Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-16
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F. Angus Heinz was sworn to testify
as to Welcomes reputation. He said
he knew his reputation for truth, hon
esty and veracity.
What is it?" asked Mr.. Wallace,
good or bad"
II should say it was good
Witness admitted on cross-eNamina-
ton that he predicated such opinion on
Mr.. Welcomes standing in Butte as an
attorney, totally disassociating it from
any questions thereto that might have
arisen because Of the charges Of bribery
recently preferred.
r. M. Cobban of Butte and A. j. Selig-
man testified in a similar vein. When
President A. T.. Smith of the Montana
National ban Of Helena was called to
testify Mr.. Nolan objected, claiming that
the defense had exhausted its number Of
He commended that the court had limited
the defense to six. Arguments were pre-
scented upon the objection and court re-
served judgment until 2 o'clock.
Helena, Nov. 16.-The accused counsel
rested it's case this afternoon after call
ing three more character witnesses.
When court met Chief Justice Brant-
ly announced that it had been decided
to allow the defense to call their remain
ing character witnesses. H.. G. McIn-
tyre, a Helena attorney, and A. T..
Smith, president of the Montana Ma
tional bank, then testified as to Well
comes good character. Hiram Childs.
a miner and newspaper man of Madison
county testified that he considered Will
Clark's reputation bad. A long cross
examination did not shake him in that
opinion. AS Childs left the stand VIM.
Wallace for the defense said the defense
had two more witnesses, Judge Penn
berton and Dubose who We're expected
to arrive this afternoon. AS they had
not come the defense would accordingly
rest it's case.
The attorney general desired to know
if he could have time to prepare to meet
in rebuttal the testimony offered by the
defense and asked until tomorrow morn
ing. The court gave hin until $50 to-
morrow morning to which time adjourn
ment was taken. Mr.. Nolan expects to
get through With his evidence to-,nor-
row. The defense viii call no witnesses
in sur-rebuttal.
The most notable event during yester-
day afternoons proceedings in the Well
come dtsbarment hearing was the courts
admonition to certain newspapers that
nave oVerstepped the bounds Of propri-
ETY. to go a little slower in their COM
ments upon the trial. The three lead
ing morning papers of the state have
for the past three days exhausted the pa
thence of the court by the tone Of their
articles dealing with the case.
Chief Justice Brantley in serving no.
tice upon the papers to be more circum-
spect said: There seems to be a dispo-
sition on the part of several eWspapers
in the state by the publication of articles,
editorial or otherwise, to influence or in
timidate counsel and witnesses present
at and taking part in this proceeding.
In the same way comments are made
pom the weight and effect OF the evil
dence adduced. Witnesses and counsel
on both sides should be permitted to do
their duty as they see it without inter-
ference or insult and the court should be
left to perform its office without sug-
gestiOn, except such as is made in the
court room in the proper way. Such
are r~eprehensible; impartial
people deprecate them. Their authors
are subject to censure and doubtless to
punishment for contempt for this un-
warranted Interference with the orderly
conduct of this proceeding. We trust
that we shall not feel it necessary to no.
VIC III again
F.. E. Corbett, one Of the lawyers for
Welcome, assured the court that so far
as counsel for the defense was concerned
of them had inspired any publica-
tions that might be considered objec-
tionable.
A number Of character witnesses were
introduced by the defense during the at
all having anything but a good
opinion OF Whiteside's reputation. 8.
H. Butler Of Kalispell, was the first char
acter witness as respects Whiteside
called. He had known the prosecutor
of these charges several years. He con-
sidered his reputation BAD.
Colonel ]. w. r.. Moore Of Kalispell
testified in a similar vein. He too knew
Whiteside and did not have any bouquets
to throw at his reputation.
]. s. A. Billings testified similarly.
J.. H. Graves, a farmer living near
K~alispell, had known Whiteside a num-
her of years. He considered his reputa-
ton as to truth and veracity as bad. He
said he would not believe him under
oath. The Characterization of this
witness brought a lively sparring be-
tween respective counsel over the ques-
ton of the payment Of the witnesses
fees. The witness in reply to a cues