Show CONCERNING BOTKIN Wen When the Republicans of Utah announced that the distinguished orator and statesman Judge Botkin of Kansas Kansa had been sent ent west westby westby by hi Hanna Manna to reclaim Utah from the error eror of ot its political ways The Herald asked for Information as to Botkin It 11 yearned for tor light on the subject To alleviate this yearning a friend frend in this city has ha taken the trouble to secure and send to The Herald two handsome volumes volume comprising some 1400 pages and a complete index Inde all al under the title tte Daily Daiy Journal of or the Senate of Kansas Kansa o f Trial of Botkin on Impeachment by the House 1891 A careful perusal of the journal shows that Judge Botkin Bothin was judge of the district distrct b r Kansas in the t e southwest part of that state and that th t he be led a most strenuous and exciting life so did his constituents while he was on the bench As A a result of his strenuousness the Judges impeachment was asked aked for by petition from more than 20 citizens of the district the proceedings being initiated formally as a a recorded by the journal joural on Feb 6 1891 In this form i House of Representatives Monday Monda Feb 6 Mr Webb of Shawnee Shawne presented a duly verified petition being house petition No signed sI ned by J F Van Va H HF F Thompson petton C L Calvert S A petton KUen Klien and W V B E Baletin residents of in Seward county in the A Thirty second judicial district distrct praying that Theo Botkin Judge of Dt said district may be removed from office as a such suc judge for unfitness Immorality and corruption ma In U Also f geh house use petitions No 1 No 15 and anIL No 9 15 beIng petitions of over 00 citizens of ot said Bald judicial district praying pring that Theo Botkin may be b removed from office of judge of said sad second judicial district The charges chares were presented under tw Different counts One to eight contained charge that the judge had consumed undue amounts of Kansas liquor and ad acted accordingly No 9 related to the breaking of ofa ofa ofa a a plate glass las window in a hotel No 10 10 was along the line lne of the first eight No 11 U 1 accused the jurist of playing draw drw poker No 12 alleged that the judge had bad played a game gme known kown as high five and had won thereat 50 and twelve bottles bottes of beer It I does not no specify whether the charge is made maae mae simply because he won Wn or because he hf h won beer in Kansas a prohibition state The other charges include the allegation ali that he was Wa responsible le for certain tain tam actions in connection with wih the custody of city funds in the hands of ot ofa ota ofa a receiver which actions it is alleged were sere ere improper On reference to a committee of ot the house the charges were reported true tre by b the unanimous vote yote of the committee which recommended the in institution institution of impeachment proceedings The impeachment was wa begun and the charges formulated under ten articles The judge was wa acquitted acquited by the sen senate senate senate ate the prosecution failing of the vote necessary The vote by b ar articles tides was for unanimous acquittal on the first three articles 4 5 and 6 were thrown throW out on demurrer eight members member voted guilty gutty and twentysix not guilty gutt on article 7 four fout guilty and ad thirty Innocent on article artcle 8 eighteen and sixteen not guilty on article a 9 and guilty gity eighteen guilty gny against sev seventeen seventeen enteen for tor the defendant on article artcle 10 The trial lasted Jated from early February until May lIay 22 2 and judged from the printed report must have been an exciting affair atair The more mor important charges on which a majority of the senate believed the judge guilty In Involved Involved Involved questions of professional honor Although the Judge was not impeached because becu e it took of ot the senate to ta to remove the testimony and aId the final vote ote leave the Impression that the tuna man ma depicted depleted is hardly harl the best apostle of patriotism and purity in politics pontes that could have been ben selected for the Utah Uth mission The Th people of the mountain states wilt will be courteous to Judge Botkin but they may be excused If they refuse to accept a man J n with wit his record as a a model of citi citizenship cI citizenship or the ideal teacher of political 1 morals gr ls Eh Botkin |