Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-14
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena. Mont, Nov. 1.-THE most
important ruling made by the supreme
court upon any of the numerous points
that have arisen during the Welcome
disbarment proceedings was made to-
day when the court passed upon the mat
ters argued yesterday by respective
counsel in the famous case
A large part of yesterdays session
had been taken up with hearing argu-
ments by Ex-Governor Carpenter for the
accused and c. B. Nolan for the accusor
upon accused counsels motion to strike
out large part of the testimony that
had been offered by Mr.. Nolan, many of
the important pieces of evidence being
at stake.
The court took the matter under ad-
visement until this morning when it an
nounced it's conclusions. The decision
of the court is very sweeping and of vital
Importance. Certain conVersa tons be-
tween Whiteside and Anderson and
Whiteside and Myers are stricken out as
We're the conversations between Speaker
Stiff and Bickford and Bickford and Rep
resentative Sullivan, but the account of
| money being paid to Myers as does the
offer Cf proof relative to the attorney
generals contention that Senators Hob
son and Geiger experienced a rather sud
den ACQUISITION of wealth about the time
or subsequently to the senatorial elec-
ton.
In order to allow counsel for the de-
| fense TO arrange their offer of evidence
| so as to conform with the decision of
! the court recess was taken until two
d. m. when the court resumed and the
| taking of testimony for the defense COM
menced.
In announcing the courts conclusions
Chief Justice Brantley said
! I'm the matter of the motion that was
! argued on yesterday afternoon the court
| has reached this conclusions: the motion
should be sustained as to the conversa-
! tions between Bickford and Dr. Min
shall as to Burroughs and Woods that
| testimony being regarded as immaterial
! Also as to all the conversation between
Stiff and Bickford about the employment
of the former as attorney in the Nc
! Laughiin matter. and in going to and at
! the Northern Pacific depot a. Missoula
! that also being deemed mmaterial. Also
! the conversation between Bickford and
| Sullivan at Bearmouth. the latter part
| of November or the earlier part of De-
cember, that being immaterial The ma
! iority of the court also is of the opinion
I that all the conversation between White
! side and Anderson as tes ,ified to by An
| derson should be stricken out. Also
+! that all of the conversation between
Whiteside and Myers, as stated by N.Y.
ers, should be stricken out and that other
| matters involved in the motion be over
! ruled. The motion as to the testimony
| of Berendes is Overruled and the objec-
ton to the offer in reference to Mr.. Gel
ger and Mr.. Hobson of the bank stock
| is overruled."
In answer to question by the attorney
general as to the status of the Myers tes-
timony the court said
| ITO make it clear we refer to the con-
versation between Mr.. Myers and Mr..
Whiteside and the balance of the evil
dence of Mr.. Myers touching that con-
| versation will be allowed to stand"
! Mr. Nolan-"The testimony of Myers
receiving money remains In the record?'
Court-"Yes, that remains in the rec
| ord"
| Mr.. Wallace-"Then we understand
that the account of the payment of mon
ey remains but what was said is not
| q part of the record that goes out"
The court-"That goes out
| Mr.. Wallace said that last evening
| counsel of the accused tried to outline
defense but that it being impossible for
| them to forecast the ruling of the court
| they desired until p. m. to arrange
proof in accordance with the decision.
Court accordingly adjourned until
| o'clock.
Attorney Walsh, of Anaconda. applied