Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-24
JUDGE KENT TO HEAR
 THE NORRIS CASE
(From Thursdays Daily)

BeCAuSc ne GOuoluClS us qualified to act in a judicial capacity in the Norris disbarment case, Judge Doe yesterday morning at the opening of court assigned the case to Chief Justice Kent of Phoenix.
 When the matter was called up Judge Doe announced that he had come to the conclusion that he was disqualified to sit in a judicial ca- pacity in the case and he was of the opinion that this disqualification even extended to the matter of directing that an order be issued summoning the defendant to show cause why his license to practice as an attorney should not be revoked or suspended. In the interests of justice, and that the defendant might have a trial in his own county he explained that the case would not be transferred to another county, but would be assigned to Chief Justice Kent for hearing.
 This means that Judge Kent will make two trips to Prescott, in case he decides at the first hearing that it is his duty to order that summons issue as asked for by the complaint and provided for by the statute.
 It is on the question of issuing a citation that the preliminary fight to save Norris will be waged, for if the court refuses the order, the case ends in the district court. Should the summons be ordered issued, then the defendant must answer and stand trial, which can be by a jury if he so elects.
 The complaint praying for the dis barment of Attorney Thomas G. Nor ris was filed on June 19 of this year, and was reported exclusively at the time by the Journal-Miner. It was sworn to by Attorney Henry T. An drews and contains two specifications.
 The first after relating that Thomas G. Norris was engaged in the prae- tice of law, alleges that on June 30, 1906, there was pending in the district court a civil action wherein Blackwell-Wellandy Book and Station cry company was plaintiff and George Wooster was defendant; that upon the trial of the case the said Norris, who was one of the attorneys for plaintiff. took the stand as a witness and under oath swore that defend ant Wooster in a conversation with him admitted that he owed the Black well Book and Stationery company the sum of $4SO.3O. This alleged con versation was sworn to have occurred after the writing of a certain letter dated October 30, 1905. Complainant ayers that he is informed by Wooster that he never had such a conversation with Norris either in the office of Herndon & Norris or at any other place, and that on the contrary long prior to the writing of said letter, was absent from the county of Yava- pal and remained absent until after April 21,19O7. Complainant therefore alleges that the testimony given by Norris was false and untrue and in support thereof attaches the affidavit of Wooster to the complaint.
 The second specification alleges that on or about March s, 1906, Thomas G. Norris paid to Fred G. Sattes, then a member of the board of supervisors the sum of $500 for the purpose of producing his vote in favor of the appointment of R. P. Talbot as dis triet attorney. Entering into detail: the complainant recites that on Febru arv II. 1906, E. E. Ellinwood filed his resignation as district attorney with the board of supervisors and that while said resignation was on file and had not been withdrawn or re voked. there was filed on March l 1906. a lawful petition praying fol the appointment of R. P. Talbot tC succeed Ellinwood; that after the fiji ing of this petition Norris paid, or March ,, the sum of $500 to Satte to influence his vote, and that or March 6. Sattes did unlawfully an' corruptly vote in faNor of the ap pointment of Talbot. although hter was on file at there time the peti ton of Samuel L. Pattee, who wa the assistant district atttorney.
 It is declared that the bribing O said public official was fraudulen and dishonorable conduct and mal practice, and for this reason as wei as the alleged false testimony i the Wooster case, the disbarment O Norris is asked.
 , MT. Norris is now in the east an Judge Kent will undoubtedly not b b able to sit in the case until he ha
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