The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-15
THE RECALL OF JUDGE BURKE
AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY VAN
BRADT.

Van Bradt are at work in various parts
of the District trying to get signers for
ehe recall of the two parties because
Of their actions in regard to the YER
dict of the jury in the case of the Peo-
pie VS.. Sasse, which was recently tried
in Sterling.
No doubt nLt ny OF QUE readers have
had circular matter signed by DR..
Fisher and others of Sterling in regard
to the casc. This matter is certainly
distorted. 20 say the least, and it looks
to US as il the enemies of the Judge
and the District Attorney are trying
70 "se: even" with the recall where
they have failed in other ways.
Judge Burke for the past eight years
has been one of the cleanest, ablest
and most economical judges this Dis
trict has ever had. The petition for
recall does not intimate that he was
wrong In reversing the verdict of the
jury. Then why the recall? Why
should the District be plunged into a
$25,0O0 expense for special election
simply for some one to "get even?'
We are publishing herewith the report
of a>,special committee appointed-by
the Colorado Bar Association to in
vestigate the case, and believe that
our readers will thoroughly consider
this matter before signing the petition
for the recall.
We shall have more to say in regard
to this matter next week
MIR. Walter S. Coen, President Thir-
teenth District Bar Associate CT,
Fort Morgan, Colo: -.
My Dear Sir-Under date Of July g,
1915, Judge H. P. Burke, Of you. Dis
trict, addressed letter, through me,
to the members of the State Bar Asso-
citation in reference to the circulation
of recall petitions growing out of the
recent trial of the case of the People
VS.. Sasse, in which he said:
"My own Impression Is that the mat.
ter Is one which ought to be taken up
by the State Bar Association. feel
that II trial Judge who Is a member
Of that Association has used his Office
Improperly and done the other things
which the circulstOrs Of these petitlsns
are charging, he should be unequivO.
cally condemned by the Association;
that II he has not done so, and an at.
tempt Is made to recall him and he.
smirch his character as = lawyer and
u Judge, the Association should be no
less prompt in It's condemnation Of
such movement. therefore submit
the natter In this way for the con.
sideratiOn Of the Association. ..
This letter was laid before the AS
sociation at its annual meeting at
Colorado Springs, July and 10, 1915
The matter was referred to a COM
mittee of five This committee had
before 1t complete transcript of the
case, showing all the testimony and
all the proceedings, including all that
was said by the Judge and the Dis
trict Attorney upon the return of the
verdict, and also court files and ex-
hibits in the case The committee
made the following report:
"To the President Of the Colorado Bar
Association:
The undersigned, members Of the
committee appointed to investigate
the conduct Of the Judge and District
Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial
District in the case OF the PeODle vs..
Sasse, beg to report as followss
First: The power exercised BY
Very truly yours.
past year President of the State Bar
said officials In said case Of whicl,
complaint was made was conferred
upon them under the sanction and
safeguard Of their official oaths and
its exercise without fear or favor en-
Joined upon them by the decisions Of
cur Supreme Court, particularly rs
stated IN the late case Of PieI vs.. the
People, 5s1 Colo, I.
Second: We find nsthing In the
evidence in the ease which causes us
to doubt the honesty and sincerity Of
their action or inpeaches the Possi-
bic correctness Of their Judgment.
Third: We regard the use Of the
recall rs proposed by those who differ
from them ~ unwlse and tending to
Obstruet the due administration Of
Justice rather than to aid It. and a.
tending to bring the recall itself into
aisrePate.
(Sigred) ALBERT 3. NOSES.