Year: 1876

correspondent.


But Judge Hubbard, as we are informed by the


sabesha AdrdHce, has taken particular pains to


inform himself on all points of the law, in every


doubtful case, before rendering decision.' We


think we have heard something of the kind, and
it may interest the public to relate one or two


instances.


1t will be four years at the next September


term in this County, that motion was made 70


enter satisfaction of judgment that had been


rendered against person who had been declared


bankrupt. The motion was argued by Two


lawyers in favor of, and against it, and occu-


pied fully half a day. Judge Hubbard, after


hearing both sides, said he would reserve mis- de-


cison, and take the subject under advisement


He at once commenced informing himself on all


the points of the law, and is still dong 90, ior ne


he has not yet given his decision. The person


interested, not long ago inquired OF him what
determination he had come to in the matter, to


which Hubbard made reply that he had forgot
ten all about it-in fact, he did not think that


the question had ever been arguedi 1t may be
that he wants more tme,t to inform himself, and


that If he is elected, he VIII be able to render
| decision about the year 1851


AuOtQers


in this County, applied for an injunction to re-


strain the County Treasurer from collecting GER


tain tax The attorney for the Treasurer offered


in evidence an old charter of the city of Palermo,


granted by the Territorial Legislature about the


year 1858, but the attorney on the other side OBJ


jected to admitting the evidence, and on this


point the fate of the case depended. Judge Hub


bard said that he would take the matter under


adyisement; he adjourned Court, and went home


to take particular pains to inform himself on the


points of law. 1t must have been very painful,


indeed. About a year, year and half, or two


years afterwards, the citizen applying for the in


junction became impatient, and thinking, per-


haps, that his lawyer had been neglectful of his


interests, he wrote Judge Hubbard, asking what


he had done in the case. The Judge replied,


that really he had forgotten about it, but his i'm
preston wes that he had decided that the plain
tiff had no right to sue for anybody but himself!


One of Hubbard's pop-guns has made the
charge that We are opposed to him because he
made certain rulings in our libel case. Judge
Hubbard did us no harm in that case, and need
have no fears that we feel deadly towards him
on account of it. Had he directed the jury, in
positive terms, to return verdict of guilty, they
would have done rs they pleased about it, all the
same. However, he exhibited his usual wisdom,
in that case. 1t is principle of law that all ac-
cused person is presumed to be Innocent until
proven guilty. Hubbard decided that if the
published article was not true, the law presumed
that it was done maliciously, and would not ad-
init testimony to show that it was not. Some
testimony that he did permit to be given, he af
forwards ruled out; and in explanation, he said
that he admitted it only to form idea of the
degree of malice, that he might judge of the ex-
tent of punishment it deserved. He had decided
to punish US before the jury decided us guilty;
but be slipped up on it. His disappointment
was sufficient revenge for us, and we hold no
spite against him on that score. There was at
that time heavy opposition to us here, and he
wanted to please the most popular side.


One strong hobby of Judge Hubbard and his
friends is, that the members of the bar are op-
posed to him because they are jealous of him, or
because they cannot bullyrag him. There are
several lawyers in the State who are supposed to
know as much law Judge Hubbard does. 1t
sometimes happens that when he makes one of
his wise rulings, the lawyers take issue with him.
He at once imagines that they are jealous of his
great ability, and are trying to bullyrag him
he gets up on his dignity, and the Chief Justice
of the United States couldn't hold candle to
him. He had some unpleasantness with law
yer at the last term of Court at Seneca, and at
once caused it to be given out that the lawyer
was a candidate for his position, and wanted to
bullyrag him. The hummer of the st. Joseph
Herald, the real editors and proprietOrs Of which
are all in prison for defrauding the Government,
accepted small consideration for writing the
affair up, showing that the lawyer was a candi
date for the Judgeship, and that the country
would go to the dogs if Judge Hubbard was not
reelected. But that lawyer is not a candidate,
and the affair dwindles down simply to person
al row between him and Hubbard.


We do not regard Hubbard as unfavors bly, as
some of the members of his professor do. We |
do not think that he is dishonest, but merely |
that in his weakness, his vanity, and his intense
to be reelected, he permits himself to
be drawn in to trimming and deamgogism. Some |
'f the lawyers say that his Spring terms of the |
Court have been simply feelers for the current |
'f public opinion, and that in his decisions, he |
has kept an eye to the popular sentiment. The |
nnananimity of the Bar in certain localities in
his favor, that We hear so much about, is said to
Dc confined to few lawyers, who, by fawning
IND hattering his vanity, have got a soft thing
IN him, and keep up . big practice by means of
heir success in Court We recently inquired of
gentleman how q certain lawyer in the Dis
rict stood on the Judgeship, and were answered
Well, he says he would like a change, but that
he has to support Hubbard; for if he does not,
hubbard will ruin his practice, by ruling and de-
'iding against him, so that he cannot ga in any
uits" This is fearful admission for q member
u the bar to make. The very suspicion that
Judge would do such q thing, ought to urge the
person entertaining it TO use all his influence for
change.


Have we not given reasons sufficient why the
interests Of the people demapd change in the
udgeshpf We have stated facts that cannot be
answered by liberal abuse of ourself personally.
We are not candidate for Judge, and whatever
'e may have said or done politically heretofore,
as no bearing upon the issue. We have said
nough for the present, but have not said all, by
ny means. 1t will be made interesting, as the
eason advances


HARD PU sHED-There are perhaps as many as
alf dozen Republican papers in Kansas that