Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-10
new of no reason for the

knew OF no reason for the
bench warrant at the time. AS tt
the first bond offered by Purchase and
his brother, he had told the deputy
clerk of the court that it was not suffi-
Gent, when he had been informed OF
Judge Glaspell's order in the matter.
Purchases general reputation was bad
he was a bright fellow and had held
places of trust but was morally bad.
He doubted if ten men could be found
who had known him as long as he had
who would testify to his reputation for
truth and veracity. He had felt as
though Purchase ought not to have been
arrested on the old charge. The wit
ness also stated that he had found not
long ago the old complaint, which Pear
son had testified he had made against
him, in an old corner of the vault in the
clerks office, where rubbish and papers
of no value were kept. He had asked
the deputy clerk of the court whether
such charges had been filed several
times before he found them, but the
deputy had stated they were not Judge
Glaspell had asked him, however, a short
time before, if he knew Pearson had
filed a lot of charges against him, and
that he had told the deputy clerk to
pigeonhole them. The witness also tes-
titled to the character of Pearson for
truth and veracity as bad. He gave tes-
mony as to the allegations against Glas-
pell with regard to a land office filing
and said the records in the land office at
Fargo showed the matter to be in the
shape alluded to in the newspaper
articles.
A similar statement was filed with the
committee by Register Valentine of the
land office at Fargo.
WHAT MURpHY SAYS OF PEARSON.
Attorney Murphy of jamestown testi-
fed before the committee that he had
prepared the affidavit against the county
commissioners on The information Sc
cured by Pearson and as Parsons at
torney had defended him in the suit
brought to remove him from office as
school director. He said Pearson had
stated at that time that If he were re-
moved he would prepare charges
against the county commissioners as he
understood things were not all straight
there. The witness stated that he was
confident Judge Glaspell knew nothing
of the charges against the commissioners,
UcCduSe cdlSou ldu SldIcu Ill COutcrSa-
tions with him Murphy II wonder
what the judge will think about this.
Maybe he will think we are putting it on
a little thick" The witness stated that
the reputation of both Purchase and
Pearson was bad and that he would not
believe them under oath.
JUDGE KNAUFF DEFENDS GLAspELL.
John Knauf, Judge Glaspell's attor-
ney, testified before the committee,
stating that he believed the charges
against Judge Glaspell in his official ca
pacity were untrue. Hc had always
found Judge Glaspcll fair and fearless.
AS to the arrest Of Purchase On a bench
warrant the witness said:
"a few days before the commence
ment of this case l met Mr.. Branch who
had Il grievance against Purchase and
he spoke to me of the ACCESSIBILITY of
having Purchase arrested. knew moth
ing of the facts in the case and the day
before the papers in what purports to be
a suit against Judge Glaspcll by Pur-
chase, Mr.. Branch told me IA bench war:
rant was about to issue, or had been is
sued, for the arrest of Purchase for some
crime for which he had been indicted
for some years and which was still in
force. On Monday morning the Judge
took the train for New Rockford to hold
court and as he was about to take the
train the papers in the Purchase case
were served upon him. Mr.. Branch
told me that day before leaving the
court house that an order had bedl
made out and "A bench warrant had beer
issued and from the knowledge that
then gained l would say that the war
rant had been issued prior to the ser
vice Of the papers on the judge in wha'
is called the Purchase suit"
The witness also denied having urged
Pearson to prosecute any suit against
the county commissioners. He sale
Pearson had called upon him and tole
him that he intended to file the charge.
against the county commissioners. Thu
witness also denied the statement tina
he had urged Pearson to prosecute
case against the states attorney, Bald
win, but had refused to have anything
to do with the case. He testified also tt
the bad character of Pearson and Pur
chase-whom he would not believe un
der oath.
State Senator Fuller in whose pres
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