The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-11
d. McCUTCHEON, SEC
RETARY."

We do not present the following
statement of facts to Jul readers be-
cause of any personal enmity to Nc
Cutcheon. We do present it that
our readers may have a better insight
into the workings of the carpet-bag
system of appointments, may know
what manner of man the person was
who robbed our Councilman, MI.
Hamilton, of his salary, may under
stand the character of the man who
was weighed in the balance by Gov
erner Crosby and found not wanting
at the very time when Judge Conger
had kicked the beam, the man who,
but three months in the Territory,
went upon the stump to inform and
enlighten the b%arbarians of Montana.
We print in another column an ex-
tract from McCutcheon's home pa
pei, which at least shows that he is
without honor in his own country"
whether he possess it elsewhere or
not.
The complaint in the case of Nc
Cutcheon VS.. McCutcheon was filed
ON the 22d day of May, 1883. It al
leges that the plaintiff has been a res
dent of the Territory eleven and one
half months, and says that on or
about the first day of March, 1883, the
defendant deserted the plaintiff. The
suit was brought by one T. H. Car
ter, q Helena attorney, who is under
stood to be in q limited way, a law
partner Of McCutcheon's. It would
seem as though this indecent haste to
secure q divorce from his estimable
wife, the secrecy with which he con-
Quoted the suit, and the eager man.
ner in which ne fastened the issuing
the decree Of divorce, was a bad
enough record for McCutcheon. But
that is not the worst of it. In the
motion to set aside the decree the at
torney for Mrs. McCutcheon says:
"Said judgment and decree were
obtained through surprise to defend
ant, by fraud peIpetrated upon the
Court by plaintiff in that that the
plaintiff and defendant through their
entered into a stipulation,
by the terms of which said cause was
to be heard on the 25th day of June.
A. D., 1883, at 8 o'clock a. m. of said
day, or as soon thereafter as counsel
can be heard;that through the said ex-
.usable neglect of counsel for the de-
PENDANT said counsel did not appear !
for the trial of said cause until IL |
o'clock a. m. of said day; that previ-
eas to said counsel's arrival and be-
fore 8 o'clock of said day plaintiff
erased from the said stipulation the |
words, or us soon thereafter as coun-
,et IN SAID cause can be heard, max
ing and causing the stipulation to
read that said counsel should be
heard at 6 o'clock a. m. instead of 9
o'cleck q. m. or as soon thereafter
Is counsel in said cause can be heard.'
without the consent or knowledge of
If this Re true-and an attorney
would be slow to make such a charge
against a brother attorney unless it
we're capable of absolute d monstra-
ion-it does indeed form a keystone
o the gigantic arch OF infamy which
McCutcheon has been rearing. Why,
What a record! He leaves his wife
q the east, comes to Montana. re-
ldes here just long enough to apply
or a divorce, applies for it, and then
les east to marry bis late -. for it
) rumored in Helena that he has
carried tho "niece," thus constitut-
ng himself her fourth living hus-
and. It is hardly probable that
ID. will ever venture back to
his country. If he does come back
does escape the dose of tar and
gathers which should be- given him,
ls fine physique and sonOrOus voice I
III no longer impose upon a single ,
ldlvidual, and we hope that the ,
VII service will show itself as quick
} punish such crimes as thc War
department. was to punish Nicker-
n."-Benton Record, July g.. =