The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-18
N HALLS !; Of JUSTICE Us
Mr.. Haldorn Has Something to Say
About His Side ofthe Dis
barment Case.
He Says the Groundlees Charges
are Caused by the Enmity
Of O'Donnell
Proceedings Yesterday in the District
Court-DePuty United States Mar
shall Shock Arrested.

The only proceedings of any importance
in the supreme court yesterday were in the
matter Of the application for the disbar-
ment Of George Haldorn and F. T. Mo-
Bride. A motion of Chas. O'Donnell that
such matter a. referred to him be stricken
from the complaint was sustained. It was
also ordered by the court that VIM. Cation
be appointed referee in the above entitled
proceedings and empowered to issue process
to compel the attendance Of Witnesses be-
fore him. administer oaths, and take and
reduce into writing their testimony and
make report thereof and file the same with
the clerk of this court, with all objections
to the testimony made in the manner pro-
vided by law for the taking Of depositions.
The next move will be the examination
before Referee Cation. Tho case will then
be brought before the supreme court for
argument. Messrs. Mcbride and Haldorn
hope to have the matter settled at this
term Of the supreme court.
Mr.. Haldorn said yesterday in reference
serious matter for both Nh. Mcbride and
myself if we are disbarred. We. neither
fear nor anticipate any such issue
Of the present proceedings. We are
confident of showing that the charges
which ODonnell brings are without found
alton. My relations with this man O'Don-
nell were always pleasant until last Decem-
Der though we moved in different spheres.
He lives in VAUDEVILLE and live in Butte
and our practice comes from different
classes. The trouble between us arose over
my relations as attorney for the Butte City
Street Railway Co. A man named Colwell
was badly injured in an accident and
went to the hospital at least dozen times
to SEQ him for the purpose of settling the
the case for the company. Before O'Don-
nell was heard of in the case Colwell Of
fered to take $1,000 and settle the case.
Before any suit had been filed gave him
/ was surprised by Mr.. O'Donnell who
rushed in my Office in great rage and said
that had knocked him out of 81, 800.
He claimed that he had agreed with
Colwell to sue for $4,000 Of which he was
to have half in the event of successful
| issue of the suit. Well that started the
trouble and he has made threats ever since.
All Of the charges which O'Donnell rakes
up are several years old and only one of
| them is deserving of the slightest con-
sideration. The worst charge that could
be brought against me in this instance ID
that of unprofessional conduct, am told
by the best attorneys in this city that even
that charge could not be sustained. This
case has been detailed in the newspapers.
| I only acted in that case to protect myself
and secure my fees. The charge that at
tempted to bride the witness Herman ID
absurdly false as showed at the time to
the satisfaction of the Judge and the
prosecuting attorney. Herman who is a
poor ignorant German blurted out on the
witness stand that I had paid him to
testify in the case. His attempt
to prove it was a miserable
failure as showed from witnesses who
as he claimed, were around when the 80
called bargain was made. The charge that
I attempted to bride Judge Lippincott il
equally absurd as showed by the judge
himself. Without going into the details OF
are groundless and are the result of the an
linus and mendacity of the man O'Donnell
He even refused to permit either Mcbride
or myself to read the complaint SO that we
could vindicate ourselves before the matter
| WAS made public.