White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-18

and thereafter said Clarence j. Nc
Fadden presented the same TO the
state treasurer and was by him paid
the said sum of $7S.44.
SPECIFICATION c.
That the said Clarence ] McIfad-
den. while acting as such judge, has
on different occasions and repeatedly
made and issued orders which were
illegal. arbitrary, plainly in excess
of his jurisdiction. and in contrayen-
ton Of the statutes of this state, as
he, the said Clarence j. McFadden. al
all such times we'll knew. more par
ticularly as follows.
That he has repeatedly made ap-
pointments of persons as official court
reporter of said Ninth judicial dis
trict court without any previous ex-
animation of such persons rs re-
quired by law, and without requir-
ing any evidence or certificate of
their qualifications. as required by
law: the names of such persons sc
unlawfully appointed being w. H
Sheetz. Farrell Johnson. Cleora Muir.
dock and Marie Welsh.
That on July 8, 1922, in disregard
of the statutes of this state and OF
the rules OF the supreme court there
Of, and in plain contravention of such
statutes and rules, he made an order
admitting one w. II. Venable to
practice law, and enrolling him as a
member of the bar of his court; the
minute entry of said order upon the
records of the Ninth judicial district
court being as follows:
AT this time upon the courts own
motion w. II. Venable, Esq, of Nor
folk, Va, who is personally present
in court. ii is ordered that the said
w. II. Venable. Esq, an attorney at
law of the state Of Virginia, be and
he is hereby admitted to practice law
before the bar of this the Ninth ju-
dieial district court of the state of
Nevada, in and for the county of
White Pine. 1t is further ordered
that the fee for such admission TO
practice is hereby expressly waived"
SPECIFICATION d.
That said Clarence j. MeFadden.
while occupying said official position
as Judge, has acted and does act In
a tyrannieal, discourteous and op-
pressiye manne toward certain MEM
bers of the bar and litigants who
have in some n incurred his
more particularly as for
lows:
That in the month of November,
1922, he made the statement to a
member of the bar OF his court in
that he tMcFadden) had
driven William Mcknight and A. l..
from the district tmeaning
he Ely district), aud that there were
somo others that he intended to do
he same with; that he has endeav-
bred to drive this affiant out of said
district; that on or about November
[, 1922, said McFadden stated on the
street of Ely. in the presence
Of at least two witnesses, that he
likewise eliminate" one G. F.
Boreman from said district: said
Boreman being a member Of his
court and engaged in the practice
Of the law in Ely for over sixteen
years last past.
That said Clarence J. McFadden,
while exercising his judicial fune-
lions. has from the bench. in open
court. repeatedly treated certain
members of the bar then and there
appearing before him in a discour-
teous and insulting manner and pub
Iiely Inundated them; such members
Of the bar being in particular c. A.
Eddy. II. w. Edwards, c. z. Hand
Charles A. Walker and this
afiant.
That during the hearing of the
of Cnangas VS.. Joudas ct al, be-
fore said Clarence j. McFadden as
such Judge. he publicly in open court
one Of the attorneys for the
by his language and manner
toward him; that said attorney, ono
B.. l.. Quayle, gathered together his
books and papers and left the court
room during such hearing; that at
the same hearing he likewise insult
ed the attorney for the defendant,
one C. A. Eddy, ordered him to take
his seat and refused to hear the ar
gument of said attorney or to allow
him to read the authorities which he
desired to cite, and subsequently de-
cided said Ease against said attor-
clients. That said McFadden
apologized to said Quayle for
said conduct toward him, but the
next day said McFadden entered the
Of said Eddy and stated to him
in substance. you -
-. | had a notion to fine you yes
terday."
SPECIFICATION T..
That the said Clarence J.. MeFad-
den, while occupying said judicial po-
has connived at and actively
encouraged violations of the law end
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