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Show MORRISON AND SNOW CASE. The findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree In the case of C. D. Morrison vs Alvlrns V. Snow et ni , which were jesterday signed by Judgn Hall and nied with the clcrl. of tho District court, completely exonerate Judge Uartch from tho malicious charges that were made against him as a director of tho Morrison Mining company. Judge Hnll llnds that Judge Dartch never refused to coll a meeting of the board of directors of tho mining company, never requested, advised nor procured the Institution of the suit by plilntllT, never demanded of Snow ft division of tho stock he hid procured from Morrison, nnd that nil thc allegations alle-gations mnde by Ah Iras 12. f-now In his answer were false, and mado without with-out foundation In fact and not sustained sus-tained by nny testimony whatever. Tho court further nnds that the nlle-gallons nlle-gallons In tho answer made by Alvlrns n Snow of and concerning Judge Dartch nre scindnlous and m illclotis, and orders the same stricken from the flics of the court ns scandalous, mall-clous mall-clous and Imrcrtlnent, It Is Indeed a sad commentary on the Jurisprudence of our country, thit charges such ns wero mado by the defendant de-fendant Snow In this case, agnlnst ft citizen bearing the high reputation for honesty nnd fair dealing that Judge Dartch has always maintained In this community, can be mndo without having hav-ing tho leist foundation In fact. There should be some power placed In thc hands of a court to punish the culprit who for ulterior motives places upon the records or n court n pleading In which ho nlleges certain facta which ho knows nt the time of filing the pleidlng he never can prove by any testlmonj., and which at the time of the trial he makes no effort to establish by any proof whatsoever. Dspcclnlly should the trial court have summiry power to punish In a case vvhero the party making tho false charges Is a member of tho bir and where tho party attacked Is a member of tho highest Judicial tribunal ot the State. l'or BUch unwarranted attacks tend to bring Into disrepute the Judiciary of tho State nnd this should not be permitted unless the facts cleirly and unmlstak-ahly unmlstak-ahly wnrrant tho charges, and the proors to substantiate them ore forthcoming forth-coming Tho friends of Judge Dirtch knew nt the time tho nnswer of Alvlns 12 Snow was filed tint tho ollogitlons therein contained could not be true, nnd whllo they nre pleased with tho nnilltigs m ide by Judge Hnll, they feel that somo punishment Bhould be meted out to a member of tho hir who would so far forget his obligations to the highest Judicial bod of the State as to attempt to bring thnt body Into dlsrepulo by attacking tho honor of one nf Its members mem-bers without a, scintilla, of ovidonic to baso It on. |