Huron Record, 1881-03-25, Page 8TIDE CQIIN. TY JUDGESILIP.
THE OASE B.EFABE Tag CQMMrS010110
On Wednesday morning of last week:
at 10 o'clock the examination into the
charges against W. As Squier pounty
Judge, were opened before ,Ion. Awn.
ius Irving, Q. U,' the Commissioner
appointed by His Honor the Lieut, -
Governor.
Messrs. (,farrow and Doyle conducted
the charges, and ➢'Ir. Idlingten, of
Stratford, and Mr. Seager appeared
for the defendant,
The charges as read► by Mr. Ciarrow,
for the petitioners, contain no leas than
forty six specifications which ara as-
toliowsx
Clauses 1 and 2 aver that the defend-
ant, at the time and since his appoint-
' meat to the county judgeship. was and
continues to be so embarrassed
financially • as to render his retention •
of the said office improper iii the public
interests, amongst others bis creditors
being D. McDonvid, clerk of the county'
court ; the estate of Wharton Ilodgion,.
deceased, formerly a bailiff of the Fifth
Division Court; ••James ..& Benson, a
practicing attorney ; R. Carswell, wlio
sold hiui the law library which he' now.
uses, and a number of other parties for
household goods and clothing And in
addition that he still owes • former
clients of Ilia, whileapraotisiug attorney,
sums of money repeived by , him 'on
their behalf.
Clause 3 recites charges_ before
magistrates for criminal, offences—one
wade by Darius Doty, which was after.-
wards
fter-wards settled,. and the. other the resent
case of Thomas McLennan, for -which
said Squier was committed for trial.
Clause 4—Improperly and corruptly'
dismissing Benjamin • Fralick, clerk of
the Fifth Division 'Court; and the ap-
pointment insteadofAlexander Hunter,
the petitioner against Fralick, and a
large creditor of said Judge. • • •
Clause 5—permitting : Wharton,
1 Iodgson, then a. bailiff of the Fifth •
Division Court, who had become se-
Varity for a loan of $5b0 from one:
Coombs to said Judge, to sell such
office of bailiff to • one •Ellis, for sum
sufficient to. indemnify. the said' Whar-
ten --against Iris-liability-as-saah,
the note therefore, after ,,the appoint-
ment of said. Ellis, . was•paid by the•
legal representatives of the said Whar-
ton Hedgon, who. had meantime died,,
and the said Jude hadsnot• since,:paid
the sante. ..
Clause 6—In the •aixtuinn of 1877.,
he obtained possession of $54, belong
ing to .Fraliek, under,,. circumstances
which amounted. to.:. larceny, retain
ing the • same until • criminal • pro;
ceedings were about commenced,=when
the sum with costs was paid over, to
the Clerk of. the County Court for- the.
said Judge. • .
Clause 7 -On` the trial of:Michael
Hogan on a criminal charge, the Judge..
allowed the Clerk of the' County" Court,
$8 as witness fees for producing papers
in his official charas ..as' sueh clerk,
'which sum the G.overnment:refused to
pay, and the county lost the amount..
Clause 8—At the .voter's list court
for Usborne and Stephen, be refused
to allow the clerks their feesfor serving
notices, unless they • would divide the
same with said .Hodgson'who.had per
formed no part of the work,•and. the
said clerks were therefore obliged to
allow one-half to said Hodgson.:
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Clause 9— Charges. .that for. •some
years past and until now, the Judge
has been in the frequent habit.of iu
duiging in intoxicating liquors to.sueh
an extent . as to utterly unfit him for
his judicial functions, and that: lie bas
iii fact become a habitual.and confirmed
drunkard. •
Clause -10—Avers that these habits
and his financial embarrassms in •give
reason to suspect his being moved by
improper motives in the'diseharge..of
his ollicial- duties, and that .lioInca lost
the .confidence of the county, and the
respect of litigants and. the professidn.
Clause 11 and 12—Point out tliat
said bad habits place•him at the• mercy.
of those who may be inclined to pervert
the due administration of justice,; and
that he is frequently alluded to iri pub-
lic as being under aspecies'of'voluntary
guardianship, his guardians being .his
chief creditor and Clerk of the Couto;
and without and reflection on :the
Ulerlc, it is a scandal and .a disgrace
that the Judge should be under this or
atiy•similar influence.
The remainder of the' 1auses from 13
aver and specify numerous instances• of.
drunkenness, both in court avid on. the
street, whereby the • proper and con-
ducting of cases and the. discharge of
judicial duties became -impossible, and
reproach sand shame were brought upon
the profession and the county,,
Upwards of fifty witnesses have
been subprenaed, and the first day was
almost entirely occupied in the exauii-
e; Mr. 1). 111cDonald and Mr. S.
