The state herald., 1915-07-16

Uaction III support oi any recall move.
Edward C. Stimson.. Fred A. ssbin
| President, End Vice Presiden
| Denver La Junta.
| CoLoCRDo BAR ASSOCIATION
Alfred r. King, VIM. H. wadlsy,
lst Vice President See. and Treas.
Delta. Denver.
Office of the Secretary,
7ol Ernest & Crsnmer Building. Denver
July l3. 1916.
Mr.. Walter S. Coen. President.
Thirteenth District Bar Association,
Fort Morgan, Colo.
My Dear SIR
Under date Of July 6, 1915, Judge II
p. Burke, of your district, addressed u
letter. through me, to the members of
the State Bar Association in reference
to ths circulation Of recall petitions
growing out of the recent trial Of the
case OF the People VS.. Sasse. in which
he said:
Ny own impression IL that the matter Is one
which ought TO be taken up by the State Bar As
ISOLATION. ! feel that u a trial Judge who Il a
member of the association has used his o,iee i'm
properly and done the other thlngS which the eli-
eulators Of these petitions are charging he should
be uneauiyoeally condemned By the association.
that u he has not done and an attempt 4. made
10 recall his and besmlrch his character as law
yer and Judge, the association should he no less
prompt In its condemnation of such movement
| therefore submit the matter In this way for the
consideration Of the association
This letter was laid before the asso-
ciation Mt its annual meeting at Colora
do Springs July 8, and 10. 1916. The
matter was referred to committee Of
five. This committee had before It a
complete transcript Of the case, show
ing NIL the testimony and all the pro.
eeedings, including all that was said by
the Judge and the District Attorney
upon the return Of the verdict. and al
so the court files and exhibits In the
case. The committee made the follow.
ing report:
To tho rrcs,en, of the Colorado Bar AssoelA tion
The undersigned, members Of the committee ~.
pointed 10 investigate the conduct 0f the Judre
and District Attorney Of the Thirteenth Judicial
pis,rle, In the case sf the People va sasss bog to
repor, follows,
First The power exercised by said officials In
aid case 81 which complaint was made wa. Gun.
fsfr.d upon them under the sanction and safe
guard u their oelAi oaths and i,s exercise with.
oui fear or favor ehioih~l upon them by m. de-
cisons of our suprsne Court. particularly a. stat
al In tho late Issue of ricl w. the People a2i Colo
!.
Second We end nothing In the evidence In the
eass which causes Us to doobt the honesty and
sincerity u their action of inpsashss III. possible
eorps,ness Of their iudFmsnt
Thirii W. feFani the us. of the recall as pro.
pesa.i by those wha differ from them o. un~iss
and tandinf 10 olsifast tho due administration u
iastic. rather than 10 aid II. and as tsndinr n
brins the recall itself inio disr-puts.
tiiEno,D Albert L. Mnsss.
" c. s,imsor.
JA'-ss n. tiiaad.
rla,i Rogers.
william l.. dayton"
The chairman OF the committee. up.
ON making his report briefly reviewed
the case and the action Of the DIstric,
Judge and the District Attorney. and
the report Of the committee war unAni
mously adopted.
ny resolution duly passed I was d.
reeted by the association 10 make this
report 10 you. authorizing you 10 use II