The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-13

Two Members or the COMMITTEES Be-
iseve He Was Drunk.


Two Members az the Ccnmitsee B~-
iseve He Was Drunk.
Osyrsrla- March l1-Specsas- their
repcr< on the investigated Of the en.rxex
against Judge ". w I4aaxhorne. ~ s-F,s-
halls. Representative Halteuan ana God
dArf say
AS 10 the matters avsrr~a in spseinea.
taon No. / Of the Eyss charge vA~~~s.
Judge Langhorne 10 accused az .nxt.s,s.
ing Che demurrer and ssxsussssn~ IA.
amended complaint without having read
the same or having heard the Same read
Or IT'S consents stated ard without hear
Ing argument thereon. your committee
finds that such accusation IL sustained
by the evidence.
AS 10 the matters averred In scecsxra-
sion No. Of the FIRST charge. IN refer
ence 10 the appointment Of receiver and
attorneys for the Tower Lumber Com
pany. we. your COMMITTEES. frd the evil
dsnce 30 be conflicting. with the IRE
ponderance In favor OF the matters all
legged.
1--WE find as to the aIlegataoA set forth
In specification No. of the Trsr charge.
wherein Judge Langhorne IL accused Of
Intentionally. and without cause. for the
purpose OF breaking up the business OF
certain lawyers, therein mentioned, and
OF publicly threatening in the scmmuni-
ties wherein they reside for the purpose
OF 90 breaking up the business of said
lawyers, of arbitrarily aud publicly
stating that Ii was his Intention to dis
bar said attorneys from practicing their
profession In his court. that said charges
are sustained by the evidence.
your committee finds that the charge
made IN specification No. Of the second
charge. wherein said Langhorne IL ac-
cused Of threatening to kin Edward r.
Hunter ut the 81. Helens hotel in the
city Of Chehaiss, Wash, and with such
intention proceeded thence armed with
deadly weapon. TO be snhstantiated by
the testimony produced upon our investi-.
gation-
As 10 the matters averred In specifca-
ton No. OF the second charge. wherein
said Langhorne is charged with the ex-.
hibiting OF a revolver pistol. and stating
that he was going 10 I'LL Edward F. Hun
ter with lead. we find that the matters
therein alleged are true.
Your committee finds that the charges
OF intoxicaticn white on. as well as of the
bench, of the said w. ". Langhorne.
Judge. as set cut IN specification No. 5 OF
the second charge, are true and have
been established before your committee
by the great weight OF testimony.
LAS TO the matters ayerred In specifica-
ton No. of the second charge. la refer
snce TO the interference with the admin
istration OF the business OF the court OF
Lewis county and selection Of deputies 10
be appointed we find said charges TO be
established by the preponderarce OF the
evidence.
..As to the matters charged In speciflca-
ton No. OF the fifth charge, wherein
IL is alleged that said Langhorne prom
ised the appointment of receivership
IN a valuable estate now In litigation In
the county OF Lewis, In consideration OF
such appointment the applicant TO rem
dsr his assistance 10 said Langhorne In
a certain proposed impeachment case,
then pending. and compensation thereof
TO suit proposed appointee and his attor-
ney, we find the above charge TO be true
"As to the matters charged In specifica-
ton No. of the last charge. that on ac-
count OF the refusal of complainant to
form a copartnership with his son Manr-
ice A. Langhorne, that the said w. w.
Langhorne, as judge and as an indi-
yiduai has prosecuted said complainant
both in and out of court, We. your COM
mittee find that the evidence. while con-
fiicting as to the above charge. Is sub
Stimulated and proven to be true by testi-
rnony OF witnesses In specification No.
OF Sd1a last InaFke.
las to the matters charged In specihca-
ton No. 3 of the last charge, that on ac-
count of the refusal of certain attorneys
in Lewis and Pacific counties to form CO.
partnership with the said son OF the said
Langhorne, that such refusais have been
followed up by judicial and private per-
secutions from and by said W. W. Lang
horne toward the above mentioned attor-
neys. we. your committee. find to be true.
Your COMMITTEES finds as TO specihca-
ton No. 4 Of the last charge. wherein
said Langhorne 10 accused of examining
and cross-examining witnesses In cases
tried by him as presiding judge, and be-
fore jury, and of generally usurping
the province of the attorneys, and of de-
priving them of the right of intelligently
performing the duties and obligations
which exist between attorneys and clients.
and that said judge imposes many fines
for contempt upon members OF the bar
during the trial OF cases before juries, In
which he Is the presiding judge. and
afterward in private RENTING such fines,
would respectfully report that from the
great bulk of the testimony adduced be-
fore them at the hearings. they find all
the said allegations are proven by con-
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