Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-11-10
SIMPSON CASE.
Supreme Court Denies the Motion to
Dismiss Simpson Disbarment
Case.
Court Appoints H. G. Edwards of
Fargo as Referee to Take the
Testimony.
The Simpson Case.

The supreme court has denied the mo-
ton of tho defendants in the Simpson
disbarment case, for a dismissal of the
proceedings on the ground of jurisdic-
tion, holding that it has original juris-
diction in the case. The motion of the
defendants for the appointment of r. M.
futile as referee to take testimony is
also denied. The court has entered an
order in the case appointing H.. G. Ed
wards OF Fargo as referee, and directing
the taking of testimony within ninety
days from the date of the order. The
order of the court is very specific as to
the serving Of notice and the other de-
tails Of the taking of testimony. The
order of the court in the case is as fol-
lows:
In the matter of the motion for the
the accusation Of William Thaw Den
niston.
The motions in the above entitled
matter, both on the part of the prosecu-
tors and Of the defendant, for tho ap-
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been duly submitted to the court and
the court having fully advised;
It is ordered, THAT Fl. G. Edwards, of
Fargo, North Dakota, be and he is here
by appointed as such, referee, with
power to hear and receive the testimony
offered by the respective parties and re-
this court. The said referee, after duly
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shall proceed with the taking of such
testimony within ninety days from the
date Of this order. Said referee shall
give the parties ten days written notice
of the time when he will begin taking
upon Messrs. Newton a. Smith of Fargo,
as attorneys for the prosecutors, and
upon Messrs. Ball, Watson d Maclay of
Fargo, and G. Z. Gregory, Esq, of Dick
inson, N. D., as attorneys for Leslie A.
Simpson. The service upon c. q. Greg
ory, Esq, may be made by mail and the
the date of mailing the same. The ref
son, N. D., unless the parties otherwise
all their testimony in chief. The de-
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mony, after which the prosecutors may
introduce strictly rebutting testimony.
All the testimony in the case shall be
taken and the testimony closed on or
prior to March l, 1900, and three type.
written copies of the testimony SO taken
and properly certified by said referee
shall be filed by said referee with the
clerk of this court on or before March
Is, 1900. The fees of such referee shall
be ten (slO) dollars per day for time
necessarily employed in taking the testi.
mony and reducing it to typewriting.
such per diem to be paid by the party
whose testimony is being taken and re-
duced to typewriting. The referee may
demand such per diem in advance and
if either party decline to pay the same
the referee shall proceed with the testi
mony of the other party. The referec
shall also receive his travelling expenses
in going to and returning from Dickin.
son, N. d., to be paid in equal shares
by the parties hereto. This order shall.
not preclude either party from taking
dispositions outside the state in the man.
ner provided by law for taking deposi.
tions in civil cases.