Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-12-11

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keep my word; I had reference at
time to the first agreement made; I
think I stated to him that I was as much
in duty bound to a saloon man, after I
had given my word, as | would be 10 any
other man; that means, l would keep my
word just as quick with a saloon man as
with a divine or any other man.
Register: Now state what occurred
when you and Mr.. Swenson were in the
store together.
Mason: Mr.. Swenson said he would
give me $50 if l did not appear in court.
I told him I didn't want to take his
money, but I had a note secured by a
chattel mortgage in favor of O'Shaug-
messy, and if he saw fit to straighten
that out I would try and do what I could
for him. [ told him I would see what it
amounted to. And he said to meet him
again at 5 o'clock in the office.
The Court: Mr.. Healy's office?
Mason: Yes sir, MI. Healy's Office. .
Mason: Our interview ended at that
time. 1 then made a statement to Mr..
Healy of what l had stated to MI. Sven
son in brief, and he said don't do any
thing to get yourself in trouble or words
to that effect. I told him he ought to
induce Mr.. Swenson to let me have $40
or SIS, so that if l should be away I
would need some money. Mr.. Healy
said he didn't want to have anything to
do with it. He said: II don't want to
have it go out that I had anything to do
with it," That is about the substance of
my interview with Mr.. Healy.
Register: Was there anything said
about when you should return?
Mason: | told him, MI. Healy, l was
going to find out the amount of the
mortgage. [ went and found. out the
amount from Mr.. O'Shaugnessy. He
made a written statement of the amount
which was $63.9O. I returned to Mr..
Healy's office and met Mr.. Swenson and
he agreed to leave the amount on trust
with MI. O~'Shaugnessy and if [ fulfilled
agreement he would his, in cancelling
the mortgage. He also said he would
let me have $40.
The Court: Did ; ou ask him for the
$40?
Mason: I don't know whether I aeked
him or not, but I told him that if I
was away I should need some money.
Register: Where did you tell him
this?
Mason: In Mr.. Healy's Office. We
we're alone at the time.
Register: Who was present when you
deposited the money with Mr.. O'Shaugh-
messy.
Mason: Mr.. Swenson and myself; we
were at Mr.. O'Shaughnessy's place of
business.
Register: Mr.. Mason, was it arranged
before you left Mr.. Healy's store that
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get some money or not?
Mason: 1t was arranged between Mr..
Swenson and myself for the $40 prior to
going to Mr.. O'Shaughnessy's to deposit
the money.
Register: What was said between you
and Mr.. Healy in relation to your COM
ing back at S o'clock and getting this
money, if anything?
Mason: I told Mr.. Healy as I went
out that MI. Swenson would let me have
$40. I went out and met MI. Swenson
at O'Shaughnessy's, and he said that he
hadn't the money with him; in about
half an hour he would meet me at
Healy's Office and give me the $40; if [
wasn't there he would leave it. at the
store or with Mr.. Healy; on my way
back to the store I met Mr.. Swenson and
he stated he had left the money with
Mr.. Healy, and I went to the store and
MI. Healy took me to the Office and said,
"a gentleman left $40 for you," and took
it out of his vest pocket and gave it to
me; he said he didn't know anything
about iG, what it is for; I told him I I'M
derstood it. Then we settled up our jan
itor business; I needed some groceries,
and as I was owing him some little
amount he thought it wouldn't be any
more than right for me to give him some
money; of course he didn't refuse to give
me the goods without paying him any
thing more, but he didn't seem to feel
satisfied unless T gave him SIS of the
money I had; I didn't feel as though I
ought to do so under the conditions, SO
[ gave him an order on John Davidson
for $3.50. He took the order, but said it
wasn't money, and 81 don't know wheth-
er I will get it or not" I told him he
would, as MI. Davidson was one of the
best men to pay in town. We were
both stubborn about the bushes and [
said, if l am away you know I will need
money. He says you won't need any
money if you take provisions. We then
went out of the office into the store. I
had no objection to giving him the
money to pay my debts or pay for what
I would get at that time. But I thought
after giving him the order for $3.50 that
he ought to be satisfied, because it would
be about what the goods would come to.
But finally I gave him the SIS. I
thought if [ got into a box or scrape and
no one helped me ont, I would
help myself. out and so I gave
him the money and showed it to his son
and told him to let me have the goods
and he was to send them up that night
and they came.
Register: Did you see after that
either MI. Swenson or Healy before to-
day in relation to this matter?
Mason: No, sir, I have not.
Register: What did you do Tuesday
morning if anything?,
Mason: [ did some work at home, put
a load of lumber on my wagon, came
down to Mr.. Watson's store, got some
groceries 1 had forgotten; got some
medicine at Mr.. Hollembaek's; went
home, got my dinner and left between l
and 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Register: The next morning you we're
arrested, were you not, upon a bench
warrant and brought back from the
southeastern part of the county?