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Show WAR SPIRIT IS SPREADING. ATTORNEYS SMITH AND HANSON HAN-SON CAME NEAR WANTING. . TO FIGHT IN COURT. Deputy Sheriff Butler spoiled what, might not havo boon a fight In tho criminal crimi-nal division of the City court yesterday afternoon. "You're a liar!" said Assistant County Attorney Dana Smith, as ho startod around tho tablo toward Attorney WII-lard WII-lard Hanson. He paused In front of tho pollco officer in attendance on tho court, but tho pollcoman w.13 a sport and 31 ado no movo to stop him. Ho was on tho last turn when Mr. Butler barred his passage. Aftor assuring himself that Butler had tho situation woll In hand, Mr. Hanson said defiantly, "1 might nay tho samo of you." Judge Dlehl thrcatc-ned to fine both lawyers law-yers for contempt, but apologies were raodo and the Incident was closed. It began over tho question of the bond given by Orson Hudson for his appearance appear-ance in the District court to answer tho charge of obtaining monoy under falso pretenses. Mr. Smith objected to tho continuance of the bond, on tho ground that the bondsman, Lv R. Rogers, was an attorney In the case. Mr. Hanson declared de-clared that the objection was raised In order to force his client to get out and hustle a now bond. "It Is not a fact," said Mr. Smith. "It 13 a fact." retorted Hanson. "You're a liar!" shouted the Assistant County Attorney, and the excitement commonccd. Albert Sopcr, an old gentleman with Brlghaaicsque whiskers, was tho complaining com-plaining witness. He testified that "Bro-thor" "Bro-thor" Hudson had pretended to havo purchased pur-chased 1000 head of sheep for him In Idaho In July, 19CC. In consideration of the purchase, Mr. Soper testified, he paid Hudson 52000. In tho fall of the samo year, he continued, "Brother" Hudson confessed to him that he had not bought any sheep and proposed to work" for Soper and turn over half his wages until tho 53000 waH mado good. Notwithstanding his grievance griev-ance against tho defendant, the old gentleman gen-tleman Invariably alluded to him as ' brother." bro-ther." Sopor's wife and daughtor-ln-law both testified to the conversation In which Hudson Hud-son admitted that ho had. not Invested In any sheep. Tho defense Introduced no testimony,' and merely asked that the ball bond bo continued, which was done. |