Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-08
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE



In n Memorial TO the House Against
Judge Kicks.
Washington, Jan. 7.--Charges OF n
sensational character against United
States District Judge Augustus Kicks
OF Cleveland are contained in memoir
ial presented 20 the house OF repre-
sentatives today.
Representative johnson OF Ohio Sc
cured immediate consideration for a
resolution instructing the judiciary
committee to investigate the charges
and without debate the resolution was
adopted. The charges are made under
oath by Mr., S. ]. Richie OF Ohio.
wealthy capitalist While directed
mainly at Judge Kicks, they indirectly
AFFECT Judge Burke and ex-United
States Senator Payne OF Cleveland.
Mr. Richie gives the names OF
formidable array OF counsel In WASH
ington, Cleveland and Akron who have
been retained in his behalf These in
clude Messrs Hemphill, Shellabarger,
Wilson and Butterworth and Messrs.
Green. Grant and Lleber OF Akron.
The charges involve losses reaching
$6.000000.
Mr.. Ritchie claims 10 have suffered
in decisions made by Judge Kicks af-
fecting Canadian copper and nickel
mines.
hurry hCinNnHn uUu 6dHlutl
Williamson were Interested also as at
torneys in the suit In the interest OF
these parties as individuals and attor-
neys this vicious ruling OF Judge Kicks"
was made. The memorial says fur
Their: And when the charges pre-
ferrcd by the Central Labor Union of
ClevelanS against Judge Kicks were re-
Gently on hearing before the committee
appointed by the house of representa-
ftNng find f,,a ~ hoe
neys flying TO the rescue OF Judge
Kicks. We find them also writing to
members of congress and laboring with
them TO prevent any report being made
which would be a truthful statement OF
Judge Kicks conduct as 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. and
he himself has been shown to he guilty
and corrupt by the records Of his of
flee"
Other specifications are That the
books of the corporation were shipped
from Ontario to the United States to
get them within the Jurisdiction of
Judge Kicks court, and that he made
the ruling refusing Richie access to
the books without notice or chance for
hearing.
The memorial covers twelve type
written pages and tells OF the dis
covery of valuable copper and nickel
deposits in Sudbury Junction In Cana
da by the memoriallst in 1885, which
have become of worldwide fame and
have supplied all the nickel for ar
NOR plates used in the United States
navy and many European govern
ments In order to develop them and
to build connecting railroad he says
he associated himself with Stevenson
Burke, Henry b. Payne and Thomas w
Cornell, who were at that time be-
lieved by him 10 be honorable and
trustworthy"
The corporation was known rs the
Canadian copper company and Anglo
American iron company, with princi-
pal offices in Cleveland
Mr.. Richie AYERS that in 1889 he
/ negotiated i'm England for the sale
1 of the property for 81 100000 while his
/ petition alleges his associates "com-
menced TO put into execution n thor
oughly planned and infamous scheme
| to rob himself and his wife, who had
| the largest shares To assist them in
their designs 1t is charged Judge Kicks
| prostituted his office and became their
subservlent and plant tool
Mr.. Richie said that while he was
confined TO his bed in 1858 and unable
I to attend to his business, James B. and
/ George w. McMullln, OF Ontorlo, se-
cured judgment in Canada on a contract
I by which he was 10 purchase from
] them certain railroad bonds and
| brought suit in the circuit court OF the
| northern district of Ohio and secured
/ judgment Afterwards 1t was dis.
/ covered that a large part of the coupons
| which the McMullins had agreed to de-
/ liver had been stolen by them from the
/ Central Pacific railroad.
Stevenson Burke acted as his
| attorney. recltes and says
| Burke professed TO defend the
case, but called upon Payne and Cor
/ nell and they agreed to appropriate 10
themselves securities worth s250,0O0
[ They then entered into an agreement
with the McMullins that the latter
should file creditors bill in the court
presided over by Judge Ricks
1t Is alleged to have been part OF the
agreement that Payne Burke and Cor
nell were to be made parties to the
bills and the securities In their posses
sion brought into the court.
The books Of the company which con-
tanned a correct statement of his stand.
! ing. he charges Judke Kicks with with
| holding from him and refusing permits
sion 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 com
pany's affairs had been made as re-
qulred by law. Every other party to
the suit, it is declared, had access 10
them.
Henderson to Practice Law.
Washington, Jan. T.-Senator Man
derson OF Nebraska appears witha de-
NAL Of the story that he asplres to be-