Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-13
He Did Not Offer Erickson
$1,000 for Testimony.
ASKED FOR IT
Mr.. Batter1nan Would Not Give Him
Money But Offered Him
ae ~ Another Job.

The suit of Receiver Harris for an ex-
tension Of his jurisdiction in the matter
Of operating the Snohomish and Tram
Knowles today, and the arguments are
being heard this Afternoon.
In the publication of the substance of
the affidavit of l.. Erickson. submitted
by the Montana Ore Purchasing Co.,
yesterday, the Inter Mountain, by an un-
Intentional and unfortunate error was
made to say hat Mr.. Batterman had
offered Erickson $1,000 to make an affi-
davit to the effect that Heinze was en-
gagged In preventing the receiver OBJ
tanning his just proportion Of the ore.
While Mr.. Batterman denies in toto
the allegations contained in Erickson's
affidavit, the statement alleged to have
been contained in the affidavit relative
to the offer of 1000 does Mr.. Batterman
a grave injustice. Erickson in his atf1-
davit goes on to say that after having
had a talk with August Harkins he went
to the office Of the Boston & Montana
company and there met Mr.. Batterman,
who addressing affiant said II p
you know the reason Q were called up
here" and affiant replied YES, / was in
formed by Mr.. HarOn." The affidavit
then reads as follows:
And Mr.. Batterman said now the
understanding is that you turn over to
u side and make affidavit In our favor
and for so doing you shall receive a job
anywhere you want in the mines Of the
Boston & Montana company and you
can keep the said job as long as the
Boston a. Montana company is in exist
ence' Aff1ant said: L will not do any
thing Of the kind: if you want to talk
business to me you will have to put up
NoruN %1.0 - III -- r --.l ~
now Mr.. Batterman said, What do
yonf ask?' Atfiant replied, that 1t ought
to be worth at least a $1,000. Mr.. Batter
man replied, i couldn't give you this
money because II I did you could do as
you pleased after o got it, butt would
be very much obliged to you If you
would testify and you would never
that he would do the right
thing by affiant after the atfiant had
signed the affidavit"
Mr.. Batterman said he gave positive
orders to Haron to be sure and have
men swear only to the truth, and under
no consideration offer any money. He
realized that any man in the employ of
Heinze making affidavit against the M.
o. P. Co., would lose his position and he
Mr.. Haron to offer them a similar
with the B. & NJ. He denied
ever having used money. He admitted
that an effort had been made to get
Erickson's affidavit, out he positively
refused to pay him n money for it
although he did offer him a similar posi- !
ton with the B. e M. He reasoned that
it was only fair hat a man who was
willing to tell the truth and who had
lost his position by SO doing, should be
given employment.
Frank Mingesser, a witness at yester- |
day evenings session testified to a on
had with Erickson in which
the latter had informed witness that he |
had kept tab On the number of cars stol- |
en- from the receiver and expected some j
money for his knowledge. Haron also
testified that Erickson had old him that
he was out for big game, and he did not
believe in giving up what information
he had collected, for nothing. Several
affidayits by b. & B employees were offer
ed in rebuttal of the M. O. p. afidavits.
Mr.. Evans, the attorney for the receiver,
this morning offered in evidence the
books of the mines to show that
several of the Heinze men who had made
affidavits had worked out a few days In
the mines. Among the men so named
Were:g Robert Carkish, O. e. HUMPHREYS.
Pat Kelly, John Word, j. e. Dunstan, e. |
J.. King, w. p. Steunwalt, James Sy-
John Flood. Norris Courtenay and
Chas. Fl. Sanders.
This closed the testimony in the casa
arguments We're made by Attorney
Evans for the receiver and Judge Nc
Hatton for the NJ. O. p. Co.