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Show COX TRIES TO "SWEAR THE JUDGE OFF THE BENCH" Cincinnati Boss Make3 Affidavit That IH Court Is Biased and Preju- BftV diced Against Him. IBH CINCINNATI. O.. March t. George B. BH Cox took tho first step In his fight against IBBI the Indictments charging him with per- jurv when today he tiled In the court of BBl common pleas an affidavit charging Judge Frank M. Gorman with "bias and BB prejudice." BB Judge Gorman has been directing the BBl work of the grand jury. The object of BBl the. affidavit Is to "swear the Judgo off BBl the bench." While recent Ohio decisions BBl make it mandatory upon the judge so BBl sworn against to vacate, yet Prosecutor Hunt said ho would resist this effect of tho Co.y affidavit, if possible. Intimations cunie from others In tlie prosecutor's office that the state might make a similar movement in case the Cox affidavit has the desired effect. A change of venue to another county is, therefore, among the possibilities. Cox, after declaring upon oath that he Is president of the Cincinnati Trust company, swears Judge Gorman 'has a BBl bias and prejudice against this defend- BBl ant, personal and as to the matters and Bfll things pot forth In the indictment. The Investigation bus widened consul- BBl orably in the last three days and bids BBl fair to go beyond the soarchlngs of thu BBl Drake committee of 1 006. BJ |