Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

Rock Island Sunday.-Judge Edward
w, Harvey. OF Butte, Mont, who has
been charged with corruption in the
decision Of the famous Minnie Healey
mine case, declared today that he was
offered a bride OF a quarter Of a mil
lion dollars II he would decide the case
in favor Of the Amalgamated Copper
company.
At the home Of his wifes father
William Kistler, in Buffalo, Prairie
township. twenty miles from this city.
Judge Harvey consented to make a full
statement of the case for the Herald.
His written statement of the case
charges that coercion was used to get
a decision favorable to the Amalga-
mated interests. He upholds the char
acter Of Mrs. Bracket and declares
that many of the letters in the case
which are being used to show that he
was corrupt, are forgeries.
Judge Harvey arrived at the home
Of his father-in-law yesterday after
noon, where he expects to rest and en-
JOY a vacation with his family, Mrs.
Harvey and their three children hav-
ing been here on a visit since June -.
Judge Harvey said, however, that he
could not at this time make his state
ment as full as he would like, owing
TO the fact that a motion for a new
trf Ia, ~. fg effll uqfa1ipor haf.s.
him. and matter TO which he would
otherwise refer has been embodied In
the documents filed by the plaintiff In
support OF the motion.
In particular the name Of the person
who made the first oyertures to himself
and wife in behalf OF the plaintiff
while they were in Missoula, he desired
20 withhold, for the reason that he
would probably figure In the defense
in the motion now pending.
Mrs. Harvey insisted upon acting as
her husbands amanuensis In the prep
aration OF the accompanying state
ment. and It was written by her from
dctation and afterward read by the
Judge.
Following is Judge Harney's state
ment;
JUDGE HARNEY's STATEMENT.
THE case concerning the trial OF
which these scandalous reports con-
corning me have been published in
voyed the title TO a nining claim
known as the Minnie Healey. and the
case is locally Known as the Minnie
Healey case The claim Is probably
worth many millions Of dollars though
the testimony before me showed II TO
be worth 100000
There has long been a bitter con
troyersy between Il. A. Heinze on the
one side and the Butte & Boston and
the Boston & Montana on the other,
and the latter companies have long
maintained that they did not get JUS
tice from the courts
Il assumed the duties OF my Office IN
January last, having been elected at
the previous election. Soon after the
close OF my first jury term. this Min
nic Hca.ey case was set for trial. IL
beng a case In equity, II was tried be-
fore me without q jury.
THE case lasted about two weeks
and az ~ conclusion Il was taken I'M
der adyisement, there being very many
questions OF law to be determined and
very volumlnous briefs having been
filed by the respective parties.
After the trial Of the case and
while II was being considered by me
during the evenings and intervals not
occupied by other court business. 4, de-
veloped that had very many friends
among those interested with the plain
tiff. those now filing scurrilous affida-
Wits. and they were very solicitous
about my welfare.
The interest OF Miles Finlen, the
nominal plaintiff, had been acquired.