White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-03-18


cited three mornings in succession
when he saw the judge meet Hughey
Wilson on the main street about the
opening of business hours.
At Tuesdays session John o. Me
Herman, county auditor, testified that
almost Immediately following the
publication of the grand jury report
in the newspapers he called the AT
tention of Judge McFadden 10 the
fact that the figures had not been
correcly quoted and the cost of the
county hospital mad been exaggerat-
ed. He said he did not know wheth-
er Judge McFadden called the atten-
ton of the grand jurors to the mat
ter or not, but no effort was there
after made to get the correct figures
from his office.
H. w. Edwards testified as TO the
obscene remark made by Attorney
Vargas in summing up the case OF
the state against Dawn Margaret
wilkins, which McFadden by silence
had condoned.
G. F. Foreman told of his connee-
ton with the case of the state ex
rel. Fowler against Hugh Wilson and
others ard the court proceedings
with reference thereto. He told of
his alteration with Judge McFadden
on the street in Ely in February of
this year and of the language used
by the judge at the time. In reply
to questions by Mr.. Chandler. Mr..
Foreman admitted hat he had as
sisted Mr.. Zurich in a rough draft
of the charges filed against Judge
.McFadden. and when asked as 10
where the White Pine News j.. pro-
cured the copy of the charges in full,
which we're published in the paper.
Mr. Boreman said he had not the
slightest idea.
Other witnesses appearing for the
prosecution were p, E. Woodward,
Thomas A. Bath. +. D. Oldfeld. Dave
Mclean, Robert l.. Tucker. II. c.
Nicholson, Miss Bessie Fulmer, Miss
Pearl Baker and Andrew Hexem.
For the defense were Carlisle
Bradley. Thomas E. Haley. ]. II. Gal.
lagher. George Doyle, +. c. Hair,
George Az Whitley, Z. L. Quayle,
J. NJ. Lockhart and Mrs. MeFadden.
Judge McFadden took the stand in
his own behalf. The various charges
were taken up in detail. Regarding
the case of Studebaker company
against Witcher the judge said he
knew it was up for decision for Jev-
eral months but assigned as
for delay that he was at the time
busy in war work, which engaged his
attention night and day. and he
thought the winning of the war more
important than a decision in such 4
matter. He admitted having taken
Mr.. Foreman to task but denied at
tempting to strike him. The Judge
said the persecution of himself by
Mr.. Foreman had gone almost be
yond human endurance.
After all the charges had been dis
cussed the presiding officer gave the
attorneys for both sides one hour
for argument and at 6 O'Clock the
matter was closed.
The Joint session then dissolved
and a recess was taken until 1880.
Anthony Zurich took the DOR and
spoke for an hour and a quarter. He
gave a history of the case and cut.
lined his reasons for bringing the
charges. In the matter of the war
work he charged that Judge McFad-
den had at first refused to ever con-
tribute one dollar to the Red Cross
but when later shamed into it he did
so contribute. Referring to his own
activities in the "a he drew attei-
ton to his having secured among
those born in the same country
where he was born, and at the time
of the war an enemy country. up
ward of seventy volunteers who
went over to fight for their adopted
country, facing more than the ordi-
nary perils of war. This brought
forth storms Of applause. which the
speaker was obliged to check from
the chair.
Mr.. Kennedy of Washoe then said
a few words in favor of Judge Nc
Fadden and the vote was taken.
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