Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
IN CONTEMPT, WHO?
A FEW JACk.LEG LAWYERS, OR
THE ABERDEEN HERALD7
An Audacious Attempt to jolly the Superior
Court. and al the Same Time Get Even
with the Herald, Under Cover Of the
Chehalis County Bar Association.

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The following is taken from the Daily
Bulletin Of Saturday, and its close peru
sal will be necessary for the really inter.
esting matter that will follow:
Last Thursday the Aberdeen Herald
contained an editorial which was critical
Of Judge Twins decision in the case Of j.
J. Carney vs.. the county commissioners
involving the letting of contract for the
county printing.
"On Friday night the Bar Association
Of the county held meeting at Monte
sano, Of which l.. B. Bignold was chair.
man and I. w. Mason secretary. and
adopted the following resolution;
Whereas, 1t has come to our notice
that certain article entitled "A Judicial
Curio,' was, on the 14th day Of Novem-
Der. 1901, published in the Aberdeen
Herald, a newspaper of Aberdeen, WASH
ington, which said article impugns the
motives of the Hon. Mason Irwin, super
ior Judge Of this county, and assails his
judicial integrity by accusing him Of dis
honesty and corruption in his judicial &C.
tons in a cause pending in the Superior
court OF Chehalis county wherein j. j.
Carney is plaintiff and the board Of coun'
ty commissioners defendants: and
Whereas, In the opinion of this asso.
citation said article is libelous, and the
publication thereof constitutes a contempt
of court, and
Whereas, This association has the ut
most confidence in the honesty and in.
tegrity of the said Hon. Mason Irwin,
therefor be it
Resolved, BY the Chehalls County Bar
Association that the president Of this or
ganization be, and he hereby is, author
lied and directed to appoint committee
OF three from the members of this associa-
ton to call to the attention Of the Super
ior court Of Chehalis county the facts in
relation to the publication Of said article
to the end that contempt proceedings may
be instituted against the publisher or
publishers thereof.
1.-THE chairman appointed John G. Ho-
gan, OF Aberdeen, Sidney Moor Heath,
OF Hoquiam, and L. H. Brewer, of Mon
tesano, as committee to bring the mat
ter to the superior court, and also ap-
pointed w. H. Abel, e. E. Shields and
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torney in said notion"
At the outset, it will be observed that
this il report of body representing it.
self to be the "Chehalis County Bar AS
ISOLATION" 1t will be observed further
that its chairman is a man with a law
yer's sheepskin Of elegant proportions
as is it's handsome holder-but, through
the sheer perversity of an undiscerning
public, totally unable to secure any clients
in legal way, and that it's secretary is
also "briefless barrister."
Just four other attorneys OF the county
were present, two "ribbers," and two
spectators. Two Of those appointed as
committees were not only not present but
repudiate the action Of this gang Of half
piratical and half "don't know" lawyers,
who had the impudent assurance to call
themselves the "Chehalis County Bar
Association"
He who knows all things is fully alive
to the fact that the Chehalis county bar
has members of whom no one can be
proud, but it remained for this meeting
to put the cap sheaf of indignity upon
that body, which comprises number Of
handwriting, honest and capable lawyers
and honorable gentlemen, by posing as
the mouthpiece of the legal fraternity OF
this county.
But, double purpose was supposed to
be served in the adoption OF these resolu-
tons. The chief protector Of this meet.
ing presumed to jolly the Superior court,
while in trial Of case, while giving the
HERALD-for which his affection cannot
+, said to be deep-a sly dig in the ribs.
" AS is usual with this class Of fellows
whose sole claim to smartness lies in
their calm assurance that everybody else
is damphool-tley overshot the mark
in their zeal.
1t will be noticed that the "joility" res.
oluton is prefaced by Whereas" in
which is predicated the charge of con-
tempt.
This "Whereas" is the meat of the nut.
Let us dissect it: The assertions that the
HERALD, in the article alluded to elm
pugned the motives" or "assailed the Ju-
dicial integrity Of Judge Irwin" or "ac-
cused him Of dishonesty or corruption, "
is as false as is the statement that the
criticism was that eta ea"se pending in the
Superior court. We defy the strictest
coustructionst to discover line in that
article that undertakes to account for the