Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-08-15
DEFIES
HIS ACCUSERS
Says the Representatives Of the ANAL
Eamated Corporation Offered
Him $15O,OOO ii He Would
Make an Affidavit That
HeinZe Had Paid
Him Money.

Judge Edward w. Harnev, who was
presiding over the court of the Second
judicial district of Montana during the
trial of the famous Minnie Healey min
ing case. was found today, after 25-
mile drive, at the home Of his wfe's
father. William Kistler, in Buffalo
Prairie township, says dispatch
from Rock Island, H. He dictated to
his wife d long statement covering the
part he had taken during the proceed
ings and signed it.
Alleged Offer Of Bride
The judge declares that during the
time he had the case under advisement
one Of his neighbors came to him,
claiming to represent the Amalgamat-
ed Copper company, and offered to
build him handsome home and give
him valuable lease upon mining
property. SO that he would not feel the
necessity Of funds and would be at ease
and not subject to any temptations or
influence by reason Of being poor.
II left the room without giving him
any answer, SAID the Judge. There
were other minor hints before | decided
the case, which l did against the cor
poration, believing that decided Just
ly and honestly; and in this connection
| will say, in justice to the defendant.
that neither he nor any representative,
employe or any one in their behalf ever
made the slightest effort to influence
my decision in this case after it was
submitted at the trial.
Threatened Hin, with Ruin.
"After the decision there were NUT
terings that had been influenced i'm
my decision and that woman was in
tluencing my course. Later this grew
to such proportions that was threat
ened that l would be ruined and nv
family broken up if did not grant the
plaintiff new trial.
The assault upon me was so villain
Gus and unwarranted that it greatly
disturbed me and affected my health
and also greatly troubled my wife, who
was then in i'll health. l was told by
the doctor that l must leave the alti-
tude for d short time. l decided to
come to Illinois to visit my wife, and
so announced upon the evening preced-
ing my departure.
4 stormy Session.
~ was asked to come to the apart.
ments of leading counsel for the cor
poration, and found there present the
leading counsel, subordinate, the
chief of the detective bureau and two
others. We had stormy session,
lasting several hours. l was accused
OF having been influenced in my de-
cislons by Mrs. Bracket. / was
threatened with arrest, with disbar-
ment, and with Impeachment if l did
not accept their offer, which was this:
'They would give me $3.50, 600 if
would make an affidavit that Heinze
had paid me money for my decision or
nad OHered to do SO.
Did Not Want Money.
81 replied that did not want their
money, as such money was a curse
more than blessing. and l did not
fear their threats for the reason that
there was no evidence of facts upon
which to found them. l received the
sneering reply that l ought to know by
this time that they had means of pro-
curing evidence whenever they requir-
ed it, that | was poor man and could
not fight them, and that must accent
either riches or ruin. / very emphat-
ically chose the ruin, if they can pro-
cure it.
Mrs. Brackett's Part.
Just before the conclusion of the
controversy they sent carriage to the
house OF Mrs. Bracket, with whom
they seek to connect me. They inform
ed her that l had consented to resign
and offered her $4,000 if she would
make an affidavit that she had been
employed by Heinze to improperly in
huence me, or that Heinze had offered
or did pay me money for my decision. |
| was in an adjoining room. She asked
them to call me in. came in and was