The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-24

cannot meet his traducer ard punish him.
and outside Of his Jurisdiction be IS as
helpless 10 protect himself against taant
and insult and insSnu2tiou. uttered IN
court Or out
As the voice CT the speaker rang on; n
this avalanche Of words there vas rot an
eye in ihe court room but was directed
f-tertlv upon nlm- Ar. Sanders sax in
movable looking at his Antagonist. ard
waiting for the elimination OF the cut
burst Both the judges leaned forward.
but before Mr.. Spooner could finish his
comparison. Judge Gilbert said quietly;
Checked by the Court.
I'VE did not understand Senator san
dars 70 make any imputation against
Judge jenkins. We do not permit that
kind OF thing in this court against any IF
the judges"
Mr.. Sanders said. Let him answer"
while Mr. Spooner. now directing MS al
tention 10 the court. spoke
AZ dl9 not think your hounrs would II
has been freely INDUCED in by the news
pap.srs since this matter commenced. ard
il have gone too far in expressing my
feelings upon this subject. I an willing
to Re forgiven"
This ended the encounter and Mr.
spooner. with softened voice and feature
concluded his argument as though Moth
ing untoward had transpired.
Petit Takes Up the tharg
IL vas so o'clock when Mr.. Petit. who
is leading the fight TO Dust the receivers.
took the floor 20 make the last speech i'm
the great case There was left three
hours of his time. and for the remainder
OF the session he devoted himself merely
10 the preiiminaries Of his DISCOURSE lie
could not refrain from blandly reminding
the court that, although Mr. Spconer had
been called I'm TO the harvest al the eiev-
enth hour. still he would draw the same
wages as those who had worked all the
time. He then took Up discussion of tha
form of the original bill filed i'm Judge Jen-
kins' court, and the form Of the order is
sued from Judge Hanfori's court. The
former had contained an allegation that
a part Of the Northern Pacific railroad
was in the jurisdiction OF the court a
statement al variance with the fact; nd
that Very allegation had been OF weight
in disposing the mind OF the court here
toward the appointment of the receivers
As TO the order issued here. IL was origin
al in form. and not ancillary.i They had
been ordered TO take charge 0f the yrop-
erty Of all kinds wherever situated
With what face could they come here
now" asked Mr.. Petit 1t is they who
are seeking 10 get behind the record. The
day before the election. when Mr. Cakes
had ceased 10 be president and could no
ibESSE EQ1AEDi itt COMPANY. the proceed
ing TO appoint the receivers had been ia
ken. II was the parties to that transac-
ton the speaker said, who had COM
mitted the frauds upon the company and
had brought IL 10 the verge of bankruptcy,
and yet we are told that we cannot in
quire into it," He spoke of the appoint
ment, and the property in the district
saying: The record shows that before
the ink was dry on Judge Jenkins order
the news was telephoned to New York,
and the appointment made there. where
the stocks and bonds of the company
were. and the appointment in the court
for the western district of Wisconsin was
in fact the last on the list"
Mr. Petit was just beginning to warm
UP 10 the subject of exploiting the conduct
OF the railroad managers when Judge Gil
bert announced adjournment until $50
this morning. At that hour Mr.. Petit
Will resume. and will occupy the attention
of the court until noon. when the argu-
ment in the famous case will be brought
to close