The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08
THE CHARGES AGAINST KICKS
Serious Allegations Against a
Federal Judge.
Ermine Of the Judiciary Prostituted
for Gain.
A House COMMITTEES VIII Consider tho
Sworn 5tatoments and Report
to Congress.


District Judge Rick, OF Cleveland gro
contained in memorial presented to
the house today. Representative John
son OF Ohio secured Immediate oonsidsr-
alton for the resolution instructing tho
judiciary COMMITTEES to investigate the
charges, and without debate the reso lu-
ton was adopted. The charges are
madc under oath by s. J. Richie Of
Akron, o.. e wealthy citizen and cap.
itnlist While they are directed mainly
at Judge Kicks they indirectly affect
Judge Burke and ex United Staten Sem
ator Payne OF Cleveland. Ritchie gives
the names OF formidable array OF
counsel i'll Washington, Cleveland and
Akron retained in his behalf. The
charges involve Losses reaching SO 000.-
600. Richie claims to have suffered in
deoisiops made by Judge Rirka affecting
the Canadian copper and niukol mines.
THE CHARGES.
Tho memorial covers IL typewriter
pages and tella of the discovery of val.
liable copper and nickel deposits at Sun
berry Junction in Canada, by the
memorisist in 1885, which have become
worldwide in fame, and have supplied
all the nickel for armor plates used in
the United States navy and by the
European governments, In order to
develop them, TO organize corporations
and to build connecting railway, he
cays he associated himself with Steph-
enson Burke, Henry b. Payne and
Thomas w. Cornell, who were at that
tims believed to bs trustworthy and
honorable. The corporations wsro
known as tho Canadian Copper COM
pany and Anglo-Amarican Iron com
pany, with principal offices at Cleveland.
Mr.. Richie avsrs that in 1890 he
negotiated in England for the Gale OF the
property for $4,000, 900 when, his
petition alleges, mis- associates 'com-
msnced to put into execution a
thoroughly planned and infamous
scheme to rob himself and his wife, who
had the largest interests"
To aeaist them ia their deaigns, 1t is
charged, Judge Ricks prostituted his
Office and bscame their eubservient and
plant tool. Mr.. Kitchie says that while
he was confined to his bed in 1888, and
unable to attend to his business, James
B. and George w. McMnllin of Ontario
secured Judgment in Canada on a con-
tract by which he was to purchase from
them certain railroad bonds and brought
suit in the circuit court of the Northern
diatrict OF Ohio and occurred Judgment.
M COUPONS STOLEN.
According to the memorial it was
afterwards discovered that large part
OF the coupons which the MoMullins
had agreed 10 deliver had been stolen by
them from the Central Ontario railway.
Stephenson Burke acted as his attorney,
he recites, and says Burke profeseed to
defend the case. but called meeting OF
Payne and Cornell, whom Richie terms
conapirators. at VII Oh they agreed to
appropriate to themselves securities
worth $2,500.000 belonging to Mr.
Ritchie and deposited with them
in connection with their mutual
Canadian interests, appropriating
them ostensibly to prevent them from
being seized under the McMullin judg-
ment and then entered into an agrees
ment with the McMullins, who later
should file creditors bill in the court
over which Judge Kicks presided and
which they boasted would sustain their
interests. 1t is alleged to have been a
part OF the agreement that Burks, Payne
and Cornell were to be made parties to
the bill and the securities in their pos
session brought into court.
Iu furtherance CT this plan, 1t ia al-
lsged, his partners defeated the sale for
sl5.000,000, arranged and planned the
destruction Of the market value of the
propertiea, and freudulently transfers
ring to themselves the stocks owned by
him, elected Burke president OF the
company. The books OF the company,
which contained an accurate statement
of his standing. charges Judge Kicks
with withholding from him. refusing
permission TO his attorneys to inspect
them. acting from corrupt motives and
in the face OF the fact that for eight
years no statement of the condition OF
the company had been made as re-
qured by law. Every other party to
the suit it is declared, had free access
to them. Harry P. Mcintosh and Sam
uel E, Williamson were Interested also
az attorneys in the suit.
VICIOUS RULING.
SIN the interest of these parties as
individuals and attorneys this vicious
ruling OF Judge Ricks was made" the
memorial continued, land when tha
charges preferred by the Central Labor
union Of Cleveland and against Judge
Kicks, were recently on hearing before
the committee appointed by the house
of representatives we find every one of
these attorneys flying to the resoue of
Judge Kicks. We find them also writ
ing to members OF congress and lsboring
with them to prevent any report being
made which would be truthful state.
ment of Judge Ricka' conduct "a shown
by his own books.
This conduct shows too plainly the
relations which exist between Judge
Kicks and the corrupt parties whom he
had protected from being convicted by
their own books and records, as he him.
self has been shown to be guilty and
corrupt by the methods of his Office"
Other specifications are that all the
books of the corporation were
shipped from Ontario to the
United States to get them with
In the jurisdiction of Judge Kicks
court; that he made the ruling refusing
Richie access to the books without no.
tice or opportunity for hearing and with
out notice to his attorneys dismissed
Mrs. Richie as a party TO the case.
Tho charges against Judge Kicks will
doubtless be- considered by the judiciary
committee in connection with those pre-
ferred by the Cleveland labor unions.
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