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ATTORNEYS GIVE
OF SUPREME
OF PLAINTIFF IN
Clarence L. Renmes States That He
4 Urllevcs Governor West Should
Call a Special Session of Lclsla-
turi! at Once.
(Hy ('
Itmiui, Attorney Tor
l'lntitiliff.)
Tho iimhIiii f Hit niiprituit court
H ri'iitliMt'il ly .Imdliu' Hiirtnitt n
niu ovury eimtoiilinii ruined ly Hi"
pluliilirf HKMltiNt lht nlidity of Ih
pruWMl bond Imhh. Tin county i
fnrtinutt in IliU, Hint It bun linen on
hlHdfl.Jo mature mm xpriwioti from
tli Iffchw itiri m' Mir luju hiIIiiii
iw ulioil n time Hfl'r Hih iiiiiiImin
wi lolnflt 'IIh' comity in In a hot
ltr MHillUmjW Hum it wMUbcfoie
Hi null ww rmflAtutfil for finf very
IPWIll IMNll! (Tin I lllltll Hill IIIHttlT
CIHlhl III IMMtfll Vtt ll.V till nppol-
lutrt imuil nit liuiul Ihiiiho would Im
mlvHiit'ril h iIuTIbi' iimiii tlittiu.
While (he. ilttrfftluimf llit Mppollnlo
emrt may htinV h iftoHmiro' of di
njufrtfntinrtil .fh tho proro4A!vo elti
iMtlitj of our 'county. Hlill, itl tin'
rniiiK Hmo '" ,IMX'' '"t'tliHlinl n
iriiMr tifct Midi h procedure
could liu vHllilntl without nuthorily
i' law thptvfor, would have Imu'ii fur
rwudiiM "H'l illicit have l'il to mm
funkm. Object loiit KiiImmI.
M'l... fllTCtf'i.iiiiil .iKIfiiilinitM niluiiit liv
..i.Huaiiiiijriuiti iituvrti-'iin .--. ....
KAt.i- zi . r . . - .-in
nHwUVrt1idiiy-iFthct:
nroiwlmBaiiil w"0 worn tlm fnl
Inwfufrt Itrnt, Hint n n afflrnintlvo jtrnnt
of pOWIII' till OOHwHIUIIoiIhI IlltlOUll
ItltMlt WIIH tlOt Ml'lf-l'.l'lMltillK.
KlTOIIll, tllHt till) ClUIIlt v com I till
no implied power to iwoie interest
boariitfr. nntiiililt) bond Mini Hint it
Iim no Hiwr to iiiu hhv fonit of
iwuity iHlttiNliMMi hIIht limn coun
ty wurrauU.
Thiril, llml the cnttxlitiitiounl
miiflinlmcot tiiloill liy tli iMMiplc in
1010 sttiity ly ilown ami iitlc
llnlltf h irinciiln llllll tllHt it lIllDK
mil minlMiii any iirnccilurn whntcver
liy vliili llnit Hlit could lit cither
H.xui''lnuil, ouoyinl or piotci'lcil,
lnnth, Hint tin) comity Iiiih the
ritflit at n uunil nlncliim to Unn
Intc iimi thin Mtihjcct mnl)i' the
liiitantivu nml Hid rcfcrninliiin anil
Hint hy kiiuIi loginlntiou it Iiiim tin
Hm'' t ilutvrmini) whether or not
Hid noiiiily mIihII inMiiu houiliK. tho imiii-iidi-
mnl form of I heir ihiiitiicn, the
IMiiliculnr iohiIk that nro coiwlnictcd
mnl nil nt lior iioiieMMiiry ruluM of iro
cciluro to xafcKtuml the fuinlfi mnl
to limine the cnrr.iiiK out liy the
iioiiiity (lomt of tho cpriHio of tht
ieo)lu; I IihIIuvo from mi cmninii
lion of the opiiilon of Hut it)clhitc
nuiii'l Hint nil of Ihexu ohjcclioiiM
ha vn hiion hy Hie court punned upuii
dm witll tl((iu; in the majority opin
ion of Hid couit, .lupine lluriiotl,
Mpeuhiiiir for thu noiut, hu.vm:
("IitiiII t'mirt KcvcrM'il.
