Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13

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ed upon a ms,r ~.
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INA, that could not nv n
Illegal conyIctIar = s11 ~
should we see on NJ
= case should b. ~ n'ell1 &
record set up sanssvsEz< ~
, u,e.endent pleaded Y. y. .a1x
,hut the offensc VA . "a M
county. This m,,ss I. 'n1|li3
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clusion that nIne.tsn,ssn \
sails and delays n ,nn y d
maj cases results FIX ~ ql,h I
errors OF lncompetenys' !. n'snh
noS In ONCE In Tsss e!1tt
fanny, fanny agree with ma m, q 4
teanon Is paid 10 ths " "
lions of our dIstrict' ,N N
the faul, Is not 's 10 ,n, sS'. y
ies, the laws or ia MI ~
districs judges. ~ Asys1
1 remember when ~.
upon The bench but s W. ~
criminal cases ever M y
were ever reversed Nv ri
sad. sad Of Judge wiiiianssp y, = ~ Y:
ieNss' 10th wera ~ ~
painstaking jrdres -. npd
nul charges wers s ~ ~
In adjoining distrIcts %
the same time who r,,s, NJ
cas-" affirmed They ~: a9
no e., ana Upright. w
qualified 1udgcs--the oth.' %
II our district judges IA
on their ne, qualifications a. rs
the Office and not uron ~ y, ", y
ping, Misunderstanding, Hots y, Y
sion administrator ~ ~
tration qualities. II mon s su.t
been paid TO the election n q
benches and less 10 puI,Is.s VI
appeal bench, We would M,
cause to complain, the ~. W
would have been less and IVY
have been more monav n
and county TREASURES. On N
ern luxuries enjoyed iw INV
OF Texas the highest prir~aI
lest Is the Incompetent IN, "a =.
district judiciary. Ths orjt.s
trlct Judge is elected AZ
tries his cases nj randor ~
his time bewalling he -.
dear peorle, splitting 'yag,,s i
the higher courts and Ab's,,
on account Of errors he NM
committed. while the dear -
his salary and hundreds o,n
of dollars for the errors h n
mltted. ''i
1t seems to be almost Iu,~o
get good lawyers 10 seek N y;
district judge. They are 4,
kept busy attending 10 Il,
the people have placed IN d.. !
and they say they can't ab,aisI
business and spend elk nontks y
hands with the people 10, d I
that pays less than theft Il
The result is that those wha "a
any practice and who's o,!as,
private capacity would not !. !
on any question Of law fve lsll}
elected TO the high Office q \
Judge, to expound the lav ID 4
of tnc gravest concern. 81 III
lead the blind and Into M n
tumble, and our chief ccn,l
that our supreme courts M 4
stupid as our district corfu
cases are as frequently fsrs
criminal cases. 1l
Should be the supreme c1t
demned or should the blame ID /.
1t properly belongs--upon thsA
the incompetent judge who N
case in the district court,
In reply to your lalt queii,
say that I and the paper "A
will Join you and the 0artiis
efforts TO secure the paslagt I
requiring the court Of ctlnlri
to reverse a case alone for tnr1
may have Contributed 10 u
yer lict or for want Of eFt
sustain the conviction, md y
my have more satkfaetoE
tration of the law I viii W.
n "resclute aud pemislenl 4
arouse ,he people Of Itxata
OF their duty IN the selsctifi
ton OF their district judges
p ,ople who rsy the tazes' lrs
OF party. in each judicial ts,I
suit together and agree upn
qualified lawyer In the dlslhH
titiOn him to accept the W.
let him feel that the peops
services and thnt they VIII ~
he will agree to serve. "
lect n lawyer who has mac
at the bar, who has expsnnz
learning, honesty and hfriI
would be such an honor w
lawyers. however lucrative N, !.
flee could afford to cHs
would be the death-knel! ~ :.
slonai office seeker and y
and incompetency upon "
bench, would place upon "
bench as good Judge, y y,
upon the appeal bse.in,s cnss
would be properly admin ''.'u \
forced. every man Wgum
,ehen n case was tried y I,
property tried. appeals ~, NJ
frequent and reversas !, s.s,
hundreds Of thousands o. ! \. n, X,
he saved to the people es ~, ~ N
would 10 the root OF tns , WI
az more toward the sFl
ment OF the law than o. ~. " I,
the legislature co,ila u. ~
dred years. Legisla!!u, W. ,.,sta1
mass laws and I'll tlis r Ky,
c paSn sense bills, bui I. " Y
eence and legal leaIn W n :
Our temples of justl,e, ~ ~ CuS
mitch your battle ior t, .'l,i Is
lines the chronicle !. eslr'irfii
rs,,nr Cleburit "