Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-02
THE cossrInAroR /, Foor HALL.

me saersd rights ii cftisenship in
volyed q the notorious Tunnel prscinc
contest we're beain made the foot bali .
the Republican conspiracy in the dis
trict court in this city yesterday
Knowles and Campbell, and Campbell
and Knowles kicked it all day long
through the monotonous hours Of TIL
courts session, and u was not unit
night that their bare tees were exposed
bruised and bleeding. and they were
compelled to implore the court to grant
them IN opportunity to visit q chiropo
dist. When they could kick no longer
when they had exhausted every tech.
nicality that their Ingenuity could sug.
gest-and lest, too, that the court should
weary beyond endurance because Of II
relevant and ridiculous tschnicalities,
they resumed the conspiracy where Ber-
nard, the convict, left off. by filing an
answer to the writ Of mandamus which
had been issued to protect the citizen
against the jimmy, the sand-bag and the
shotgun OF the conspirator, Motion
after motion had besn made, q demurrer
filed. technicality after technica;ity in
troduced, and when at last they we're
compelled to come out Of the intermina-
bic thicket Of dilatory, unreasonable and
disgrsceful t~echnicalities and make .
fair, manly and honest fight they fled
answer expressing their willingness
to do so to-day. The only objection
which they presented during the entire
day that received judicial sanction was
that in whichsthsy alleged that the pre-
judge wasdisqualifed from hear
Ing the writ because he was himself can
didate at the election, and a party, there
lore, in interest. When this objection
was raised 1t was sustained In language
that is q credit even to the bench. Judge
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DeWolfe knew that his candidacy could
no wise be affected BY the count Or
election Of the Tunnel precinct vote,
7et, through . sense 81 dslicacy which
to q high sense Of judicial honor
sustained the motion without argu-
nent, and here the hearing would have
80 far as he was concerneda as
he presiding Judge had Democratic
counsel not been equal to the crisis BY
to amend the writ 80 as to con-
Inc its operation to the relator, J.J. Me-
Iatton and him only. The amendment
vas permitted and the writ as 1t now
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oes not demand nor dare partisanship
Z. Inc answer to the amended writ
Q document OF great length and it Is, G
a matter OF fact, that part Of the work :
Bernard yer the convict, and his asso- :
ate conspirators reduced to writing d
ter having knelt at the altar of persua- a
after having been in the stocks Of u
after having been fostered
the asylum Of ignorance and Hitter
y; after having been through the watts
the distiilery, the hands Of the per-
rer and suborner Of perjury. and after :,
wing felt the impress Of the peniten- q
seal Of that same Bernard, the ia
nyict. That IL the character Of the 3