The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-27
Mr.. HENTIC
VERY MAD
At His Cool Suppression By
Judge Hazen
On Several Occasions and Gets
K-lub.
GOING TO RAISE CAIN
And Have Judge Hazen Im-
peached, Right Away Off.
Judge Hazen Has Actually
Thrown QuOits on Sunday
And is Known to Occasionally
Take a Glass of Beer.

F. G. Hentig took the first steps to
get even" with Judge Hazen of the
Shawnee county district court this
morning when he had introduced in the
house of Representatives a petition re-
guessing the Impeachment of Judge
Hazen.
against Judge Hazen which dates back
almost two years. At that time Judge
Hazen appointed a committee to ex-
anime into MIR. Hentig's methods of
closure cases. The committee was ap-
pointed to see whether the facts justi-
fed the disbarment of Mr. Hentig.
The committee reported but instead
of diSbarment recommended public
censure and Judge Hazen administered
the lecture and used rather plain lang
uage.
Some time last fall there was a re-
newal of hostilities. Mr.. Hentig testi-
fed in case before the district court
and Judge Hazen said in his decision
that there was every reason to believe
that Mr. Hentig had not confined him
self to facts while on the witness stand
and he therefore ignored his testimony
and gave a decision against him.
AT another time a short time after
ward there was question about the
manner in which case had been tried
and Mr. Hentig claimed that he had
been deprived. of a stenogra pher. Mr..
Hentig said he had demanded the ser
vices of the stenographar and had OBJ
Jected to the case being heard in the
judges chambers while Judge Hazen
said he had not and refused to allow
the record of the case which was to be
taken TO the supreme COURT to show
what Mr.. Hentig claimed were the
facts.
Mr.. Hentig protested, but Judge Ha-
zen was firm The next move of the at.
torney was to file molten for changes
of venue in all the cases pending before
Judge Hazen, on the grounds that the.
judge was preJudiced against him.
Judge Hazen allowed one case to be
taken to Douglas county but denied
the motion for change of venue in
other cases.
In view of these facts it is not sur
prising that Mr.. Hentig should rush
to the legislature which is safely Popu-
list with charges against Judge Hazen-
The petition was introduced by Repre-
sentative Rutledge of Sedgwicl1 coun-
ty. 1t was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
ors in office" and under this head Mr..
Hentig charges that Judge Hazen
bought intoxicating liquors from peo-
pie who We're violating the prohibitory
liquor law which it is his duty to en-
force.
The charge is also made that Judge,
Hazen has been intoxicated in public
He also says that Judge Hazen en-
gagged in gambling game of quoits On
a blank day in July perhaps it was the
Fourth which is sometimes pretty
blank, blankety blank contrary to stat
utes. He also charges that Judge Ha-
zen treated two jurors to liquor for the
purpose of influencing them. He also
claims that Judge Hazen made a bar
gain with Joe Kellam that if he would
dismiss a suit for damages against
Sheriff Wukerson he would see that a
criminal case against KelIam was dis
missed.
Mr.. Hentig then asks for the removal
of Judge HaZen and names the follow
ing witnesses to substantiate his charg-
eS:
j. A. Matthews. Scotty Kane, c. K.
Holiday, Jr., George H. Evans. F. NJ.
Hentig, Andrew Burkhard, John Coyne,
E. E. Chesney, Clad Hamilton. Ed E.
Palmer, David Overmyer, A. Bergoin,
w P. Douthitt, F. G. Hentig, S. B. Is
enhart, William r. Hazen, c. H Holl-
craft, w. p. Thompson, H. G. Stafford,
Joseph S. Kellam, J. J. Kinney, and
many others whom I can name if an in
vestiga tons is ordered .
There is no probability that anything
will come of Mr.. Hentig's charges
People will look at it as an attempt to
ventilate a personal quarrel before the
state legislature and the legislature
will hardly consent to be drawn into
the controversy.
The charges against Judge Hazen will
scarcely be believed.