The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-03-01
OUR JUDICIARY.

1t is not right to condemn whole
class for the faults of a few individuals;
and, on the other hand, nothing could
be more silly than for people to be led
to ruin by an unreasonable reverence, tor
profession.
There is no doubt that there are Judges
on the bench who are an honor to our
common humanity, and it is equally true
that there are not few OF them who
would disgrace the slums.
A recent event exemplifies this:
Cleveland, o., Feb. 25;-State Senator
in the circuit court of the first spec1nca-
ton in the charges brought against him.
Burke was charged in the first speclf11c c:a
ton with being engaged by Judge Dellen-
baugh as attorney in the Manning aliena-
ton case, and, as such attorney, with eA-
torting $4,000 from Jane Doe in settle
ment of the case
Notice of appeal was given in both cases
and they will be, carried to the supreme
court according to the announced plans
of the attorneys for the defense. Judge
Dellenbaugh can continue to act as judge
of the common pleas court unless the leg
iSlature should remove him by lmpeacn-
ment proceedings.
Judge Caldwell read these findings of the
court:
court, we find that Judge Dellenbaugh and
Judge Vernon H. Burke were jointly the
attorneys of Nettie E. Manning. during
cation We previously found that Judge
Dellenbaugh did receive ST. 100, one-third OF
the fees paid in the Manning case, ana
that the weight of the evidence shows that
Dellenbaugh participated in the manage
ment of the Manning case up to the time
of the division of the fee.
1T is necessary for the court to speak or
these two men together In passing on the
charges against Mr.. Burke, as 1t is almost
impossible to separate the facts IN each
case.
Just prior to the publication of this
case, Burke had talk with Judge Dis
settle. in which he told in detail all the
that that Burke s' said Delenbaugh told him to
go down and strike Jane Doe for $40, COO
story come out, and she could not raise
$4,000; she said she could raise $4,000,
which she, did raise and gave to Burke
and Delenbaugh. Judge Dissette says he
blooded affair he ever heard Of ,
Our conclusjon" said ,, Judge c al
in the first fication-unprofess
conduct involving moral turpitude.'
Judge Caldwell said the evidence showed
given a divorce. There was conspiracy
between Judge Dellenbaugh and Burke to
get that decree upon the journal, and
equally upon Burke.
I'VE find Burke guilty of both specifica-
tons, and our Judgment is that he be dis
barred
The court then declared the sentence in
both cases to be disbarment.
Ii we told all we knew about judges
in this state of Minnesota, we would
horrify the country; but we do not de-
sire to conduct paper in that way. We
would rather draw the mantle OF charity
over our fellow-men, than expose their
sores to the world.
The point we desire to make is, that
there is plutocratic conspiracy on foot
to destroy this republic; and that judges
OF our courts, high and low, have been
the chief instruments in this work, since
the days OF John Marshall
We cannot depend on the ermine and
the robe to protect our liberties. We
must defend them ourselves: and to do
this we must have very little faith in any
thing but God and his angels.
Such men as Judge Dellenbaugh would
sell out 10000, 900 people for a hundred
dollar bill. l. D.