The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-20

by the aiIidayits of persons who knewet the
truth. This was dohe and, upon the filing
of these af1idavits, it was still open to
either Judge Harney or Mrs. Bracket, or
both OF them, to deny the facts charged.
Judge Harvey did, in deed, file an lnidavit
in which he denied that he was guilty of
any corrupt motive in deciding the case
for Heinze, but he did not deny the cor
respondence, nor any part OF it, and he did
not deny the negotiations between him-
self and Ms. Bracket touching the de-
cision in the Minnie Healy case, which
is shown by that correspondence.
Judge Harncy knew whether the cor
respondence charged had passed between
him and Mrs. Bracket or. not; ~ knew.
whether she had solicited the decision in
favor of Heinze or not he knew whether
she had offered to lend him money in that
connection or not he knew whether She
had informed him that she was empowered
to promise him certain things that would
assure his future most generously; he
knew whether, in answer to all this, he
had written her that he would be glad to
talk further with her upon the subjects.
mentioned in her letter; and, if this corr
rupt negotiation for a corrupt decision in
the Minnie Heay case had not taken
place between Judge Harncy and an agent
of the M. 0. p. company, acting in the
interest of Mr.. Heinzc, Judge Harvey
would, at the time he filed his affidavit
in the Minnie Healy case, surely have de-
MED the same. The public will, ! think,
have no difficulty in reaching this conclu-
sion. The truthfulness of the affidayits
referred to in Mr.. Heinzc's campaign
sheet as forged or perjured affidavits, is
.LaI At.
OF the Minnie Hcaly case. I
AS to the charge that was at any time
present9when Charley Clark or anyone else
offered Judge Harney $aso, 900, or any sum
of money, or any other inducemcnt, if he
would resign the bench or take any judicial
action in the Minnie Heaiy case, desire to
say that the charges, in form and in SUBJ
stance, in general and in detail, are wholly
false tg
Further, | never, at any time, directly
or indirectly, authorized the making of any
such proposition to Judge. Harpey; nor do
believe that the same was ever authorized
or suggested by anyone having any connec.
ton with the Amalgamated Copper COM
pany, or with any the various companies
IN which that corporation is interested, nor
do believe that any such proposition was
ever made to Judge Harncy.
1t has been generally charged that this
proposition was made to Judge Harney at
meeting at the Thornton hotel in the
month of August. When it is remembered !
that Judge Harney's decision in the Minnie
Healy case had been made. and judgment
rendered thereon, on the 18th day of June,
some six or eight weeks before the time
when it is charged this proposition was
made to him, the absurdity of the story
will be apparent, even to those who may be
sufficiently credulous to believe any of the
stuff that appears in the Revcille Judge
Harney's resignation would neither have
vacated the judgment nor have made il
necessary that the same be vacated.
The casual reader mue have been
strkingly impressed with the lively imaci-
nation OF the fabricator of this fairy tale
when he pistured Judge Harney rejecting
with scorn this extraordinary and wonder.
full proposition.
The Minnie Healy case is now in the