The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-10
NO ONE CAN SOLVE 1T
Tho Legal fansls In Silver Bow
County Is Z Hard Hut TO Crack.
csssssas 81 hattie Lsokisx Forward q"
NeHe tuesday whes the Contest
for the Dlsarict SWdgeshtp
VIII Come IN Again.
srs.iai to the standard,

special tn the Standard. !
BUTTE, Nov. 9.-Thcrc is mo Disgusting !
the fact tina the coming week will bc n
mos, trying one in the history of Silver |!
Bow county. Whether the crisis of Tues |
day will he passed without anybody get
ting hurt. is something that cannot Inc fore
told with any degree of assurance. The
critical political situation Is the absorbing
TOPIC to-hay-a topic that excludes all
others. All day long men have been gath
cred i'm little knots and groups on street
corners or i'm front of favoritc resorts and
the. condition of affairs has been discussed
in all shades and colors, from lurid rcd
tn the nildcr hucs of peace. The city was
never NOR. a-ti crly than to-day, i'm spite
of the fact that there is "a sort of intcrrcR-
mum. The territorial courts have gone ont
of existence, tine territorial officers arc L.
gaily disqualified and the state courts and
officers are not yet i'm running order. IL
is claimed that there are no Justices of the
peace in Butte to-day ANY mors, than there
, IL a .I have s.% me- h Ionssr j%,,s an" and \"
new Justices are not yet qualified. chief
of Police Smith, who was tn he tried he
he will not appear before that Justice h.
cause his authority Is gone. The warrant
issued by Justice Engel is declared to- hr
county commissioners.
Democrats have been stirring around
to-day tn get their men to qualify and take
office. at once. This was done this after
noon i'm some INSTANCES, hut in other i'll
St:AllS.ssS tnts Up1llDN'faAtS-tItc nave lNN'n
Jiiatory. George w. BeaiI has filed his
official bond: AS coroner, Charles n.
Palmer and John Caplice have filed their
Etldy has filed his bond as justice. OF the
peace, and SherifT-clect Sullivan has filed
ms i%as,ie s%. Of the % peace, ara rrcp an" their
bond and will qualify AS soon AS possi-
BILE.
Ivan of. ed their bonds to Judge DE
Wolfe to-day, but the judge said he had
he had To recognize the certificate of one.
or the other of the CONTESTANTS for judge
of the district court.
IL is evident that the important place
will bc the seat of the district judge. IL il
the district judge who approves the bond
of the sheriff, and lc alone can sio that.
There has been no compromise effected.
Judge Mediation is u man at DETERMINE
ton and grit. and when D." is sure he is
words to a. rcportcr to-day
were few. but significant. He said:.
becunse / bcii.vc 1 am elected Gy the
people. There will either bc one court or
two. IL there is n court. | will sit AS
Judge Hamilton said to ~ STANDARD
reporter that no COMPROMISED has been
there would be. The republicans claim,
to be willing to compromise, but as usual
their c"'npromis.. is of such q nature as 10
sars ~ the srANpA.D That the
| DrDlbtDSltlnt1 al tnt' ftDiltpllt'sltS Ill u' %
both Mediation aud Hamilton to resign
all claims To the office of district judge
for Governor Toole to appoint the district
Judge; but on the condition hat he shall
appoint Brantlcy. the defeated rcpubli'
can candidate for district judge in Deer
Lodge county. Judge McHatton will pos
itivciy not agree to any such con,pro,niss
as that. II is said that Judge Hamilton
himself would not have had the
to claim the seat of district judge in tlis
face of circumstances had il not been tina
he was really pushed forward u
. saS ma mae .' whose % policy .%i is t., s's sras.
everything, i'm spite OF Justice AS right
The original plan was that judge Hamil
Lloyd, who is II republican. tn arrs's
Judge Mediation for contempt of cour
and disturbancc. and carry things with I
high hand. But Mr.. Hamilton may he al
lowed as much credit as exists i'm the fac
that he declined to GO Z" such extremes al
ustIrt,ation. Ii WAS also ~ plan that Jndgs
an order in regard I" the v%""n"siay ma,
merely for the purpose of establishing hi,
authority. But Judge DcNolfc's firm ans
true adherence tn the seat prevented Thu
action and the dire consequences tina
would have surely followed.
Every lawyer and official met 10y tn,
: reporter to-day was asked hi'
opinion a. to the probable or as to- til,
possible" cNtrication from the legal taIglc
: Ii IL the most serious commentary tina
. could he made on the situation that ne
= one was found who profcsscd To he alb
!; to see the daylight, through the prcsen
. ptla MOI sbttt I'LL tutltilttttf TIC W
: suit with amy confidence. Judge DE
z Wolfe said:
= 1.-The present court will hc KEEP aliv'
a until Tuesday. VIA will happcu then
do not know"
Judge Kirk patrick confessed himself "a
sea as to what would happen next AN,
declined To oiicr any solution. If the cit
zcns of Silver Bow county were allowc1
to express their choice as To the course a
!, affairs in respect to- district Judge. the
would wish. next To placing in the seat ia
man whom they elected. }. J. Mediation
a. that the present incumbent. Judge Ds
Wolf, might continue in the seat. Til
people have confidence in him and loo
To him as the man To direct them wisely i
tho impending crisis. But il is not likcl
: that the wishes of the people will To- 4,
l. spccted.
The district court met at > o'clock thi
afternoon. but immediately adjourned IN
til 10 o'clock Monday morning. No bus
ness will be entered into by the rouI
owing To the question of doubt as to III
legality OF its proceedings.
In the Neunctlay case there il likely I
" he AN appeal. since Attorney Cole doc
~ not think the court has any Jurisdiction
Nenuesiay was sentenced to one year.
The situation has its humorous a. we
AZ as its serious side. On the door of Com
,e ~ Clerk Booths office Ibis morning !, r.
publican wag had posted the Inscription