violation Of article ~. oil the
Revised Statutes OF the United States, ana
converted said funds TO his own use
In the third parngrapn Of ne oy SnIIsys
pN wlHle sitting by assignment In circuit
1t Galveston. Texas, in q nroceeulilh "
the dlsbarment. OF Joseph q ap Wolr imam
was unduly Influenced In Hutchesons Ia
ror The Impeachment proceedings were
then hanging over. Judge Boarman,s nea1 =
congress, and II "whitewashed" by the
court could be returned TO the next coh-
grsss and there would exert his lnnMeihce
% prevent the Impeachment OF Judgs
Boarinnn for the many onenses chhrseu
against him.
ODD TALE OF a TRIAL.
II Is further charged that Judge Boar
man, In pursuance OF this ALLEGED con-
rpitaey announced In open court that ne
would disregard the ordinary rules OF pro-
sedure ana of evidence and would con
rader and try the case as n family quar-
rel among lawyers" and thereupon In
ylte1 the lawyers sitting about the par
Of the court to sit with him In the case
and help him to arrive at a conclusion
These lawyers Patrick swears, were
PARTIES to the conspiracy, Judge Boarmar
men, according to paragraph 3, wrongfui w
" ruled that he would place the burden
q proof on the defendant, Hutchinson
in1 that thereupon Judge Boarman inter
.ssa,ed the lawyers sitting with MN a, a,
associate judges" as to their opinion Of
hiawyer who would take q fee TO prose
cue brother member OF the bar
pinese opinions being unfnvorable, JuugS
Bo1finan ruled that he found that PatricN
hai been paid &c to prosecute the pro
evtungs; that to take fee IN such Z
sese was, In his opinion, a grosser hreael
~. Professional ethics than that onargee
ssanst Hutchinson, and that, Therefore
would not permit Patrick to prove
,ueh charges, but would permit Hutchesof
wproNe his innocence more fully.
~ ire tenth paragraph Patrick swear
MM Judge Boarman entered final Juhg
.ssH IN these disbarment proceedings u
w w erect that he had heard the evidence
Siiered against Hutchinson. whom, IN truth
~ had refused to hear or consider an,
,Tncn evidence; that the Judge fopnt
nuieheson innocent OF the charge ant
.aat his conduct did not reflect upon HIN
lawyer and a gentleman
TRIED TO DIsBAR PATRICK.
Paragraph II charges that in pursuance
the conspiracy, and in order to be
,nnrch the reputation OF Patrick. Judg
slman directed and permitted the dis
u'cl arorhcy TO file n motion, prepares
huteheson, for the disbarment OF Pat
n IN based upon tho false, slanderou
TSs. FICTITIOUS findings" Of the judge
suSs se charges, Patrick swears, were no
se subsequently, denounced and dis
ies,Ssl 9y Judge David +. Bryant, tn
All r1u Judge OF that district, as unjus
Inc next paragraph states that whe
my iek applied to Judge Boarman. 10
sna 81 exceptions on recital of the fact
Signature ruiings Of said judge, over HI
lions want 70 use these bills OF excer
iHn,s N Washington. You can't hay
AMI I. "a ,.ou VIII 20 hAcR 10 NEW LOT
~ ny THIS matter drop will see tina
sSlhhrBes don't come UP against yot
ssyJheson threatened your life and
Ema by arranging to try his case fo
III now you are unsrateful.
AM nave tnlked TO these people her
e,haat you. Some think you are crazy
y ~, knave. am beginning to thin
] "a iss conditions and events which. led u
Ia, r Pautek's present action form
= mr.. interesting chapter of Texan jurii
L c-uuenee. Albert T. Patrick and Josep
IA h,Heheson have been rivals at the ba
mn ~ politics In Texas Air. Patrick wa
n netleing lawyer there until he cam
Sew York three years ago.
LoNo FIGHT AND AN OLD oNf
uid not get chance 10 submit m
Il 'aense against Hutchinson In that trial,
sssid but in my answer to the charge
81 My My me detailed the entire hlst0r
B Ma sehsson's actions. That answer wa
4 q "a IN the United States circuit ooul
4 4 ns.Neston. Texas. March 20 1891. II
csnHs ot the record of that cour' 40
\ " reierred to az any time"
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