The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-08-11

was the last one tried during he term, ami
after the court adjourned sine die. The
decree was drawn up by myself Ill R"ze-
man. Where have praCticed law, parties
or their attorneys always prepare such
papers for the court, and | notice it is very
frequently done here. After court al
juurned met Hedges at the depot at Roze
man and asked him ii he HAD come to be
present at the trial Of the case, and hr
said, "No, he had come on other business. :"
" hat that business was the curious can
learn by enquiriug at Stcry's bank. where
l." succeeded in raising that day $500 upon
his uncle, II. C. Hedges, at Mansfield o .
and which has since been protested. When
he returned to ilclena be furnished for
publication the motion to set aside the de-
cree. No SuCh mOtion has crcr becH eHtcrcd.
This same Hedges is now under bonds to-
await the action of the grand jury tor AT
tempting to brbc an officer to serve Il war
rant, which Hedges had made on, himself,
without authority, and is now in iaIE,
awaiting like action for having forged an
affidavit to procure the arrest of certain
parties here. | leave questions Of yeracity
between him and myself to be determined
by the public. On the day when Hedges
had the interview with Col. Woolfolk, |
met him in front of the IndepeRdent office.
in charge of officer Steele. He left the
officer and calling me to one side said to
me, If You do not use your position a>
Acting Governor of this Territory TO have
me relieved from this, will see WuollOik
and fill the paper just as full OF dirt about
you us can
Hedges and myself have been ant4go-
nistic since about May lOth when tried
Che case in which the facts We're brought
ont which caused his first arrest. aud, IL
my case, | did not treat with him i'll ANY
other manner than that which is set forth
in this statement. | gave the defendant
All the property had except my law IIb-
rary.
Ihe reservation in the deed OF the real
estate, about which SO much had becn
sad, has ceased to be All element it. the
dlsrusa'oh OF inns case, as the grantte IIIs
sold the property tor Il hicc figure. We
naye two children only, and | shall con-
Llnue to furnish the means for their c.lu-
cat'oh' lhe Doy Will De Twelve years olu
next November and the glrI eleven nvxt
June. The charge is made that | brought
my present "lle lHto tiic territory WHEN l
'"'''e' "4" 'iat IhutElooh 10 IHuouuH'
AeT mo society mere as my niece, or col4 -
a. SHc came at the same Inn" that !
cailr. II can DC easily oiIo"n thai SITE c%utc
"rIr Dl me aHtlct vi her piN''riAu, 4" t}
lit '"Ett' "a Ai'e ui3 iho1'ita'h an uPv''
ptVHc!1Il', 'foh Which she was th"n auIitI-
my 0le e"int I'll HeF own eApcllee, aiIu
mo- a. "IuI'l d. i't'd loF meal i"f h"F, A"u
'""'e''s ~ any oooS 70 otio" 'ha' our to'4-
""cI mas oveh other IMAM that "h'cH Is eli
't''S p'"p''' "id Lo1 u""e' TAKE ~ Ia
'"""~I Hel Lao 6otlt'y II ic ao my niece
VI lHH cousin, ANA any otalctheht 10 tL&
CONTRARY Is I"'6e' ANA c"II oIlly De eArIdlh'
ed "lol 'Ile theory tA't II Is one oI t"o7c
uHcAptaiiIabIt ruAOrS Willtn get AUtOHu
IN acVihhluillly at thieo ana which can Dc
Traced u no rcspoheiDle SOURCE. ntIII-
eu ""'" Plea9eu' All" "f''" ple"9e", a"o
III tI'ia E"Hl'cct am ilHe every otHtF haifItt
"ldn' except some aucl as are Received H.
hrel-t!dso Hvciety ana WHO pear the Iel'u a.
'Iou VI "aFIIiS Dcch married III the lMlhcu'
l"'e presence VI the 6leTI1 or shotgun
10 summarize: Drought the suit upon
'lie4l"i'""7 c'oe III court "ilLcA DeHeVcu
'h'i J"''9"Ict'ol' p"t whether II h"u oi ho
'''"' question: Is 71'ueI oy tile "ppe''rAhct
o' '''' ''c''"'"'it' me c"''7e ior S"l''-
tHt!e ""7 pec''"9c no term el'>uce mere uh'
|" ''''' l" '''e I"lI' Inc Oeieiil'"i't H"u IN"
'ic1 'ie 7"'llc a' tho''5h iiic case ilHu bcel
brought mere I"olle"Iioh "l The sum
mons HIS oecI h"d as tle Law pfo'tuto,
anu utEFe1 has DeeH entered according
" ii" ana 'h1 practice oi Tie c"uTt. Ihf
decree was granted on the trl1I oi ul'
Cart IN oic" COURT Is mat'er VI rl9ht
an" ''"I ''s l''ol' oS Nh'cl Justice a"e
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