Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-25
, A Lawyer j allied by !. Judge.

A lawyer Jailed by i Judge.
+ At the trial OF the Marquis de Mores in
=, Bismarck, a. remarkable incident occurred
which illustrates the hostile feeling existing
| between Judge Francis and some OF the
members ofthe bar. A correspondent says:
| Several witnesses had been examined
Irvine hinley and Frank Pocket testified to
having heard Luffsey and companions
threatenD De Mores' life. Justice Mark Bate
man testified concerning the examina ton in
! his court and his discharge Of De Mores
On the ground that Luffsey was killed in
, self-defense and when resisting arrest. How
ard Eaton testified that he was sent by De
| Mores to meet Sheriff Harmon, warn him
/ that the Luffsey party would resist arrest,
and advise him that De Mores and party
would prevent their leaving iowa Thomas
Carruthers, who was with De Mores' party
but some distance away from the place
i where the firing began, testified that he saw
! smoke from the first shots, and they were
tired by Lu1isey and companions. Martin
Nadsworth testified regarding ODonnel's
! quarrel with De Mores. This witness had
been dismissed, when Prosecuting Attor-
ney Long of Ms.ndan called him to
; his side. and privately asked him If
| he was the Wadsworth who had
accompanied Wannegan to visit De Morcs
! iniail. Being a answered yes, Long then asked
/ to be permitted to place Wadsworth again
! on the stand. Objection was made, and the
, court ruled that the witness could not DO
placed On the stand again unless he was
called as a witness for the prosecution.
Long undertook to state what he intend
ed to- prove, and was called to order, and
ordered to take his seat, but continued
speaking, when the judge vigorously used
his gavel, and threatened to commit him
Tor contempt. In the course ofhis remarks
, Long advanced close to the Judge, and ges-
turing with his right hand near to the
! judges face, said
He came here unwillingly to perform Off
! cial duty. He had 40 feeling in the case.
He only desired to see a fair and impartial
! trial. He appeared as a subordinate Off
Ger OF the court, and was here to assist in
the enforcement OF substantial justice; that
! instead OF the court extending to him the
| aid and support which he WAS entitled I'M
. der the law to expect, the court had uni
formly, during the whole trial, sought
! to tic the hands OF the prosecution and
| openly aided tho defense: that the court had
/ shown by it's action in this case that ithad
determined to aid in the acquittfl OF the de-
fcndant, and that the court would not leave
a stone unturred III the accomplishment Of
| such acquittal; that the court throughout
| had shown a most marked feeling in ittv or
Of the defendant and against the prosecu
ton; that the court had sought at every
point to embarrass the prosecution and to
aid in the acquittal Of the defendant.
During all this time and for some time
after, while Long was Still talking, Judge
Francis endeavored to silence him by the
use OF the gsvel and by threats TO commit
him for contempt, but Long dared the judge
to commit him and talked himself out,
/; when the judge ordered him in custody, land
he was taken to the Jail building. The
court then took a recess to p. IN.
| During the recess dinner WAS sent to Long
from the Sheridan house with IL message to
the effect that an apology for his conduct
would be accepted and itnecd not be abject,
but he nustexpect the court to preserved it's
dignity at all hazards. In Jail Long said to
q correspondent:
have done nothing to regret. have
only tried to perform an Official duty, and
in the performance OF that Judge Francis
has abused me personally and insulted me
repeatedly professionally. Ishall stay here
until am ordered out. Twill ask no iavors
!, or concession, and viii grant none. l have
no apology to make and will make uone.
/ ! maintain that Judge Francis acted in a
manner unbecOnling the office OF a judge,
, and provoked me to say all that WAS said.
When the court opened at , p. M, Long
was brought III and refused to apologize.
Senator Sabin'S T2rk at Washington.
Senator SaDin Of Minnesota arrived in
!; Washington, and in reply to an inquiry as
to his errard here said he had come to Sc
cure a house for the session.
| 1T has been published tina you have writ
ten {. letter to the president pledgins our
support to hin, in the confirmation OF his
aDpoi3itneuts.'
II saw such q publication hut that was
r; the first knew OF the matter have written
no such letter to the president nor any one,
and never thought of doin5so. There is no
iounda ton whatever for Che report lhave
never had it inti1ns ted by the president Or
any one OF his friends that my support was
either needed ordesjIed. Myattitude in this
matter is no scores, however"
"How do you etand?'
quontly stated publicly, is thoroughly
honest, and desires TO give the country a
good administration, and ought to have d
fair and unfet tered opportunity to do so.
It is conceded thathehas right to appoint
his political sympathizers to office, and I
will vote to confirm them when they are
shown to be tit for the places to which they
are selected, where they are, appointed on
fair political grounds without detrilnent to
the public interests, and without s1niring
the regulations OF the Republican officials
who have preceded them. But where it is
shown that Republicans have been removed
to the damage Of the public service, and up
OH false charges which have INJURED their
good ma mes, shall do my part to secure
for them the fullest opportunity for vindi-
CATION"