"In our jiiilKiiient llm dihlinelimi
he! ween incurring luilehtedneHd nml
horrovuiK innnoy for nny Hpecillc
puipii.o in well I'liiiudeil in reiiMiiiii
Hint in (hi) iilmonci) of further Iok'ih
liitiou ujiiiu tlm Niihject, uo comity in
uutlinrixvil to dcpitit from the rule
nlrenily CHluldisilied in jcxpect to mi
iIdiico of county IntlchlednonH mid
thai thu iHMim of iicpilinlilc iutcrcHl
hmiriuu: huiidm in not niillinrized hy
tho In w in Hh preHcnt condition; fur
lliiwii rminnim thu decree of the cir
c'uit court rovei'rted mid n decree
here cuturm) in ucitorihiuci) with the
irnytir of llm conipliiin." '
Apiiu, iutlic inujority opinhiu, and
in ruKMi'il to thu ipiOhtlnu iih to wlinth
cr or not thu comity might havn t-c-enred
I lie approval of the votui'M un
der thu initiative at a regular elec
tion, it !h niiKK(,Ht'd that it is not
really neccbwnry to piihh upon that
pliiiHe of (ho ipuwtion for thu rcnmiu
that it in uduilllcd that the initiative
jirocudiiro wiih not followed, Jiih
tiee lluan, In conourriiiK with the re
huII reached hy tho majority of the
eouil mid in Npoiihiu of I ho right
of the county to piihh its own Iiiwh
under the Initiative, ones the follow,
lowing language:
"My viovvH upon a kindred (w
lion are oxcjivmhoiI in an opinion this
(fjoutTuuod ouT'OBb Two,)
SECO
ALL CONTENT OS
T
SUSTAINED
MEDPORD
THEIR VIEWS
COURT DECISION
IF
IS
RE
It Seems, From a Reading of the
Opinion, That Three of the Jiulues,
or a MaJorlty,,D!jl Not Concur in
the Opinion of Burnett.
tllyA. II. Hrntntjii, Unrnoy for
1 tomityJ)
I Iihvc, jCjjuIvihI ffoin tho nuprcuio
clctrlt rt cflpy of Hiibffitiion In tlm
liouil c(ih Tliu illiliTmnjor tlicitiy
In liy Jimtlee UuiiiMt. Hfl hcCUVb to
tiiiirlmlit tliNt nu net of thu IckUI"
tuin or of the people of tho ntnto at
In rue In inn'cMMiy to ounlili) the
roiiiily totnke it vote upon (ho iiuihi
lion. Ktrnnnely ciioiikIi thin iippeant
to In tliu opinion of the entire court,
which coiihihIii of five iiieuilicrH,
However. tipiMiiiileil to thin oplnon li
ii coiii'tirrliiK opinion liy JiiiIk" Heau
In which he oiicurH In the romilt hill
tit Jam exception to thu Htnteineiit thn
REHEARING
GRANTED
RESULT
Iff
N
m
lecUlnllou hj; the whole bt:H(-vM
neecKwiry, it nil neuijm to Imply t lint
lit n xenurnl election tho enmity
eo u Id vote Itu own Inw on tho miti
Juet. Thou fnllnwM tho coucurrlnc
opinion by JiiHtkeH HtiKIn unil Mo-
llrlilo to (ho effect thui tho votorw
could, nt n ri'Kiilnr election held In
tho county, piihh a county law whlcjh
u'niilit ilellnn llm iiiimnni In wlili:ll
.UciL K vJBtuiilwMiiUij intion.4in
neeiiiK, iimruroro, umi iiireu or tuo
Jinli;)t, which would hnvo been a
inujority of tho court, illd not concur
In tho opinion of JiuIkd Hurnott,
which nppwirn to ho tliu opinion of
tho entire rotirt.
