The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-08
JUDGE HARNEY
IS EXPOSED.
Claimed TO Have Decided Big
Mining Case Improperly.
UNDER INFLUENCE OF WOMAN.
Female Detective Got Into the Confidence
Of Mrs. Brscksii and Trapped Judge
at the Same Time.
UNDER INFLUENCE OF WOMAN.

butte, Mont, Aug. o-1ne attorneys
for the Amalgamated Copper company to-
day made SSod their promise to present
testimony in support OF their charges
against Judge Il. w. Harney, OF the
District Court, that his conduct in re-
lation to the trial OF the big Minnie
Healy mining case was such that the
company could not have a fair trial, and
that he decided the case in favor or r..
A. Heinze as the result OF the influence
Mrs. Ada H. Bracket had acquired over
him.
A great mass OF sffidavits were fled in
court In support OF the company's mo-
ton for a new trial The testimony
contained ia them is 10 the effect that
Mrs Ada r. Bracket, a stenogra pher,
who came 10 Butte from Minneapolis
was employed by the Heinze interests
soon after the election last fall 10 do
work for the Heinze company In the
Legislature last winter.
She entered the office OF Judge Harvey
soon after election and later went TO
Helena and worked for HeinZe I'm the
interest OF his mining manager. John
McGuinis one OF the candidates for
United States Senator. and for certain
bills in the interest OF Heinze and
against the Amalgamated company.
TESTIMONY GOES INTO DETAILS.
After the meeting OF the Legislature
Mrs Bracket returned 10 Butte. The
testimony contained i'm her afiidavits
fled to-day go into details about the
intimacy between Judge Harney and the
woman and the wOman's frequent boasts
that she had the Judge under her in
huence, his admission that he would do
anything for her and obey her IN every
thing because he loved her SO her alleged
influence over him and his abject sub
jugation.
A woman detective. Miss r. $. Walters
was detailed 10 work upon Mrs. Brack-
ett Miss Walters proved the more clever
OF the two women. She won the absolute
confidence OF Mrs Bracket. who uu-
hosomed herself 10 her She told about
MoGinnis renting a finely furnished house
for her on the west side. where she
could entertain her judicial and political
friends and az which place she often re
ceived Judge Harvey.
When Harvey finally gave his decision
I'm the Minnie Healy case, Miss Walters
was present at the Interview between
the Judge and Mrs. Bracket When he
told her what he had done she exclaimed
that she was going 10 get 900 for H..
Judge Harvey declared that he was go
Ing TO THROW IL lTllp tDt AfndikdUlhtcu
company from now on When away
from Mrs. Brackett. however. Harvey de-
clared that drink was his curse and that
Mrs. Bracket was the curse OF the whole
thing and was the cause o. every bit OF
meanness that had been done.
SEEN TO MUCH TOGETHER.
He said she had such an influence over
him that he would go 10 the end OF the
rth for har ~ ba ha IN
his wife i'm Illinois and quit drinking
Mrs. Bracket complained to Miss Wal
ters that John McGuinis frequently
complained because she was seen so much
I'm public with Harvey and spent money
too openly lie feared suspicion would be
aroused
Another detective 10 whom Mrs. Brack-
EFT and Judge fell easy prey was ]. w.
Waters, who worked with Miss Walters,
Waters worked upon the finer feelings
Of Mrs. Bracket and her affections, and
also got into confidence of Judge Harney.
The four were almost constantly to-
gether i'm private and public. The two
detectives were brought 10 Butte, and
when Mrs. Bracket was sent to Salt
Lake after she was supposed TO have
accomplished her work with the Judge
the detectives followed her. found her
acquaintance. and became intimate with
her during a stay at Kenyon Hotel, at
Salt Lake.
There and after the parties returned
to Butte they learned nearly everything
from Mrs. Bracket. Other witnesses and
detectives who followed the Judge and
the woman about testified that they vis-
tied neighboring towns and resorts to-
gether, and sometimes remained over
night. and that the Judge was usually
drunk and threw money at hos compau-
ion.
Nothing has ever created such shock
and sensation i'm Montana as the dis
closes regarding the judge OF the
District Cnnrf-