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Show JUDGE REJECTS COX AFFIDAVIT CINCINNATI. March Oeore B. Cox's affidavit of "prejudice and Was" before Judge Frank Oorman. by which the m flirted political leader sought to bring hts case hefore some other Jurlat of the oourt of rommnn pieas, was thrown out of court by presiding Judge Charles Hunt In a deflakm handMd alnnvn Ifarsaw Judge Hunt s deliUin was thai ths statute providing for the flung ut prejudice preju-dice affidavits to swear Jiidgvs off the hsnch Is so frsmd that It applies to other counties of Ohio, but But to Hamilton Ham-ilton county. He. therefore, refused to , act on tlie Cox affidavit. . Judge Hunt sugg-ai4 thst If there 1 wee any our at km whilrr he had the power to t on the affidavit a manda-nine manda-nine proceeding ahouid le lrmght lh an effort to have the upper rourta dfirmirw' wiwther iho law does apiy to Hamtitut. cmiy. He flnda that "the affidavit ls utiffi-ei-nt In law and in fact to give the mil prvlsing Judge of the comnMHi pUas court Jur1fdli-tl to a"t. but In Harnihnn voun-ty voun-ty there are no supervising Judges." |