New-York tribune., 1905-04-13
DEMAND REMOVAL HOOK Err
The Committees Counsel Dra5cs
Such Conclusion from the Evidence.
IBY rELEaRApH TO rHE rR1suNE ]

Albany, April 12.-The legislative investiga-
tion OF the official career of Justice Warren B.
Hooker developed a sensation to-day, when
Henry B. Conan. attorney for the Assembly
investigation committee followed up the close
of the introduction Of evidence with the declaTa-
ton that Justice Hooker should be removed
from the Supreme Court by concurrent resolu-
tiOn Of the Senate and Assembly en- the basis
of the evidence before the committee. This
created ripple of surprise because it was re-
garded as settling the question of the procedure
in case of unfavorable action by the committee
There has been suspicion that Impeachment
proceedings might be resOrted to, but this seems
now to have been discarded. Earlier in the
proceedings Mr.. Conan sprung an equally start
ling sensation. No sooner had John B. Stanch-
field, OF counsel for. Justice Hooker announced
that the defence, would present no witnesses
than Mr.. Conan arose and began the submis-
sion of a new affidavit In referring to Justice
Hooker, he specifically named him as the ac-
cused."
MIR. Conan. is there any accused person
heTe?' inquired Justice Ho0kers counsel
There will be In few minutes" was the
blunt answer.
On the objection of Mr.. Stanchheld the COM
mittee refused TO permit the newspapers to copy
the conclusions Of fact submitted by Mr. Conan.
Substantially they were as follows:
Case of Frank p. Ball who it is ALLEGED in SEN
1em6eT; 1885 entered into a eopartnership with
giving her note for s. s5s g. ndorsed M by M sa aad
Mrs. Hooker. That the oil venture proved failure
a note for 5000 to Eta f. Hooker That in isss
Justice Hooker solicited George W. Beavers su-
Of the Postofee Department to appoint BaiI to the
6ds3onla postotice ana that upon such solicitation
position in the Fredonia postoffice and that the
office created for Ball. and that the postmaster
OF FredOnia did not request the appointment That
the reason and motive that prompted Hooker to
70 pay the note OF $500 and that all the morey
" q s IrSd psid On tne & PoS0ce with the exe5tion Of
Ihat such action was a conspiracy against the
That upon solicitation OF Hooker. G. w Beavers
appointed Maurice Hooker TO the Fredonia post
that such appointment unnecessary That
sn me 9ed on states was "a erauded Of
e e9GI@si0n dI No smhrsesd the cases of Ora Cald
Pemberton and George Cooper all OF whom were
appointed to the FredOnia postofiice January H.
We're that four clerks were already employed In the
FsT.eaonia s. once and that these four clerks We're
was promoted from the position of a laborer al 500
drawing salaries of $500 and doing no work That
Minerva jeffrey was a resident of Washington and
Beavers boarded That Henry J. beS5se AND M
Ge9se C3opea per were never notihed OF their appoint
That Melvin H. Taylor. postmaster through an
arrangement with Hooker. secured the appointment
OF Katherine X. Clark, niece of his wife and
that there was no need for such appointment. That
the Fredonia pOstofice in the classified service
and that the only to get her into the Fredonis
office without taking Civil Service examination
was to secure her appointment to some other Office
not in the classified service and secure transfer
That she was appointed to the Fort Plain postOflce
and never went there staying in Fredonia. That
Justice Hooker requested Beavers to pay her salary
for the Fort Plain work and that she received 500
for such work thereby defrauding the United States
government.
That Hooker entered into partnership with per-
sons IN Dnnkirk for the construction of building.
ana that lease was executed with the United
states government for the use OF portion of the
building as postofhce at rental OF 81 $50. That
the lessons by some arrangement with Beavers had
the lease cancelled and new executed at a
rental OF $3.50. and that third lease was made at
$2,G00 That in the third lease the United States
secured nothing more than in the first and second
leases.
That Justice Hooker. together with other persons
secured corrupt judgment against the city OF
Dunkirk in relation 10 the postofice building
Following this came the conclusion and action
which Mr.. Conan said should be drawn from
the foregoing facts.
Tomorrow the counsel for the committee and
Justice Hooker will make the final argument in
he