The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-28
ANOTHER SUIT MAKES COUNTY
ATTORNEY DEFENDANT IN
DISTRICT COURT.
THIS SUIT A WARM ONE
John M. Evans. Attorney for Patti
Noonan. Files Complaint Allea;na
That Mulroney "Notified" Noonan
That Sum of Money Had Been Paid
IN for Him and Cash Doesn't Come.

There was another gun fired yestor-
day IN the campaign which seems to
nave become personal persecution "
County Attorney Mulroney. An at
tachment was placed upon MFR Null
roney's residence as q sequel 10 a suit
filed yesterday afternoon hy John H.
Evans. as attorney for patt Naonan
ot IRON Mountain; the allegation In the
suit Is that MIR Muroney notified"
Noonnn that money due Noonan on a
Judgment against the Amador Mining
company had been paid TO Mlironey.
ana that the latter. as attorney for
Noonan. wlthholds the sum of $I,5Is0G,
Tor which sum judgment IL asked. To
secure the amount, the Mulroney resi-
dence was attached.
The complaint follows a series or ar-
tions which have been directed against
Mr. Mulroney since the grand jury in
dictments began. II may not be a part
or this series. but the fact that John
NJ Evans IL one OF the attorneys In
this ease, and the further fact that he
mas been prominent in the previous
movement against the county attorney,
leads to the conclusion that II In. AT
any rate. there was good deal OF
sympathy expressed yesterday for the
| county attorney.
Mr. Mnlroney. himself, seemed TO be
less excited over the matter than any
body else when he was seen by a Mis-
sonilan reporter last night in regard 10
the suit Asked for an explanation or
the case. Mr.. Mulroncy said:
ssTn ngtahar
ment In two cases In the district court
In which ! was attorney against the
Amndor company. One Judgment was
| In favor Of Patt Noonan. amounting to
| about $1,000: the other was for A. L.
Trood and was for about $1,000. With
the costs and interest these judg-
mcnts now amount to about $1,000.
"A few weeks ago Attorney Fox of
Wallace and Attorney Hershey OF Mis-
sonia called upon me In the interest OF
certain of the stockholders OF the ANA
dor company and asked II would ac-
cept compromise offer for these two
Judgments. l named n price Of $4,000,
which was accepted About 10 days
ago Mr.. Hershey notified me that the
money was In local bank, and thnt II
would be paid to mo upon the assign
ment of both judgments 10 his clients
/ Il notified Noonan. but we have not
been able To find Trood. who IL pros
pector making his home In Wallace,
but spending much OF his time In the
! hills. OF course until We find him,
the money Is not released, as the pnr-
chasers want the assignment of both
! judgments | have not seen tho
moneys; ! have AIR Hershey's word
that it Is here. and believe il IL.
/ "Noonan came in upon receipt OF my
notification. and told him what had
done. lie would not accept the terms
had made. he demanded dollar for
dollar OF his claim. This seemed 10
void the whole matter. | urged Noonan
10 think 1t over. and he went away.
Saturday he was In my office, and
! seemed friendly enough. There was
no intlmation that he would bring ac-
lion had no warning until my hume
was placed under attachment
|. As | have said the money has not
been paid TO me. Mr.. Hershey Is tho
local representative of the men who are
offering 10 pay il, tlpul the terms
which they impose ara met. there can
be none of the money touched by mo
or by my clients
To layman, this explanation seems
TO clear up the situation and 10 place
the county attorney in the light of a
prosecuted man. There was good deal
of talk about the case last night