The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-10-07
BABCOCK PLAYS THE GAME

Last week the case of the Treasurer of Sheridan
County versus The National Surety Company
was up before Judge Pray in the federal court at
Great Falls on demurrer to the complaint filed
IN behalf OF Siberian county by Attorney General
Foot in the early days of June
Just before the demurrer was called up for ar.
gument Special Attorney Babcock, hired by the
county commissioners to represent the county at a
fabulous foo, REGARDLESS of the fact that Attorney
General Foot himef rendered IL . r -.
office in the case free of charge, filed a motion
to remove the cause back to the state courts, and
to Sheridan county and the twentieth judicial
district This motion was argued and taken under
advisement by the court; then the demurrer was
argued and taken under advisement also, and
y-ief9 Vruereu ned IN both notions, sufficient time
being allowed both sides to file Briefs answer and
reply
This motion the part of Paul Babcock is ao
cording to Hoyle and just as expected by those
who have opposed Babcocks retention in this case
After this can anyone still be so guiless as to be-
lieve that the canary letter was only bit of
pleasantly or an idle joke between Clausen, the
attorney for the surety company, and Attorney
Babcock retained to prosecute the countys case
against Mr.. Clausen's company? The case is be-
ing handled just as Mr.. Clausen would desire.
The National Surety Company after the robbery
of the Sheridan county treasury last autumn, in
order to lay the foundation for defence. set up
howl of inside work. In this the company was
ably assisted by several well known crooks and
thieves whose regulations date back to the seed
grain swindle and the famous attempted flax rob-
berry, and political die-hards who grasp at anv
straw regardless how flimsy in the forIorn hope
of discrediting the present administration of
Sheridan county. All sort of infamous libel and
insinuations were published and scurrilous at
tacks were made upon the peoples officers in a
vain attempt to ruin and destroy them. Nothing
was too foolish ridiculous or wanting in sense
to furnish the basis of scurrilous attack. Claus
en- himself spent weeks in Plentywood during this
campaign of libel. He was daily in association
with those inspiring and directing the publicity.
during this time Clausen hobnobbed with Attor-
ney babcock. They were in each others COMPANY
constantly and spent hours visiting in each others
rooms IN the Leland hotel in the evenings. Shortly
after Clausen left, Babcock was retained by the
commissioners to prosecute the county's case
against the surety company after the famous de-
oauch at a roadhouse in which couple of The
county officials participated, and Babcock's ser
vices were continued even after ATTORNEY. General
root had proffered the services of his office free
TO the county In the making of this collection.
Inc Producers News in plain terms exposed this
attorney hiring conspiracy and published a fac
smile of the canary code, and outlined the plot.
I ct Paul Babcock was kept on the lob
Inc complaint in the suit was prepared for the
county by Major Foot all that the County Attor-
ney or Special Attorney, Paul Babcock did were
to affix their names. After the papers were sent
up for signatures by the proper officials bv the
attorney general they were held up for six weeks
before filing without excuse or explanation and
We're only filed after Foot had threatened to file
these papers himself and expose the DELAY It is he
ieved that these papers were taken to Minneanols
to Clausen to personally examine before thew were
filed After the papers. were filed Clausen inter-
posed demurrer to the complaint Arguments
on the demurrer were delayed as long as possible
on one pretext or another, then Clausen filed a
motion in the Federal Court and got an order
therefrOm directing Judge Paul to transfer the