View source for Everton J. Conger

1880-1884: Judge, District Court (First Judicial District, M.T.) 

Conger was not popular in several of the counties that he served and complaints against him led to his suspension during most of his last year in office. He suffered pain from a war wound and drank to ease his pain. Attorneys complained of his condition in court and his gambling after.

Quite a bit can be gleened from testimony against Judge Everton J. Conger in 1884 Index to the Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the ... (I downloaded the pdf).

18 Oct 1882: holding court in Bozeman.