The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-06-12
MR.. KINGS AFFIDAVIT.
He Follows it Up With a Racy Letter on
Unprofessional Means.

UnprOleSSlOHal WSduSs
Before George M. King left for
Kin gfsher, Oklahoma territory, last
week, he voluntarily made his aft
davit in the now celebrated Bur
meister-Clark dam case, in which
Mr.. Clark accused Mr.. King,
through afidavits presented to the
court, with having been the alleged
between in an alleged jury brib-
ing farce, which never occurred,
but which Attorney Clark made to
appear with the hopes that Mr..
King and Mr.. Pedigo would be out
of the country when their affldavits
were wanted, and sequently with
the further hopes that Judge Web
Der would grant a new trial IN the
dam case. It will be remembered
that at the first trial Mr.. Clark was
given a verdict of $500 against Mr..
Burmeister. The plaintiff thought
that $500 was not enough, and he
afterwards made motion for a new
trial, using the alleged bribery
charges to support his motion.
Mr.. King was highly indignant
over the action Of the Mankato at
torney in attempting to make it APP
pear that he was a go-between in
the case. In his affidavit he sets
out the facts plainly, saying that he
was indebted to Mr.. Pedigo at that
time, and being about to leave for
Oklahoma he called in the court
room for the purpose Of discharging
the obligation. He denies ever be-
ing interested in the Burmeister
dam case, not even to the extent Of
caring whether or not the dam was
built, and that he had but very little
idea Of what the case was about that
was being tried at the time that he
called and turned the moneysfor the
cards over to the Juror.
The affidavit was made on Monday
of last week before julius "A.
Schmahl, a notary public, who i'm
mediately turned it over to Pierce
& Harriott, the attorneys for Mr..
Burmeister in the dam cases. and it
will be used alongside OF the aft
davit Of Mr.. Pedigo in putting a
check to Mr.. Clark S attempt to
secure a new trial. Immediately
after Mr.. King made the affidavit he
called at The GAZETTE Office and
requested the publication OF the fol
| lowing communication:
ITO THE EDITOR: My attention was
recently called to a copy Of your paper
in which certain statements are made
with reference to, my character, while
residing in Redwood county, and in
connection with the so-called dam case
To have such a charge come from an
enemy would be bad enough, but tc
| have it come from friend in whom
| have placed more or less confidence
/ after | had left Redwood county and
was difficult to reach, was fully as bad
as the dagger thrust given by Brutust c
| Caesar at the base of Pompeii's statue
must congratulate Mr.. Clark, how.
ever, for the keenness with which be
observed me paying Mr.. Pedigo an
honest debt in the court room, but ]
must censure him for his Willingness
to presume that [. whom he has known
SO long, would even think of offering
the juror a bride in the presence Of and
| in plain sight of the people who
happened to be in the court room on
that day. Certainly a child would
know better than to make such an
attempt, and fear that Mr.. Clark re.
lgarded all humanity akin to himself
when he caused these trumped up
affidavits to be fled with q fair-minded
court.
Mr.. Editor, I was enjoying the bless.
ings Of life. liberty and'the pursuit Of
happiness, guaranteed by the declara.
ton Of independence, when this thrust
was made at my character. I was fal
away from the place where the dagger
was drawn, but it was made where
was best known and where have
resided from early infancy, and
wondered then whether there was nc
relief from the libelous attacks Of men
who hide behind their professions o.
detective and lawyer to impugn and
mallgn the regulations Of men engaged