The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-24
BROWN HAS TILT
WITH JUDGE HALL
During Progress of Divorce Case
Says Court Is Unfair.
IMMEDIATELY CALLED DOWN
SENATOR THEN HAS A SCENE
WITH ATTORNEY vARIAN.

The dun monotony of legal argu-
ments on technicalities in the Brown
separate maintenance suit was enliv-
ened yesterday by the former senator
and well known attorney having a per
sonal tilt with Judge W. c. Hall, before
whom the action is being tried. and At
torney Varian. the representative of
Mrs. Isabelle Cameron Brown. the
plaintiff in the case.
Although Mr. Brown made several
serious allegations against the judicial
impartiality of Judge Hail. the latter
did not fine him for contempt of court,
contenting himself with ssheaping Goals
or fire. upon the defendants head by
saying that he entertained the most
kindly feelings toward him, and then
administering a mild rebuke for his
conduct, which he considered a breach
of court etiquette
The oral passage de arms between
Senator Brown and Attorney Varian
waxed warm until the judge interfered
and requested both to remember they
were in the presence OF the court, and
that they should conduct themselves
| accordingly
Said the Judge Was Not Fair.
The trouble began over Judge Hall
0CNtN4AlS IHdL he NouiQ HfSl near St.c
senator's cause for not paying his
wife alimony, as directed so to do some
weeks ago. Brown objected to the 1ul-
| ing of the court, insisting that mas
much as his answer TO the complaint
| Of Mrs. Brown, asking that certain al
| legations be stricken out, was filed be-
| fore the contempt proceedings were be
gun, the objectionable allegations in
| her complaint should be disposed of
| fire - in, FIat
! light, and so stated. L was then that
Senator Brown accused the court of
/ prejudice against him.
| When ne had concluded the court in
/ formed the irate senator that ne bore
only the most kindly feelings toward
him; that he had no just grou ads for
| thinking the relationship between the
| two was any different than that dId
/ admoniShed him to be a little more
careful in the future; adding, in coEciu-
| sion, that he hoped the senator enter
tanned the same friendly feelings to-
ward him.
After the matter as to which should
be heard first, the contempt proceed
ingS or the arguments on the answer OF
the defendant, had been argued al
length, Judge Hall ruled that he would
hear both at the same time.
Tilt With Attorney Varian.
1t was while the arguments were II
progress, which included some test
nlony by Senator Brown, that the lat
ter had his tilt with Attorney Vafian
1t was a contest which frequently "e
ours between attorneys wheE either o.
both lose their temper, only TO %
stopped by the presiding judge when IA
sees that it has gone lar enough
The most sarcastic utteranc.e whicl
passed between the two was the re
mark of Attorney Varian u the effec
that if the senator would keep III
tongue in his mouth, and not interrupt
that matters would proceed much nor
rapidly.
Senator Brown retorted with his &C
customed sarcasm, and was about [
gay a few more cuttings things Whel
the court interrupted him
The arguments in the case oSeuple
the entire afternoon. at o'clock
recess was taken until this lnoraInS.