ItouiN Alone ("ouslileivil.
Much HtriiRK Ih liild upon tho prop
iHiltlou Hint tho only Id ml of evi
dence of county Intlolitmlnatw I n
county warrant under the Inw n It
ntniulH. Hownvor, the court over
looked tho proiKmltlun, which hnd
been anticipated by tho county court,
vlr; that tho pcoplo voted upon tho
ipicHtlon of Incurring tho luilobtod
iiomi. TIiIh wiih oxprtMMly provided
for In (ho order calling tho election.
It wan Illumine plainly Htated In tho
ballot title which wiik before tho
volorH. Tho qtiQBtlon, therefore,
voted upon wiih not ncceHHarlly tho
iiiiwtlon of Iwiulng tho bmulH, but It
wiih u qucNtlon of authorlnlng nn ml
dllloiial InileJileilncHH. The order
and tho ballot tltlo th'on provided
Hint Mich additional IndolitodnesH
might bo evidenced by tho 20-yonr
IiouiIh of tho county. Ho that even
under tho vIowh iih exprensod in tho
opinion It Ih prolmblo that tho court
might, upon a rehearing, nilhoro to
Uh dlHtliictton between warrantH mid
IiouiIh mid Ht 111 affirm the case. Thn
effect of thlH would bo to permit thn
county to continue Itu road building,
Uulng perfectly valid warrantH
therefor and thou autmoipiently,
when legislation Hhould bo hud, pro
vide by n now election for tho lasu
unco of hondH,
llllH)Nslblo til 1'llNK Own Jmw,
You will seo that It lo ImpoBBlblof
for tho county to hnvo piiHHod its
own law providing tho tnnnnor of
voting upon thla nuoatlon. Tho con-
Htltutloual anioudmeut under which
wo worn acting wiih piibhoiI at tho
taut general election. LnwH can only
bo voted upon nt general elections.
There Iiiih boon no general election
hold fllnco tho amondmoiit to tho
coiiHtltutlon authorizing liidobtoducHs
for permnnont roads. It wiih, thoro
foro, ImpoHHlhlo for thn county court
to have followed that procoduro oven
If It had thought It necessary.
When wo have had a chauco to
read tho opinion In tho ClackamaH
county ciiko handod down nt tho sumo
tlmo, an tho decision waa rondorod
upon tho bond cubo, wo may thou bo
ublo to dotorinlno whothor tt will bo
poHHlhlo at tho lOl'J gonornl oloc
tlon for tho county to phbh Kb own
law providing bow It alinll Ibbuo Its
own IiouiIh, nu throo moinbora of tho
court In tho concurring opInloiiH
Hcoiuod to Indicate anight ho dono,
It Ih really too curly to form a
definite opinion aa to tho boat meth
od to procood.
MEDFORJ3,
PROTECT GOVERNOR FOSS.
ttuoBarnc r. vane.
Fctrn brlu enlurtiliiKl lur M tafoty
OurliiK tlm mill ImncJ.' Irlka nt Lawrence,
ordo Hr itln thai Ouvtrnor Kuecn
N. l'o, of MamiacluiKlli, It, nftorik-d
I'tllrn in;lerlluu nut only at tiia UUte
lluu but at hl home.
UTTLE MEW WDHK
ON ROADSTO BE
j
County Commissioners Prefer to
Walt a Year Rather Than Plunge
the County Further Into Dcht on
the PrescntJJystcm
Tlioro .Xfi I be but very
oui very nine new
n.i
i.intl whrk done 5fi .luckxoii county
IrGTVVnr, accorili?Jo tliu prooiil
tl
unook. Tile cTnitv roiiiiiiiiiiiin'rH
IsliliO Hie idcuiiil' pluugiiitf the couiu
ty ftnthor intMilcht under the pro;
cut xytcm .mhl prolmhlv will decline
to do i(, prtfcrnutr to wait such time
iih tho pofiuty will he 'intowcrod to
liond Jtitclf tor the purjMtHe of con
Ktrtwfiiij: ffnnA roadn.
