The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-02

+ Mr.. Conner, VINO nappeHS " Uc 0uuSc
of the Twentieth judicial District by
virtue of an appointment at the hands
of Governor Stewart, insists that to
act as an ex-offico auditor, by vir-
tue of being Judge Of the District
Court, as is provided by law, is a ju-.
dicial act, and that he must be ap-,
preached by regular judicial proce-
dure, with all it's attendant farce
comedy stuff, in order for him to rem
der a decision, which he writes at
great length, after reading ten or
twenty pages Of pleadings pro and con
and he allowing all the objections and
exceptions and other distractions
thrown about an issue, and then hides
behind the evidence that happens to.
trickle through and renders decision
according to the evidence brought out
without regard to the facts in the
case and then expects to avoid critl-
cism of his acts by virtue of the halo
and les majesty theory that is sup
posed to surround court procedure.
And in this way hoping to give his
acts the appearance of being deci-
sion of the court and thus hoodWlnk-
ing and befuddling and camouaaging
the public.
However, the Producers News
knows that this proceeding has moth
ling to do with the Twentieth Judicial
District nor Judge Conner as the
Judge Thereof, and knows that the pro-
Icedure that C. E. Conner is surround
ing his acts as ex-ofieio auditor, is
lnothing but entertainment and that
the whole affair is a-kangaroo proce-
dure from the first to last, ever
though Mr.. Conner does not know that
much law.
Mr.. C.. E. Conner, acting as ex-oficit
auditor, has just the same auth0rit,
;; as Mrs. O'Grady acting as duly elect
led auditor of Sheridan county by vir
! itue Of the votes Of the people. HI
has no more nor no less. In the ca
pacity of Auditor he is no more :
Judge of the District Court than Mrs
:. O'Grady, even though he may thinl
1ttl,at he is or pretend to think that h
!, lis.
Now, in connection Herewith, w
Twill ask Mr.. Conner as an attorney
Ito tell the taxpayers what procedur
! they would take to appeal from nj
I alleged decision; just how they ca
| make use Of the pleadings that ar
| filed, to the exceptions that are tax
en-. to the errors that are alleged, an
tell us just what can be done wit
the records of testimony taken dow
\ Ibv the court stenographer? just te
the taxpayers how they can appes
i this so-called decision of the Twen
lltieth Judicial District? Or, Mr.. Com
] Ter might explain, whether or not
Sftthis case, the Twentieth Judicial Dis
/ 1trict is court Of last resort? OF OF
Iirnal and final jurisdiction? Just te
i Ius how to proceed. We are not a
II simpletons. even though we may loo
! it. :,
III Now. as a matter of fact, If th
81 taxnavers, want to take this matte
3 Iup legally and regularly, Mr.. Come
! as Judge, will tell us that they MI.
s. Inow come in and ask him, as Jude
q Iof the Twentieth judicial District,
= Tissue an Injunction against the CleI
4 e Recorder and the County Treasure
4 restraining the issuance and the pa!
I lIIment Of the warrants issued to pa
/ these claims pursuant Of his finding
4 and thus get the matter into for
4 Ito take to the Supreme Court frol
= Ianv decision that he might render
i Ieither the law or the facts in the cas-
Has Judge Of the district.
IL such an mlmctlon was ashe
Il FOR, we would Ike to inquire fro1
= mfr. Conner as 2 private citizen g
4 Ian attorney ;wl1etheT he would GO
. Ithat by yirtlle g the previous nea
81 ling IA the district court, he won
g lor could sustain q motion Tor dl
missal Of The petition tor 9 writ