The Dickinson press., 1899-11-11
They Will Have to Dig up Some Mote
Money,

The supreme court has denied the mo-
ton of the defendants in the Simpson
disbarment case, for a dismissal of the
proceedings on the ground of juris-
diction, 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 al
so denied. The court has entered ar or
der 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 or
der of the court in the case is as follows:
In the matter OF the motion for the
disbarment Of Leslie A. Simpson, upon
the accusation of William Thaw Dennis
ton.
The motions in the above entitled
matter, both on the part of the prose-
cutors and of the defendant, for the APP
ointment of a referee therein, having
been duly submitted to the court and the
court having fully advised:
1t is ordered, that H. G.. Edwards, of
Fargo, North Dakota, be and he is here
by appointed as such referee, with pow
er to hear and receive the testimony Of
fered by the respective parties and re-
turn the same in typewriter form to
this court. The said referee, after duly
qualifying as such as the law requires,
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 shall begin taking
such testimony, said notice to be served
upon Messrs. Newton & Smith of Fargo,
as attorneys for the prosecutors, and up
on Messrs. Ball, Watson & Maclav Of
Fargo, and c. E. Gregory, Esq, of Dick
inson, N. D., as attorneys for Leslie A.
Simpson. The service upon c. f. Greg,
DRY, Esq, may be made by mail and the
ten days shall commence to run from the
date of mailing the same. The referee
will take said testimony in Dickinson
N. D., unless the parties otherwise agree
The prosecutors shall introduce all thei
testimony in chief. The defendant shall
then introduce his testimony, after which
the prosecutors may introduce strictl,
rebutting testimony. All the testimon,
in the case shall be taken and the test
mony closed on or prior to March I, 1ooe
and three typewriter copies of the test
mony so taken and properly certified b
said referee shall be filed by said refere
with the clerk of this court on or betor
March IS, 1900. The fees Of said refere
shall be ten $50 dollars per day for tn
time necessarily employed in taking tn
testimony and reducing it to typewritinl
such per diem to be paid by the part
whose testimony is being taken and re
duced to typewriting. The referee ma
demand such per diem in advance and
either party decline to pay the same tn
referee shall proceed with the testimon
of the other party. The referee shall a
so receive his travelling expenses in goin
to and returning from Dickinson, N. D
to be paid IN equal shares to the parti@
hereto. This order shall not preclud
either party from taking dispositions GU
side the state in the manner provided b
law for taking dispositions in civil case