1+,sow. ntsOn. Mr. McDonald was the
first 'witness called for the petitioners,
and his examination Tasted until about
4.30 p. to. .Space `will not allow us to
give a hill report of the testimony.
Mr. McDonald had known the de.
feudent since his appointment, when
his habita were fairly representative,
that is lie rarely ever saw hint under
the influence of liquor at that time;
since then his character basnot been
so good in that respect; it is bot true
that the defendaynt's habits utterly un-
fit him for the discharge of his duties ;
in a degree they have done so ; do not
consider that he hasbecome a habitual
and confirmed drunkard, , though he
habitually used intoxicating liquors ;
bad warned some of the hotels, and
told Mr, Yates, liceuse inspector, to
warn others, not to give the defendant
liquor ; have found bottles in the eroset
of the defendant's chambers, tasted
on or two and found what appeares..
to be liquor; found a bottle in ray Vault
but could not say whether • defendant
was the last person in there or not;
spoke to him about liquor iu, soul( but
do dot know what he replied ; when 1
Spike to -him about bottles hi his cham-
bers he said it, would not occur , again
jut aware'of case whet, defeiulant . oc-
cupied the bench While under the influ-'
ecce of liquor. The testimony of •the
witness generally admitted that the
business of the -court might have goue
smoother if the judge did not dri'uk at•
mall, but could not may that any iu,juiitiee
or undue delay bad arisen through . his
neglect; had taken the defendant home
once from bis chambers when be .was
unlit for his duties; witness had- an ex-
ecution for $3,800 at one time which
was satisfied, but could not say that
defendant was his debtor at present. to
any great amount; had received the $8
witness fees for producing paper in the
ease cited, was a witness for the Crown
and .had applied for the,. fees.. In an-
swer to a .cross-examination ' by Mr.
Idington, witness had not seen defend
anttake•liquor in last two years, but
before thaat.1nel seen him drink in ver
loos places;, thought that, the 'defend-
ant's conduct had improved in that.
time there were efforts for atemporary
MANITOBA LETTER.
Ma, Botron,--4llpw me,. in your
valuable paper, to' give a short sketch
of am eight days' trip to: Emerson. We
left Clinton on the 2nd of March, at
4.54 p. tn., by the L. I•I, ifz B. Railway,
and proceeded on our way, taking on
passengers at every station until we.
reached London, This place wasreach-
ed at 6.15 p. m,, when we ohanged cars
and immediately started on our jour-
ney, We arrived at Chatham at 10.15
p. m,, took on a nuiuber of passengers,
proceeded ou our journey, and crossed
front Windsor to Detroit at 12.30 a.m..
oft the boat. We proceeded onward
with good speed and few stops, until
we carne to Kensington, a place about
14 miles from Chicago, We arrived
hereat 10.35 a.m., but were delayed
by a snow storm,. • We reached Chicago
at 6,30 p.m,, and had to lie oyer on
account of a very heavy snow storm.
until the btlr hist, . We then started
.otr our' way at 10,30 am, and got to.
Milwaukee at 2,30 p.m.We waited
here until the:6th. Inst. at 1.1.54 p.
when • we started •for La Crosse, but
the great depth of snow hindered us.
Very . iu.uoh, We were in partial dark•
mess for a good part of the time, the
snowbeing from 5 to 15 feet in depth.
We bad a delay in Pewaukee of four
]tours, and were obliged to get on three
engines to take us to Watertown, at
which ,place we were delayed, about ten.
hours on the 7th, At Columbus, we
had a de ay of a few hours, tut soon`
reached Portage City. In this section
the snow bad nearly,; all gone, and we
had a beautiful moonlight, which was
very interesting to any person who.bad
never travelled the road before. We
crossed the Mississippi River. at 2.30
a. m. on the 8tli inst. The bridge over
this river is an immense structure.
We arrived at St. Paul's at 9.30 .a..•
and changed cars: This, in my opinion,
is one of the finest cities in the North-
West. • We . left St Put. for St. Vin-
'cent at 10.50a,m., and passed over'.a.
fine tract of ;land and noticed some..
beautiful' scenery on the way. The.
country ,is;•chiefly prairie along bete.,
We bail a good, many stops, along here,
taking in wood and• water,but arrived•
at b't Vii ►cent at _8,5Q a ,^ix1. crn the
101li inst; In justice to the Anieri_.
can, I. Must. say that wR were' well:
treated bythein during the snow block-
ade—we could. get a. meal at any of
the stations free of charge. From St.
