Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-30

fall of last year to investigate the(
charges made and they report to thej
court that on. April IS they went#to
Mandan and heard evidence from both
parties. The committee thinks cer-
tain charges made should be investi-
gated, and they recommend that some
attorney of the court should be ap7I
pointed to prepare formal accusations
and specifications and present them
to the court, and that If necessary the
court should appoint a referee to take
dispositions.
The charges in the case as presented
to the court involve several heads. It'll
is alleged that in January, 1898, pro-
ceedings wer instituted against ceT
tain persons who e engaged in the
business Of selling Intoxicating liquors
at Mandans It lis claimed that on
January s meeting was held in which
a number Of business men were pres
ent, including Mr.. Voss, who was states
attorney for Morton county. 1t is
stated that Voss advised the payment
OF S17.50 each by theSdefendants in the
cases that had been brought toward
the payment OF costs incurred by: the
officers and that these snmsSWere paid
BY all OF the persons except one Her
man Ynnck, and that the subsequent
proceedings WeTe dropped except as
to the man who did not pay,
Again it is charged that in a case
pending before a Justice Of the peace
at Mandan wherein William Churchill
was charged with threatening to shoot
Louis Goeschel, Voss, although states
attorney, aeted4as adviser for Church
i'll and GoeschelW was compelled to hire
another attorney to prosecute. 1t is
also charged that Voss advised Church
i'll to repeat the offense on Goeschell
ard that Churchill afterward assaulted
Goeschel and shot at him three times
and that Voss refused to prosecute him
criminally. $
A third count Of the charges is that
George Mcdonald was engaged in the
business Of gambling at Mandarin
1868, and that the place run BY him
was patronized by Voss, then states
attorney, who is alleged to have gam
bled at roulette and craps, It is also
alleged that Voss received money from
Mcdonald, either as payment for I'M
munity or as money won from the.
place, and that Mcdonald was not
prosecuted.
a support of these charges several
ahidayits are presented to the court.
&c Clark ake afidarit as to the,
alleged meeting with reference to the
liquor prosecutions. He also makes
affidavit that Foss told MIN there was
500 ia II for Mrs. oLeary, the prose
cutingxWlttness III the liquor cases, to
drop the proceedings. Clark also
sHears that Mrs. oLeary afterwards
ted him that Voss had made the offer.
Joseph zahnder makes a.afidavit That
he was agent. for the Val Blatz brewing
cornpany il 1897 ana that voss. As
states attorney, allowed him to sell
beer I'M Hebron, New Salem, GlenurllIinn,
and that he sold liquor ia these towns
with Voss,s knowledge.
Other afidayits are filed relating to
THE meeting with regard to the liquor
prosecutions state Senator McDotar
gall makes affidavit that hegwas pres
entat The meeting andwas on tbs
committee to collect the money from
the saloon men. he says the money
twas 10 be paid toR, MI sTuttle and by
him 10 Voss fl consideration for work
done % allow the pIacesst to I
George Mcdonald, gambler, makes
an afldayit 10 the erect hat be paid
Vossmoney for immunity from prose.
cntion.
MT Vsoss makes an afidayif denyina
each and every statement of Mcdonald
Theres considerable difference 81
opinion as to the matter on the slore
CLARK, who makes some III the uin.
cipaE aaIdavftss wa formerly CON
stable AT Maapdan and was actiye III tn,
chasing No saloons,
Newton 4 Smith Il Fargo are attor
neys forthe prosecution in the 4 s