The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-11
THE BANK STOCK CASE
Defendants Have Closed Their
Side of the Case.
VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE
Their Main Witnesses Were Warren
Toole and NJ. w. McConnell-The
Complainants Have Thirty
Days for Rebuttal.

The second stage in the suit Of Har-
riet Wood VS.. A. J.. Davis. jr, ct al, Cor
a reopening of the bank stock case on
alleged grounds Of fraud and corruption
was concluded yesterday when the de-
PENDANTS closed their case. The de-
PENDANTS put very little evidence On
the stand. their main witnesses hav-
ing been Warren Toole and n. w. Me-
Connell, whose standing in Montana is
such as to make it a very difficult mat
ter to prove conspiracy when they. rs
attorneys against the interests of Da-
Wis. must be involved. No evidence was
produced yesterday. James w. Forhis.
who was on the stand Tuesday. stated
that IL he had been misunderstood in
his testimony in 81 TO the bank
stock he holds he wished the matter
written. Attorney DEMAND said he
thought he understood him perfectly.
Mr.. Forbis said that he does not pre-
tend to own 10 shares absolutely. He
gave his note for 81, 500 for these 10
shares and holds the stock subject 10
surrender hen the note is returned to
him.. Examiner Blair said he had the
matter so recorded substantially. The
defendants then rested their case.
The complainants now have 80 DAYS
II WHICH W IAfEtllL AfHAANltttAN III AtFNAA-
tai. but inasmuch as there vas not a
great deal of testimony presented by
the defendants Ii is not anticipated
that there will be n great deal of evil
dence presented in rebuttal. 1t will be
more han a week before the taking 81
testimony in rebuttal is begun, as the
com~plainants' attorneys desire a tram
script of evidence before proceeding.
When the rebuttal testimony is all m
the case will be heard by some United
States circuit judge to be hereafter Sc
lected. Judge Knowles being disquali-
fed from sitting on this case. In
chancery matters the testimony is TAX
en- by a receiver and afteTWard read by
the judge, who does not hear the wit
nesses or see them, and has his mind
freed from everything but the bare ties.
timony. Briefs will be prepared and
submitted by the lawyers on eacn
side.
X seems likely that there will he
a lonE delay before the testimony TAX
en- i'm this hearing is presented to the
judge who will decide il. Judge
Knowles will owen court on Sept. 6
and is likely to nav business to last
him the entire fall. If so his bench
is not likely to be surrendered to an
outside Judge for the hearing of this
case before late in the winter or i'm the
spring. There are a number of big
mining suits set for the September term
VI aAf aAH'A ~ 10 h' . A'' ~
succession a year may be consumed
with them alone. Each of the mining
suits is likely to require a months
time at least. That will put the DAVIS
case back probably to some time in the
spring. Among the important suits
docketed for September in the United
States cour. are the Butte & Boston
company vs.. John Il. Forbis. rs admln-
istratur FOR the estate Of w. j. McNam-
ara: the Lewiston Brothers vs.. the
Henry 4. Root Us. Elizabeth :. La3i
school district: the Colusa-parrot rs.
the Anaconda company; the Anaconda
VS.. the COlusa-PaTrot; the
Boston & Montana vs.. the Chill com
pany, the Butte q Boston VS.. the Chill
company; Dr. Freund vs.. the Great
Northern railroad: the Boston q Mon
tana vs.. Mary FerTaIl, ca al. the Butte
n Boston VS.. Mary Ferrall. ct al. Har-
riet Wood VS.. the Washoe Copper COM
pany for the Pacific claim, Farrell ".
the Boston d Montana company. and
Farrell. vs.. the Montana ore PurChas-
ing company.
Resides the present suit of Harriet
Wood VS.. A, j. Davis, ct al, over the
bank stock. there are two other DAVIS
suits tin to be heard In the United
States court. one is that OF Erwin Dl-
Wis to reopen the bank stock case, be-
ing a similar suit n similar grounds,
and the other is the suit of Erwin Da-
Wis vs.. the heirs Of John A.. Davis FOR
half of all they've got.