| Show ROBBED BOBBED BY VILLARD corrupt cleis arraigned in the northern pacific case seattle wash aug 23 the feature of the mornings proceedings la in the northern Noi them thern pacific receivership case was a two hours addrena made by ox ex unk uni ted led states senator sanders of 0 montana counsel tor for the company while only the question qu vellon of jurisdiction has haa thus thua far been raised in the case senator sanders went into the history of willarda NIl larda scheme by he said the northern pacific was waa robbed of thousands of dollars which should have gone to those who built the road but which went into the coffers of villard and other polished and corrupt anan capra alers the th afternoon argument was made by senator john H mitchell of oregon and ex senator john B allen alien of washington ash both for the farmers loan anti and trust company by D J crow cron ley of tacoma and ex senator john C spooner of wisconsin both for the receivers and by col silas W pettit who will close for tho the railroad company tomorrow at noon the addresses of senator mitchell ex senator allen alien and mr crowley were e d directed to tile the legality of tile the jurisdiction of the wisconsin cobit nod aud tice the points point they presented wor were along the lines line of the argument made yest yesterday erda by counsel C W bunn the r main n aln pol point n 1 they endeavored to tc establish being that b 1 judge jenkinss cobit haing halier taken even under a bill and that jurisdiction having been assented aasen ted to by tile thu defendant could not now be subjected to 0 col futeral attack ex senator spooner wait waa allotted only fifteen minutes and ho he dwelt upon the main point emphasized by ills his colleagues during bia remarks he be bc gan ean to speak in reply to the arraignment ment made in the morning by senator sanders cra and hi he was waa moved to highest indignation as hi he proceeded dail la ia a second or two he had turned toward his opponents and an comparing the implied attack on judge J aikins to an aspersion of a defenseless woman was saying a judge was defenseless against taunt and insult when judge gilbert him and drew him film back to the question beaole the court tile the scene lasted only a few seconds but was dramatic in ill tile ui extreme col pettit began beean hla his address at 4 1 I 30 and in his argument was unsparing in characterizing as 0 coll collusive ushe the methods by which tho the present ni management a ina gement of the road gained control 11 lie lie declared duc lAred tho the receivers and their adherents had ml misrepresented tho the facts fact 8 to this court and thereby by comity had succeeded in securing appointments here argument will be resumed at 9 30 tomorrow and will be ba concluded conclude at noon |
