Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-01

In its issue of October oath, the Montana
Democrat published the following alleged
affidavit concerning MIR. Waite, the Repub-
lican candidate for sheriff:
STATE OF MONTANA,
COUNTY OF FERGUS,
Wesley eagle. of lawful age, and being
first duly sworn. deposes and says: That
he is a resident of Fergus county, Montana.
and has been for more than the last thirt-
teen years; that he was at the residence OF
John ID. Waite, near Utica, Fergus county,
at the time a certain shearing crew was at
the Waite's residence. and this atfiant stop
ped and took dinner there with this said
shearing crew; hat while this atfiant was
present the said John ID. Waite and family
were eating dinner in another room, and
he, the said Waite, sent into the room
where the said Grew was eating and had
the butter and other delicacies removed
from the table, that one of the crew, in
atlantis presence, asked the said Waite il
they, the said crew, were not to have but
ter pom their table, and that the said
Waite then and there informed him, the
said foreman, that butter was too high for
hired men. Further attian sayeth not.
WESLEY CAGLE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23d day of October, 1894.
EDGAR G. woRDEN,
lsEAL.l Notary Public.
Knowing the matter to be absolutely
false, and WITHOUT the least foundation
Mr.. Waite and his friends took steps t o
bring the matter before the public in such
a manner as to expose all the parties i'm
plicated by having Mr.. eagle arrested for
perjury. After Mr.. eagles arrest and re-
lease under bonds, he made the following
statement, which explains itself:
LEwIsrowN, Mont. Oct. 2S.. 1894.
i, Wesley eagle, wish to make the follow
ing statement regarding what purported
to be my affidavit published in the Mon
tana Democrat OF the 75th. inst.
On the evening of the 22nd inst. alter the
speaking in Culver's Hall, 1 wasin Weaver's
saloon, and was drinking. A good many
OF the men in the saloon were abusing Mr..
Waite, and, to have something to say, !
said ] had a good story on Jack Waite,
Wig. that ! at his place once when the
shearers were there. and, as no butter had
been put on the table, at meal time, one OF
the shearers old the waiter who was one
OF Mr.. Waite's hired men, to put some but
ter on the table. The waiter told him that
butter was too high for him. The whole
thing seemed to be a joke, and to be under
TODD as a joke by all present. Mr.. Waite
was away from home at the time.
David Scott was present in the saloon,
and heard what 1 said. Tuesday morn
ing Sam Weaver told me that Scott wanted
to see me-. / vent to Weaver's saloon, and
there met Scott, with whom ! was not
before. He said to me: What
is this yon were telling Weaver. last night"
| then told Scott the story just as it is
He then asked me to go to
the office OF the Montana Democrat with
him. and went. He there wrote some
thing which | supposed was the story |
had told him in Weaver's saloon. He
me it was the story had told him,
but did not let me see it, and did not read
it to me. He asked me to sign it, but J
although ! was then pretty drunk, ! had
sence enough to refuse. and did not sign il, |
Scott then asked me to go and have some
think mOreto drink. went with him to
saloon where he gave me whiskey. ! do
not know whether he paid for the whiskey |
Or not; but when he treated in Wea ver's
he said to the bartender, charge |
,hese drinks to. the next sheriff" ~ was
Trunk after that, and don't remember
signing my name to his paper, or taking an
lfidavit. If did it, ! was too drunk to
inow what was doing, and never had
my intention Of signing the paper or o
,aking oath to it, believe that Scott got
ne drunk for the purpose OF inducing me
sign the paper. SINCE ! would not sign it
While sober. ! did not know the contents
II the pape until it Was published. Inever
hought the story was anything but a Joke.
nd told 1t as such. The thing occurred
bout seven years ago. ! havs no enmity
O Mr.. Waite. / never heard hat he
reat; d his men badly. i was led into this
hing by Scoot, and he has changed the
tory l told him to make it sound almost
GEMS, he got me to sign when / was too
runk to know what ! was doing, is en-
rely false in spirit. / make this state
rent OF my own free will and accord, with
ut any threat or compulsion whatever.
do not know Worden, the notary who
Dok my affidavit, il l ever made one. and
e must have known was not in a fit con-
tn take my oath to anything.
WESLEY eagle.
Signed in the presence Of
K. X. CHEADLE.
GEO. j. WIEDENAN,
ID. H. eagle,
Father OF Wesley eagle.
Nov, then. citizens, voters. working
en, people Of all classes, of all positions
all stations in life, what do you think !
men who will resort to such despfeable
ethods to accomplish the election or de
at of any candidate. 'Isn't 1t an OUT