Vincent,. a few went to Dakota, and
the rest of. us went ,on to' Everson,
•which .place; we remitted at 9 aria.; We.
got oil` our baggage,. and .immediately
went up town to secure lodging, have
a look at the place, 49. • Emerson is.,
situated. on the last 'hank Of the:Red
River, and is.like •a home to Abe. On
-
tarn? people
W,./ -t. CLurF..
reformation.•
'Mr. S. Malcolmson, barrister,' was
, ini nettly -11'l i:. Ga.rrn-w_au L er.oss•ex
ambled by Mr.• Iddington, and • witness
admitted in certain oases the defendant
was under the fluence of liquor while
dischaiging liis judicial duties ; various'
courts were Cited at which lied ;attend-
ed, when the defendant'eppeared to be
the \verse of: liquor ;; was one of the
•signers'to the 'original petition of the
bar for the removal of the Judge, but•
'withdrew'beesiuse heintended to give.
defendant another'chance. . In answer
to'some question' as to the certificate
testifying to the sobriety of the defend-
ant on a certain time, :witness said the
certificate was orrgivally drawn up by,
the -defendant, but be (witness), had re-
vised it .before
The `Court adjourned until 9.30
Thursday morning. ..•
At.. •the:opening of. the sitting ot?.:
Thursday morning, dames Addison,.
.crier of the tour G",was called, and ,his.
testimony was that on several occasions
the defendant had: been the worse, of
liquor during session•of the court;
John. Reid; care taker •of the Courb
Iiiiuse-testified to haviig:btien sent for
;liquor l,y the•defendant, and to finding
bottles of liquor in his chamber. He
had finallydeclined to go for any
liquor for the defendant.'.phis.' was
.about, two years ago.; -
' Mr,
•13.o'ss,.County.'Treasurer, ,testi,
fiecl. to liaving paid the $8 to Mr. Me
' Donald, as'wituess fee in. the case of
Hogan, had spoken to Mr. Lewis, Clerk
of the Peace,' as to the legality •: of pay-
ing it. A. letter from, .the •Provincial
Treasurer was produced,: showing . that.
the Governinent refused to allow their
one third of .the fees, as Mr.. McDon-
ald was not entitled to said fee 'finder
the act. • •
i1Ir, Adamson, County Clerk ; •Mr.
F. W. Johnston, Sheriff Gibbons Wild
Ira, Lewis, 'Clerk of the Peace were ex-
amined, and statements elicted that de-
fendant was under the influence of
liquor; in some cases . and in ethers
drunk. Some. of the evidence was
most . unequivocal as to, the fact • of
drunkeness during the'discliagre of liis
official duties. '
After Mr. Lewis' examination, it was
agreed that if the 'prosecution would
consent to let the matter rest ' on . the
evidences already given, the defense
would offer no testimony, but allow' the
case to rest with the Commissioner. •
After;a review by the counsel 'Ilia
donor took the case into consideration
and his finding tlie, report will be sub-
mitted to the Government, •The. case
closed at 5,30 Thursday 'evening.
> Just received at Harland Eros,
a largo stook of American coal oil,
a 2'he Doherty organ received the
highest award at the Toronto industrial
exhibition, 1880, over all competing,
and don't you forget it,
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wheat,: $1 02 to '$.1.04 :eats, 35c. to
37c:; barley 60c. to 70c. • .
NEW' TAILOR: --Mr. C.1 -I Madclaugli
has opened. up .business . here in 'this
tailoring. fine. Ile ' intends doing:' up
clothing in . ..city styles,' and being a
good cutter and an experienced 'work-
Man, should command a good shareof
the trade:• .
N'Ew I3uI ,Iiirro. -1Ir:' J,as. Turner,
hotel -keeper,. has, erected during the
past week' a large. shed, for the'accom-
niodation of cuttorners, and the tray_ el:.
ling:public generally'..:,' ••
Mr • S:.' A, Moffatt is filling up his
filling up his implement ware room
with an assortment of reapers,'niowet'i,
'tieeder% drills,. &c., for the spring and
summer, trade.
LEorTltc.-11,ev. M'r 11Mcltay,'. the
'Chinese Missionary, 'gave very inter-
eating' lecture on ,lits :labors on the
Island of 'Formosa, to a very large
audience en Friday evening .last. -•
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11ev. 14'. Leech of Nova Scotia, occup-
ied the'pulpit at Salem:last Sabbath,
We. are glad to learn that Mr, J'anies
Bailey is recovering from ati attack of
inflammation of the lunge. •
A. fire broke out in tlie roof of Mr:
Hawthorn's residence last week,
but war detected' by some of:the neigh-
ber's•children.in time to save the build
ing.
• Tlioe.. Campbell intends building a
new house on- Lot 18, 3rd con., R I3os-
inan of the 2nd con, is erecting ti• large
brick residence; dos, Sellars of the 1st
gar•residcnce.
con. is erecting a sinal
. Cr Andrew's Sorghum Syrup, for
sale at D. Cantolon's.
l For a good. Violin, go to Do,
urine & GInnixos,
We The Doherty organ. hear
thi3nt l See them l
We have just received and posses into. Stock
15 Cases of New Spying Hats
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