Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1905-08-24
IN RE JUDGE TUCKER

The SILVER BELT has refrained from
any discussion of the charges filed at
Washington against Judge Eugene A.
Tucker for the simple reason that the
matter is one between the Department
of Justice and the presidents appoin-
tee. The evidence secured here by the
department representative was OBJ
tanned in confidence and the gentleman
asked that no publicity be given the
matter in print, saying that the afti-
davits would be open to the inspection
of Judge Tucker, but otherwise secret.
Now that genuine or bogus ''specials"
are being printed in papers of the terri
tory, supposed to emanate from depart
ment "'leaks" at Washington, we con-
slider the lid off and shall say what the
occasion demands in order to correct the
false stories daily gaining credence
through wide publicity in the press be-
cause they are not answered.
AS to the charges preferred against
Mr.. Tucker much guessing has been
INDUCED in, both as to who made them
and what they consist of. Suffice it to
say all guesses made in print as to who
filed the charges are wide of the mark
and only one or two of the published
list of charges cut any figure in the in
vestigation. There are others not di-
vulged which are of more Importance
from the department viewpoint. The
story will become public if-and only
when-the department discloses or per-
mits it.
Attorney General Nave has been
accused of seeking to GUST Judge
Tucker in order that he might
sit in his stead He has also been ac-
cused of the same designs on Judge
Doan's chair at Tombstone. Evidently
he cannot get both jobs and do double
stunt on the judicial circuit. Good in
formation says he is not even an appli-
cant for either mans jobs not built
that way. He can do much better
financially in private practice than to
take seat on any bench. But the
guessers must account for the charges
some way, being ignorant of the truth.
The richest proposition, however,
comes from the Phoenix Enterprise of
August 10. 1t is worth reproduction
all but the heading. 1t bears date of
Washington, August 10 and is labeled
on top Especial. From the wording,
however, it is very apparent that the
Dunbar grapevine was used to save
Western Union tolls, for there are
some things contained therein not
known in Washington, d. Cor any
where else on earth (unless it might
be Washington, Indiana;
at has developed here today that
the men behind the charges against
Judge Tucker of Arizona are attorneys
for the mining corporations and they
are trying to bring about his removal
Tor the purpose of securing the appoint
nent of judge in his place who will
De opposed to assessing the producing
mines in Arizona as returned by the
territorial board of equalization 1t
seems as though Judge Tucker has ex-
pressed himself in Globe as being in
with Governor Kibbey in
rying to make the corporations bear
heir proportion of the territorial taxes
md his ideas on the question have
'aised the ire of corporation attorneys,
md f. j. Edwards, one of the number,
5 making charges against the judge.
I this develops sufficiently so that
resident Roosevelt can be convinced.
here will be no vacancy in that Ari-
ona judicial district. The department
# justice will make a sweeping inves-
igation of the whole matter and prob
bly, new light will be shed on the
harges that are now on file against
he Nebraska gentleman.
'The men behind the charges" have =,
ot developed" at Washington ex-
ept in the archives of the department {
4 justice. To be sure the affidavits
f witnesses were obtained in Globe by
Dir. Lawrence but the charges were
ot originally filed by anybody in or
rom ella county.
AS for f. j. Edwards filing any .
harges against Judge Tucker, it is a
reat mistake. He may have given
estimony as to the charges at the ur- [
.ent request of the department man,
ut file them he certainly did not, nor {
id he know such charges had been 8
led before the advent of the investi- q
ator on the spot. c
We have no corporation attorneys in S
lobe in the sense implied by the above i
rticle-no corporations here which re- t
lire the services of lobbying attor- h
eys, and it would make no difference C
} either the corporation managers or h
.torneys in their employ who sat upon ii
lie bench in Arizona courts, for mat il
RS OF as grave nature as that con- W
,cted with the unwarranted increase a,
the assessment roll would certainly pl
to federal courts and the supreme d,
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