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

SWenSOn?
Mason: No, sir.
this last time between 9 and 3 o'clock on
the 23d of November, what was the first
thing said, and who said it?
Mason: l don't know as | can tell.
Boucher: State as near as you recOllect.
Mason: l think Mr.. Healy spoke first
and says this is Mr.. Swenson: l said l
know this is Mr.. Swenson, and the subject
was introduced in relation to transaction
not appearing in the liquor case pending
OF which | was to be a witness against Mr..
SwenSOn. A few words were said between
us. | think, Mr.. Healy said, II don't want
to have anything to do with It," to the
effect that he didn't want to make the bar
went out of the Office and we were left
alone.
Boucher: Did Mr.. Healy at the time say
to you that you hadn't better 60 away, or
words to that effect?
Mason: l don't remember of his saying
anything more at that particular time
than that he didn't want to know any
thing about it.. l suppose it was to the
effect that he didn't want to advise me as
to going or staying.
Boucher: State what took place in the
office on this occasion after Mr.. iIealy
went out.
Mason: Mr.. Swenson offered to give me
$50 if L would go away and not appear.
Boucher: What did you say to that?
Mason: | told him l didn't want to take
his money-that is, l didn't want to agree
to go away. specially for money. | was
willing to help him out.
Bodcher: Did you tell him how you
would help him out?
Mason: | told him that 4 note secured
by chattel mortgage held by O'Shaugnessy
if he would pay it | would do what | could
for him and | told him / would find out
the amount. He wanted to know if J
would meet him there at 5 O'Clock. | told
him l could. He said he would meet me
there and then our conversation onded.
Boucher: What did you do then, did you
go and get the statement?
Mason: | did.
Boucher: Who did you get it of?
Mason: O'Shaugnessy.
Boucher: Did you meet Mr.. Swenson at
5 o'clock?
Mason: | did,
Boucher: After leaving him after the
interview just stated, did you meet him
again before 5 O'Clock?
Mason: Not to talk with him.
Boucher: Did you have II conversa-
ton with Mr.. Healy after our interview
with Mr.. Swenson before you met Mr..
Swenson at 5 O'clock?
Mason: | did.
Boucher: When and where was that?
Mason: Right after the interview with
Mr.. SWenSOn ended; at the store.
Boucher: Who was present?
Mason: With Mr.. Healy and myself.
Boucher: Who opened the conversation ?
Mason: | don't know.
Boucher: State if you can what was first
said and who said it.
Mason: | think he asked me what the
result of the interview was.
Boucher: What answer did you make
him?
Mason: l was going to state what the
contract was. Then | told him that he
agreed to meet me there at 5 o'clock, after
ascertaining the amount of the note. |
said, "4Ou ought to say to him that he
ought to give me $40 or $50, SO if l was
away | could have some money"
Boucher: Hadn't Healy told you before
this that you hadn't ought to go away?
Mason: Mr.. IIealy never told me in
words not to go away.
Boucher: Hadn't he told you in effect
that you hadn't better go away?
Register: Object, as this question has
been gone over at least two or three times
before.
Court: Overruled.
Mason: He has never told me not to &C
away.
Boucher: What do you mean then by
words?
Mason: | mean that lie asked me if
would fail to appear in that case, that
agreed not to, and so it couldn't be any
thing in effect or intimate that l shouldn't
go away, or in other words not put in al
appearance at the court.
Boucher: What did you mean theT
when you said i'll your direct testimony
that Mr.. Healy said to you, you hadn't bet
do 1t?
Court adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday
morning.