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was then. If Chamberlain testified diff
ferenIly it would make no difference to


flee. i was alone when he came in and
was crying. He said something about
it being an unpleasant duty; that he had
some fear that l would do myself in
jury, but that he had no fears that
would attempt to escape. l said had
no idea of taking my life. ] don't think
said had been thinking of it for six
months and would have done SO but for
my wife and family. He did not search
me. l assured him that had no idea
of taking my life, and he seemed to be
satisfied.
Mr.. Robert and others came in. /
think somebody said: Frank, we do
not think you are to blame as much as
we are; we ought not to have let this
paper accumulate so much.' do not
think anybody said they thought Schultz
was more to blame than was. i think
did say that Schultz had placed much
of the paper, and that he must not an
tagonize bin. They all blamed them
selves for letting the paper accumulate,
although had already led them to be-
lieve that the Endorsements of Blalsdell
were not genuine. did not say any,
thing to disabuse their minds. l said
only what had been told to say. This
is the way | want my testimony to stand
before the jury.
Nobody but myself and Farnham
were present when the handkerchief in
cident occurred. 1t was a part of my
scheme. l thought Farnham repre-
scented some of the creditors, and tried
to affect them through him. When l
said had been loading up with hand
kerchiefS for six months told a lie.
al don't see how anybody could have
heard my conversation with Anderson
about claiming that the paper was not
good. did not say thatI had destroyed
the genuine notes. If Rice says so he
did not tell the truth"
"Blaisdell signed his name on the
disputed note in my Office about IL
O'Clock on June 2S. 1 know it was
about that time because l was doing
some business at the time with Francis
and Cool, and when i got through l
went to lunch. The desk in the back
room was locked and the ink was in it.
/ took some ink in pen and the notes
and went into Rockwood's room while
Blaisdell signed the three notes. did
not come back after more ink. 1t was
an ordinary steel pen-not fountain
pen. Blaisdell stood up while he signed
them: he generally did so. 1 think l
spoke to Francis when / came back.
He was then in the outer room. did
not call attention to the notes. did
not want Francis and Cole to see them.
l do not know whether the signatures
were wet or not when blotted them"
81 know it was the 2Sth of June by
certain transactions which occurred on
that day. | have always known that 1t
was the 2Sth of June. 1 know Robert
Smith, who lives in North Minneapolis
nd 60 hox
been to see him about Blaisdell being
testimony that / could get. may have
asked him about June %. but l did not
care about that date; did not ask him
in order to find out if Blaisdell was at
his farm at Elk River ON June 90.
The note wrs dated June 90, but it was
made on the 2Sth.
II know jackson, Pool and Francis.
The disputed note was used for the re-
REVEAL of note due on the 10Th. One
of the notes was used to pay note due
on the 27th, and was dated on that day.
/ had arranged on the Goth to renew
this note. l think it was for IS, 600.
l had no time on the Goth to see
Blaisden about the renewal. may
have negotiated three notes aggregating
$1,000 On the Goth; do not now recall
where they were signed. This schedule
which l filed after my assignment is
correct. / think l did negotiate three
such notes in June, but do not know
when nor where. do not know where
nor when they were signed. / will not
put the time within ten days. If you
indict me on them l can tell. BlaiSdell
signed several notes in my Office before
banking hours on June %. do not
know whu was present. They were
not signed in blank. l think it was
four or five. They were dated June
Is or 90. / told Blaisdell the notes were
to be used for renewals. He came In
about II o'clock and signed the other
three in blank. 1 had found out that
could renew the notes due June 90. /
do not know when / negotiated the
notes OF June %. do not know when
the notes of June &c were signed. have
not looked it up.
jackson and Pool were In my Office
the most of the morning of the 28th. /
do not know if they were there or not
when Blaisdell signed the first notes.
He signed them sitting down, and, l
think, used the same pen that he used
afterwards in signing the three. gen.
orally keep a pen for my own use. In
writing l hold pen more on one nib
than on the other. Jackson came back
in the afternoon. He was in again
July /. do not know whether Pool
was there on that day or not. Blaisdell
came in about 8 o'clock and signed a
five-day note for 5000. do not know
whether he signed any more on that
day or not. ] have dim recollection
he was also in earlier in the day. l do
not know whether he signed two 81, 500
notes on that day or not. If they are
on the schedule he did. l negotiated
three notes in July. do not remember
when Blaisdell signed them.
''Mr. Num- was In my office when he
signed the five-day note, but l did not
say anything to him about it. l bought
property aggregating s105,0O0 on June
%. | consulted Blaisdell about 1t July
/. Mr.. Curry, of Merriam Park was in
my Office DIT the time. had money in
the bank, but not enough to pay for it.
I was not to pay for it until spring.
BlaisdeH was on my notes for about
$165, 600 Oct. 1, 1888. do not know how
much he was on April 8, 1889. do not
know how many notes he Endorsed from
April to July 1, 1889. ] think none of
the rs notes are older than April 8,
1889. Blaisdell signed the five-day note
in my office. 1t was near the close of
banking hours. L met him in the Sc
curity bank. He would not sign notes
there, and wanted to go to my office.
They had blank notes in the bank, and
wanted him to sign there, but he
would not do it. We went to- my office
together.
IT went to the lake on the 9th, and
on the 2Sth talked with Blaisdell about
the statement 1T Chamberlain wanted.
1t was while we were walking up from
where we landed to the place where we
lunched. Anderson and his hired man
were along. Blaisdell and ! walked up
together from the landing. ! told him
Blaisdell said my statement made on
the oath was not correct. / had also
mentioned it to him on the 26th. II
might have been on the morning of the
26th. 1t is my recollection that l had
an interview with him on one of those
days. think did not see him on the
27th, think my first conversation with
him about the statement was on the 26th
In my office. A. ID. Smith was present.
l told Blaisdell that Chamberlain had
asked me to make statement, and !
had done so. 1t showed him an indOrseI
on $4,000 of my paper. He said he
xx,0uld x,arsf,r if On Sunday at the lake