The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-29
II TOOK ANOTHER TURN
The Perjury Proceedings Against
Skaters Attorneys.
THEY MAY BE DISCARDED
County Attorney ~stapieton Makes a Pc
tieon to the Supreme Court--F.
Z. Corbett Retained as Coun-
sci for the Defendants.

The perjury case growing out OF the
Shafer murder trial, which seriously
involves NJ. L. Wines and E. ;. Booth
Skaters attorneys. took another sen
sational turn yesterday when proceed
ings were instituted in the supreme
court. on the petition of County Attor-
ney Stapleton. for the disbarment OF
the two attorney The petition was
sent to Helena yesterday morning anu
was filed in the afternoon.
The petition. which set out a great
deal OF the evidence the county attor-
ney claims TO nave against Booth n
Wines, is as follows;
I'm the supreme court OF the state
Of Montana-In the matter OF the dis-
barment of Melvin l.. Wines and Ed
win S. Booth. attorneys at law comes
now Guy w. Stapleton, the duly elect
ed. qualified and acting county attor-
ney in and for Silver Bow county Mon
tana. and represents to this honorable
court: That there is now pending IN
the district court of Silver Bow county,
Montana. a cause entitled the state OF
Montana against Joseph Shafer, In
which "a the defendant, Joseph
Shafer, is charged with the crime OF
murder. in killing one john hawkihs'
Tn3t IN Salu dtlipi CIV
representing the firm of j. l. NJ. IL.
Wines. attorneys at law, and Edwin ,.
Booth and Miles Cavanaugh, represent
ing the firm of Booth a.
attorneys at law, all of said mentioned
parties being members Of the par OF
Silver Bow county, Montana, appeared
in person as counsel for the salu
Joseph Shafer. That a trial OF said
cause was a in the district court
aforesaid. beginning on the Attn day OF
November. 1897. That at the close OF
the states case the defendants intro
duced their testimony, the SAID Mel
win L. Wines and the said EDWIN ..
Booth being present in person curing
the introduction of all OF said testl-
mony. and among other matters the
defendant. by his counsel. ntroduced
and read in evidence the deposition OF
n Ed Laney, taken before N. w. Boil
ster, a notary public in and for King
county, at Seattle, In the state OF
Washington, on or about the Isl DAY OF
November. 1897.
sThat said deposition was actually
made by one James w. Bacher. who,
at the time sale deposition was made
resided in the city of Butte, Silver Bow
county. Montana, and left said city OF
Butte for the purpose of COINS TO seat
tie. in the state of Washington, and
representing himself to be the said Ed
lxdUtN. aDo b1Ntt6 ~
as such Ed Laney. That said James
w. Bacher appeared before said n. w
BOLSTER. and after being duly sworn to
testify the truth, the whole truth anc
nothing but h truth, made the salo
deposition as the said Ed Laney II
which the said James w. Bacher swor'
that John Hawkins. the deceased, fol
whose murder the said Joseph Shafei
was then under charge i'm the districi
court of Silver Bow county aforesaid
had got from him a certain gun. ina
the defense in the VA case of the stat
of Montana against Joseph Shafer wa
self-defense. in this, to-wit: that tn
said John Hawkins had pulled a gui
on the said Joseph Shafer, and the SAT-
Joseph Shafer shot the said John Haw
kins to save his own life. That tn
said James w. Bacher. so representing
himself as the said Ed Laney, furthe
testified in the said deposition that oil
the night of the said murder, and be
fore the said murder. the said JON
Hawkins had got from him a certain
rum. being a Smith a. Wesson CUR
stating TO him after he had got tn
gun hat he intended to kill the sal
Joseph Shafer. and that the said Jane
w. Bacher. still representing inns
to be the said Ed Laney. swore in sal
deposition that he had, subsequent I
the time the said John Hawkins &c
the said gun from him and prior to tn
killing of the said John Hawkins
sought out the said Joseph Shafer and
in the presence Of one Al Ford and on
Eva Smith. told the said Joseph Shafe
of the circumstance Of the said job
Hawkins getting the said gun from hiI
and Of his threatening h said JOSEF
Shafer's life.
That the said James w. Bache
signed and swore to the said deposI
ton as aforesaid as such Ed Lane,
and the same was forwarded by III
said N. w. Bolster to the clerk of III
district court of Silver Bow count,
Montana, and introduced in evidenC
by the said Melvin l.. Vim and th
said Edwin S. Boot on the trial of n
eaid Joseph Shafer. That the ga
James w. Bacher left the city of But