Thir cottuty lift (be hiiiii of i-l.VJ,-
000 Ui mwml'tui3toiMl biiiUlinjr Hum
hnlf, or
WoffB5lHWifllSl'J'iJ wik
Hip vnrioiiA voHit mipon iMirs, for the
repairing mid up-keep of mads m
their eirHl dixtricth. The court'lm
plcdgi'd itxolf to hudd u new bridge
over Hear creek in this city, which
will cimt .y'J.'i.OOO, lenving the county
.fl,()()0. Iii addition to thw two ml
ditional hridgeh in tho county must
be constructed, and will cost about
.1,0(1(1. Thin leave the county
.fcW.000. The Central Point road
cout met in to bo llnwhod, taking mi
other .'-,ll,0ll(), leiiving $8000 for the
court to spend, rroin Huh sum must
come tho convict camp expense mid
other like expense.
"I do not M'o how wo can do much
road ork thia your," sttttes Coni
inissioner Duvih, "without plunging
the count v fuilhcr into debt. 1 would
rather wait a war mid then he ablo
to bond the county and proceed."
z
PUT ON TRIAL
Juillio Lawlor Unexpectedly Orders
Immcillato Trial anil Jury Is Be
inn Selected Allliouoh Defense Was
Not Ready.
SAN KUANCISCO, Jan. ,24,--Kx
Mayor Sclunltz was unexpectedly or
dered to Immediate trial by Judge
l.awlor today on tho long ponding
h,nr"l,B, "f,K,art-, A w ,s, l'ol"K
selected today, although tho dofouso
wiib taken entirely by mifprlse.
Sehmltz Ik charged with acting
with Abo Huof to brlbo a former
member of tho board of supervisors
to fix low rates sought by tho San
KranclBcu Gas and Klectrlo company.
MRS. KRAUSE WILL BE LAID
AT REST ON THURSDAY
Tho funeral services of tho late
Mrs. Krnnk Otis Krnuso will bo held
at tho Presbyterian church in Med
fovd, on Thursday, .lauuary '25, at
1 :!10 o'clock p. m., llov. W. V. Shields
officiating, Intermont will ho mudo
in tho Jacksonville cemetery.
Italian Runs Amuck.
SI3ATTM0, Wnsh., Jan. 24. Carlo
Salvator, an Italian said to bo of
noblo family, ran amuok early this
morulng, but all tho dnmngo bo did
wiih to burn clothing In n oloaot by
throwing a Ughlm! lamp Into It, Of
ficers cluiHod blm for Bovoral blocks
and when ho doubled and roturnod
homo tboy caught him,
" ; i '
METH
YEAR
OfJMBiaaRiAJil.ji0
1
AGAIN
MilL TJRIBUNE
t ,
OKWJON, WKDNICSUAY,
Work Is Still Golny On IrExcavatinn
for Foundation of Tank Althouijh
the Southern Pacific fyis Ordered
Work Stopped.,
SECOND SPRAY TANK IS
PLANNED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
Orchardjst States That He Was
Forced to Bur Spray In Order
to Get Rid of Stench.
