Show DISBARMENT CASE ON Testimony Being Taken by Special Master Twomey r TWO WITNESSES EXAMINED Tho Proceedings Arc Against David Evans and Lindsay R Rogers on the Charge of Entering into a Champertous Contract and Matter Was Referred to Judge Twomey to Take Testimony Only Witnesses Examined Wero David Evans and Parley L Williams Judge D H Twomey as special l master mas-ter In chancery yesterday began the taking of testimony In the disbarment proceedings recently Instituted In the Supreme court against David Evans and Lindsay R Rogers by Parley L Williams on the charge of < champerty The prosecution was conducted by W A Lvo of the AttorneyGenerals office Mr Rogers was represented by Judge Powers and C G Dey appeared Mr Evans As Judge Twomey was without with-out power to rule on admlsslblllty of testimony there was no qhock upon the questions to be asked and the case progressed so slowly that at 5 oclock only two witnesses David Evans und Parley L Williams had been examined EVANS DISCUSSES CONTRACT The testimony of Mr Evans onllrect examination dealt largely with the cpn tract upon which the present action was brought He had never made a similar simi-lar contract he said with any living man would not have done so in this case but for the circumstances It was to help a widow and her children in a I damage case He considered that what would be champerty In one Instance would not be In another Had his clients been rich the contract might have been classed as champerty but as they were poor he had not so considered it I On crossexamination witness was asked about a contract he had made with clients In a similar case of Croco VH I the Oregon Short Line railroad to which Mr Evans said that he advanced part of the costs which were paid back to him WILLIAMS TELLS HIS STORY Parley L Williams WUB the next witness wit-ness und during his examination which was brief considerable spirit wan shown by the attorneys tho contention being as to whether the personal feel lug existing between Mr Evans and Mr Williams should be brought out Judge J Powers and Mr Dey claimed that the enmity betwe n the parties should not be considered to which Mr Lee replied that his qucstlqns were I r merely following the answer that the opposition had filed f Mr Wllliamss testimony tes-timony was to the effect that the action was not from personal feeling but for the reason that at the trial of the suit on the contract In question Mr Evans had stated that he had always made such contracts and would continue hla practice In he l same Auy Since the trial in which considerable bitterness developed Mr Rogers had continued friendly to witness but Mr Evans had only given a mere recogntlon to Plow are you Dave and finally witness had quit saluting Evans I CONTINUANCE DENIED At the close of the day Mr Lee moved for a continuance until next Wednesday to allow him to bring Al fred and Thomas s Nelson as witnesses from Nevada To this Mr Evans en tered a protest as the case had ahead been of long duration Judge Powers also opposed the continuance for the reason that the prosecution could have had the witnesses present had diligence been used Judge Twomey sated that his findings must he handed to the Supreme curt July 2nd and he could not grant so long a continuance and Mr Lee intimated Inti-mated that hj would apply to the Supreme Su-preme court for an extension of the time An adjournment was then taken until 1030 this morning |