The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26

losing my position. and that as soon as
charges were specifically set forth M
would reply to them and wholly refute
them. Inasmuch as the interview pun
lished is not wholly correct. l desire to
make the following statement:
"Op the LIST OF last April | began work
in Mr.. Cartoons office at an agreed
salary of $50 per month. AT the end of
the month MIR. Carleton requested me
TO sign a paper. transferring to him my
salary as clerk for the month of April
and for such time as / might be en-
ployed by him. 1 afterward earned
that Mr.. Carleton presented this as
signment (Which did not specify any
amount) TO the state auditor and en-
deavored TO get the warrant for the
months salary. for SIPS. and that the
state auditor refused TO issue the war
rant to him. That day Mr.. Carleton
said nothing more about the matter,
but one OF two days afterward he re-
quested me to go n collect the salary.
which he stated was 1925. n to turn
over to him S75 of IL. At the same time
he gave me a note to the auditor, in
PRODUCING me as clerk and saying that
j called for the warrant. At hat time
/ was advised by my brother not TO pay
the s75 over to Mr.. Carleton, and upon
Investigation 1 found that IL I paid
the money over to him ! would be vio-
! lating section 13s of the penal code.
which provides that every person who
gives or offers any gratuity or reward
I'm consideration that he or any other
person shall be appointed to any puo-
lie office or be permitted to exercise or
discharge the duties thereof is guilty
of a misdemeanor.' Upon learning this
/ refused to pay Mr.. Carleton the SIS.
and his attention was called to the pro-
visions of the penal code, n he was
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he would be guilty of violating section
1873 of said code. The matter rested
there. and nothing more was said about
IL. continued at work during the
month of May. Mr.. Carleton showed
by his demeanor that ne was much net
tied at the Illustration of his scheme.
and he stated TO me that he was much
vexed that anything had been said
about IL. He exhibited none of the po-
likeness that characterized his conduct
the last few days of April.
o May 30th l found a note on my
desk to the effect that Mr.. Carleton
would leave the next morning for
Philipsburg TO attend a three-days'
institute, and that thereafter he would
have no further work for me. that he
had appointed Mrs. Carleton as his
clerk, and asked that l deliver the keys
to her when she called for them. which
/ did. 1 may add that / received the
full 1928 for the month Of May. Mr..
| Carleton in the note he gave me to
collect this warrant referred to me as
clerk
Mr.. Carleton, in the Standard OF
June IL, makes some statements 10
which l desire to make a brief reply.
In the first place / never made any
statement over my own signature, nor
did / offer any story TO any of the local
papers for publication, nor did l write
any letter to any local or other paper.
AS a matter of fact, I never saw any
newspaper reporter until the Standard
reporter called on me.
"As to Mr.. Cartoons statement that
he employed me as his st~enographer
and not as clerk, the notes he gave me
at the end of the first and second
months to the state auditor. which
notes are on file in the auditors office
and, moreover, the certificate OF my
appointment as clerk. which is also On
file in said office, clearly refute this
statement. 1t might be asked of Mr..
Carleton under what authority he could
appoint a ~stenographer to be paid out