The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-22
HEAR TESTIMONY
IN TRIAL OF CRUM
Forsyth People Assert That
Some Charges Were Based
on Hearsay.

Helena. March ?l.-~ln the impoach-
ment proceedings In the Montana state
senate today. in which Judge Charles
l.. Crum. formerly presiding over the
Fifteenth judicial-14stiict. but who has
resigned and left the state, In the alb
sent defendant on charges OF seditious
acts and utterances preferred by the
house against the Forsyth jurist. cit
zens of Roundup. who after the house
had adopted articles Of impeachment
against Judge Charles l.. Crum. sent
to Governor Stewart resolutions adopt
ed at meeting OF 20 persons, assert
Ing confidence in the patriotism and
loyalty OF Crum and claiming wit
ncsses nj the house hearing had been
coerced into testifying. were given the
opportunity to prove their statements.
Without exception they admitted
that the allegations in their resoin-
ton were hasetl upon hearsay and upon
rImors and that they had no knowledge
Of whether Crum was patriotic or not,
except they had never heard him utter
sediiion or anything which might be
construed AZ disloyal.
They todd OF many rumors of intimi
dation OF Crnm's friends and one wit
ness, a minister, said he had heard
a rumor at Roundup thai Judge Crnm
was helping TO collect funds to finance
"a Sim Fein movement
.@ Attorney to Testify.
+ Up TO the time OF adjournment today
81. SA,.,, tt4.I h.,x.,
heard. Rev. W. Judson Oldficld, men,
ber OF the Musselshell county. council
OF defense, q. J. Jeffries and Carl II.
Thompson. attorneyS-these forming
the committee, which drafted the reso-
|lutions-W. J. Jarrett clerk OF the
court of Musse shell and Mrs. Hazel II.
Tiilmnn, one Of the four women who
signed the resolutions. Mrs. Tiilman
testified she did not attend the meet
ing where the resolutions were passed
but had signed them because she be-
liieved in Crums innocence and wanted
/ him to have fair trial.
| Senator Roberts yesterday moved
that the case be closed and vote
taken. but withdrew the motion when
Representative Higgins explained that
the house committee wanted all tho
would be no charge cf SNAP jndg-
meni.'
German Minister restlfies.
One of the features Of today vas the
| reappearance Of Rev. II. G. Klemme,
pastor OF the Presbyterian church Of
Forsyth. probationary officer In Crum's
!! court and n personal friend Of the
judge. The minister's Testimony was
given with some reluctance but he
freely admitted that he had differed
with Crum to such an extent that he
resigned his position to avoid embar-
rassment Crum's attitude with refer
ence TO the war both before the United
States entered IL and after II entered
N showed he was strongly in favor Of
Germany and against the allies. es-
peciaiiy England and later America.
the minister said.
Klefnme Is Of German parentage and
speaks and writes German.
During the morning session X. A.
Martin. sice chairman Of the executive
commitfee Of the Committee Of I00." a
Ipatri0tic soeiety of Rosebud county
was recalled to the stand and testi-
fled regarding the questions pro-
tpoundeA tot Judge Crum snd the
answers the latter. gave. He said HI
lcalled the meeting in response u
suggestions OF number OF the mein,
ibers that II soanethtng was not donl
!, to relieve the situation. s0methinl
might happen. which would be ba'
for the community.
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