Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-23
IN THE JUDGES HANDS.
DiSbarment Proceedings Against
George Hoxie Taken Under
Amusement.

Grand Rapids, Wis, June 1S-[Spe-
ciaI. Immediately following the testi
mony of George Hoxie in the disbarment
proceedings the deposition of Louis Rude
was received in evidence in which he
stated that he had intended committing
no offense as charged in entering Mrs.
Jonas house.
LOttie Jonas was then called on be-
half Of the defendant and testified that
she was a resident of ClintOnvllle IL
June, 1894, and remembered the Louis
Rude affair. She knew Justice Mcneil,
but said that she never signed a COM
plant before him.
On cross-eXamination by Mr.. Council
she stated that it was about l2:30 a. m.
when the boys came to her home, that
they broke the lock to her door, but were
driven out at the point of a revolver and
the broken door nailed up. In the morn
ing she went to Goldberg & Hoxie's Of
fee to see about getting the boys pun
ished and found both parties in the Of
fee. Goldberg told her he was busy, but
that Hoxie would attend to her wants.
To Hoxie she told her story and he
said he would see, that the boys were
punished She saw Hoxie a second time
on Tuesday morning, but not again on
Monday and did not make a different
statement of facts. She did not see him
again for several days, when he paid her
SO in settlement of the case. Later he
paid her $15 and then $40, but not until
she found that he had received 81 and
until she asked him for it. She saw
Mcneil on the street Monday, when she
told him about the affair.
The defense having rested, the prescott
ton called Stephen McGinty. who testl-
fed that he was a brother of Pat Nc
Ginty, one of the persons who were i'm
plicated in the Jonas affair. He had no
conversation with HoXie about the mat
ter. He paid nc money to HOXie and
didn't even know him by sight. He paid
the S72 in settlement of the case to JUS
tice James Mcneil on Tuesday and did
not see Goldberg that day.
James Mcneil was called to the stand
and testified that he was justice of the
peace in Clintonville in 1894, that he saw
Lottie Jonas on the 18th Of June in
Goldberg Il HOXie's office, where she was
lodging q complaint against Louis Rudic
and the other two boys. The original
complaint was identified by the witness
as the one sworn TO and signed by Mrs.
Jonas. He delivered the warrant to
Peter Larson for service. The case was
afterward dismissed by order of Gold
berg.
stephen McGinty paid money to me
IN settlement and l turned it over to
justice.
On cross-examination the witness stat
ed that it was in GOldberg's office that
Mrs. Jonas swOre to the complaint. Mr.
Goldberg and the stenOgrapher were
present, but he didn't think Hoxie was.
Benz. NJ. Goldberg was then called III
behalf Of the defense and stated that he
knew LOttie Jonas and James Mcneil
that he saw Mrs. Jonas on Sunday. June
II, 1894, on the street. He left Monday
at 2:30 a. IN. for ManitOwOc returning
to Clintonville on Wednesday and was
not in town on Tuesday and did not see
James Mcneil. George HoXie had lived
in Clintonville nine years previous to the
Jonas matter. He was not positive that
ne was in ManitOWoc on the days stated
but was to the best of his recollection
| and that he was mistaken as regards the
evidence given in Il former trial that
Mrs. Jonas called at their office and
TO HoXie. He stated in answer to
a question by Col. Thorn that
he was not apt to be mistaken this
time as he was at the former trial, he
having refreshed his memory by ref
| erence to the books of the firm. The
court then took a recess until this morn
ing. when Peter Larson, the constable
to whom the warrant was delivered. was
calISd to the stand. He testified that he
was cOnStab bic and night watch for the
| city of Clntonville in June, 1894; h,
knew Lottie Jonas and lived but two
| doors from her. He received the war
rant in question from Justice Mcneil
and made two trips to Bear Greek, but
| didn't find the parties. He afterwards
received a letter from Stephen McGinty
written by George HOxie, instructine
him not to arrest the parties, as the
matter had been settled. The letter was
in HOxie's hand writing; of this he was
positive. He met Mr.. Goldberg in his
office and received his fees from him.
The testimony was closed at 10 a. m
today and the arguments in the case were
submitted Col. Thorn in his argument
cited the points of law bearing on the
case. Attorney Felker argued for the
defense and H. A. Cornell closed for the
prosecution. The court has taken the
case under advisement and will probably
not render Il decision before next month