MR. BARTON AND THE JUDGES.
(per ebess agency.) Wellington, Dec. 14
Mr. Barton has replied to the letter of ;the Colo/iiai. Secretary. .He reiterated his charges against the Chief Justice and Justice Richmond. In support' of the charge that the Judges corruptly favored his-opponents, he cites the cases of the Wellington. Corporation v, Sehultze, Gildon v, M'Donald, Peters v. Joseph, and Pole v. Tonks. He accuses the Chief .Justice, in the. case of Pole v. Tonks, of : causing sych hindrance to Pole as enabled Tonks to make away with the property, causing plaintiff, Pole, to become a bankrupt. Mr. fiarton adds—" I charge that the Chief Justice so acted with the object of depriving Pole of the fruits of his verdict, and the same Justice afterwards upheld a fraudulent deed of Tonks', contrary to such clear principles of law that I cannot but believe he was actuated by corrupt motives." Referring to Leach v. Johnston, Mr Barton says the conduct of Justice Richmond throughout that trial, and afterwards on the motion to set aside the verdict, was such as in liis opinion afforded proof the judge was acting corruptly, and not from a mere error of judgment. Mr. Barton intimates his readiness to prove all these charges.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 834, 16 December 1878, Page 2
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