The herald., 1896-03-01

court and denounced the court in
a loud and angry manner. Hav.
ing done that, you sat down in a
chair, but Immediately arose and said, IL
am mad. am damned mad; but what
ever said will stand by" Now that is
about the substance Of the scene that &C.
Cured in here on Thursday morning, right
here in this court room. The court had not
adjourned. and whether it had or not
makes no difference. There were specta.
tors here; there were people all about here
who heard and saw the performance, and
it is such q gross violation of all the duties
and of professional conduct that belong to
an attorney, and more especially to q rep.
resentative Of the district attorneys Office !;
it Is such an assault upon the judiciary; it
is such an assault upon every principle that
should govern attorneys land everybody
else, for that matter) in the dispensation Of
justice, that, although persona care
nothing about it at all, / have nothing in
my heart that would harbor anything of
the kind; am simply here to administer
the laws of this state in this department as
best can. but that conduct is such that to
pass it over would be such stain and such
a blot upon the judiciary and of the Judi.
cial proceedings of this state that I should
be ashamed to hold up my head in any
community if / allowed it to pass un.
noticed.
$50 that what have said is in the form
OF a charge against you, Mr.. Williams,
and will appear of record in this court.
have great deal of the language.
and you can have it If you desire it.
have not used the language that you used
here on that occasion because it was so OBJ.
scene that I dislike very much to put it
upon the records, but for YOUR benefit Won
can have that language,
"You are now ordered by this court to
show cause why you should not be pun
ished for contempt for the conduct that 1
have called your attention to. Until you
are purged of that contempt you cannot
appear as counsellor in this court"
zen. Williams was apparently taken
completely by surprise as Judge smith fret
began to speak, and once or twice 1t looked
as If he would interrupt his honor. He was
not given an opportunity, however, and a.
the judge concluded, he arose and said:
~ except to the ruling of the court.
feel that the court, in making the last rul-
ing. has no authority to make that order.
and to that order except. The district
attorneys office Is one arm of the law, and
as much so as the court is, and the district
attorneys duty is to prosecute criminals"
"Well, do not want to hear you upon
that" replied the court. "As to the busi-
ness end OF this proposition, if you want
time to answer, of course you are entitled
to it, and you shall have the time.'
OouoTdl Wiul6tuB 98iu ul8G Q0 WOul0 89
soon answer the charges at present as at
any time, and that the matter might %
we'll be disposed of at once.
"Well," replied his honor, "as soon as
we dispose of the morning calendar will
take it up"
The regular business of the court was
then proceeded with, Deputy District At
torney Willis having been sent for to re.
lieve Mr.. Williams, and after going through
the morning calendar, Judge Smith turned
to Mr.. Williams and said: "Well, Mr..
Williams, as we have case for trial today
will have to postpone this until Monday
~ should like to be heard now" replied
Mr.. Williams.
II can't help that" retorted the court.
4 can't stop the business of the court for
t, but will see that you have q hearing
On Monday morning in any event."
A. this point Deputy District Attorney
Willis addressed the court, saying that he
had not had time to read over the testi-
nony In the case which he had been
called upon to try, and that if he could
have half an hour to read it over, the mat
Ter pending might be disposed Of In the
. As Mr.. Willis took bis scat, Mr.. VIII.
Jams arose and addressed the court, say
ng that he would like to 200 the specifica-