Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07
CASSIUS M. CLAY IS HERE. -

appear and resist the motion. and mas
much as Mr.. Mattison a stated that he
wanted the motion overruled, the speaker
was at a loss to understand the change
in the conduct and attitude of the at
torney, and denounced the conduct of the
attorney In assailing him as u~nwarranted
and uncalled for and unjustified.
At the conclusion of the arguments,
which were quite spirited at times, ana
into which was injected much feeling,
Judge Clancy proceeded to administer to
MIR. Madison what was perhaps the Sc
verest reprimand any attorney has ever
received from that judge. Judge Clancy
stated to Attorney Mattison that. ac-
cording to his own affidavits and his own
statements made in his argument, and
according to to his own showing, he and
he alone was at fault; that neither Mr..
Roote nor Mr.. Forbis nor General War
rem were to blame; that Mr.. Mattison's
attack on Mr.. Roote was u~nwarranted
and unjust and unprOfessional; and the
judge further stated to Attorney Matti-
son that he (the judge) thought Mr.. Mat
tison was very brazen and very bold to
come there n make c an attack
on another attorney without the slight
est or justification for doing
so. The judge also stated to Attorney
Mattison that in his opinion Mr.. Matti-
son was liabl to General Warren in an
action for damages for neglecting the
business entrusted to him. The judge
stated, however, that inasmuch as the
defendant was not to blame, he would
this time permit the default to be opened
IN order to avoid any iaXustice to General
Warren, but ~admonished Mr.. Mattison
to never again pursue such conduct as
he had in This case.
Attorney MattisDn admitted in open
court the facts stated by Mr.. Roote, viz:
mat ne had agreed that the plaintiff
might have a decree reforming the deed
so as to include the Black Placer claim,
and that he had himself drawn a decree
which had been agreed to, and that he
had requested Mr.. Roote to appear and
resist the motion.
After the adjournment of court. Mr.,
Roote was seen by an Inter Mountain re-
porter, who said he preferred to say
noth1ng more about the matter further
than he had stated in court, except that
ne would give the reporter a copy Of a
letter which he had received from Mr.,
Mattlson. The letter reads as follows:
mr.. Jesse B. Roote, attorney. city. ]
return herewith the proposed Judgment
investment & Realty to be
made when the court o%verrules our mo-
ton to set aside the default, and hears
evidence, as to the BLACK Placer.
\ enclose also a slightly modified form
Of decree which | suggest to be substitute
- - ~ Vie OI6Yldliy Drawn, as l be-
lieve 1t fully sets forth the agreement Of
parties, as understood by Mr.. Haskins
and myself at our last conversation on
the subject. AS you remarked yester-
day, you did not know that the Black
Placer was the only property that it was
necessary to convey, and that explains
why your form of decree affects all the
property in the complaint.
I believe you will find the modified de-
cree to express the mutual understanding
and 1t follows your legal form as set out
in the decree you left with me yesterday,
SO ! presume It will be satisfactory. II
not, please call me up and we will talk
it over.
Yours, respectfully,
MATTISON."