Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02

Tuesday was <abled in the house We'd nesday. It is understood that the resolu- tion will be taken from the table today (Thursday) and vigorously opposed by supporters of Judge John H. Barnes
 The outcome of the contest is eagerly awaited by the citizens of Norwich among whom there are many who favor the reappointment of Judge Barnes who has held the appointment for three terms
 Just what the outcome of the judgeship contest will be is problematical. It is understood in this city that there is in the house decided sentiment in favor of Judge Barnes If the resolution, when taken from the table, is voted down in the house the appointment will lay with Governor Lake The situation will be the same if the house should fail to take any action on the resolution.
 Senator Brown5s Statement
 Senator Allyn L. Brown of Norwich in what he said in the senate Tuesday made a statement for the reasons for his oppo- sition to the reappointment of Judge Barnes. The statement was not made | willingly and Senator Brown made it clear that he would prefer to refrain from | making it and that he had the hope it l would not be necessary. He was left no | alternative when Senator Elnlore S. Banks | asked for a reason why he should sup | | port the report of the majority of the ] 1 committee on the judiciary for the ap- i pointment of Mir. Libby to the judGeship. | In his reference to MT. Libby, Senator Brown said he was a native of Windham county and competent to fill the position | of judge of the local court of Norwich. Senator w. IL Hall said he had come i to the conclusion it was better to keep out of contests over local judgeships. He would vote for the candidate for the Man chester judgeship who was supported by l Senator Bowers, in Bridgeport, the candi- date favored by Senator Delaney and in
 Norwich the man whose candidacy had
 the support of Senator Brown Senator
 James Graham of Lisbon said it was a
 matter between the family of Senator | Brown and Judge Barnes. He could not
 see how the committe brought in report ] in favor of MT. Libby. Senator Brown had buttonholed the members of the sen ate for A1r. Libby.
 Senator Brown denied the statement of Senator Graham and assured the sen 1 ate that there was no animus ill his op position to the reappointment of Judge
 Barnes. He preferred not to give the
 reasons for his attitude and he would re-
 frain from doing so unless the senate de-
 sired a statement.
 Senator Brown said Judge Barnes was
 a good hearted man but he was not a
 good judge. Mr. Libby was a native of
 Windham county. He was respected by
 everyone and was a hard working re-
 publican. Judge Barnes had played poli-
 tics with his court. In 1917, when he
 (the senator) was mayor, the judge re-
 marked to him on one occa of his in
 tention to take steps to create an office in connection with his court for the pur- pose of taking care of person. He Senator Brown) replied When you do that I will oppose it He did that for the purpose of bolstering up his own po-
 sition. Judge Barnes passed on the case
 of man named Ryan, and then said, T f let him down pretty easily we may want ' to use his employer politically" In a I street car strike he (the senator) was ap-
 pointed to assist in prosecutions. The
 union men carried on the strike. One s man was seriously assaulted. Judge = Barnes, addressing the people in court 1 said that the Shore Line company ought : to. settle the strike by giving the men s what they wanted. His conduct was not - ethical. He once told Alderman Charles $ F. Wells, a manufacturer and president ot 2 the Norwich chamber of commerce, who d has a large political following, that ii 2 ever any of his employees were arrested
 to call him up and he would take care l. of them for him without any further o trouble. On another occasion Judge l. Barnes remarked in court, as comment if on a full pen of prisoners: See wha ., prohibition has done for us.'' Senator TOT, Brown stated that Judge Barnes had ap s peared as attorney in other courts fo1 persons whom he had fined in his owr le court in cases rising out of the same cir 1T cumstances. His conduct was unprofes T. sional. Senator Brown also referred t D. Judge Barnes connection with jurat il d the transfer of property to a man namet le Pratt and to his repudiation of his con
 nection with the making out of the doc
 ument.
 Senator Banks said that Senate
 Brown had made out 9 complete case
 Senator Archibald Mcdonald spok IT. in favor of the appointment of MT. Libbe s saying at the same time that he had serv > ed in the house with Judge Barnes an T was on good terms with him.
 re Senator Graham said that Sena tc ce Browns father though he was q Sunda Ae school superintendent, used to slip a s1 bill to voters on election day
 Senator Brown replied that perhar
 Senator Graham knew him (the senatorI ee father better than he did. But he did n, he believe the senator's statement
 's' Judge Barnes Makes Reply e. Judge Barnes, in a statement issue Dr. Wednesday denies the charges brougl gS against him in the senate Tuesday b
 Senator Allyn L. Brown of this city
 member of the judiciary committee ar
 an ardent Libby supporter. Judge Barnt as declared the statements of Senator Brow th were hearsay and were not made at Il np judiciary committee hearing where I ITS would have had chance to answer ther ", The judges statement follows: lis Christian charity seems to be a To
 virtue with some people, am sor
 to see. All the matters stated on u
 ffooir of the ssnate touching myse ,.s were false and not only that they we e. all hearsay, and were not made befo rr the committee al the hearing where ,be might have had chance to answer the ;ed On the matter of the case of o1 he Will J. Ryan = the facts are the
 which could readily have been fou
 out from the records. This case "
 brought to the court while I was
 Bethlehem, N. H., and after an inves .ve gation By the, city attorney, Mir Lee
 Robbins, he made the recommends t III III that the case be nolled. 1 knew not u ing about the facts of the case and W
 guided by the city attorneys advice ... we are in all cases. The city attorn reported to Haraford today that |
 case was nolled upon his request. . 'On the matter of the strike on {
 Shore Line railway when the cases wt before me I tod both attorneys for 5 state and for the accused that the ge 1 eral manager of the Connecticut Co.,. informed me that they had conpr 3 missed their strike with their men giving them a maximum of 50 cents hour; and he thought they ought to the same here As a ma flor of friend sI