Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-23

Forever Barred From Hold
ing Office in the State of
Montana.

Helena. Mont.,> March 23.-By
unanimous vote. the Montana. senate
yesterday passed. sentence Of inn
peachment OF Ghariss.L Crum.. tor
judge of the Fifteenth. Judicial dis
trict. Judge ;Crum was not present
at the trial nor represented by coun-
sci and his whereabouts are un-
known. The verdict removes him
from his Office and disc %ualifes him
forever from holding office Of honor,
trust, or profit, under the state.
Final vote came. after the preeid-
ing officer Of the senate court. Lieu
tenant Governor Mcdowell had sub
mttted to a vote each Of the. six arti-
'cles of impeachment. Three of the
articles were approved. unanimously
end the three others by such an Sov-
erwhelming vote that what OPPOSE
ton there was appeared negative.
The votes opposing were because of
certain specifications in each OF the
three articles. So.
The sentence. was passed at, 3
senate adjourned sine die.
An officer of the federal court at
tended the trial and will make re-
port to the department Of Justice. In
all probability. Whether an effort
will be made to ascertain the where
abouts OF Crum. who was impeached
for %dieloyalty and sedition, could not
be stated by attaches Of the federal
court.
AS the voting progressed amid a
solemn hush, only one voice was rails
ed in slight defense of the ,jurist.
Senator Dan Slayton of Musselshell
county, recording his vote of guilty
ON the first article. said:
Votes "Guilty."
Gentlemen Of the court. it is one
qf the tragedies of the trial, that the
defendant either through his owr
will. or through misunderstanding, i.
not here. Somehow, in my. heart,
cannot believe Judge Crum is a dis
Of my office and the evidence which
has heen presented seems conclusive
and I therefore vote guilty"
Senator slayton. who had been a
warm personal friend of Crunn. evil
denced much feeling during his re
marks. At the conclusion he nearly
broke down.
when the senate. after the noon re.
cess, met in executive session. Sena'
tor Clay and Senator Burlingam'
sought to nave the case re -opened II
order to bring before the court, three
men Of Roundup. August Schrump
John L'ssner. and Bill Nix. VIII
were said by CrNn1'S court Steno8
, rapher to have, held secret confer
ences, with '"~um et his hotel room i.
ROUNDUP. Whenaver any n OF thes
three men called. the stenographel
was requested by. the Judge to leav'
the room. He remained when othe'
persons called ~ the Judge. wa
was not discussed With Roundup me,
when the etercg-apher was "resent.
Senator B~nrlinRa.ne said that wv
Of the mon.were known in .Ro"ndup
as pro-German.. and tn" third ga
nan who IVES Interested in the S"'
Fein movement Tive report was. n
eaid. thst II, wae With the third n'"'
that judge Crum conferred with re-
erence to helping the movemen
along.
Senator slayton did not believe AZ
Of the three men were active agains
the war but anyway he could. see n
use in throwing down the bars an
bringing all name Of witnesses be
fore the senate. Whiteside was t.
allowing all persons who though
they knew something about the cas-
t. testify. Senator's Lane. Morrie
Edwards. Muffly and others wer
against re-opening the case n tn
vote was almost unanimous aeains
such action. 1t was submitted b
rou,d be handled by federal official
~ there wa. anything to warrant ful
thc- irvestseation. -,
Some Of the most sensational test
monv of the trial came yesterda.
before the final vote. :
Irwin Hall. court s~tenovrapher fc
Cr,n,. besides relatire the forme
indge's Z relations with Lissmal
schrump and Nix, said Cruz was !