The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-18


her Demands observation-disclosures
m Fact Declare That Hooker Secured
Cerhship for Man Who Owed Mrs
Hooker Money-Easy Job for q
sephe~-Ciy1i Service Law Dodged
Rented Own Building for Post orice.
AtBASv. Jan 1.-THE State Bar Assoc
oiation. at it's session here this afternoon,
received - report OF it's grievance COM
--1,ttee on the charges against Supreme
Court Justice Warren B. Hooker of Fro
donia.
On motion OF Chairman HufYcut OF tho
comm tee 1t was decided to make the adop-
ton Of the report special order for to-mor-
row afternoon. BY vote OF So TO 20 u waa
! decided TO make the report public.
The subcommittee to which was deputed
the task Of sitting the Hooker charges.
after reviewing its findings of fact, con-
cluded its report TO the grievance COM
mittee as follows:
without further characterizing the above
facts and circumstances, the sub-oommittee
recommends that further investigation
Ia ma q by tDb 4JtRlbidluIe OciOAO u
having compulsory process"
In minority report from the sub-con-
mlttee 5. c. Huntington OF Pulaski, H'ter
declaring Justice Hooker intended to de-
fraud the Government, includes in his fnd-
ings these two statements.
THAT Justice Hooker has shown himself
morally unfit to be and he is unfit TO be q
Justice of the Supreme Court.
That the facts already proven consti-
tl,e cause for his removal from Office un-
der Section II Of Article VI. of the State
Constitution
The grievance committee as whole In
disposing Of the report Of the subcommittee
unanimously voted for the following resolu-
tion:
-Rosolrod. That the findings OF fact OF
the subcommittee be approved by the
grievance committee, and that without
RAISING upon the subcommittee recon-
mendations such recommendations. to-
rether with the findings OF fact and all
proceedings taken by and before the SUBJ
committee. be transmitted to the Bar AS
syciation Cor sLch acton % II may deem
proper
The apparent disagreement between the
Their investigation Of Justice Hooker and that
ri the full committee which unanimously
voted not to pass upon this point. is eI-
planned by Chairman Huffcut, who said this
afternoon that the recommendation Of the
subcommittee is before the Bar Association
for action.
It can be approved by the association
Tomorrow il that body deems proper. The
Unanimous vote of the full grievance COM
mittee was merely decision not to eXpress
any opinion. The fact that the members
of the subcommittee voted with the other
members Of the full grievance committee
on the decision not to express any opinion
docs not indicate that their views have
altered.
Findings OF Fact In the Case.
The findings OF fact as reported to the
State Bar Association are in part as follows:
First-That at all tho times hereinafter
mentioned Warren B. Hooker was a resident
of Fredonia: that for about eight years prior
n tho 10th day of November. 1893, he was
the Representative in Congress OF the then
Thiry-fouth Congressional districtof New
York, that on the 10th day OF November,
1908. he became by appointment Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the State Of New
York. and on Nov. 7. 1899, he was elected
Justice for full term, and has since con-
tnued IN that position: that at al! times
herenafter mentioned his office was in the
village building in Fredonia, in which the
post Office was located, but he was away on
judicial business a great deal of the time
after his appointment as Justice of the
Supreme Court; that from Nov. 10, 1898. to
the following November the Thirt y-fourth
ConRre ssional district was without a rep
Iesentative. and many people applied IN
iustics Hooker to look after their affairs in
Washington
sob FOR MRS. HooKER's DEBTOR
secoud-That Frank p. Ball was, on
Oct, II. 1895 appointed laborer in the Free
donna post office at the request OF Warren
4. Hooker then Con gressman, and his sal
sry was fixed at 5000 year; that such APP
lontment was made without any request
from the postmaster at Fredonia and with
out any need for the appointment of
.aboner in that office; that all the work n
ahoier could do had Heretofore been done
~ scrlibwomen or the clerks and had cost
ne Government about t24 year.
That in the following January Ball
position was changed to that of clerk in the
tredonia post Office at the same salary,
and 80 continued TO Dec, n. 1902 when he
fesgned, that he was appointed clerk at the
request 81 the Hon. Warren B. Hooker, then
sdustre ~ the Supre me- Court by appoint
men'. Who said. in his written request 10
l%orge ". Beavers. then salary and allow
anoe clerk IN the Post Office Depart ment at
Washington, that he had great interest in
nAl that such appointment was made
'Ihor any request from the Postmaster.
That Balls services az laborer and clerk
ne post Office at Fredonia were not
needed and that he never rendered any
teINloe m that post Office.
nat Rail drew total salary ~ 8. $50
~ lahorer and clerk in the Fredonia post
oInce that when demand was made upon
ne pos,masters Moore and Taylor for the
leturn Of this salary to the Government,
lhyior repaid It all. borrowing the money
~ NE tredonia National Bank upon his
own note. with his wife's indorsement,
9nd taking Balis note for 81, 500 hat just Joe
hooker vas advised by Taylor Of this de-
manQ aud stated TO Taylor that he Craylor)
rag f@ter do as he thought best
mat At tho time Of his appointment as
h'uTcr IN the fredona post Office, Ball
'Fed Mrs Warren b. Hooker t3,os5 Dor
lo"ed money, growing out Of joint enter
Prlse ieiween Ball and Mrs. Hooker and
,ruer- IN developing oil lands in West
,,uRna: that said Ball gave his note to
W Warren Hoolter Tor this amount
uH'eG sept 10, 1898 and due Dec. o. 1898
NO mat the note, Endorsed by Mrs. Hooker
Rank
hai Rails salary from tho Government
pse deposited IN the Fredonia National
AM and that substantially all of It was
,pWFa 70 the payment Of this note and is
Nals principal and interest.
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