The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-11
Pu6naciOuS Lawyers Are
Fighting the Greene Case

noon a constant wrangling was kept up.
Attorney Miller appeared to be filled with
| a., ambition to attack the lawyers across
the table and he let drive at them on
every possible occasion. The counsel for
the state appeared to be in good fight
Ing trim and nothing was accomplished
during the forenoon session beyond cum
bering the record and furnishing amuse-
ment for the spectators.
J. H. Leyson took the witness stand
at the beginning of the morning session.
He testified that he knew the accused,
Charles p. Greene, and that the latter
had been in his employ .or four years,
ending last April. He said he had dis
covered a shortage of $251 21 in the ac-
counts of Mr.. Greene after the latter
had left his employ. He testified that
the entries in the books were all made by
MI. Greene who likewise looked after the
cash Of the establishment.
What books did you discover the al
legged shortage in-the books of original
entry?" asked the counsel for the de-
Tense.
, Then arose the first storm of the serene
morning. Attorney Miller objected to the
introduction of any books except the
books of original entry. The other books
messenger was sent for the cash slips
used as the original entry memorandum
by Mr.. Greene in his work for Mr.. Ley
son as bookkeeper and cashier
An envelope containing cash slips was
brought into court and Mr.. Leyson read
off the accounts marked on each the
slips. They totaled $32S.25 in receipts
and $15.45 in disbursements. 1t was learn
ed when the testimony on these slips
was finished that the memorandum was
TO. the fifth day of December instead of
for the sixth and a messenger was sent
to bring the desired records.
When the envelope containing the slips
arrived Attorney Miller began sparring
with Attorney Lindsay. remark had
been addressed to the witness and Mr..
Leyson had replied by saying that the
date of the envelope looked more like
al eight than six. This went into the
record kept by the stenographer for the
defense and the pencil pusher for the
state neglected to take it down.
II want that taken from the record"
said Judge Lindsay. THAT is no part
it be stricken out"
well now, see here" said Attorney
Miller rising to his feet: Il think this
blowing hot and then blowing cold. First
it wants a complete record and two
stenographers to keep it and then it
wants part Of the proceedings here left
out. I don't know what to make Of this
kind of business"
speaking of blowing" said Attorney
Breen as he rose up majestically be-
fore the court, "the opposing counsel re-
minds me Of the story Of the steamboat
with the four-foot boiler and the seven
foot whistle. When the whistle was
footed the machinery stopped. Well
since this case has begun every time
the counsel for tn defence has blown his
! bazzoo we have had to stop this case.
don't think we ought 10 go backwards in
this matter; let's go ahead"
II don't see how you can go back
wards until you've gone forward a lit
tle," retorted Attorney Miller. THE state
hasn't made any progress so far. am
waiting patiently for the state to pro-
tceed with it's case
YES" sneered Attorney Lindsay, ST
admire your patience"
And SO the wrangling went on.
At the close of the forenoon session
| Mr.. Leyson had finished testifying with
reference to the memorandum of De-
cember 6, 1901. He read from 20 cash
slips written by Mr.. Greene that day and
then court adjourned until 1870 p. m.
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session began with the
prosecution asking to have the envelope