Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
THE EVIDENCE
IS NOW ALL IN
In the Famous DiSbarment
Case of Welcome.
MUCH TIME IS ALLOWED
The. Attorneys For Each Side
to File Briefs in Support
of Their Sides.
THE TIME FOR A DECISION
Is Not Fixed But it Will he Late in
December if it Comes Before the
New Year-The Call Down Of the
Morning Papers,
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Nov. 1S.-The Welcome dis
barment case that had occupied the at
! tention Of the supreme court for two
weeks ended today, so far as the evil
dence is concerned. Respective coun-
sci have been allowed time in which 7"
! file briefs or memoranda Of the argu-
ments they would have made had II been
! decided to hear oral arguments. The Az
| torney general has one week in which t"
| file his brief the defense one week more
! in which to file brief replying, and the
attorney general still a subsequent week
in which to close the presentation If
written arguments. 1t is not expected
i that either side will take all the time
allowed in which to file briefs, and that
the court will commence final consider
alton OF the case early in December.
When it will be decided Of course no man
can say. Some look for decision the
last week of the year, while others be-
! lieve the New Year will not see tho case
! decided.
The case has been the most talked
| about and commented upon of any pro-
| ceeding that ever occupied attention of
the highest tribunal i'm the state, Be
| cause of the latitude taken by some pa
| pers, notably three leading democratic
| papers, in the early stages of the ease
| in the matter Of comments upon eNi-
dence and inuendoes thrown out. it may
| become necessary for the court to call
| a halt and serve a notice upon the press
| that more circumspection must be OBJ
| served in the trea tnent of the case. edi-
J torally and otherwise Since the court
| sat down upon them, the respective dem
! ocratic editors have been as meek as
\ lambs SO far as their comments upon the
case were concerned.
! Although the court room and the adj
! joining gallery have generally been
crowded during the case, the spectators
| observed the best of department and Only
! once or twice did it become necessary for
Marshal Crane to repress exciamations
of surprise or levity the part of the
onlookers.
!, The contending elements in the demo-
cratic party of Montana explained their
old party troubles. Several shorthand
reporters took the proceedings in verbal
tim and the transcript of the trial will
make big volume of many large pages.
Only two witnesses We're examined to-
day and they We're on the stand but a
few minutes The first was w. w. Walls
worth, Butte editor of the Standard, who
was in Helena during the senatorial elec-
ton. He was called by the attorney
general to testify as to the truth of evil
dence of one witness that the Standard
I had an advance copy of the report of the
joint investigating committee and print
ed such report the morning OF the day 1t
was presented. sending the paper here
on special train. He admitted the spe-
cial train business, but denied that the
paper anticipated the report either by
printing the report OF the committee or
giving premature synopsis.
Fred Whiteside accuser in the proceed
ings was then called to testify as tC
some minor matters in regard to the
meeting of the state central committed
of the democratic party here last year
and subsequent proceedings at the Ana
/, conda convention. He also gave his ver-
sion of his Indebtedness to the FIRST Ma
. tonal bank Of Kalispel.
. On cross examination he gave his an
. nual business as contractor as between
$50 GEO and $50. 600 "a year and enumerated
= the work he did in Butte. There was lit
tie of note in his evidence.
AS he left the stand Mr.. Nolan said
, he had intended TO call Representative
Hedges of Fergus county That gentle.
man had been subpoenacd by telephone
! the day Senator Hobson testified. This
, morning he received a telegram froa
. Hedges stating that he was on a North
: ern Pacific passenger train that was TWO
. hours late and would not arrive here
: until noon. Mr. Nolan said he had nf
, desire to further delay the proceedings
and would accordingly dispense with Mr.
Hedges testimony and rest the case.
Mr. Wallace said he would like the priv
ilege of recalling John r. Toole To ash
him one question. AS Mr.. Toole could moi
be found around the court house Mr.
Wallace did not press the matter and con-
seated to formally rest his case.
Coorsel agreed among themselves tina
. by Stimulation the record of the cas-
could show that Ex-Governor Toole test!-
;. fed that ne nominated a ]. Campbell al
= Anaconda instead OF seconding his NOM
= nation He testified that he seconded
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