The sun., 1901-08-03
JUDGE INFLUENCED BY WOMAN?
LETTERS MADE PUBLIO IN MON-
TANA COPPER NINE CASE.


Hsaley Mine Case e-weman Said Il
Have Been Employed BY the Hclnzes
BUTTE, Mon, Aug. 1.--Sensatio charg 20
were made In the district court to-day by
the attorneys representing the Amalga
mated Copper Company against Judge e
W. Harney. who recently decided the noted
Minnie Healey mine case In favor Of F. A
Heinae, by which the latter got the property
valued at $1,000. 900. upon the payment Of
about 100000. 1t is charged that Harvey
was Influenced In his decision by Mrs. Ada
H. Bracket. woman past middle age. who
was In the employ Of Heinze, It 10 alleged
for tl'e purpose Of influencing the, Judge.
Tho charge against Judge Harney ID
contained In an application for an extension
OF time in which to file afidavits In support
Of motion for q new trial, it being alleged
that the Judge was unduly influenced in
his decision. An application to the Judge
personally for more time was refused to-
day, hence the formal application and afi-
Gavits were put on record.
Judge Hsrney Il . man OF family. He
number Of persons, that his relations
with Mrs. Bracket were friendly and that
he knew she was employed by Heinze for
the purpose OF endeavoring to influence
him IN the decision, but that he would not
be and was not influenced by her.
Several letters that passed between
the Judge and Mrs Br1rkett while the
Minnie Healey case was on trial have been
intercepted and copies OF them are attached
to the application filed in court to-day.
One reads as follows:
-DEAREsT: There Is 80 much that
want to say to you that. in Difference to
your time and patience, will say 1t with
the typewriter In the first place, know
that by this time you do not question my
deep affection and friendship for you nor
my wish for your future welfare. Your
future concerns me personally because
| love you and hope to live here for some
years at least, and II / can see you, and
IL you are successful in every way, both
financially and In your reputation, 1t means
happiness and success to me. Realizing
this, you must know that my interest in
you and your future 10 sincere. So now
me to say what feel. You have told me
might say anything to you and am TAX
ing you at your word.
In the first place, dearie, all that is
asked OF you by me or any one is to be
absolutely impartial and free in your de-
cisions and not to get tied up to anybody
SO that you are afraid to be anything but
Honest. ! do not want you to favor my
friends unless you are convinced Il is right
for you 70 make such a decislon: on the
other hand. II IL should be such close de-
cision that friendship Il would not insult
you by saying money! may sway you,
and that YOU can help me when il is not t at
the expense OF your honesty or conscience:
and also TO remember who were your friends
before you were Judge Harney.
Il mean the people who elected you and
stood by you. You know the Amalgamated
people fought your election and the Clarks,
plaisant to you and no attentive until after
your election. Il can give you instances
70 prove this II you do not already know
it, Do not be Influenced by attentions
and batteries and all the things they say
about. knowing what fine fellow you were
all the time. because they did not think
and say and do all these things when they
might have helped you-not until they
were interested. l ask you to remember
this, dear sweetheart. ! have thought
ont lot of these things oil by myself nights
when could not sleep.
Now / don't for Ona minuta think Won
would be willing To accent monev Tor anv
of your tlecisions-I could not like YOU SO
much II Won would and I would not vey
Won by Suggesting it-but let me tell Won.
dearie. that IL Won are in debt and some
money would make you freer / will gladly
lei Won have what money I have for the
sake of relieving Won from any nressure
II they offer TO loan Won money or let Won
have money and il Won mead II eno;,gh
80 that ,,nconscio,,slv n know II wo,,1d
ho nnconsciouslv, Won nigh, he ;nduenoad
l,v that need. Iwill let Won have monev
n vo,, want IL take II from ma and leaye
vo;,rse,f free. Mr. Mac(;innies asked me
IN sav to Won that ali thew want Won to do
t. 70 ha ho,est in everv decisior whetber
I, ia fnr or aoa,,,st tbem-tbey are willnr
IN stand On their /, phts-and 10 keen vo,,r,
salf from en,ancle ents on eitber side
.o Thai yo,,r decsions will be entirelv
t,nbia.,d
.As for vo,r suturc afte, vou Ieave tho
lcncb N vo,, viii allow me am emnowered
IN nrnmise vo,, certain things which will
assure thai most 9enero,sly IA for money
would ra,bsr lef Won have mine both Tor
The saLa ~ your future and NV own (be
cause vo,r f,t,,re is mine, than TO have
YOU hampemd for the need OF It. This
9Gar Ia pads ,o Won with ali NV heart
This IA not to ina;,ence Won, Il ia entirely
for tho n',rnoae of nreyenting Won from
being Influenced eitber way and 10 let YOU
know that nothing mead be considered
In this matter except YOUR own conyic-
lions
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