The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-29
Ss SIN 4Sa.s ns' %ss =; Eleven E s} 6ss %1
son Did Not o'en -.tsr *1A rt-s -
n7y ATTY. ASKS JUDGE TO SIGN AFF1DAvITs
,ant to Order Issued Saturday Erickson Prepares Aft
Tem 81x', to Judge Conner for Signing Wednesday Morning
ncE BECOMES INDIGNANT AND REFUSES TO SIGN

,.lce Conner in open court, We'd
[dsv morning, becoming indignant
sas 'a',se County Attorney Erickson
tsass ssssted papers to him, pursuant to
Ese |ssen';u ;ss,,red in open court last Sat
Eers PER- 's1u INV %, commanding the
|l'nty ai, Attorney to prepare chargess
anss s;n:t C. E. Taylor for Contempt OF
zi.'' I'LL for Conner to sign,
ats Enssd to sign them, and ordered d
asson alsn to sign the papers himself
sSsyr ,1ovan o'clock Thursday morning
so sF'ur nrp p,,ared to take the conse-
|Eh;s 1ssI, order caused sensas zion IN the
~ ,,'' room. o( as might well be ex-
|Isursdav ssu, noon, it was learned by
Producers News, that County At
[,ev Erickson had not signed the
dsy;t sy charging Taylor with con-
pnt, mt as ordered by the Court.
/ lis IS reported that County Attorney
,kson takes the position that it is
duty to prepare charges in con-
nnt as we'll as in other criminal
weddings, upon complaints being
Do hut that whether he shall sign
Information or affidavit, is a mat
uurely in his discretion, but that
y the affidavit having been signed,
4 i is his duty and he must pros
4 with the prosecution. From the
1t records Of the proceedings had
dnesday morning it appears that
was the position that the County
Eoney seemed to take in the mat
urt Orders Erickson to Prosecute.
LAST Saturday morning, Judge
ner in open court, supplementing a
pr order, commanding the County
torney to investigate certain ar
les appearing in the Producers
vs and if he found that contempt
been committed, to take the ne
sary steps to punish the contempt,
ch first order was printed in these
umns last week, filed the follow
order in the records:
COURT ORDER
Order to Erickson
b the District Court of the Twen.
d Judicial District of the State OF
ntana, In and For the County OF
Pridan.
DER TO COUNTY ATTORNEY
his Court has heretofore and or
7th 1921, in open Court callec
attention Of A. C. Erickson, the
sent county attorney of Sheridan
nty, to an article appearing in the
ducers News, a newspaper editee
published at the Town of Plenty.
y, Sheridan County, Montana, un.
date Of April 22nd, 1921, relating
? certain action then pending il
Court, entitled Jos. F. Dolin, yer.
Jens lbsen, R. G. Tyler, and j
Matklns, constituting the Board o1
hty commissioners of Sheridan
my, and to. an article appearing
ald "a newspaper under date of May
WI, relating to the case of Tht
= Of Montana, ex rel Jos. F. Do
versus R. 6. Tyler and Jens Ib.
ana the Court having on said date
eled the County Attorney to in
gate said articles, and it now ap
l1g to the Court that no charge.
oeen filed by the County Attor
because Of said articles, and i
eanng to the Court that the sait
s!eS are a violation of the law
d.. d contempt gI of this Court,
wv w. therefore, it is Hereby Order
ass a;a The 4 said County Attorney, fl,
als Court, charges of Contemp'
!. y upon said articles against tn,
y u OF Of the said Producers News, il
adsnner dss provided by law within
S'ed July 23rd, 1921.
BY the Court,
,,,,, {. E. CONFER, Judge.
asaant ~ to the order of Saturday
,.,oa .oia' G.ounty :. Attorney Erickson
,ea oea. ahdavits, charging Taylo:
&. ..o4n.empt, " in articles anent ,th,
m e,s e rrfoceedings against Commits
% ~. iyler and Ibsen, and in a Ger
a1aele 1 in reference to the Jo'
" Injunction aJn suit against th'
f,s commissioners to prevent tha
lson aoa voiding his printing con
q aau r presented the affidavit t.
moso ~omer IN open court, Wednes
er eSrnlng uan !; for his signing, as Judg'
co,.a, was the citizen who had mad
following court records disclos
!, o1Msurred Ml and was said in tn
Tur n Wednesday ed morning.
TI T1o,Ms NATTER OF THE INSTI
srN9sN,O rr1vN OF CONTEMPT PRO
ImnlNSsGS ITolNGS BY THE COUNT,
0ir1Ve7nmNEY OF SHERIDAl
tho ni Il, /, MONTANA.
M Jna; District Court of the Twen
tana 'cIal District of the State 0
idan % IN and For the County Q
i'm ill., - sGseurt at Plentywood, Mon
fosa!' -, l9Z1. 1000 o'clock a. n
- Inc Honorable c. e. Come
" AttaAa. "A. G, Erickson, Esquir'