Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-03-05
From EridaV'S Daily.

FROM EIItldy DulS
Public Examiner Langlie says his re-
port and the testimony in the asylum
investigation have been handed to the
governor, and the result will be made
public soon in the published report.
There were ia witnesses examined and
the investigation covered over five weeks.
Trustee j. w. Mitchell of Wheatland
arrived lasG evening to be present If
needed to furnish any information on
the asylum matters required in the
pending examination. Mr.. Mitchell
says the people in his district manifest
great interest in the asylum affairs and
are practically unanimous i'm approving
the course that has been adopted by the
board. Mr. Mitchell is ono Of the lead
lug merchants of Cass county and we'll
acquainted with the condition of the tax
payers. He says that in advising with
number OF his friends and customers
and helping them pay their taxes,
and from knowing that a saving could
be made IN the expenses of the asylum,
he determined to try and cut Off one
source OF expense if possible, and this
for one thing influenced his decision IN
the board All members OF the board,
feeling the same way and acting With
him, have no regrets at the work begun
and if allowed to remain, are satisfied
that a most satisfactory showing can be
made IN few months.
State Senator Young of Tower City
and little son were arrivals last evening.
They went to the hospital to See Mrs.
Young who continues unimproved.
r. E. Wallace returned to Bismarck
last night on No SO. Examiner Langlie
is still in the city.
MATTER FOR oSsrDERATIoN.
Argus: 1t is said that Trustee John
son is promised immunity from prOsecu-
ton if he will resign. Otherwise he will
be indicted by the grand jury and put
to annoyance and expense. Nobody
believes hir,@-o ee guilty of any otfense
against the ! aw, and trouble" only is
threatened. Now isn't this threat and
proposed deal matter for the grand
jury to consider? The attention of the
authorities is called to this rumor, as
they have the power of verifcat,on.
The above IS found in the Fargo Argus
OF today and as Trustee johnson has
been in the city for two days it can be
easily determined whether there is
foundation for the report that it was sug-
gested to him since his arrival hero that
if he resigned from the board the matter
against him would be dropped If this
avenue of escape was held open to Mr.
johnson, from any source. would 1t not
seem that the accusations, if any are
made against him, were not made with
the real object of furthering the inter-
ests of the state, and bringing man
guilty of misconduct, to justice, but for
some other and different purpose?
Among the witnesses before the grand
jury today we're Trustees Mitchell and
Montague who, it is supposed, gave testi-
mony concerning the letting of the
asylum coal contract.
From Thursdays Daily.
The outside public was unable to OBJ
tain much information from the pro-
ceedlngs of the grand jury. The jury
has been IN session all day examining
witnesses regarding the asylum trustees.
and specially, it is SAID, the alleged con-
nection of Trustee Montague of Dickin-
son with the last coal contract let to the
Gull River Lumber company. Numer-
Gus witnesses have been examined and
TIE district attorney has been consulted
on technical points freely. 1t is re.
ported that no agreement as to finding
had been made this afternoon and that
there were differences of opinion in re-
gard to the value Of testimony. All this
Is rumor, however.
Ex-Governor Shortrldge and Trustee
H. Johnson arrived in the city and ex
pect to appear before the grand jury.
Trustees Montague and Mitchell will
undoubtedly appear ana also ASK 10 pe
heard.
Among the witnesses who are said to
have appeared before the grand jury are
Geo. Lutz, Bailey Fuller, r. E. Wallace,
Manager Frank Taylor of the Gull River
Lumber Co., Trustees McGinnis and
Cornwall, State Examiner Lang
lie. T. H. Poole, deputy insur-
ance commissioner, end others. The
line of examination Is said to have been
in regard to Trustee Montague's connec-
ton with the asylum coal contract, the
manner in which the contract was let,
the custom of designating ton OF lig-
mite coal at 2,lOO pounds and the source
of supply OF native coal furnished the IN
stitutlon.