The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-05
THAT RICH SCHOOL CASE
It Is Still Occupying the Attention
of the Federal Court.
MAY BE FINISHED TODAY
Ex-Chairmsn Mcconnell on the Stand.
The Grand Jury Il Called and All
but IL Arr Excused-Another
venire Issued.


A number or witnesses testined yes
terday in the Soss-High school case,
which has occpn,ed the time NJ the
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nothing was brought to the surface.
The case will very probably be con-
c,,aaa ,o-aav or an the morning ONE
more important WITNESS II 10 testiy'
and that person is MIR. Francis. the
foreman I'm the construction of the
1Y,u. .ohoo, h,,ud,ro who a. 100 ~
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gageo IN d sihnhhr capacity On the
foundation of the state building on the
eastern suburb of Helena. Mr.. De
snail was on the witness stand Ali OF
the forenoon Yesterday and reiterated
his statements of the day before. A
number OF objections and CONSEQUENT
argnment delaved the ex~amination OF
the witness.
Mr. soss took the stand To saw that
ne had removed Ali Of the debris occa-
stoned bv the work REFORMED under his
snnervision- After the building was
connleted he had ALI the debris carried
awav He then old about .strikine
The srches that 4. he nointed tho ioints
in the stone work and smootbed over
the mortar etc.
Attornev Cotter for IN. n~,atntiy r~-
marxed that he yould proceed no fur
ther Win The wi,nes. uptiI Mr. Eranci
arrived when he would 90 ahead Mr.
Erancis will he here toNdsy
II NJ patter.on an srch,,ect a, th,.
citv va, called ana gaye Testimony
tani,rm 20 show that, ths meanins ~
..foundation, w., he said that % ,,su-
aiiv internreted nv huiIdars the ton ~
= fo,ndatIon nas ,nst under tho io,sts
Of tho frst aoor He had talked with
Ntr Soss ahout the nreliminary work OF
@.hs 1850
am,ned the nIans uis mamorv wa.
that Mr. Soss had told him tina, he un-
dars,ood that there ua. 70 he hut one
sne e-xtendine above The roof His tes-
tirony uos nimnortan
% McCnnnan cbairman NJ the
boord ~ edncation AZ tha time the CON
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was the newt witness He said tha, he
had ATTENDED nearly ~ not Ali az the
maetines ~ the hoayd dur,ng the neriod
~ neeotiations r-agardiny the construc-
,ion ne said mai the cierL kent a cor-
ract record Of the n-roceedines ~ the
meeting ana that the minutes Of the
nrevious meetinrs were ALWAYS 2ead al
The meetings. He was shown the con-
tracts and identieed thorn The Wit
nass toId about the assignment NJ the
Mcbride work over 10 Soss ana vbv
WcRride ouit McRride vas 70 do the
rubble work FOR "a o5 a nercb hut Soss
was allowed "a 90 on account of the
extra exnense involved in heating the
rock and materials used in the work.
and cold weather necessitated s,ich a
process.
81 had n talk with Mr.. Soss. who
asked me about the cbimnevs He told
me tbat he was building them above
the roof. and proposed to charge EXTRA
for the work. L told him that ~ he
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