Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-12-15
HE HAILED FoRM KANSAS, TOO!
The Trials and Tribulations of George Wash
ington Custis Shutter.

George Washington Custis Shutter
has again come to the surface, and, as
usual, in no enviable light. We have
wondered for some time where he was
at" and now the news comes waited
across the divide that he Is located
at Pocateilo, Idaho, where he is knock
ing at the door of the Supreme Court
for admittance.
Shutter will be remembered by many
OF our citiZens-some to their sorrow
AS the MAJ with an iron jaw and an
iniinity OF gall" He hailed from
Kansas, but had taken up his resi-
dence il FIT. Benton. He came down
to Lewistown to attend the June term
OF court in 1891, at which he made a
brilliant" record.
In one brief year he made a reputa-
cred.table. He moved rom there to
Jefferson county, where it seems his
talents were also not appreciated,
neitheras "a lawyer ora preacher. The
following contributions to the esca-
pades Of G. Washington will not be
u~ninteresting:
The River Press OF recent date has
the following under the head "WIll
Troubles Never End"
George Washington Custis Shutter, who
posed in Fort Benton eighteen months ago,
is again heard of, and of course he is in
trouble. While here G. w. c. Shutter di-
yidei his time between collecting fees be
longing to his partner, telling about me
aud Ingalls, when | was ia Kansas" and
trying to gain admission to practice in
Montana. Now G.. Wash. is having hat
same trouble in Idaho, as the following tel
egram from Pociitello indicates:
George W. G. Shutter, AN attorney OF
Poeatello, has applied for admission to the
bar OF the supreme court oil Idaho, but as
several persons have complained against
him the court has appointed "a committee
10 make inquiries concerning his eligibility.
II is alleged that Shutter at one time un-
successfully applied for admission to the
supreme bar of Montana. Quite AN ener-
rrtic fight il being wnGcd against Shutter.
The matter is the chief topic of conversa-
ton among Boise attorneys.
IL q. W. {. is as long getting into heaven
as he is III gaining admission to western
courts his Fort Benton creditors will tarry
I long " hi!c on the other side of Jordan he
fore they recognize his portly form mean
Iering slowly up the rich green sward OF tn,
bright beyond.
a recent telegram from Boise, Idaho.
to the Butte Miner says:
The attorneys of Idaho and Montana
are pursuing Lawyer George W. C. Shutter,
pf Pocatello, like avenging spirits. AS has
already been stated exclusively in these
dispatches, Shutters application for ad
mission TO the supreme bar of Idaho was n
'ew days ago submitted to an investigatinp
COMMITTEES of three. Every influence is nov
being brought TO bear on this committee t.
induce it to report adversely upon shut
ter's application aud some of the niIida vits
Chat have been filed are certainly unique
documents.
From the papers now being considered il
lppears that in October OF last year the
Fergus county, Montana. Bar association
pnss,d resolutions condemning Shutters
business methods and protesting against
ais admission to the supreme bar of that
state, accused him of lying about his pro-
sessional standing and OF having informed
possible clients that he had unlawful influ-
nee with JUDGES OF different courts. b. L
Powers, of Fort Benton, Montana, who
vas at one ti.r- H. business with Shutter.
-harses the B. ter it'll che.fiug his client,
and his part -. .iudga Dudley Dulioss. a.
he Tenth iUdisa al district ~ MontanH. ad
ministers themu-t severy rap ot all Ey say
ug: AS to Shutters qnnliiicnti t-, my
rne who maintai~ that shops Is the
plural of sheep mu-t al necessity be - NUT
tVphead. Shutt,r j. n = ignorant ri law a.
a bird in the gard ID If Ed-n II is kn"en
hat Shutter will net answer the changes
made against him. md viii persist in hi
demand for admission to the bar of the
supreme court.