The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
Judge Wear and Ills son.

Judge Wear in the Dunklin Demo- |
crat makes a desperate elTCrt to eN-
cuse his conduct as Judge "a his cir-
cult aud to answer oar very mild crit
icism Of his actions in tia cas- 0t his
son. We feel sorry for the .iuo-". itlS
PERCEPTION of judicial pr"ptie,y it
must he admitted is somewhat btuntsd.
T. looks to Us as if the career oi
Judge Wear is rapidly coming TO Il
shameful close. At present by virtue
of his judicial position he commands
the attention of people that secretly
must despise him-fetters the press OF
his circHit-binds the tongues OF
the cowardl dly-terrorizes the bar and
litigants. Every at AL familiar
with the affairs of his circuit knows
that while in the past never very good
now they are simply deplorable.
Truly what can be expected from a
Judge who himself, is interested in
breaking down the Dulwarks OF the
law. Of course his effort to save his
wavward son must be his excuse, but
we repeat, Judge Wear prostitutes the
high office he holds when he uses that
office to save his son. Every where
Judge Wear tries to enlist sympathy
by crying persecution. ON the other
hand he persecutes everybody n his
circuit that dares criticise his actions.
The brave little Republican Prose-
cutting Attorney of Butler couhty,
Renfroe, has been huniliated, threat
ened, bullied and persscnted by this
judicial bully, because he dares to
prosecute his son. The Governor OF
the State, who at the instance OF this
Republican Prosecuting Attorney,
sent the Attorney General to aid in
the prosecution has been traduced by
this same Judge Wear. Judge Riley
who was called in by Judge Wear to
| try the case when he came to Poplar
/ Bluff was insulted by this judicial
outlaw. In ST. Louis he has tried to
intimidate the police by threatening
/ dire vengeance.
In every respect his conduct has
been undignified and unworthy of the
position he holds and disgrace to it.
These are the plain facts. He says his
son was discharged. How dis
charged? After fair and impartial
trial? BY no means. The State was
always ready to try the case in Dunk
lin County, but when the State was
ready with its witnesses Judge Weal
simply refused to vacate the bench
and in that way wearing out witnesses,
the Assistant Attorney General. etc,
As soon as the witnesses and Assist
ant Attorney General left thinking
the case would not be called, the con-
venient Special Judge would appear
on the scene and the Judge would va
cate the bench. the case be called anC
acontinuancc secured. After the State
took three continuances that way anC
in the absence of the Attorney Genera
young Wear was discharged. Is
this the way to vindicate the law? Doe:
Judge Wear think that the people o
Southeast Missouri will allow such g
subterfuge to stand? The people o
this section ask that this case be tried
on its merits. Why does Judge Wear
object? If his son is innocent he GER
tainly will be acquitted. If he is guilty
he ought to be punished. This paper
/, desires to ses justice triumph in South
east Missouri, lawlessness suppressed
murders punished and outlaw Judges
removed from office. We know tina
Judge Wear as father can be ex
cused-as a Judge his conduct de
serves the severest criticism.