Show TELEGRAPHIC JOLT FOR A JUDGr i i Silent oTAvizona in for Overhauling Over-hauling Washington 4Serious charges hJo been i referred by Delegate Gnmpbel agiinst Judge Charles Silent formerly or California end now one of the nsio date justices of the supreme court of < Arizona The e cbages cot forth in sub tancu that Silent is zit a proper person to be continued io office as judge that his h-is i notoriously engaged in tim lusiness of buying selling and brnding mine within his judicial district while mining litigation forms a prominent featuro of the business of his court that in these operations ho is in partnership with Governor John C Fremont who ha been and 13 solicitous to bord tho Peck Mining Companys property situated in Judgo Silent ju icial district trict said properly beig in litigation beioro Silent and that sinco jUdgment has been rendered against said prpert in Silents court Fremont has made an offer to its San Francisco owners to bond it at an absurdly low price accompanied with an ofler that ho Fremont will ECttlctho litigation It is further charged that Judge Silent is in receipt of tort salaries one of them being from the counticj of Yavapii and Mahv which were required to pay it by 011 act of the territorial legislature which act as shown by the official journals was pa scd mainly through the efforts of Tom File of the law firm of Fitch Church anti C C Bean one of their intimate friimd these lawyers living tilcen suits ucains said Peck Mining Company on contingent contin-gent fees their interest in the ab IVO > aimed litigation being one hafof what ever amount might be recovered and its it-s charged that this law firm for thee renons has exceptional and tine roper advantages before Judge Silent the charges have been entertained by Attorney ncy General Devcns and ho has sent a copy of them to Judge Silent preparatory prepara-tory to making a thorough investigation in the event oftheir denial Senators Booth Parley Jones and Sharon and Representatives Horac Davis Page and Pacheco are unanimously unani-mously of the opinion that Silent should be removed as tha truth of the charges is I vouched for by well known gentlemen of the highest standing in San Francitco and elsewhere who aseert that there is practically no security against blackmailing black-mailing attacks on mining interests in Judge Siloits district wriile he coitnu to hold his present poition It is said that in case Judge Siltnt be not renovod by the administration upon these charge the matter will be prominently brought before the House of representatives for impeachment proceedings it being believed by the authors of the charges that with the aid of tho power of the House to compel person to testify who are now said to unwilling to volunteer testimony not only these charges but many other suspicious or disgrace things alleged to ba matters of common notoriety in Arizona can In abundantly proven |