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

Mason: He wa in the last conversation
Register: Did the defendant Swenso1
at that conversation state If he had or not
supported Mr.. Healy?
Mason: | think he gave US to understand
he had. l so understood it, because if l
hadn't l shouldn't have considered myself
bound to the agreement.
Register: Did you have another inter.
view in which anything different in rela.
ton to the defendant Healy was stated OF
not?
Mason: No, sir.
Register: Did you ever have any other
conversation in which the defendant Healy
stated the same or any different answer?
Mason: | don't remember of any other
conversations in relation to that, except as
l have already stated.
Register: How many different converse.
tons have you had relative to whether de.
PENDANT Swenson supported him at the re-
cent election.
Mason: Two.
Register: Did the defendant Healy give
the same or different answers as to whether
the defendant Swenson supported him or
not at said election?
Mason: His answer were the same: he
said he didn't think Mr.. SweDson had sup.
ported him.
Register: l understood you to say in our
direct examination that in n of your in
terviews in which the defendants and your.
self were present in the office Of Mr.. Healy
the door was locked, and in your cross
examination you state you don't know
whether the door was locked or not. Am
l correct or not?
Mason: You are not correct.
Court adjourned till 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
From Wednesdays Daily.]
Witness Mason re-cross-exanined by
the defense.
Boucher: Mr.. Mason, on your redirect
examination you were asked this question
by the states ..attorney, namely: "Mr.
Mason, who caused you not to appear as a
witness in another action pending in the
district court in this county in which Sven
j. Swens0n is defendant and in which ac-
ton you had been served some time in
October with a subpoena" and your answer
caused not to appear in that action by Mr..
Healy by any other act of Mr.. Healy's, or
in any other way whatever than as you
had before testified in this case?
Boucher: l think Mr.. Register has re-
opened the case and we have a right to
bring out all these facts.
Mason: l don't think ! need to commit
myself and l want to tell you Mr.. Boucher
that the more you use me the more
you will hurt Mr.. Healy. 1 don't
wish to hurt Mr.. Healy nor / don't wish to
testify to what l have already testified,
and l refuse to answer the question.
Court: You may ask the question.
Boucher: Now l ask that the witness an
swer the question straight. He may make
his explanation later.
Mason: The way l have given this testi.
mOny, l have stated all the interviews and
have held back nothing.
Boucher: Now / ask that whatever the
court think proper to say, will show in the
record.
Court: Go on and answer the question.
Mason: AS near as l understand the
question from Mr.. Boucher and the re-
marks of the court end to state the answer
about his question, call for the cause for
my going.
ing?
Mason: Not to my knowledge.
Mason: l want to say one thing, not as
! record, but l notice 1 have answered the
questions in less time that it has taken 10
ask granddaughter.
Court: Proceed Mr.. Boucher.
Boucher: That is all Mr.. Mason.
Register: That is all Mr.. Mason.
HARVEY HARRIS SWORN.
MI. Harris was called on behalf of the
state and testified that he was one of the
judges at the Green House precinct in, the
recent election for county commissioner;
that Sven j. SwensOn, the defendant, was
one OF the clerks and that said Swenson
voted at said election.
MIR O'sHAUGHNESSYS WORM.
Boucher: l ask that the examination of
this witness do not proceed while Mr.. Ma.
son is in attendance.
Register: Objected.
Boucher: Withdrawn.
Poricfor. Ntofa vnIl1, mama raciAQnal
ana Occupation.
O'Shau ghnessy: Thomas O'Shaughnes.
sy, Bismarck, storekeeper.
Register: How long have you lived in
IN this city?
O'Shaughnessy: Since the spring OF
1883.
Register: Are you personally acquainted
with Aaron M. Mason and Sven j. Sven.
son?
O'Shaughnessy: Yes, sir.
Register: Known them how long?
O'Shaughnessy: About three years.
Register: Mr.. O'Shaughnessy, did you
see said persons in your place OF business
in this city on or about the 23d day OF No
vember last?
O'Shaughnessy: | did, about that time
Register: State what occurred, il any
thing, at that time between you and said
persOns-the conversation, if any,, and all
that took place.
OlduSulcooy 1 udu WV COHNClod'
tons.
Register: State what you said to each of
them.
O'Shaughnessy: [ talksd with them sep
arately, and then together. Mr.. SwensOn
came into my store and asked me if l held
a mortgage against Mr.. Mason. l said !
did. He asked me to not push it for a few
days-or words to that etfect-and if Ma,
son did as he had agreed he would attend
to it: and l agreed not to hurry the matter
for a few days. That was all that occurred
in relation to this matter at that tune.
After some time Mr.. Mason came 1.-THE
same afternoon) and asked me to wait on
him for a few days longer. He said he
had a man that he thought would furnish
the money to pay the mortgage, and asked
me to look it up and see how much it was;
which 1 did, and gave 1t to him on a piece
Of paper. He went out, and about dark he
and Mr.. SwensOn returned, and there were
a number of customers in the store at the
time. As soon as l could get away we
went to the rear Of the store, and Mr..
5wenson handed me $50, and asked me to
keep it for a few days, and If Mr.. Mason
done as he agreed to with him for me to
credit his account with the amount (refer-
ring to the note.