The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-04-28
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.

On the 10Th inst. the sheriff served a
writ of custer on Nick Mayrath, county
commissioner. which custer purported to
come from the Supreme Court. Bot 1t
appears that the court had made no such
order, as the following letter from John
Martin, clerk of the Supreme Court,
amply shows:
STATE OF KANSAS. SUPREME COURT.
TOPEKA, April 20, 1898.
ED. MADISON, Atty.
DEAR SIR The Justices Of this court
haye just called my attention to q letter
stating that a writ of custer had been
served upon the defendant in case of
State vs.. Mayrath. 1 am instructed to
say that if such is the case such pre-
tended writ is wholly without authority
of this court and that no process Of any
kind has been issued or authorized from
this court. On the contrary the court
ordered that none should issue. and am
instructed to say that none will issue at
present, and probably not till after mo-
ton for new trial has been heard. A
certified copy of the judgment was fur
nished an attorney who was informed
that the court had ordered that no pro-
cess should issue, and suppose that this
is the process that has been served. 1t is
wholly without authority, and should be
returned.
JNO. MARTIN, Clerk.
Under the heading, '.Ed Little May be
Disbarred.- Governor Leedy's Secretary
Has Judgment Served Without Legal
Authority" a Topeka telegram to the
Kansas City Star, of April 2lst, says:
Ed e. Little brought proceeding in
the supreme court during the winter to
Dust MIR. Mayrath, county commissioner
of Ford county. Mayrath is Republic
can. The action was quo warrantO
brought in the name of the state with the
consent of Attorney General Boyle. The
court decided that Mayrath ought to be
ousted and handed down an opinion to
that effect, but did not make an order.
Ed Madison, Mayrath's attorney, filed an
application for new trial and while it is
pending the court granted stay of exc
cutiOn.
Little, it is stated, went TO the judges
to ask that an order be made to Dust May
rath. but the judges did nothing. He
then went to the clerk end secured GER
lifted copy of the judgment, which he
to the sheriff of Ford county,
asking him to serve it. The sheriff
served the copy, which had the effect of
BUSTING Mayrath, exactly what the SUI
preme court did not intend to have done.
Madison, yesterday, telegraphed to Judge
Doster to know what the strange pro-
,eedings meant. The court took the mat
Ter up with Judge John Martin and,
when it learned the facts, wired Madison
hat no process had been issued by au-
hOrity of the court. Little will be |
called on for an explanation. He is
clearly in contempt of the court and |
awyers say disbarment is not an improb. |
lble consequence Of his action.
Mr.. Martin telegraphed to Sheriff Bell |
IN Wednesday, and the sheriff also re.
'eived letter stating that the purported |
,uster must be returned. OF course no |
blame is attached to Sheriff Bell. The |
'apers came into his hands properly.
From the beginning of the suit against ]
Mr.. Mayrath there has been sinister de-
ign, not compatible with the interests |
# the county. The whole purpose in
Mr.. Mayrath is to secure the
county printing for the Leader, the Pop
'rgan of this county.