Although the Southern Pacific has
ordered the Producer' Kruit coin
pmi to IcinpontrtW cuisc woik tinn
the spray iiiii'tcHnjJtnnl; it i plan
ning to build in
house pu south
tint of ii wnrc-
Mnin urk is
still "iiiui; on ft
excnvHtiiiir the
foundation. Tho
fiUroiid conipnny
Iiiim imnled its tin
ItlllUIIO'X to of-
iciiii i in- piiiuic. i
." I .1 II!. T
A new Hprny tot
erection n liltlo T'
is planned for
Ui or J !he I'm-
dnei'iV tank by
Kruit iiud Produi
Kfigiie Itivcr
iX'intfoii. This
will make two tun
wMlrjpr 1p Iboir
perfmiH' to high IiVft
lit of citizens- pjpi;
wwJJt,
Mifaol
juests iwjiooially,
Spviikiiij of thj
Iiiim liudgo statwl
v
fa.m-
' licJJiiijXVtn
flu bllU left
IllirV HOUR' of Ill9 v
in order to get H
bw kU'DcIi
hverv orcliiirilLst RUt
udinits its diMigre.'d!
The citv coiincilft'
tliopmy
eoupr.
wfu' rK'titionctl
to revoke its nenntiS 9k.
The InOip.olWurcCcrlcdronl!
ciiiii is-ut'ii ii siuifmeni uctincsiiny
stating that they will continue the
tight ugniust spray tanks until suc
cess crowns their efforts, and that
there will be no recession.
'Wo arc in thn light to win, and
nre goine t," said Mrs. Hoot, neting
prchiiicnt. unit ncr sciuunents wore
echoed bv Mrs. Hcddy, Mrs. Vnwter,
Mrs. Kcntuer mid a score of other
club women.
FORCE USED TO SAVE
INSANE FROM EIRE
DANVKHS. Mas., .Tun. 24. Hat
tlinjr with scores of insane persons
to prevent them la' in leaping to their
death from windows following a fire
in the state iiisunc asylum here early
today, guards of the institution were
compelled to u-c foruo,
Violent inmates smashed tho win
dows mid wore preu'iited from jump
ing out only by the bravery of thoir
nurses and attendants.
Firemen nssisted tho hospital at
taches in rcmoMtig tho patients and
it is believed that all nro safe.
ALBERT WOLTERS IS
TO BE EXECUTED
AMUXY, X. Y., Jan. 2l.-Gov-ornor
John A. Dix today refused to
iutorforo with the oxeuution of Al
bert Yoltors for tho murder of a
young girl whose body bo dismem
bered utter she hail nuswered his
advertisement for a stenographer.
WILL HE RUN? SURE!
JUST OPEN THE DOOR
I.OS AKflKLKS, Cal., Jmi. 2-I.
"1 do not intend to becomo a candi
dato for tho presitlenoy, but if my
country culls 1 will bow to tho will
of tho people," remarked Charles
Cottrell today to a physician at tho
receiving hospital. "Who tho dovil
u,ro youf" ho ipuMiouod tho patient.
"Hush," was the sibillaut warning,
"I'm Theodore Keosovolt. Please
keep all those reporters out, will you.
1 have nothing to say,"
Cottrell then turned to nn attend
ant whom ho addressed familiarly as
Chauncoy M. Dcpw. Ho next called
for n stenographer. As bo was led
uway tho "colonel" turned to doe
tor and remarked:
v "Just upon that door a minute. I
want to show you how fast 1 can
vun."
Cottrell will he examined as to his
sanity. '
ORDEgOSTOP
WORlSPRAY
TANK UNHEEDED
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.JANUARY
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Recently Released From Prison
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I A- JHKL. ft ML: ( . JR I '
sBS3SUUSSBUf
wrai. :
V. HTSi J M!'
. a MkWfflHPr .-. AOA 'fih' 'H
inHMaHHMflHHHHMBHnHHBaHMHBHIMaMMWMHmMn
r ffHM if
ltfTciit iiflvlrcM from AiJant.-utitt.iire to. J he effect t.
Miii-41 rcwiitly wnloucd .liy I'r5nKt Tiifiuny ncer lU'ii to eajoy
rti'iloiii. He N cry ill. ""v. -
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AFTER FIVE YEARS J0K1
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V Siti & .
PITEIT
F
May Mean Development of Mine
on Large, Scale.
