The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-13
REPORTS AGAINST HOOKER,
Mr.. CONAN ADVISES THAT NE M
REMOVED FROM the BENCH.

six Counts on witch the Assembly Judi
oiaFy Committee II Asked TO Hec0H'
mend Ills Disnlssal-J judge Hooker
OHers No Evidence IN sis Defence.
ALBANY, April i2.-The removal Of
Supreme Court Justice Warren b. Hooker
ia recommended b. former Deputy
Attomey-G neral Henry b. Conan. 4"
the result Of the evidence br uyat out
before the Assembly Judiciary Committee,
which has been investigating the Oh rIcs
agai lst Justice Hooker. NJ. Conan, who Is
the attorney 70 the committee La advised
the committee TO r'por. to the Assemb y
that II a ds hioi ~ 6 lnds 10 tn
p So tatio Of a 90 G TTeIt go ito asa
ing 70 tn, rem OF j stic' Hooker
o. the cha &c OF ConJuct unbeco1ilg
} stic5 Of tn Sup eme Co e. III s was
,conmerd d at a D ief ssion OF IN co y.
nit % this no ming.
Immediately upon the opening Of the
session John II. Stanchheld announced
that Judge Hookers side would present no
evidence in rebuttal. Then Dir. Conan
offered as final piece Of evidence a sentence
ia the affidavit made by Maurice Hooker,
Judge Hooker's nephew, which was pre-
pared by Judge Hooker's attorney, Arthur
C. Wade Of jamestown.
In that sentence Maurice Hooker swore
that he had obtained his appointment 70
the FreIonia post Office as a aborer through
the accommodation Of his uncle. Young
Hooker never performed service and drew
pay for three years
The postmaster wIo appointed him,
Melvin II. Taylor, had said that he APP
pointed young Hooker without any word
iron Judge Hooker.
MIR. Conan presented his conclusions Of
fact. Mr.. Stanchfeld objected to their
being given to the public and the COM
mittee decided that they should not be made
public at present. 1t IS stated, however,
that Mr. Conan finds six counts upon winch
TO recommend the removal OIL Judge HOOKER
these are.
i The rppontment Of Frank p. Ball az
a lahorer IA the FrCGOnla post Office, not
for service there, but to Draw pay 10 hquI-
date q note OF 5000 held by Mrs. Hooker,
2 The appOntment OF Maurice Hooker,
who also performed no service. MS aD-
pointmert being secured by Judge Hooker
10 uep the Toy through school at tue e1-
pense of the Federal Government.
3. The appointment 70 the FIedona pest
Office of Ora Caldwell Inomts ONeh and
Minerva Jeffrey. all having drawn salary
T. The appointment Of Miss katherine X.
Clark to the Fort PAIN post Office 20 eNade
the civil service laws and 70 have her trans
ferred to the Fort Plain post Office. Justice
HOOKER conducted this cor espondence on
Supreme Court note paper.
s. That Judge Hooher e ,eIted hls lnhu-
ence with the Post Oh-e Department 70
get the rent Of the Dunidrk post Office build
ing, ia which he had an interest Increased
from 81, $50 year 10 g. 600 year.
g. That Judge Hooker entered into
conspiracy to defraud the city Of Dunkirk
Of piece of its own property for the benefit
Of himself and his partner, state Commits
sioner Lester +. Stearns, and used his IN
fiuence az a Judge with another Judge to
get an OF IT to that effect.
Alr Conan said In his ConC,usionS OF fact
that the removal Of Judge Hooker was
demanded and was imperative, IN order
to clear the bar and bench Of any sus picion
Of not being Of a high standard. His con-
duct had been immoral, said MIR. Conan,
and his presence on the bench would tend
10 submit the admin stration OF justice
by him IN contempt and disgrace,
Tomorrow the attorneys will sum up.
They will have seven hours in which 70
make their argument. After that the
committee will de iberate on the report
TO he made TO the Assembly.