St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-01

man of the grand jury and with 9TH
ers, and used the information so OBJ
tanned to enable him to cause indict-
ments and presentments to be had and
made against different persons.
That on Jan. 81, 1895, Daniel Sulli-
van and several other persons were
brought up before him as judge on in
dictments found by the said grand
jury; that a motion was made to set
aside said indictments, and the grounds
of such motion were stated; and that
he as judge overruled the same, and
ordered and directed that the indict-
ment against said Sullivan, and all
the papers and records pertaining
thereto, should be certified to the SUI
preme court for decision; and when
said records were thereafter presented
to him to be certified to the supreme
court, arbitrarily and capriciously
stated that he would not certify up
the said case; that each of said de-
PENDANTS SO indicted would have to
stand trial. and that they could ap-
peal in case of conviction.
HIS OWN SWEET WILL.
That in January, 1885, as such judge,
he willfully and unlawfully ordered
and directed bench warrants to issue
and to be placed in the hands of the
sheriff for the arrest of one John r.
Johnson and one Campbell, to bring
them as witnesses before said court,
without any subpoena having been
served on said persons, at the same
time knowing that no SubpoenaS had
been served on said persons, and such
bench warrants were so issued and
placed in the hands of the sheriff.
That the said Frank Ives is a man
not learned in the law, and is gener-
ally stubborn, vindictive and tyrannical,
and actuated by an intense desire to eX'
ercise arbitrary power, regardless of
law, or the rights and liberties of
others.
Believing the said Frank Ives guilty
of crimes and misdemeanorS and of
corrupt conduct as such judge in Of
flee, and that he is unfit to hold such
position, we respectfully ask your hon.
orable body to investigate the forego-
ing charges, and that said Frank Ives
be irnpeached and removed from said
Office and from holding the Office of
judge.
Dated Crookston. Mimi. Feb, 25, 1895.
The petition is signed by De Forest
Bucklen, city attorney of Crookston;
c. V. Braley, barber; M. Lasey Jr.,
ex-duputy sheriff; S. Rosenthal, Louis
Fontaine, w. M. Clements, F. Four
nets, merchants; A. c. Rhinehart,
farmer and contractor; L. w. Larson,
machine dealer; c. e. Dampier, physi-
clan; R.sJ. Montague, lawyer.
GOES TO JUDICIARY.
When the petition had been read, Mr..
Feig moved that it be referred to the
committee on judiciary, they to con-
slider the same as soon as possible and
report thereon. The committee is
given power to summon witnesses,
send for persons and papers and adj
minister oaths. The reference was
made without a murmur, the roll being
called to make sure that the commit
tee shall have funds, if necessary.
r. ]. Montague, of Crookston, is the
lawyer who framed the charges He
was on the floor while the petition
was being read, and afterward said
that the signers of the petition are
mainly Democrats and Populists. All
of them reside in Crookston except
Rhinehart, who lives at East Grand
Forks.
Judge Ives was formerly a resident
of Red Wing. He served as mayor
of the city and was later a justice of
the peace. It was while serving in the
later capacity that he acquired what
ever knowledge he may possess of law.
Fifteen years ago Ives went to Polk
county and hung out his shingle at
CrookSton as a lawyer.