After live cnrs a patent has boon
granted to Hubert S. Towne by the
United Stutofc, conveyiug title to the
Mine Ledge copper mine. The pat
ented laud covers about 300 acre.
0or live years no Mr. Towne
applied for a patent, but it was de
layed by different rulings of tho land
office. Three years, ago Mr. Towne
paid the government the ?" an ucre
asked.
It has long been believed that the
failure of tho government to issuo a
patent has been a factor retarding
tho development of the rich copper
deposits found there. It is now be
lieved Hint development work will bo
uudortakon on n largo soalo. r. .
fariiuhau, manager of the property,
states, however, that he has nothing
for publication in regard to this mat
ter.
The patent was issued on'JHiiunry
8, ltll'J.
WILDEMSEJS
Jury Is Selected and Attorneys Make
Their Opening Statements Ma
larkey Says Wilde Received Only a
Commission.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2-1. Tho
opening statement for tho state in
tho trial of Louis J. Wilde, the San
Diego banker, for embezzlement, was
Hindu this forenoon by Speoial Prose
cutor Clark. Ho completed his state
ment shortly before noon and this
afternoon Attorney Dan Malarkoy,
chief counsel for tho defense, mado
his statement.
Clark, in outlining tho cno, said
tbat the state intended to show that j
Wildo and former Cashier W. Cooper
Morris of the defunct Oregon Trust
and Savings bank sold corttiiu stocks
of tho bank at par, and then split
$110,000, the sum representing tho
difference between tho market value
of tho stock and the par value,
In bis opening statement Malarkoy
admitted that each defendant ro
oeivod a "commission," but said it
was simply tv business deal and not
,,rimi,ml conspiracy as charged.
Wilde, accompanied by bis wife,
was simply tv business deal and not
mwat-' hi
i v. i ; iM i
UiwHMHPHI Strange
c aHnRiiHVk jt
NOW
UNDER WAY
smamsmsy . v v imfK-
.. v:a
mrjis?7,-.i m
bnt Cliarlm W.
hU
IF YOUNO
1 FOUND IN
TlrW SEATTLE
y
'Odor Coming From Trunk Is
Jslhfcpttl FrtwrPort-'
land December 21 Over the North
ern Pacific" Road.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 24. De
tectives working on the trunk mur
der, which became public today when
the mutilated body of Seld Dong was
found In a trunk at tho King Street
depot, in Seattle, this afternoon
wired to Tho Dalles to ascertain tho
whereabouts of a Chineso woman
known as Sol San. She occupied the
room here at 107 North Fourth street
from which Expressman Joo Starfas
removed the trunk December 20, for
shipment to Seattle. Tho police sus
pect that she could throw much light
on Seld Dong's death.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24. The
dismembered body of a young man
of perhaps 2o years of age was found
in a trunk at the King street station
this morning by employes of the bag
gage department, who detected a
strong odor coming from the trunk.
The trunk was shipped from I'ort
Imid December 21 over the Northern
Pacille road and bore baggage check
No. 700:10, and reached hero at ."
o'elook in the afternoon of that day.
It bore mi excess baggage check and
was stored away for the presenta
tion of the duplicate check.
When discovered, this morning tho
trunk weighed 17."i iiounds, indicating
that the man weighed in the neigh
bodbood of 135 pounds. It was out
in two in the middle and the legs
and arms dismembered. The faco
was smooth shaven, and brown derby
bad was shoved down over tho face.
The bauds were soft, indicating that
tho man bad nrobably followed a
clerical or business calling.
CHAPIN APPEALS FOR
SUPPORT FOR PARTY
TACOMA, Wash'., Jan. 21. "Tho
Anti-Saloon lcnmio has snout thou-
S(UUis of dollars j,nd wo aro no near-
or wiping out tho liquor evil than we
wore in 858."
This whs tliQ emphatic charge of
Kugeno W. Chiipia, prohibition can
didal o for president in 1008, last
night in appealing for support for
his party. Chapin attacked local
option, regulation and other "com
promises," was ,"1 v(xvU ""'' v
ntly to his uttorney
in court, and whispered fro-
fs.
