The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-02

fee. Her removal from Office was an
nounced by Judge James E. Tully OF
the Juvenile court of Kenosha county
lust after five o'clock on Saturday
evening, Just few moments after the
conclusion of the hearing of the
charges which the judge had brought
against Miss Hahn and just as the ap-
plause which had created an appear
cor Justice" on the Part Of her AZ
tornc had died away,
The closing Of the hearing was rot
without it's dramatic moments. AS
MISS I{ahn completed her evidence her
attorney made a statement ~ hef oe-
half and as he concluded there was
bu1as of applause froIn the people VINO
hal sat through the afternoon listen
ING Ia the evidence III the case. Judge
Tullv was noticeably nettled by the
arrJauye, but he CO lfinei his rera'rs
20 :. mild reproof Of the company
present declaring that it was not
customary to applaud in court.
Submits Records in Defense.
che entire Afternoon had been mark
ell by clashes besHa1l Miss Hahn on
the witness stand an Judge Tully act
,.g sas the examining magistrate
T,ere had been times when the Gle"
was .irectly passed but both the in
.ot,nart and the witness Isl kcr own
defense kept dogg5dty OF at taking OF
the testimony until nearly five o'clock
Miss Hahn submitted many records OF
her Office including reports on many
phases of the work showing the work
she had done.N On several occasions
she admitted that she had done work
in the line of her duty without first
asking permission of Judge FULLY She
admitted that after an intelligent IN
vestigation she had not gone on with
cases which had been presented for
investigation and that she had not
even submitted her report on them to
the court. II held that there was not
reason to proceed with the cases and
that it was useless to bother the court
with matters which | was convinced
we're not proper matters to be taken
up" was her comment on these cases.
Many times during the closing hours
of the hearing the debate between Miss
Hahn and the judge brought out Bit
ter personal feeling. Miss Hahn adj
mitted freely that she had said what
the hell has Judge FULLY TO do about
it," and said that this statement was
made in regard toSa expense account
which she had submitted to the coun-
ty board. On the stand she insisted
that she could not as yet see what the
Judge had to do with her expense ae-
count with the board.
No Chance Even for Aristotle.
Attorney Buckmaster in addressing
the court at the conclusion of the tes-
timony of Miss Hahn said: "If | pos
sessed the eloquence of an Aristotle
or the wisdom of a sage, it would be
worthless for me to argue this mat
ter. in the view of the attitude which
the court has taken during this pro
ceeding. The attorney said further
that there wasn't enough evidence to
convict yellow dog" "You could
kick the dog under the table and that
is about all that can be done in this
case"
Then the attorney made an unusual
statement, He said that if the judge
was as broadminded man as the
Judge of the Juvenile court should be
broad as the people would expect
aim to be as a judicial officer, there
would be but one honorable thing for
him to do and that would be to dis
miss the charges and retain Miss Hahn
in Office until the expiration of her
term. "Miss Hahn might have been
tactless," concluded the attorney, ''but
that could only go to the efficiency of
the Office and not as to competency or
neglect of duty" He said that he
would be perfectly willing to submit
the record in the case to any judge
anywhere and if he was fairminded
and striped of judicial courtesy he
would come to only one conclusion
and that was that the charge should
be dismissed.
Mr.. Buckmaster ended his brief adj
dress in declaring that he was max
ing no appeal for sympathy for Miss
Hahn but that he was asking only for
Justice
Tully Says Personalities"
Judge Tully in response said that
FuckmaSter was getting paid Dy MlFs
Hahn and Buckmaster retortea that he
certainly expected to get paid. Tuily
then declared that the address of
Ruckmaster was sima'y personal abuse
and said that he had not changed his
mird in the matter by the evidence
which had been admitted in the rec
ord and announced that an order
would be entered discharging Miss
Hahn and Immediately appointing her
successor. 1t was suggested that Miss
Hahn work to the first of the month
and clean up her books.
While it was admitted after the hear
ing was over that there might be some
thing done in the matter in the future
attorneys for Miss Hahn said that any
appeal by certiorari to a higher court
would be useless" on account of the
discretion given to the court in the
matter by the law.
Pertinent Comment by Attorney.
one prominent attorney Of the city
AS he left the court room made 'his
comment: q do not believe that since
The days of Calvary when the Son of
Is * a;rd on the oyDss between two