The sun., 1901-03-15
CHURCHMAN
FILES PLEA
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longing: to hold, exercise and ENJOY the
said Office, with all fees, perquisites,
emoluments and advantages thence law
fully arising or thereunto Of the right
in anywise appertalning, until your term
therein, according to law, shall Of course
expire you behaving yourself well SO
long in the said office.
In witness whereof the great seal of
the State Of Delaware is hereunto affixed.
Witness, John Hum, Esq, Governor OF
the said State, at Dover, the ninth day OF
March in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and one, ana III
the year Of the independence OF the
United States of America the one hun
ired and twenty-fifth.
John Hum.
By the Governor:
Caleb II. Layton,
Secretary of State.
Which said commission was received
and accepted by said defendant, who
forwith duly qualified as city judge OF
the Municipal Court Of the city of Will
mingtcn. That at nine o'clock on the
morning of the eleventh day of March,
A. D., 1901, the said defendant, COM
imissioned and qualified rs aforesaid, APP
Ipearcd in the court room at the City
Hall of the city of Wilmington, that
being the time and place fixed by law
for a regular session Of the said Num-
cipal Court for the city Of Wilmington,
and then and there discovered and
asecrtained that the said Edwin H.
Cochran, Jr., Esq, was then and there
assuming and attempting to discharge
the duties of the Office of the said cit.
Judge of the Municipal Court for the city
lof Wilmington; that the said defendant
then and there, thereupon advised anc
Informed the said Edwin II. Cochran
J .Ir.. ESD, that the said defendant hat
been appointed and commissioned on thu
ninth day of March, A. d., 1901, by thu
Governor of the State of Delaware, cit.
Judge of the Municipal Court for tn,
) city of Wilmington and thereupon eX
!. hiLitcd and read to the said Edwin X
Cochran, Jr., Esq, and to such othe
e persons as were then and there present
|. his. the said defendants said commis
+ sion and demanded that the said Edwil
!. Il. Cochran, Jr., Esq, cease from as
< Stunning and attempting TO discharge tn
!; duties of the said office, and to vacat
! the chair of the said judge each and al
Of which the said Edwin Il. Cochran
e .Jr.. Esq, then and there refused to dc
II rh"rcupon the said defendant, city judg
e aS aforesaid directed one George Blacl
q captain of police for the city of Wi
d mington, and then acting high constabl
or chief of police for said city Of Wi
mington to remove the said Edwin ]
Cochran, Jr., from said chair of sal
city Judge: and that thereupon sal
George Black mildly placed his han
b upon the said Edwin r. Cochran, Jr
D. Esu., then and there 50 occupying til
le Sad chair OF the said city judge. an
e, requested him. the said Edwin X. Cocl
W ran, .Ir.. Esd. to vacate the said chai
We which the said Edwin Il. Cochran. il
ia ESQ. thrn and there did. protestii
~ against said action; and thereupon Il
ng said defendant assumed the said cha
~ of the city judge of the Municipal Cou
~, for the city of Wilmington and then al
~ there entered upon his duties of the sa
:, office and yet continues to perform Il
~, said duties of the said office. as he
m authorized and directed by his cOmmi
n sion: without this that on the eleven
10 day OF March, A. D., 1901. one Phil
n. O. Churchman. by and with the assis
nd ance of one George Black, captain
Ter police for the city of Wilmington, n
rk, the then acting high constable or chi
*, nf police of the said city of WilmingtC
nd did forcibly and against the streng
will and solemn protest of the S.
Edwin Il. Cochran, Jr., Esq, oust hi
the said Edwin r. Cochran, Jr., Es
from the said Office of city judge Of I
as Municipal Court for the city of "
'ay mington, and he the said Philip
'er, Chnrchman. Esq, did forthwith the
'tal upon unlawfully, wrongfully and wi
ik- AZ out color OF right install himself in a
Vne lL nSnrp and hold the said office of c
ln In1 Judge of the said Municipal Court
iaii h the city of Wilmington in the county q
GU State aforesaid. and Still doth contir
Ia unlawfully, wrongfully and with
color Of right usurp and hold the $
office and all the rights and emolume
.ec- attached thereto contrary to the stat
no in such case made and provided, {
iav against the rights of the said Ed,
ced r. Cochran, .Jr.. Esq.
ON .And this the said defendant is re;
ele to verify. etc.; wherefore. etc. the $
hat defendant prays judgment, etc.
,aff Walter IT. Hayes,
pt TT II. III. Ward.
fnp Inf, I,