'.
WEATHER
Cloudy. Max., fJ.1j Mln JW.
Itclntlvc Ilunilillly, flrt PctV
No. 202.
H-l.
SAYS COURTS
Jr
LAST BULWARK
OF INTEREST
C. P. Connolly, After Working m Ex
pose for Past 15 Year's, EHfetorest
That While People ' H'iVe Ww4
"stilped Courts, Trusts Corrupted, t
SAYS LAW BEGINS IN
IDEALS, AND ENDS IN DEALS'
Judges Are Said to Have Read De
cisions Bought and Paid for In
the Market Place.
SJV YORK, 'Jan. 24.-ned-hot
lotion of American justice nnd
nn courts, which be declares
be the last bulwark nt tlr
trusts, h) voiced in nn article by C
I' Connolly, a well known lawyer
and publicist, in an article wiieh wilC
tipM;a& fn Everybody's Ma gn fine to
morrow. ""
Connolly relates mnny particular
instances of miscarriage of justice
wJiicb he alleges be saw himself, nnd
freely names mnny men high in
American officio life. After an
nouncing that ho. has been working
on the expose for the past 15 years,
Connolly uys in part:
"I am prepared to prove that big
business interests have retreated into
the courts nnd are pijnj to ruko
their Inst stand behindjiie judiciary.
Charge ComqK(en
"While we have fcwi jkividr to
judges a revereacb tlwt men once
gave tcukfngs, the forb?i.J,kt cor
rupt cjfek -oilier branch of public
a
life JWMHken-n&rrerTf,!ren In-".,.
juiiges thnii to nldermen. While wev
have worshiped, they corrupted.
"My investigations have enrried me
into ever- state in the union, into
the records of both state and fed
eral courts, high and low, and as a
. . '.' . . . . '
reMilt 1 have unearthed an astound
ing tale of judicial perversion nnd
malpractice. I shall prove that when
the highest courts in certain states
rendered their final decisions, in
some ensos unanimously, powerful
lenders in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colo
rado, Missouri and California have
either in person or by attorney, made
their entrance into court nnd Hint,
therefore, the judges, like puppets nt
the end of a string, have in matters
of vital importance turned complete
and undignified somersaults, revers
ing their previous decisions."
Tells Omii Experience.
Connolly then tells bow in 1884 be
went to Montana to tnko up law. Ho
practiced before the bar of th.it
state. Soon he saw, bo says, that
"the law began in ideals and ended
in deals." He says that in Butte bo
repeatedly saw party conventions
packed and judges named in the in
terest of Hie largest litigant in the
state. "These judges," he said,
"read decisions which were bought
and paid for in tho market, place."
Continuing, be says: "I saw 15,
000 wage earners thrown out of em
ployment on the ovo of winter to
force the public into un attitude of
consent to the sway of local judges
by iv great corporation.
"I know of n Hutto judgo being
trailed nt night like a beast or a
felon and finally trapped in a hotel
room, where from midnight until 0
o'clock in the morning bo wns besot
by tho bribe sipuul of a corporation,
with $250,000 finally offered him, in
an attempt to buy him.
Judge Intoxicated.
"I wns nt ono time mi attornoy in
a suit involving title to certain min
ing land. Among our opponents, as
an undisclosed factor, was a. largo
copper mining conipnny. When tho
evidence, wns in, the court instruct
ed the jury, to return a verdict
against my client. When tho judge
rendered this decision bo was intoxi
oatod." Dealing with tho subject of statu
court doeisions, Connolly says;
"Evil decisions by the higher
courts of any state do not poison
the stream of law in that slato alone'
they flow from commonwealth to
commonwealth, corrupting tho entire
legal system of the country. Once
out of its environment, there is nu
suspicion that behind any decision
was ii foul influence."
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