Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-02-02
NO MOVE MADE
As Yet Nothing has Been
Done in the Rumored
Impeachment
Which has Been Discussed
For a Week or More In
the Press.
Judge Glaspell'S Warm Reply
to the RumorS Affecting
Him.

to the Rumors Affecting
Him.
Under date OF Bismarck Jan. q, the
correspondent of the Minneapolis Trl'
bune gave the first lntimstlon of what
he said might be sensational proceed
inp in the legislature which Indications
then pointed to-the impeachment OF q
state district official Oh charges affecting
the conduct Of his office. The Tribune
correspondent stated that II was cur
rently reported the charges IT made
would inclnde habitusl drunknees, cor
ruption and malfeasanoe in Office, and
that the articles would be laid before
the lower house last Week for consldera-
ton and presentment to the senate,
which only under the statutes. ia au-
thoriz ID 10 hear and douldo sucA cHees
The law governing euch Gases was
stated, majority vote of tne mouse OF
representatives. being necessary to refer
the matter 10 Lho seDaLo "hele 1t re-
ouir.s two.third vote to convict.
As to the probable procedure. the
Tribune satd co'nml,tea would don ot-
l.ss he given ,nstruoGlons W Investigate
and make known wasther there was
sutfi ,ient evidence to warrant the house
considering the matter ut all. In case
this was deci].u ati:matively, aud the
proceedings officially, begun the accused
would have twenty dsysi 10 which 10 reply
after auch notice. and that the duties o'
the official would be suspended until the
case was termir ated; that the Legislature
could also sit longer than 81 days in such
cases: and that no charge can be consld'
cred that does not include some official
act relating to the conduct of the office.
The Tribune added that evidence was
likely to be volu minoue. aud u long legal
contest was promised in case the matter
was taken up. No names we're given
bnt later dispatches from Bismarck to
the Twin City press and articles in the
state papers connected the name OF
judge Glsspell OF the 5th judicial dis
tr,ct with the rumored attempt at i'm
peschment.
Last week passed and no evidence OF
the truth of these published rumors de-
veloped at Bismarck, but the state press
and Twin City papers discussed the mat
ter at greater or less length. NO
grounds were given as sufficient reason
for any such proposed impeaohment'
however, and up to date no Legislative
committee has acted IN any known Gu
paoity IN the matter.
Correspondents of the Fargo Argus
and other papers have declared 1t thel'
opinion that the reports of the threat
ened impeachment was the work o'
Judge Glaspell's political enemies
Doubt was expressed as to whether any
proceedings would be commenced and
that the whole attempt was apparently
designed to lnjure him without jus'
cause under the law.
Local political dissensions in James
towu we're believed to have great dea
to do with the rumored proceedings. The
recently reported Purchase case and
civil suit begun against the Judge FOL
fees, a certain tree claim case, have I'll
been mentioned as probable reasons fol
the alleged impeachment attempt. I.
line with these surmises, Judge Glaspel
writes the Minneapolis Journal from
Fessenden the following reply to re-
quest for statement as to the charges
He says:
To the Editor OF the Journal.
It has never before occurred to me te
l,e good policy to answer newspaper at
tacks, but in my official position as judge
of the Fifth judicial district, it seemt
due to the bench and bar Of this state
that should answer the threat OF im
peaohment and charges made against m'
in the Fargo Forum and Journal. 1nas
much as will never have an opportuuit,
10 q court OF impeachment to make de
fense or to meet any socusers, it appear
that my only means of exposing th'
fslsity and snimus of the charges made
aQsinst me is to speak out in the same
newspapers which have seen tt to lene
their columns to my political enemies.
There will not be any impeachmen
proceedings initiated, nor 10 any con
teuplated by Governor Fsnoher, who il
the man behind tho lying charges sne
,usiuuat,ons made against me, and Wit
ia the author thereof. He it 10 Who hs'
caused l;es to 0e published against mi
because OF bic spite and malice s9atns