The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-16
0UR HELEN A LETTER.
HELENA, May 10th, 1872,


s.rhe Herald will not cease to- speak for1
Ju,lge Murphy. as long as the Bar testify 70
lis worth and leseryings
The above are the closing lines Of az eslito-l
rial II, the Herald zf this date, under the
Ieaais, sn ja,stiacation,n relating 70 2 gen
:fleaiaa whose name has bcan kept contlnn-
,,,ly before the public for some time past
iii arriving at Il proper conclusion u q CIV
ii ease, Or the formation Of q Judgment On I
slis,,tttea point. they, from Nllan' that cob
elusion or judgement Is eyacted, are expected
III the very fitness and fairness Of things, g
repose d confiaing faith In Tie evidence soI |
those Witnesses who are known 70 be most
familiar with, and best Informed " the SUD
ieetto which they testify So, ]s1tlging Tue
nurnose ct the Herald, as statef n. the IAN
s,,aee above quoted, il seems ohlv 'alr 70
pronounce it. just as generous
il is not the purpose Of your corfespoiiei-
ant to attributute to Judge Murphy virtues,
eraces and attachments Which ne. ~ COM 1'la
mon with his fellow men. does not possess Il
nor vel ID acknowledge myself moved 60 g
doubt bysanything | have seen, heard, ers
read lis to the unjastncss OF the attacks, con-
sistiaigsof vague general'tes, 50 persiss1en1's
made moi, him lii which 10 offence has been
specifically named, except, perhaps, thstl q
eytrayaaatl q III. the administration OF JUS
fis,e 4 charge yecklesslu made, without pfooI,.
and most satisfactorily dissrorsd hy aatilehs5
Tia statistics through Mr.. GoWaal}anfl others,
WHO have sxltninesl the respective expenses
IL different terms and compared tie amount
Eof business Transacted af each Win 9 'ess'le
fanlte llattel.in@ to Judge Murphy's Exeeil-5
/ i've ability. That Judge Murphy has sattfl-
butes a,ssl iiiesy te Allsesishe hia1 IS
this resfitors have saot lonie-ilt tiints eei1
,ee,t>t f,,a,tstfis tssc; and I.ast not.eiale u
these are that lie insistson attorneys obssrF-
S. .,,st.s,r,,.,,. and hayiag tie Geili't-rooina
nl,ee. NOT Tori ,9le,raihsly acrimonious fepas-
lee and senseiess cant but tn Sc, and nluch
NOR, of this kind, although .distassesnl e
some, neither justify tie accusations g ~
Eco,npetene5 nor so ore lefia feNal ~ PROV
inc III. His ability must Re tested ~ ailoaher
standard. when it might fosee some to The
conclusion that Judge Murphy matte rulings 8
and rendered indgnM.lts that were sus1ailea
/ III Ills peers Oh the bench, albeit us manner
was. ta those against whom these rulings
and judgments were made, unite irksoine
/ and incouyenicnt at thess. time, II does nol
necessarily follow. that because judgments
I'D realslersa the judge sy whom Ihsy N Wy
orioi;salfy male IL hlconapefeiit Inc n's 81
valuable reports are redundant with Gees eals,
.ans reversing the rulings, Instructions iu
;,u1omenfs pf lower tribunals, presided over
81 men esniRasig learned q the la'aIii aila e
sfs,;s Territory .sone ease IL least IL known
j wherein the Judgment Of its supreme . .ssl
4 was reversed BY that Of the y Il, anu eo 'f
4 would therefore pronounce OUT oupre'ns
4 ranrt Incompetent OF decisions anu I'll
iuss generally.alot yet Determines s. VI y.
ha1arsl Tie opinion that a. diverse views q
tha members Of tile bar OH their merits, SIS
d ii. is II Judge Murphy ersSt faeiI'
i some IF Tie attorneys who have signed Ihea
ii behalf Of Judge Murphy tlo 3 plac
u ri..e hi, ii proporti share @ 1h'
Il;tiaation Of this Territory ~ hose iialer
asfs u attorneys are geasf adv eael
& to- the other. anu Hay s. iatlssA - S,
.,,1 iacapacities complai,iea Of Nh'le o1n
I ~ not vet established IL M Ills y lnei
I,r,fass;on. Who. have asked his removal af'
q ivnx-eveil en- TO see many; and VINO, ]
! examined as experts, might PC s1inles'es'
I the aeyilisll ordeal of self-Inpeaehllaen''
d That Judge Murphy i strictly i1o1'est "
rio,,t and Impartial none that ever Knew ~
,I .stf,n that his manner i not tlls
which plaases i ! with whom ne nas e ae =
eannot be ls,,led but hasdJ. 4. Murphy s
spirit, s.Inner, defartaae.sf 'as1es .enl 5
and preclisi1ies.of some who Wlsa nun - 9
tie bench, and have SGT their hanos $ 3 3
lcamoIisi Ill, what a nabss asusy q. nsa,'fy'
would len,lstheir autograph 50 a measure 's
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