The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-20
of the Chronicle:

Editor of the Chronicle:
Some of the chronic kickers of the u.
0. K. P. gloated over the scurrllous
article in the indianapolis Times, re-
ferred to in last weeks CHRONICLE and
published in full in the Courier-with
glee peculiar to those who are gray in
the kicking business, ard think they
at last have gotten what they have been
looking for all these years. Judge Pol
lard passed through Bozeman en- route
for Washington on Saturday last, and l
took the opportunity of interviewing
him in regard to the above mentioned
article and the probabilities Of his con
fFmation, He says he never was so
surprised in his life as when he read the
article that it is so utterly false and
without foundation that he could hard
ly believe that men could be so base as
to utter such false and malicious state
ment-and that, too, In the face OF re-
cords and living witnesses. He accounts
for it in this way /: The editor of the
Times is a personal enemy, by reason of
Pollard's showing him up" in law
suit short time ago ; and moved, per-
haps, by others, who think they have an
interest in his removal, and thinking it
impossible for the judge to get leave of
absence at this time, and knowing if he
could not that they would have clear
field in the short time before the senate
would act on his appointment and
thinking pressure of business in the
senate would bar thorough investiga-
ton, they fully expected to utterly |
demolish him before he could counter
act the influence of the article. The
Judge, however. telegraphed his wife TO
procure a certified transcript of the |
record in the Barley matter and also |
in the Casad matter slso to secure the /
statement under oath Of living witnesses
and the decisions of the courts. He also
telegraphed Attoney-General Garland
and Senator Voohees to learn if charges |
had been preferred against him, and for
leave Of absence of thirty days He
ceived reply from both of these dis
tinguished gentlemen that no charges
had been preferred that nothing had
been done except to food the senate
with copies of the paper referred to, and
as no charges had been preferred and /
his services were needed in Montana,
they did not think leave of absence
necessary.
In this dilemma Judge Wade tender
ed his services by offering to hold court I
at Glendive. Prominent men of Helena,
both republicans and democrats, came
to his assistance with their advice. He
then telegraphed Attorney General Gar
land that his court was provided for, and
it was not question of confirmation with
him now but one of reputation. He inn
mediately received his thirty days
leave of absence from President Cleye-
land and, he says, II am now on my
way, and I'll land in Delphi unknown to
any of my accusers, and I'll open the
ball and help them roll it to the hall OF
the senate if they 80 wish, and let the
odium fall where it deserves to fall"
The Judge says he win strike with both
feet at orce, and the train goes too slow
He said he was most surprised by the
allusion to Judge Coffroth in the article
and could not account for it st all, as he
and Coffroth are warm personal friends,
but that just before he left Helena he
received a letter from bis wife stating
that she was daily receiving letters from
all over the state from prominent men
to know il they would do anything in
the matter. Among them were letters
from Judges Coffroth, Dykeman, Nelson
and Turpie, all denouncing the article as
cowardly and infamous, and in the alb
senoe Of Pollard offering their assistance
-Cofroth offering to 60 to Washington
if necessary. John G. New, editor 81 the
indianapolis Journal, and one Of the
most prominent republicans in Indiana,
came out in an editorial the next day
and denounced the action Of the Times
as the most unfounded, malicious and
outrageous attack known in the history
Of american politics
The Judge states that the Tines editor /