The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
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Nothing startling or New In the Lawyer
Quarrel.

Nothing Startling or New In the Lawyers
Quarrel.
Special correspondence Of the Standard.
BUTTE, Aug. Cat the disbarment In.
v~estigation this afternoon Attorney Hal.
dorm produced as another witness for the
defense Maurice Newman of Boulder.
Newman was the plaintiff in the suit
against Petrovitsky. II will be remem.
bered that Mr.. Haldorn is accused of un-
professional conduct in that case because
while entered OH record as the defend
court mt Deer Lodge to dismiss the appeal
taken from Judge Fitzpatrick's court.
Mr.. Newman was questioned regarding
the conduct OF Petrovitsky at the time.
Ills testimony went to show that before
the appeal was taken P~etrovitsky had
left the county and could not be found.
Neither he nor Attorney Haldorn, the wit
ness said, had any intention nor made
n attempt TO collect any money from
any parties except the bondsmen.
Attorney O'Donnell on cross examine
| ton gave his attention to showing up the
reputation of the witness. The witness
admitted having been arrested in regard
TO a suit of clothes. The witness manifested
some irritaD N ut this sort of treatment
n answered very spiritedly.
ibid the jury In this case find you
guilty 2" asked Mr.. O'Donnell.
"iou ought To know" replied the wit
ness, .'you were my lawyer and lost the
case"
Mr.. O'DonneII next examined the wit
ness as to another time when he was ar
rested On a charge of countcrfeiting a
check.
''Lippincott and | defended you ia that
case. did we not ~ said Mr.. O'Donncli.
"Lippincott fought with me for having
-. L.. - -.
there at all. When he saw you there he
came pretty near not staying with the
case"
"Did we not clear you in that ease -
continued Mr.. O'Donnell. with an appar-
emily unruiiied temper.
"LippineOtt cleared me in five min
utes," was the testy reply.
The witness admitted having been again
arrested for contempt of court. Al that
time he sen for Haldorn, and was se-
leased in less than an hour.
Just before he was excused Mr.. New
| man swore that he had been offered $50
to keep ava from Butte during the in
vcstiRation. The man who made the Of
fer was a tall middle aged stranger. who
refused TO give his name. This man had
said O'Donnell and others were trying to
disbar Mcbride and Haldorn and that
| the witness would receive $50 not To tes-
tify for Mcbride m Haldorn. This closed
the Witnesses testimony.
Attorney O'Donnell resumed his cross
examination of Attorney Haldorn. The
usual amount OF III nature between the
two attorneys characterized the proceed
ings. IL was evidently Mr.. O'Donell's OBJ
ject 10 prove discrepancies between the
testimony of Mcbride aud hat OF the wit
ness. Mr.. Haldorn said that he had not
heard Mr.. McBridc's testimony during
the investigation.
1--WE have not talked about his testi-
mony," continued Mr.. Haldorn testify.
ave don't have To consult one another to
agree"
He said he was at Deer Lodge on other
business when the Petrovifzsky case was
called. As the appellant had left the
country and had given out that he intend
ed TO let The matter go by default he
moved that the appeal be dismissed.