The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21


sented the plat which he referred to.
which was marked Exhibit "A"
When the motion was made to re-
consider, and Mr.. Smith objected. did
you not make a statement that you
had found that your people were Of the
opinion that an injustice had been done
the Northern part of the slater asked
Mr.. Seymour.
After the meeting T did"
Those were the only reasons you
gave at that time?"
Yes, sir l did not make any long
speech then"
You then believed that Hastings
was not so good a site?"
Not so good for the state. The site
Is all right"
when did you change your mind?"
"Soon after l came home from
Rochester"
Did any one come thare from
Anol<a to persuade your
mo sir"
Did any one from Auoka talk to
you before the meeting?"
There We're some people there from
Anoka. only know one Of them"
Did any one come up to Stephen to
see you after the me3ting?"
NO sir"
who came to see you about signing
the voucher"
Senator Durham. FIe called to see
me at Fergus Falls"
Mr.. Hopper stated that after the
meeting he went back to the city, and
then went out to visit d friend at Frei-
berg.
Mr.. Hooper, when confronted with the
fact that, according to his present tes-
timony, he had not given the right lea
son for his change Of vote when he
| changed it, explained that he was ex-
! cited, DR.. Smith was excited, and they
| We're both excited.
Senator Schaller pointed out to him
when they were riding about the site
the fact that one quarter section had
! been cut off and another a 1dad.
| Mr.. Richardson then croSs-eXa mined
! the witness, reading the notice Of the
| s.. Paul meeting. and asking him who
1 first informed him that the Hastings
! people were going to try and force a
! vote on the location that day. He
said it was a Hastings man, Bush, if
! he remembered his name.
The petitions referred to by Mr..
! Hopper were identified and read.
In changing your vote. Mr.. Hopper,
/ you may state whether Or rot you
/ changed your vote from any improper
! motive?" asked Mr.. Richardson.
81 did not"
! Make it broader than that" sug-
| gested Judge Hicks.
Did you receive any money or other
| consideration for changing your voter
Il did not
| "Did you change your vote In the
hope of receiving any such considera-
! tion?"
Il did not"
| Mr.. Seymour then asked what was
! the reason for the haste IN signing the
voucher, if he knew.
He did not know any special reason.
| Mr.. Hopper was INTERCEPTED by Rep
! TOT TO- loo
| tions from his constituents at Warren,
! Stevens, Alexandria and other towns.
| He said he was not specially Influenced
! by the petitions. They were handed to
! him when en- route to an adjourned
! meeting of the commission at Fergus
| Falls. He also received a letter from
! Judge Ives. The tenor was similar to
| the petitions, suggesting that it was a
! mistake of Judgment to select Hast
! ings as a location.
| Secretary Alvah Eastman was then
| sworn. A motion was passed asking
| him to make a statement emhodying
| all he knew of the acts of the commits
sion, and he started III to read the
! printed record, and stated that he did
not know anything more about the
commission than was contained there.
Did you give notice to the minority
s:gners that the question Of location
would be considered at the Fergus
Falls meeting?"
mo, except when the motion was
offered"
| Did you receive any petitions asking
| you to change your mind in relation to
| the location?"
! Il did not"
Did you think it fair and honorable
| to put the motion to reconsider the site
! without giving notice to the minority -
| Yes; no other member notified me
| when he was going to make a motion"
| Was there a public notice Of your
meeting at Fergus Falls?"
| Il think 1t was Telegram pied that our
! adjourned meeting would be ncld
! there"
! Some discussion about the plats Ct
the AnOka and Hastings sites followed.
Who was at Fergus Falls from
Anoka the day the site was reconsiJ-
| ered?"
Senator Durham. Mr.. Page ard
! Senator Cronkhite were there. I 90
not remember any others"
Did the city of Hastings off ar mere
! than one site?" asked Senator Young.
No, there was only one; the other
near Hastings was offered by q man
| named Buell."
State the procedure of your COM
mission after the AnOka site was ac-
cepted," said Mr. Richardson.
I'VE notified them we would pay
! Mr.. Eastman stated that the site
has been paid for in the regular way
by the state. and the title examined
| by the attorney general.
Mr.. Seymour questioned the witness
! about the handwriting of the original
minutes and brought out the fact that
only the signature was Mr.. Eastman s..
Some were written by the stenographer
| of Warner Richardson & Lawrence,
among them the meeting Of Dec II.
Mr.. Eastman, in answer to a queS,
ton, said he had signed them after the
suit was commenced. He signed the
| minutes on advice of the attorneys
He went over the history of signing
| the minutes and the action Of the
| court He said he had not signed the
minutes of Dec IS and 10, because he
| meetings and only signed them sub
| seQuently because the question might
| be raised whether it really was adj
! journed or a new one.
Mr.. Seymour brought out the fact
| that preceding adjourned meetings had
their minutes signed.
When questioned as to the motive for
! hurrying through the vouchers. Mr.
| Eastman frankly admitted that the
haste was due to a desire. so far as
| he was concerned, TO see the thing
| clinched at once. The Hastings peo-
| pie were proceeding to try their case
/ in the newspapers and making all
| sorts of boasts and threats as to what
they were going to do. He did not
want Anoka to be caught with any
thing left undOne that was essential
to the location of the hospital there.
Rev. S. G. Smith was sworn at Mr.
Staples request
In relation to his protest against re-
| locating the hospital. he said at the