Year: 1873

Some people tell me it is powerful in win
nirg lawsuits. This judge came to Moi1S'
some years ago, annexed to q Cherokee.
squaw. For years he has been common
sot, and has probably punished as much bad
whisky as any man on the headwaters OF the
Big Muddy. On the night OF the 4th OF
February last he was caught in the act OF
stealing sawed wood from blind man IN
Bannack. Mr.. Mike H nabbed him in
the act. Shortly after Mr.. Joe NJ dis
covered, under this Probate Judges bunk in
bis cabin, set of chains and lead-bars that
had been stolen from him quite while before.
asked Joe what he called it, and he ans
wered: "You may call it what you please,
but I call it stealing" Immediately after
this last one came out, there was found in the
use and possession of this same judge valu-
able meerchaum pipe, worth about 500. Fred
Peck lost this pipe over one year ago--lt was
taken out of his saloon. This judge gets
out of this by laying the theft on dead man,
one who has been in his grave about one
year. 1t would be hard to get any person to
believe the dead man guilty, besides the judge
must have had the pipe in his possession for
months and months after the man he lays it
on was in his grave This is the kind of man
that is disgracing the principal judicial posi-
ton of Beaverhead county. AS no grand
Jury has been called for the June term OF the
District Court, application will be made to
Judge Knowles for one, whereby this un-
worthy official may be ousted. There Will
be other matters of more serious nature to
investigate.


The Chairman of the Board Of County
Commissioners will be called upon to show
when, where and how he became citizen OF
the United States. Judge Knowles debar-
red, peremptorily, this class of men from serv-
ing as jurors-and surely if man is incapa-
citated for jury service, he will be unfit TOR
the responsible position of a County Com
missioner. This chairman, before he COM
meneed running with Squire Daem and
Benny Bodypea, passed at par for honesty
and sincerity, but since then has become woe
fully demoralized. Our people can compla-
Gently see him retire to private life without
any tears of regret or expressions of sorrow.
1t is an old saying that 'birds of feather
flock together" and this commissioner will
see for himself that he took an objectionable
, step when he got in such bad company.
! There seems to be universal desire to see
4 ho1 hn oH
| to do so.


@We have Justice of the Peace that is not
| within the laid down prescriptions of the
United States naturalization laws, and he will
be requested to show Judge Knowles his
credentials emitting him to hold the office of
a Justice He keeps mill in one end of
town. This is not steam mill, or quartz
mill, or grist mill. Many temperance peo-
pie tell me it is wicked place. Squire Jim
will be called at the term of the U. :. Dis
| trict Court to show how he evades the .. S.
revenue duties on the manufacture of malt
liquids, when it meets again. ...
A "new deal" is ordered for this section
| of Montana, and it is not confined to party
| lines. We have better men for these posi-
tions, and we hope to be relieved of men
who are a reproach to decency, and others
who are not qualified in the eyes of the law
to serve.


My ink has given out. Will get a new
bottle, for in my next letter will haye some
thing more to write you about. J. r. w.