Evening star., 1926-03-25
FIVE CHARGES LAID
AGAINST ENGLISH
IN HOUSE REPORT
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becoming the high position which he
holds"
Each article concluded with the
statement that the jurist was and is
guilty of misbehavior as judge and
of a misdemesnor in office.
House leaders plan to call the case
up next Tuesday. II these recon.
mendations are upheld by ma iorit,
of the House, Judge English will be
tried before the Senate. sitting as an
impeachment court.
Ipsufficiency Of evidence is the
basis OF the arguments In the minor.
ity report written by Representatives
Bowling. Democrat. Ala anna Hickey.
Republican. Indiana. and Weaver
Democra. North Carolina which will
be presened tomorrow.
Representative Yates. Republica n.
Illinois. another committee member
in separate views announced he would
vote against Impeachment in the
House. The testimony has not re.
vealed sufficient evidence to warrs mt
proceedings that should be invoked
only In case OF extreme gravity" he
said. adding that IAN official cannot
be impea ched on general principles
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UNIT"
Weller's Stand Unknown.
The position OF Representative Wei
Ter. Democrat, New York. has not
been made known. He was the only
member of the special committee ot
seven who Investigated the ase la at
Summer to vote against recomme nd
ing impeachment
The report OF the judiciary com
mittee reviewed in detail the acts
entering into the charges.
1.-The conduct Of Judge English has
been Of such character" the report
said. that one must regard 1t as
reprehe nsible and tending to bring
shame and reproach upon the admins
tra tion of justice and destroy the con
tidence Of the public in our courts II
it be allowed to go unrebuked.
No one reading the recofd in this
case can conclude that this man has
lived up to the standards Of our
judiciary.
The committee charged that Judge
English disbarred Thomas M. Webb
and Char rleS A. karch. Fast st. Louis
attorneys. without any opportunity tr
be heard in their own defense and
Without uuC pfotSSC VI IdN
Threats and censure of Illinois
State officials were made by Judge
English the committee said. without
any specific cause or without any
specific offense.
1t also said that the jurist used
coercive and threa tening language in
one case in the presence OF n jury in
open court and said that IL he told
them that man was guilty and they
did not find him guilty he would send
them to jail.
The action OF Judge English in
summoning members of the staff of
the East st. Louis Daily Journal into
his court and threatening them with
imprisonment II they published any
of the facts relating to the disbar-
ment Of Mr.. Karch was described by
the committee as a "tyrannous attack
on liberty Of the press."
The committe reviewed the appoint
ment Of Thomas as a referee ir
bankruptcy and charged that Judge
English had changed the rules Of the
court in order to enable Thomas tc
conduct his business of referee "un
hampered and with the utmost II
cense."
Judge. English corruptly and i'm
properly connived with Mr.. Thomas,
the report continued, ITO set up and
esta Ia Ea 81 st. Louis a sO-called
bankruptcy ring
Judge English, In order to receive
unlawful and improper gains and
profits for himself. his family and
his friends, corruptly and improperly
handled and regulated the funds aris-
ing from bankruptcy and other cases
in his court.
Discussing 'favoritism. partiality
an unlawful appointment" of re-
ceivers. the report reviewed three cases
handled by Judge English m which il
said partiality was shown to Thomas =
In one case, 1t asserted. the jnrist re
fused to appoint a temporary receiver
suggested by counsel for the parties
interested unless Mr.. Thomas was ap
pointed attorney for the receivers.