The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-09-24
a LAwyer ya,lea 81 3 Judes.5

At the trial of the Marquis de Mores IA \
bismarck, q Eemarka BILE incident occurred
which illuatrat ties the hostile feeling existing
between 5Juds franeis and some 81 the{S
Several witnesses had {, been 3 81 a,rined.
Irvine Kinley and Frank Pecke ttestified "a
having heard Lufisey and counpanions
threaten De Mores' life. Justice Mark Bate
man testified concerning The examination in
his court and his discharge OF De Morea8
on the ground that Luffsey was killedsin
sell. defense and when sisting arrest. II ow- Z
SMores to meet Sheriff Harm on, warn; hin,
That the Luffsey party would resist arrest.
and I'D vise him that De- M ores and 81 M,
would prevent Their. let.Ying town: ;Thoinaag
Carrutl iers, VIII o WINS with De Mores' PARTY
but one distance away from Che tulace
where the firing began testi fled that lie saw
smoke from the first shots, md they we're
Nadsworth testified regarding sO,Donnelss
quarrel with De Mores. This illness Ehad 3
been dismissed, when Prosecuting a ttnr.' Il
ney Long 81 Mani an & called 4 him Ii M /.
his side, and private asked 3 him h III
he was the pa Wadsworth5 n Who II Ind 1
accompanied Wannegan to visit Dc .Mores i!
inlail. Being answered yes, ong then asked
to Pc permitted TO place 1Y adsworth3 again 4
On 1he stand. y Objection was made, md the
placed on the stand again unless he was
called asa witness for the prosecution n; II,
Long undertook TO Ute What he intend:
cd TO prove, and was call ed to gorC er, and
ordered to take his seat; Il but Icontinued$
speaking, when the judge igorously used
his gave, and threatened TO commit him
ior contempt. In the course This remarks 4
turing with his right hand near to the i
1uQGe'g face. saifl.355
he came here willingl y to perform OFF,
cialS duty He had no feeling in the case.
HE only desired to see a. fair and impartia
trlai.ss He appeared 3as d subord tie Off. II
Ger q the court. and was here to assist Hi:
enforcement Of subs antial justice; that
instead ,s OF the court ext tending to him
der the la@ seo expect, tho eoart had uni.
4 tiormly, during the whole trial, sought
openly aided tile defense; that The courthad
shown by tionin this case that it had
2determined to aid the acqnit 81 the de-
iendant. and that the court WOULD otleaye
g atone ugtnrned I'M the fccomp lishment Of
such; adittal; ttihat 4the court througllout
had shown d most marked feeling III faSoss
3o 4 the defens liant and against the prosecu- !
3tlon; that The court had ssonght 1T every
point to embarrass the prosecution and to =
aid in the acquittal ortthe defend ant,
# During all this time and for some time
alter, while Long was still talking, Judge
Francis ndeavored to silence him by the
use Of the gavel and by threatsst commit
him for contempt but Long dared the Judge I
to commit him and talked i himself out,
when the Judge ord cred hi hi in custody and
he was tn ken TO- the itliI building The
court then to- Ok a recess to Q p. M. II
During, the recess dinner was sent to Long 4
from the Sheridan hoGseswitli ii message to
the effect that an apology for3his conduct
would be accepted and IL need not be abiect, 5
but he must expect the courtto preseryeits
dignity at MI bnzards. In jill Long saidt to-
a correspo & s:s. ,ss
q have done thing to regret. u have
only tried to perform m official duty, and
in the performance of that Judge Trancis
;has abused me personally and iinsulted me
repea teddy profes sionally shall stay here
until am ordered out. Twill ask no filYors
or concession. and. win grant none. / have
no apology to make. and will make none.
i maintain that Judge Francis acted III a
manner unbeco coming the Office 81 b Judge,
and provoked me to say MI that WAS said.
Il When the court opened Mt 9 q. M, Long
was brought in and refused to apologize. y
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