The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-08
JUDGE LOUD ADDRESSES VOTERS
OF DISTRICT.
EVERY CHARGE IS DENIED
Vigorous Defense Made Against Cow
ardIy Attack BY Anonymous Au-
thor-Manly Plea.

During the last day or two the mail
from Miles City has brought copies OF
H. Loud to the voters OF this judicial
district in which he refers to the an
onymous circular distributed in diff
ferent part of the district, in which
serious reflections and inuendos are
contained The charges made in the
publication to which the author was
afraid to attach his name are summed
up under the heading, "A True Story
OF Crime" They are, as the judge
characterizes them, ''emasculated copN
les of articles" which appeared in
the Rosebud County News, demo-
cratic newspaper published at For
syth, at intervals last summer.
Judge Loud's letter is quite lengthy
and enters fully into the details of the
different charges the anonymous au-
thor Of the libelous publication makes
against him. He denies and dis
proves each specifically and gives
names, dates and figures to prove his
assertions. In addition to insinuat-
ing that he acted dishonesty in busi-
ness matters in connection with the
bank at Miles City in which he is q
small stockholder, the allegation is
also made that he used money to Sc
cure his present nomination. In this
respect the Judge says:
''As to this charge | say without
hesitation and most emphatically that
it is malicious and wicked false
hood and is without any foundation
hot f,,rt tot with
fear of contradiction that l never used
a single cent for this purpose, upon
a delegate of that convention"
The cotter Estate.
| In regard to the charge made in the
circular whose author was ashmed to
acknowledge responsibility for it's pub.
! lication that he had conspired to ap-
point certain man administrator in
order that he, the Judge, might be per-
sonally benefited, Judge Loud shows
/! that the appointment was made at the
request of the widow of Cotter in pc
tition filed subsequently to the one i'll
which she asked fcH letters of admin
4 istration. Both petitions were filed
! at time when Judge Loud was out
of the state and before he knew of
| Cotter's death. AS shown by the rec
ord the letters of administration were
/ issued by the clerk of the district
court of Dawson county, in the alb
sence of the judge of the court.
| Judge Loud allowed the amount of
compensation received by the admin
istrator for closing out the estate.
| This he did in accordance with the
provisions of section 2776 of the civil
code. Because of the extraordinary
services performed by the administers
| tor and the resultant great benefits
accruing to the estate. the Judge, in
addition to the exact amount to which
| that official was entitled under the
|law, further allowed him $1,80O, as
he was permitted under the same sec
tiOn, which takes cOgniZance of such
extra services. Every allowance
that was made by the court to the ad-
ministraotr and to his attorney Incl.
dent to the settlement of the estate,
says Judge Loud, was with the
knowledge and consent of the heirs,
4 all of whom were at the time of age
/, and appeared by counsel"
A Bank Fight.
In concluding his letter Judge Loud
has the following:
|
/ an assault directed at me, in truth it
i is but a phase of the fight directed
1 at a financial institution with which
i happen to be connected. Whether this
mode of business warfare is to be
commended / leave to the voters OF
this district to determine.
"In conclusion desire to say to the
voters of this district, without regard
to party Affiliations, that is there is
any person, qualified elector in this
district who honestly believes that
am guilty of any of the crimes charged
or referred to in this circular, 1T is
his duty not only to vote against me
at this coming election, but to use his
best endeavor to encompass my de-
feat. On the other hand, if he be-
! lieves that such charges are malic'
iously made for the purpose of injur-
ing my reputation and for the sole
purpose of defeating me at the cleo
ton, then l feel that am entitled to
his support, provided that he believes
| that my judicial record is such as to
entitle me to it.
although the party responsible for
the publication of this circular has
neither the manliness nor the courage
to sign it, I now have in my posses
sion sufficient proof of his connection
Herewith to enable me to fix his re
sponsibility, and I have already com
menced an action charging him with
libel
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