The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-02

into Il or pulled into Il againsi his
wish" In other words, IL was against
his volition, and Riddell old me Flow
erree said that at the commission meet
ing that night IL had been talked that /
was to be taken care Of" And Riddeli
mentioned. / think. the sum OF from
$50, 900 to S25. 900, and that Flowerree
had given this 10 Riddell that he might
come here and warn me about IL.
Q. You testified as TO what DIR. Rid
dell told you? A. Yes. sir.
Q. And what purports to be what Sem
ator Flowerree old him? a. Yes, sir.
@. AS TO what occurred at DR.. Coles
office? A. At the meeting OF the capt.
toll commission.
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Where were you during the months
Of January and February up to the
oath? a. I was here in Helena. OF 1897
you mean?
@. Yes. sir. A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were you on the street. a. Yes,
sir: considerable
Q. Talking with various public men?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Were there any rumors at that
time prior 10 the oath day OF February
in regard 10 c~rookedness on the part Of
the state capitol commission? tVigor-
Gus objection. overruled). A. Yes, sir;
there were plenty Of them.
Q. How general was Il? A Well. sir.
! could hardly answer how general IL
was. l heard II a great many times and
from a great many people.
Q. To what locality was IL confined?
A. IL was not confined to any locality,
unless 1t would be the state Of Montana.
l heard IL outside of Helena a great
many times from people who lived out
side of Helena, as much, almost, as from
those in Helena.
Q. Did you ever hear DIR. Coles name
mentioned in connection with this? A.
Yes, sir. I will state this. that from the
time I was elected, which was in Mo-
vember, IL was supposed ] might have
some appointing power and from that
time on the applications to me to have
the commission removed at the very
start came I'm from all directions. tThis
answer was afterward stricken out).
Cross-examination by eN-Judge Nc
Cornell: @. The committee 10 investi-
gate the capitol commission had been
appointed some weeks before the Faith
Of February? A. ] believe II had.
Q. The majority report had already been
introduced I'm the house before the report
several days7 A. | am not prepared to
say about that. IL may have been.
q. And this matter had been a matter
of public talk for n good while before.
a. Ntiiltlsititt bfth dppVihAFb
and an investigation was going on and
the witnesses were being examined? A.
Wen, perhaps that may have had some
thing TO do with IL, but ] heard of 1t long
before that committee was ever APP
pointed.
Q. Don't you think the talk was a heap
thicker after the committee had been APP
pointed? A. I don't know that IL was.
q. Wouldn't 1t naturally? A.. Not to me
IL didn't.
Q. You were I'm an official position where
there were lots of folks wanting some
thing? A. / will say this, that ] never
had any application from anyone for APP
pointment on the state capitol commits
sion.
Q. You had some 900 or 300 Implications
from people for positions? A. ! think so.
Redirect examination by Mr.. Camp
bell:
@. Did you have any applications for
appointment as members of the state cap
itol commission? A, Never a one.
Re-cross-examination by Judge McCon-
nell:
Q. Not directly? A. Nor indirectly. eth
@. You don't know how many of these
outside fellows were friends of some
body? A. No. sir; they didn't say.
John :. NJ. NELL testified that there
were rumors on the street relative TO the
crookedness of the commission and that
plaintiffs reputation was bad. on cross
examination witness denied that ne was
prejudiced against Cole, but admitted
that he was friendly TO Cass Gilbert.
since they were old acquaintances. hav-
ing been classmates.
Architect Bell, OF Bell e. Kent, who
nave the contract for the present capitol
plans, testified as TO some technical ques-
tons.
4. c. Power was called TO tell what he
had heard about reports against the COM
mission, but the witness was not allowed
TO tell very much.
In rebuttal N. NJ. Mcconnell. c. X. Cole,
G.. II. Mann and G. Il. Marsh were
called to the stand. after which the intro
duction of evidence closed.
Odell Mcconnell then addressed tho
jury. lie was followed by A. ]. Campbell
and Emmett Callahan. Judge Mcconnell
closing. All made strong pleas. that OF
e~x-Judge Mcconnell being pronounced
very fine.