New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-01
BUCK" SAYS IT ISN'T SO.
THE INSULATION THAT HE is NO
LAWYER REPLIED.
HE DOESN'T MAKE THREATS. DOESN'T USE PRO
FAME LANGUAGE OR DO ANY OF THE BAD
THINGS ATTRIBUTED TO HfM-HoBBY AND


FAME LANGUAGE OR DO ANY OF THE BAD
THINGS ATTRIBUTED TO HrM-HoDBY AND
THE HUNGRY GANG INDICATED.
Washington Oct a.--Attorney General Harmon
to-day received from c. b. Kilgore. Judge OF tho
United States Court for the Southern District OK
Indian Territory, his reply to charges made asans'
him by DIR. Davis. OF Gainesville, Tex. Ihese
charges bear date Of September IS 1895. and are on
record in the Department Of Justice at washington.
The statement OF Judge Kilgore Is sworn to by MIN
before Joseph w. Philips clerk o. the Court at
Ardmore Indian Territory, and bears date OF Octo'
Der g. 1895. Judge Kilgore summarizes the charges
made against him by Mr.. Davis as follows:
Incompetency, oppression in Office, gross official
misconduct, and he specifies that am no ia"yer.
mar mIna u" Is s not cf as judicial bent that
professional politician that brought huns nyy
Wholly Indifferent as to their methods; that the
conditions in the chickssaw Nation are fas, oec s
confidence in the capacity OF the court pdt are r asSo
takes to establish ali these manner OF things alleged
Hobby the master in chanccry bears to the Court
comm sioner and referee at law preliminary quss-
tions In actions OF law In the court Tor me Soo'i-
s. BY he order referring to him, as master In
cancers al matters per,sining 70 srs ~ hsd
in the case OF Armour Brothers Banking Company
& BY the practice OF appointing receivers and
granting injunctions In this court
stance of certain private conversations which took
place between he ana J.
Judge Kigore dism.sses the allegation that ne 10
mo lawyer and had qualifications for the place"
and that his mind Is not OF judicial bent with
the statement that the questions can be settled py
the testimony OF the attorneys who practise In
the court over which he presided. and by the peo-
ole who have been cognizant Of the proceedings
OF the court. He says that Mr.. Davis. VINO maKes
The allegations, had never appeared in his court
since he had been the bench. Judge Hobby. no
states was appointed master in chancery BY MIN
early In May Of this year. and he Is the sole mem
Der of the hungry gang which came into the
Territory with him OF the four deputies appointed
he suggested two, OF whom was from Iexas'
These were appointed by the clerk OF the cour.
or the sixteen deputies appointed by the chiteo
States Marshal. he says. he suggested one anu no
came from Texas. As Judge. he appointed '"'es
commissioners. one was from Arkansas ana Two
reside in the Territory.
OF Judge Hobbys appointment Judge hNsore
says that he Is a man OF hign stahdhs as "
yer at home and was a member OF the Supre"e
Court Commission OF Texas for three years. ana
was recommended by the leading lawyers OF lexas'
Judge Kigore characterzes the assertions Oh Mr'
Davis that Judge Hobby s "a deputy judge, gen.
eral legal adviser OF the court ana ADVISES was
IN 10 under all circumstances as widely az var
lance with the facts and absolutely without foun-
daton and that Mr Davis knew th ths as mat
ter o of fact he has not seen Judge Hobby twice
month to speak him during the time ne ni mas
s see@ h ,nSs,sa says Judge Ksore that
would hesitate seek his advice on o any S Sssr
to me that was in need OF and had the oppor-
tunty. But the occasion for such course mas
He refers at length TO the charge that Judge
d m1ooy the pockets Of tgants in my court" and
that all sorts of subterfuges are resor'eI 10 ma
that such is the na a maj me an n
do hy -fv
belonging to the Ardmore a. IT, bar showed c tnat
such system is in pracae nGw in 0 ope as court
until every objection to the system as Originally I
a as w ESs 'e He characerses untrue NJ
Daviss statement that the report OF the master IN
the court without investigation. Judge Kngors
says that Mr. Daviss charges against MN or,giS
Judge Hobby over the latters ruling about AZ
R59hsE R sSs. snss he asans
case, and states that the rules and praSstice IN
s1 'Ss Ts;ea ssts IN s ss
orally followed in this case ana 70 .ns Mn
Rsv ansS Sek o sResed had
by Mr. Davis, in which he says ne has been ms ,h.
c chpre that he made threats against Mr.. Davis
Il did not tell him. says Judge Kiisore; a an n ne
fact that would cut his throat. or cut his d.
H. bs If n hTeas not
in the habit of induging in profanity IN .he oon
drew his knife on him and made threatening DEM
onstratons. He had the advantage OF me- snay
told him that would not have personal dili.
Guilty without IL necessary FOR me 10 protece
myself against a murderous assault. Judge kil-
gore winds up the detailed statement OF TINS par,
tIcuar conversation by saying that he did not tell
Mr. Davis that II he assaulted him with his knife,
would drop him out of the window. All these con-
,,ersations between Mr. Davis and Judge kngore
were sought by Mr.. Davis, and had reference 10 ths
Armour Brothers Banking Company case
he saws that he did refuse TO hear Mr.. DAVIS ana
his clients while they were in contempt OF court
Idge KiIgore closes follows: II desire, IN con.
cimslon to saw that the charges preferred against
me by Mr. Davis so untrue and unfounded ana
,,n;,,st and so unreasonable and I'm some respects
cryel that they would certainly refute themselves
among the people among whom we are best KNOWN
Any man who believes the charges submitted by ME-
nay,ir must cor clude that am not only an igno-
anus but a bully and backguard, and any man
rbo knows me will not believe that such is my char-
acter. -. - - ...-. ,v,n.r,,.i Nv.
.s,srs from the Department Of Justice be sent into
his district TO investigate the charges