Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-12
JUDGE RloKs ACCUSED.
lHis Impeachment Demanded on Charges
of ComplioIty in Fraud.

of Completely in Fraud.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIN the house
Monday Mr.. johnson (O.) presented a
memorial from Samuel j. Richie, of
Ohio, asking for the impeachment of
Judge Augustus j. Riclss, of Ohio, and
the committee on judiciary was in
Rtructed to investigate the charges
contained therein.
The charges against Judge Kicks are
made under oath by s. j. Ritchie, of
Akron, o., wealthy capitalist of that
section. While directed mainly at
Judge Kicks, they indirectly affect
Judge Burke and ex-United States
Senator Payne, of Cleveland. The
charges involve losses reaching Sc, ,000,-
600, Mr.. Ritchie claims to have suffered
in decisions made by Judge Ricks af-
fecting Canadian copper and nickel
mines.
The memorial covers twelve type
written pages and tells Of the discov-
cry of valuable copper and nickel de-
posits at Sudbury Junction, in Canada,
by the memorialist in 1885, which have
become of worldwide fame and have
supplied all the nickel for armor-plates
European governments.
In order to develop them, to organize
corporations and to build connecting
railway, he says he associated with
himself Stevenson Burke, Henry B.
Payne and Thomas w. Cornell, who
were at that time believed by him to
be honorable and trustworthy. The
corporations We're known as the Cana
dian Copper company and Anglo-Amer-
lean Iron company, with principal
offices at Cleveland.
Mr.. Ritchie AYERS that in 1889 he ne
gotiated in England for the sale of tho
property for $15,000,00O, when, his pc
tition alleges, his associates "com-
menced to put into execution thor
oughly planned and infamous scheme
to rob" himself and his wife, who had
the largest interests. To assist them
in their designs, it is charged, Judge
Kicks prostituted his Office and became
their subservient and plant tool.
Mr.. Ritchie says that while he was
confined to his bed in 1883 and unable
to attend to his business James B. and
George w. McMullen, of Ontario, Sc
cured Judgment in Canada on con-
tract by which he was to purchase
| from them certain railroad bonds, and
brought suit in the circuit court of the
northern district of Ohio and secured
judgment.
Stevenson Burke acted as his attor-
ney, he recites, and says Burke pro-
fessed to defend the case, but called
meeting of Payne and Cornell,
whom Richie terms conspirators,
at WHICH they agreed to APP
propriate to themselves securi-
ties worth S2,5OOOOO belonging to Mr..
Ritchie and deposited with them in
connection with their mutual Canadian
interests, appropriating them osten-
sibly to prevent them from be.
ing seized under the McMullen
judgment, and then entered into
an agreement with the McMullens
that the latter should file cred
itor's bill in the court over which
Judge RiclSs presided and which they
boasted would sustain their interests
1t is alleged to have been part of the
agreement that Burke, Payne and Ger
nell were to be made parties to the bill
and the securities in their possession
brought into court
In 'furtherance of this plan it is al
legged, Ritchie's partners defeated the
sale for $15, 100000 arranged, planned
the destruction of the market value OF
the properties, and fraudulently trans
ferring to themselves the stocks owned
by him elected Burke president of the
company. The books of the company
which contained correct statement
of his standing he charges Judge
Kicks with withholding from him, re
fusing permission to his attorneys t.
inspect them, acting from corrupt mo
tives, and in the face OF the fact tina
for eight years no statement of tn,
condition of the comanies had beel
made, as required by law. Every othe
party to the suit, it is declared, hat
free access to them.
: CLEVELAND. o., Jan. S.-Ex-Senato
Payne, when shown the dispatch from
Washington in reference to the memo
: rial presented to congress agains
| United States Judge Kicks said:
"The charges are ridiculous and an outrage
Gus slander. Let Mr. Richie pay Judg
Burke, Mr. Connell and myself what he owe
us and he can get his stock. Judge Kicks dl
) not decide that case. He simply coincide
with Judge Layton, OF Tennessee. Ritchi
, borrowed money from Burke, Conneil and my
, self aggregating million and quarter dol
4 lars"
HARRIS TO BE RETURNED.