Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-18
JUDGE RIlC KS CASE
A Majority and Minority Report Has Beer
Submitted.
The judiciary C0mmittce Finally Dc.
ciaes to AlIow 41lc Judge to
Appca1 in Person.

Mr.. Broderick Of Kansas today submitted
to the House judiciary committee the re-
pert, being the minority views on the Judge
Kicks case: The report says:
The memorial cdntains three charges
against Judge Ricks. i,tts' s+s">S-
1. He is charged with having corruptly
cheated and defrauded the government Of
the United States out Of 81, ,55S. IS, received
on various dates between September 49,
1885, and December p, 1891. 1t is al
legged that this fraud consisted in the mis-
appropriation of certain fees, which were
paid to the clerk of his court.
2. That he, as judge, on or about the
10th day of January, 1880, corruptly ad-
vised and persuaded Martin w. Sanders,
then clerk of his court to omit from his
(Sanders) emolument report. the fees and
emoluments Of said clerk from July l, 1889.
to December 81, 1889. aggregating the
aforesaid sum.
3. That the said judge wilifully and cor
ruptly certified to the correctness of the
said clerks alleged fraudulent report.
knowing that the report was untrue.
'"rhe answer of Judge Ricks submitted
to the subcommittee, denies all the charges
Of fraud and wrong doing and admits that
he received the fees mentioned in the first
charge of the memorial and alleges that he
was entitled to said fees, except certain
sums. which were rightfully paid out to
individuals for the completion of the rec
crd Of the cases out of which the fees
arose and the amount paid over to the
government. There was nc evidence Of
fered in support Of the second and third
charges, so that the case rests and must
be determined upon the first charge"
The story Of the transactions is given in
detail. and 1t is said that Judge Kicks re-
ported all the facts to the Department of
Justice, and this report was examined and
approved. 1t is not shown by the evil
dence, nor is there any pretehse, that
Judge Kicks, while clerk, ever retained or
attempted to retain more than his maxi
mum compensation, that is, s. $500 per an
num-"
The report concludes: "In view of all the
facts In this case it is orr conclusion that
Judge Kicks is not guilty Of any offense;
that there was no intention of wrong doing
and that no moral turpitrde attaches. We,
therefore, recommend that the resolution
repoi ted to the House for Impeachment be
not adopted"
Mr.. Dailcy's Report.
Representative Bailey submitted to the
judiciary committee of the House today
the report prepared by him in explanation
Of the proposed impeachment proceedings
against Judge Kicks. The report first re-
cites the charges against the judge and
says the evidence establishes facts which
make 1T impossible to reconcile his con-
duct with the rules of common honesty,
and therefore recommend the adoption Of
the impeachment resolution"
To Neopen the Case.
The judiciary committee Of the House
held long session today over the Ricks
case. The friends Of Judge Kicks endeav-
ored to reverse the decision Of the previous
meeting, but after three hours there was
no sign of a decision being reached.
Finally the committee decided, by vote
of to 8, to reopen the case by extending
| an invitation to Judge Kicks to appear
before them, If he SO desired, with his
witnesses and to give like invitation to
the other side.
The members who have stood with Mr.
Bailey for impeachment regard the vote
as a. practical defeat 50 far as action by
this Congress is concerned.