Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-29
REMOVAL CASE
UPON THE REQUEST OF ATToR-
NEYs PATTERSON AND MILLER
THE HEARING )
ON THE CHARGES BY e. q. PAT,
Z TERsoN Against THE AT
ToRNEYs

WAS BEGUN IN JUDGE WiNcHEs-
TER,s CHAMBERS YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON
The matter of the proceedings for
the removal of A. T. Patterson and
Andrew Miller from office was up in
Judge! Winchester's chambers yes
terday afternoon in response to a re-
quest on the part Of the accused that
immediate action be taken. There
were present Attorneys Patterson and
Miller, defendants, and ATTORNEYS
Stevens and Register. the latter hav-
ing been appointed by the court to1
prosecute the cause on the accusation
against the assistant attorney general
and states attorney made by q.
Patterson. s8s9sss
The following affidavit was filed
Yesterday with the court by Attorney
Patterson:
State Of North Dakota, County of
Burlefgh. SIS.
In the matter of the proceedings
for the removal of A. z. Patterson
from the Office Of States Attorney Of
the County Of Burleigh and State Of
North Dakota.
State Of North Dakota, County Of
Burleigh. SIS .. s5.. a
A. =. Patterson, being first duly
sworn, on oath says: That he is the
Identical person named in a certain
eding entitled as above, bearing
date the 25th day of March, A. d.
1907 and on the same day filed in
the Office of the Clerk Of the District
Court in and for the County Of Bur
leigh, Sixth Judicial District of the
State Of North Dakota; that af1iant
Twas this day served with copy Of
the papers SO fled in said proceed
lingsi that afiant is Informed and be-
lieyes, and from such information and
belief SO states the fact to be, that
this court is wholly without juris-
diction in the said proceedings and
without jurisdiction Of the subject
matter thereof and Of the person Of
this affiant therein, as appears from
therein upon the face of the same;
that the accusations contained III
said files, which files are hereby re-
ferred to and made a part hereof.
are for political purposes and that the
same are wholly false and that the
said Edward G. Patterson, the party
making said accusat atoms, knowingly
and wilfully lied and perjured him
self in making and swearing to the
accusat ions In said files hereinbefore
mentioned and referred to; that az
affiant is informed and believes. the
said Edward g. Patterson made said
accusations and charges against this
afHant for the purpose as hereinbe-
fore set forth and for the additional
purpose Of attempting to intimidate
lthis affiant and to prevent this affiant
rom TURNER rosecuting certain
terminal actions now pending in the
said District Court against him, the
said Edward G. Patterson; and fur
tner TOE me purpose OF injuring this
amant ~ ms business and profession.
wherefore affiant asks that said
proceedlngs be dismissed.
q ~ 81. PATTERSON,
subscribed and sworn to before me
.nls 18Th is.tsnl day Of March $50 4
WILLIAM " F. cOCIRANE E.
Notary Public. Burleigh county. N. d.
MY term expires July 9Th, 909.
Upon Hing the foregoing the court
made the following order, and upon
4 argument was heard in the after
noon:
on the tore going AFFIDAVIT Of a.. T.
Fatterson, ana on the records and
mes ana papers served therein re-
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