The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-09-20

Trial of the county seat contest
case was resumed on Monday. the
18th, but probably will not be finish
ed this week as had been expected.
However the first stage of the case
ended Wednesday at :45 in the af-
ternoon when Attorney George A.
Bangs, attorney for Poplar, said
"The plaintiff rests" The plain
tiffs side of the case had then con-
sumed IL " days.
Many Names Eliminated
Attorney George E. Hurd, head
counsel for Wolf Point, immediate
ly began announcement of stipula-
tions by plaintiff and defendant that
eliminated a large number of votes.
alleged to be illegal, from further
consideration in the case. These
were voters listed under various allie
cations in the complaint but on which
no evidence was offered. Attorney
Hurd also offered a series of motions
sto-strike from the complaint groups
of names of voters on the ground of
voters in the four precincts of Wolf
Point and the three precincts of
Bainville. The Froid precincts
were eliminated completely.
Mr.. Hurd followed this motion
by 80 minute argument when it
was time for adjournment.
Grants Defendants Motions
Thursday the arguments of the at
torneys on these motions filled the
day until few minutes before time
for closing.
Judge Horkan at once sustained /
nine of Mr.. Hurd's 18 motions and /
his rulings on the others
until Friday morning. The nine mo-
lions sustained covered some so or
so voters. The court asked for a
with the attorneys Of
both sides before court convened on
Friday morning to consider certain
matters pertaining to the case ard
he motions.
Bainville in Lime Light
Up to the time the court took a
iecess of an even calander week, on
September 8, the evidence offered
" the plaintiff had all been devoted
o alleged events at Wolf Point on
lection day, but on Monday morn
ng, the 18th, the scene shifted to
The plaintiff called Is or
nore witnesses in an effort to prove
and illegal votes in pre-
incts 2, 8 and a. 1t is described as
ne of the most interesting scenes
f the county seat drama, with Geo.
!. Zimmerman, a sort of real estate,
roker, in the stellar role. He
laimed to have observed gross mis-
onduct on the part of VIM. Powers, ;
well known citizen of Bainville,
ut declined to admit that he was {
ding similar things for Poplar. In
enying that he was in the pay of
oplar he became SO emphatic that
g shook his finger in Attorney
[urd's face as the latter cross ex- z
mined him. Few of the Bainville {
illnesses had anything of import
nee to relate, and except when un-
er the magnifying eloquence of
II. Bangs, November 7, 1922, at
ainville would pass as an ordinary t
eneral election day, when there c
as lively interest in the issues and !
good turnout of voters. +
The Court Inquiries t
In his pleadings, Thursday, on the t
sfendant's motions Mr.. Bangs drew n
dark and dramatic picture of the T
amer in which the sacredness of o
e ballot had been treated both at t
ainville and Wolf Point. Like the
mous Andy Gump he was 1907
r the people and purity not to
ention Poplar. While he was dis
ssing the pernicious influences of
e public meeting put on by friends o
Wolf Point at Bainville. Nov. 8. a
'22. the court inquired if it was IL
r. Bangs position that John Doe. h
10 might have entered the hall b