The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-31

they had a long conversation on the
matter. He told her then of his at
tempt TO bribe the Judge and jury and
to defeat the supreme court bill.
Didn't 1t make o angry to have
Mr.. Talbot tell you about these crimes
your son had committed?"
"Of course IL did. I told him my son
had taken chances Of going to the pen
itentiary."
Don't you think Il was indellcate 10
talk about Alexis crimes so soon after
his death?"
THE talk came up In natural con-
versation In regard to my son. II made
me feel badly, but / believed what Mr..
Talbot told me was true. Mr.. Tai
bott spoke as though my son had done
the right thing. They made a criminal
Of him in order to win the bank stock
case. His conscience troubles him and
that was what killed him."
DOM you think II a TRANCE thing
70 discuss these crimes committed by a
son with his mother so soon after his
death7"
Not for Mr.. Talbot: he had no feel
ing. i merely listened to Mr.. Talbot.
He thought they were good acts on
my sons part"
There is considerable feeling be-
tween you and MIR. Talbot, is there
not?"
Not so much"
You have had considerable litiga-
tion?"
They dragged me into court. /
never vas In court before"
DO you speak?'
mo. ] would speak with Mr.. Talbot
but he doesn't speak to me"
You have the same feeling in re-
gard to you son's widow?"
Yes"
You have the same feeling against
Judge Mediation. as being the attor-
ney for the ~estate?"
Il have nothing against Judge Nc
Hatton. except that he charged too
UGH for settling my sons estate. /
objected to IL, but IL did no good. / had
made up my mind that they shouldn't
steal all of my sons estate as they
stole the bank stock"
"All this trouble came UP since your
conversation with Mr.. Talbot that you
have testified to?"
Yes"
but you never told the facts of this
conversation to anyone?"
Not until recently"
who did you first tell Of this con
versstion?"
Il don't remember"
How long ago was it?"
Il don't know. / had always kept
the conversation to myself until a short
time ago"
DO you remember a conversation
you had with A. J. Davis on July 50"
Yes, sir"
Did you tell Mr.. Davis at that time
that you was going to testify about the
money that had been spent in brlbing
judges and jury n legislature"
NO; l merely asked him whether
Aleck had done these things"
What did he say?"
"Hp said II was not trua
Did not Andy tell you TO go on the
stand and testify to everything you
knew"
He did not"
Did YOU not threaten the lives Of
Andy and Mr.. Talbot also?"
only in this way. That I said IL
they didn't stop stealing my sons
estate 1 would take the law into my
own hands and they must take the con-
sequences"
You had an i'll feeling against Andy
them"
He was at the bottom Of II all. Mr..
Talbot lie everything Andy told him
to-"
Did YOU send word to Mr.. Davis and
Mr.. Talbot that you were going 10 tes-
tify in this case?"
IF ] we're subpoensed l was going
TO testify. But l never sent word TO
them about It,"
Edward Plotting. for years a merchant
in Butte, said he has known Mr.. Tai
bott II or is years and knows his rem
utation for truth TO be bad. That was
his reputation i'm 1894 also. His repu-
tation for honesty and integrity Is also
bad, in the opinion Of the witness. and
was bad in 1894. Mr.. Plotting told Of n
conversation he had with Mr.. Talbot
in front of Clark's bank. i'm May, 1897.
In regard to the estate of II. A. Neid-
enhofen. Mr.. Talbot said to him that
he had so much confidence in Neiden-
hofen that ne let him have Sl9. 900 10
go over to Helena and kill the pill fer
increasing the number of judges, so
Andy could have the bank.
The examination of Mr.. Pottiny
closed the evidence for the day an
hearing was adjourned until this
afternoon.