Judge Thurman Defended Against Local Option Bias
Marion Circuit Court case against Meuller Wathen and Robert accuses Judge I H Thurman of bias in whisky law trials. Affidavits recount alleged local option hostility, arrests and public statements during Lebanon Lebanon March 1907, grand jury bias, and threats to indict makers. Wathen denied claims, affidavits detail prior actions and courtroom conduct.
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Marion
Meuller, Wathen & Rowert
Ma-rien County
Commonwealth
Durham
Jeff Henry
W. S. Meader
R. L. Durham
J. P. Thomson
Thurman
Dudge
Meuller
Wathen & Robert
Court of Appeals
Thompson
R. N. Wathen
Hans Mueller
Charles Kobert
Marion Circuit Court
I. H. Thurman
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Lebanon
Kentucky
J. H. Thurman
Springfield
Washington County
Opera
Polee
I. H. "Thurman
J. P. Thompson
Affiant
Wallace Cardwell
John Kearns
J.H. Thurman
R.N. Wathen
R. N Wathen
Station House
Severance
Penitentiary of the State
Frankfort
Affants
Taylor Circuit
Commonwealth Vs. Adams Express Company
Am Murray
Towit
Mr. Wathen
LH. Thurman
Vehe
Judge Thurnman Rules on Affidavit to Vacate Bench
Judge Thurnman discusses the act of Wathen’s affidavit seeking to vacate the bench. He outlines the duties to assess sufficiency, maintain impartiality, and avoid bias while applying the law. The opinion emphasizes standards for judges and the limits of challenging a sitting judge’s impartiality.
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