The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-20

the friends Of the rsan h8s1 been aprrs-
h@nssye that bsao9shes4 wss about TO fol-
iow.
Fer ovsr year Hurs@r haN fhrea.e-ei
tire impeachment rrece 81 1gs. For a tine
~ haa his aghs alone. BAT within few
months be has been tasne4 bg other at
fsFneYs. Mo.z promin sns among sss -
is Richard X p9ney. o. South BENZ. hate
Democrats candidate for 5sin. senator
About three nonrhs ago written petition
was forwarded 10 Jnsigs Lzn=hoz re
signed by at least three OF the Pacific
county attorneys. asxsng nts resignation.
EoEey Was one OF tizegT~ A meeting was
held sn this city. ~ wsiea fha leassing
attorneys Of the tw3 eountlso were pra~-
ent- The question came up whether this
petition shonia bs sixasi b. the bar So
body, ard the conclusion vas reached
that Judge LanghasEe q consIucL hal rot
been sGss a. to warrant surh step.
The charges are fisc ~ nssarber. aEj
are as follows:
Firss-That during tsse iacnnheney Of
said offfce Of supers1- Judge BY said ".
w. Langhorre. ST the counties aforess "a.
ard In said state. be, the said ~. w.
I.anghorne. judge. has committed and
been guilty OF. and sfsil Is guilty Of many
ieiEnauencies In Office and In the eor.uct
OF cases pending IN said superior court
over which ne prssiaes
second-Thaf be has Ia the counties
aforesaid and In the county of Tnurston
committed cffen4eS against the laws OF
the state.
Third That In the county OF Pacific ne
has been guilty OF ofrenses against NOR
szkf z4su %rx
state.
Fourth-Taat the said Langhorne. Judge.
has. while acting as Judge. violated the
provisions Of section %. article 2. OF the
constitution of the state of Washington.
contrary 20 bis oath Of Office. and for
the purpose of making profit TO him
self
Fffth-That he has during the period
aforesaid been abusive, oppressive and
tyrannicai towards the members OF the
bar practicing before him and having
business In the courts presided over by
him. and has counselcd ana advised With
litigants In his court In regard TO cases
pending. and In regard to their attorneys.
and counsel. and otherwise interfered
with the due administration of ine busl-
ness of such courts.
Those charges are more particularly
specified In dozen typewriter pages
which follow. Under the first charge Is a
specification alleging that In 1899 Lang
horne. as Judge. made a decision In a
suit of the minor heirs OF Phiiander w.
SWEET. deceased, against A. l.. Denie,
administrator. and the South Bend Land
Company. defendants. involving large
amount OF property and the interests of
these heirs. In pursuance of an under
standing beforehand with these defend
ants. and without having examined the
plaintiffs complaint. A second specIlca-
ton ~ that Judge Langhorne stated af-
ter deciding the case of Reed and War
rem Va. Bank OF Commerce of Centralia,
that had not Hunter been counsel for
the bank his rulings and decisions would
have been different a third specification
IL that fsanghorne In making return 10
an alternative writ of prohibition. issued
out or the supreme court of the state
In the contempt proceedings instituted
hy Langhorne against Hunter. falsely
and malieiousiy charged Hunter with
having altered the records of the superior
court. and verified the return with his
oath. The fourth specification charges
Judge Langhorne with certain irregu-
iarlties In the Tower Lumber Company
case. In which Hunter was also interested
The nth specification charges I.anghorne
with having privately consulted with and
advised with the defendant at her house
In the case OF CHM VS.. Louisa Rose. of
Pacific county. then In his court. II is
also specified that r.anghorne has at
tempted to break up and ruin the hrsi-
ness of complainant and ether attorneys
praeticing before him by publicly stating
his intention to disbar them: and that
he has, while on the bench, threatened to
settle differences arising In court with
lawyers outside Of the conrt ressn.
Under the second charge complainant
specifics that Judge Langhorne has sew
erat times threatened to kill him. and
that these threats have been made both
In chehalis and IN olympia: that in the
Olympia hotel having a revolver In his
hand. Ianghorue made this threat; that
on the Sunday before election this fail
t4anghcrne stated that he was going to
the ST. Helens hotel In Chehaiis. where
he then supposed the complainant 10 be.
ami XIII him. and that he did go TO the
hotel, bat found the complainant absent:
that al South Bend. within the last three
"A pistol
and publicly stated that hc was going
to III Hunter with lead. that at one time
Iangharne purchased three revoivsrs
argning himself ard hts two sons there
with for the ayowet purpose not only
OF killing complainant but other law abid
Ing citizens
Complainant further charges that at
one time upon his own personal krox,i-
edge. both at South Bend aud ChelsaIts
at time fixed for holding hss court AZ
those places. I.sngharna was gntoxicatei
to ssich an extent as 80 incanaestats him
for attending 10 his business or dE@oharg
ing his duties "a Judge. That he Is in
the constant habit of carrying concealed
weapons. and has them IN his chambers
at the courthouse and no the hsncsa. So
that complainant has not feg safe Ia
going before said Judge excepting I'm OMEN
court That i%anghcsne has frequently
i'~sssea Of his skill in using deadly weag,-
ous, and - having killed rasn in per
sesnal encounters
In the third charge II IL specified that
In the summer Of 1884, Judge Iane9vsrn.
escorted a married lady. the mother o.
several efa.ifr~a. 20 a place oF f.uf4ie
amusement. atssa. after taking her home
returned u whisky shop ami ruhgNay
hsazs,est Of having FasI sss,Tgoper relations
wtth her. that afterwards 81 the right
season he vas found drunk on fNr prem.
ises. egsi was removed therofrcss az her
complaint.
tneer tire feaEth heading II - spec. fes,
that in 1885. 81 violation of his cath II
sssS{rsa Fsaftses fa-~hs1aysa s,~ov.sAAs