The daily sentinel., 1906-04-17
NOT MISTAKEN IN MAN.

Several years ago. during the heat
of campaign in this state. n. Walter
/ Dixon. who sits as district Judge
on the bench at Pueblo. spoke in the
Park opera house for the Republican
cause
The speech was nothing more or
| less than bombastic. egotistical tt
rade. unbecoming man holding such
exalted position. At the time we
recall we made a very severe criti-
cism of the man personally, because
his speech was disgusting from any
standpoint. even from the side for
which he stood.
The man was bigoted. tyrannical
and so self-important that everybody
lost sight for the moment of issues
/ for which he was supposed to make a
plea, in amazement at the very high
esteem in which Dixon held Judge
I Dixon.
We also recall that our criticism
was considered unjust and biased by
those who never can see fault in any
action of the leaders of their party.
All of which leads up to a remark
able state Of feeling exhibited againsf
! Judge Dixon. in one. of the divisions
of the district court of the city and
county of Denver on Friday.
Judge Mullins had announced that
he had called Judge Dixon to Pueblo
to sit for him in several cases to be
tried next week. When the an
nouncement had been made o. N. Hill
ton, a prominent attorney arose and
made the following remarkable state
ment:
On the part of my associate,
Henry 5. Sales, and my clients,
wish at this time to earnestly pro-
test and object to Judge Dixon's
hearing the case. And IL seems TO
me chat the administration of jus
tice has been scandalized and the
individual members of the bar in
suited enough by this iurist al
ready.
ANY other judge In this state
would be agreeable to me. and l
think that | am safe in voicing The
sentiments of the bar of Colorado.
l have no objection TO him person.
nally, but the proper zeal in my
clients cause, who Is charged with
the most serious crime known TO
the law, demands that l protest
vigorously and most etrenuously
to Judge DiXon's presiding at this
trial"
"Attorney Charles A. Irwin then
interrupted MIR. Hilton's impassion-
ed remarks by saying: =. 80.
~ want to voice MIR. Hilton's SEN
timents mc,t ferycntly.. The case
of Pcrca charged with IA statiafory
crime, Games up for trial next Nom
day, and absolutely refuse to try
this cnse before Judge Dixon. II Is
enough for me to know that he
harangued u jury, severely rebuIS-
ing them for their action I'm acquit-
ting n defendant. l dcnouncc such
conduct on the part of any Judge
as both unwarrantcd AMI un-
seemly."
Here were two attorneys of cred
IL refusing in two cases TO consider
that fair and impartial trial could
be held before Judge Dixon.
Attorney Hilton stated that he be
lieved he voiced the sentiment of
the bar of the state. when represent
ed his objections to hearing the cause
in which he was an attorney.
Under the circumstances then. we
believe that our judgment of the man
iit the time. when he appeared here
as partisan speaker. was not misap-
piled and that Judge Dixon is no great
credit to the states judiciary. II upon
the bench ne is overbearing. rude and
arbitrary in his judicial opinions and
actions. as he was intolerent, bigoted
and egotistical, when he appeared in
this city.