Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1906 — JUDGE CHETLAIN’S CASE [ARTICLE]

JUDGE CHETLAIN’S CASE

Report of the Bar Association Committee Which Investigated the Chicago Jurist’s Finances. Chicago, Dec. 27. The Judiciary committee of the Chicago Bar association, which has been Investigating charges against Superior Court Judge Chetlain of having become interested in various financial transactions,which came under the jurisdiction of his ccurt, has found the jurist “guilty of grave infractions of conduct becoming a Judge, and that lie has by his rather reckless actions seriously impaired hin usefulness ns n judge.” No further action in the matter will be taken by the Bar association, as no recommendations were made to that body by the judiciary committee. The investigation by the Bar association was made by request of Judge Chetlaiu himself.