The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-26

Laurin, Judge, as aforesaid, did,
while intoxicated, drive a buggy
with horse attached thereto at a
dangerous rate of speed along di-
vers public streets in said city,
then and there violating the or
dinances of said city against fast
and reckless driving upon the pub
lie streets, and did then and there
endanger the lives of many people
on said streets by such fast and
reckless driving.
And further, that the SAID w. X.
McLaurin, on the same day as
aforesaid, drove along the pubic
road known as the Warren road,
in the said City of Vicksburg and
the county of Warren adjacent
thereto, some two or three miles
south of said city at n reckless and
dangerous rate of speed, losing his
hat and nearly turning over the
buggy in which he was ridings aud
otherwise making disgracefui
and drunken spectacle of himself
to the great scandal of the people.
And further, on the 2Sih of De
cember, 1897, the said w. X. Nc
Laurin was drunk and intoxicated
in the city of Vicksburg, and con
timed said spree for three or four
days, ending abont January l,
1898. and among other disgracetul
exhibitions of himself, did appear
in the rotunda of the Hotel Carroll
in said city, at that time filed with
many persons, among which per
s0ns was the committee, or part
thereof, on military affairs, from
the National House of Representa-
tives, sent there to report upon the
matter of creating National mill
tary park in and around said city,
and i'm their presence did exhibit
himself in a drunken, bOisterOns
and maudlin condition.
And further, That the said W.
X. McLaurin, judge as aforesaid,
became and was intoxicated on the
'31st day of December, 1897, and
while i'm such condition he was
then and there Incapable of atteEd-
ing to his duties as said judge in
reference to matter then sought
to be brought to his attention and
properly appertaining to his off
cial position.
And further, That on divers other
occasions, at other times and places,
the said w. X. McLaurin has been
grossly intoxicated IN public and
otherwise guilty of conduct unbe-
coming a judge to the open and
notorious scandal of the people.
And whereas, said conduct above
recited is in violation of that sec
tiOn of the code that provides that
if any officer shall become intOxlca
ted while IN the actual discharge
of the duties of his Office or when
called upon to discharge said du-
ties, and another section Of the
code prohibiting the use Of prOfane
language and being drunk III "a
public place and also of that sec
ton of SAID code prohibiting the
carrying of concealed weapons.
And whereas, The above recited
facts will be testified to under oath
by number of reputable citizens
OF the counties of Warren and
Claiborne, whose names are now i'll
the possession of the movers OF
this resolution, and will be fur.
nished to the proper authorities of
the House.
Now, therefore, Be it Resolved,
That the Speaker Of this House is
hereby authorized and directed to
appoint a special committee of five
members of the House whose duty
il shall be to make immediate AMI
full investigation of this matter,
and said committee shall have
power 10 hold their sit:ings, if
deemed convenient, in the cities OF
Vicksburg anti Port Gibson, as
we'll as in the city of jackson and
they shall have power to summon
persons by process served by the
sergeant-at arms of the House
and the chairman of SAID commit
tee shall have power to administer
oaths to said witnesses; and SAID
committee shall have power and
authority to employ a stenOgrapher
at reasonable compensation to
take down the testimony adduced
before them; and said stenographer
shall transcribe his notes in long
hand and said committee shall at
tach to their report full copy OF
all prOceedings<had.
BE it further Resolved, That the
sum of $500, or so much thereof as
shall be necessary, is hereby ap
prOpriated out of the contingent
fund of the House to defray ex
penses of said committee.