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Eloquent Members of the Bar Plead to Save His Disbarment. MOREARTY ALSO CLEARS HIS SKIRTS Whitewash In Big Demand in Legal Circles —One Man Gets Ten Years and Another Six for Chicken Steal ing—Court Notes. It is seldom that whitewash finds its way into the court house, but it was conveyed thither this yesterday and any amount wa spread by the lawyers via couple of con tempt cases that were up for tearing. The largest number of whitewashers were in the criminal court room, and as a natural consequence the greatest amount of material was used there, Attorney Frank I. Munn had been cited to appear to answer to con tempt and show cause why his name should not be stricken from the list of attorneys who practice law in this dis trict. Munn had been conqucted of subornation of perjury. He had been tried by a jury of twelve men and a verdict of guilty returned. It had been proven that at a trial in Justice Grandescourt, he had Induced George Hoff an, an iunerart German, a man who could neither read nor write to swear to an alll dayit that was wholly false. This was the substance of the charge. And Upon the trial of Hoffman, he was convicted and sentennced to do a three-year term. Judge Davis learning of the facts entered an order c citing Munn to appear and show cause why he should not be disbarred. The order brought Munn and it also brought fully fifty other lawyers, many of whom spoke in behalf of the attorney who was in trouble. The speeches were of such a pathetic nature and lauded Munn to such an extent that the court was almost convinced that it had erred in its judgment when it even intimated that Munn had been guilty of any crime, a turn, as Each lawyer stood up to give his testimony, he pointed out the bright prospecta in store for rank E, Moon if Judge Davis would not take possession of his sheepskin. After listening to the numerous arguments the court entered to the cafiect that he would take the matter under further consideration. Mr. Moreurty Also Escaped. While this was going on upstairs, in the county court the whitewash brush was belong Vigorously applied an the contamph case against bk. Fr. Morearty, who was charged With having tied false and fraudiled pee ce in the settling of the estates of Nello 14. Jefer aod Teresa Metivors, deceased, the information chorced that Morearty had forged the name of ex-Judge Shields to cur tain probate notices, and knowingly had Hired the papers in the cases. Mr. Morearty justified by stating that I had been the custom with ex-Judge Shields to send the original notices to the newspapers for publi cation, rolling nothing but copies to place in the files. ‘The originals were never returned and only copies became matters of record, Attorney Clair knew that such was the case and that Moriarty had been wrongfully accused. Judge Eller weakened and at once took water, Flo admitted that he had a made a great mistake in bringing the proceedings against Morearty and would not have done so had he understood ex-—Judge t shielded meanner of doing provite business. Anap was, he stated that he was ready to purge Mr. Morearty of any contempt, r. Morearty was ready to be purged. After the purging process was completed, he went out in the opan air afreshed vlean pan. Heavy sentences for Chicken Thieves, Bright and early yeatorday Judge Davis Wrapped his sentencing garb about him and whome he appdared Upon the bench he was not long in establishing the fact that he was 4 terror to the evildoers. Withaw Hike was the first man called before the bar. This nanny iike, in company with other members of a gang, had been carrying on A Su tomatic robbery. Chickens were what they nearly always went after and so expert had they become in the stealing line that they could enter a farmer's hennery and take out every pullett, cook and spring chicken with out the farmer being any the wiser until the next morning. Not many months aao they raided a hen odst down near the Sarpy county line and there they came to grief. They were spot ted, arrested and put on trial, or at least the three, William and Willis Hike and Frank Nico. William Hike squealed on his pass. He turned states evidence and went free while the others were convicted. In passing sentence upon Hike the court took occasion to remark, “Have you any thing to say why sentence should not be passed?’’ The young man thought that the judge should be easy on thir, “Yes, I'll be easy.’’ answered the judge. “You committed not only this crime, but you have committed half a doen others. Not long ago you went into a man's house for the purpose of committing burglary, and simply because the man had the impertinence to question your right of entrance you shot at him. Yes, I'l be easy with you and give you ten years at hard labor, no part of which sentence shall be spent in solitary con finement.”’ This One did Six Years. Frank Nice, who was a partner in the chicken burglary, next faced Judee Davia. He did not set the limit, ten years, but he came mighty near, for he was sent down to Lincoln to spent six summers and six win ters af hard labor. Frank Nice tried to convince the court that the chickon stealing was his first and only crime, but the story would not co, as Judge Davis had heard of the young man before, and at once told Linco in the following languages “You were tried at the last term of court om the charge of rolibing a poor ignorant tweaie. You got your man drunk and then took him into Syndicate park, but there was some mistake about your identity and you managed to escape the clutches of the law. You were associated with robbers; you were with robbers just before and just after the Swede was rolled for his wealth, but the jury had some doubts; you go with men who have been criminals all their lives, and your success in being acquitted of that robbery led you tn ovelieve that it was the proper occupation to engage your attention, have heard enough about you to convince me that you are a habitual criminal,’ Nice smiled as he was motioned to his font, and in an audible tone remarked to Hike, “I bent your four six years ain't song, is Mt eile Court Notes, C. Geo Wo, who was convicted of the un lawful practice of mealvine, was fined #00 Had costs, besides being placed wider 81,000 bonds to keep the ponce sed romnali upon its rood behavior for the period of two year. A further order was entered that the be tia prisoned until the fine was paid, but it was modified by the sentence being suspended for twenty days.
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Omaha Daily Bee
Omaha, Nebraska, US
Sun, Jun 12, 1892
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