Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-11
Two JuRIEs DISAGREE.
FROM FIRST PAGE.

That was your way of getting even?
I never thought of getting even at that
time.
Why did you state it to Freeberg?
Because he was asking me questions.
''How is it they never get Mr.. Bryant?"
and questions like that. He said: "He
has too many friends in town."
Then you said: II will fix him, the
old stinker;" didn't you? No, sir.
You said you had seen whisky sold
there? Yes, sir.
You were subpoenaed to appear be.
fore the grand jury, and is it not q
fact that you said in ---'s
store that they could not indict him,
he had too many friends? told to
somebody, to some of my friends what
one of the grand jury told me, that
Bryan would never be convicted.
You said, ''He will perjure HIMSELF"
I may have expressed my opinion
that if he was asked the question he
would perjure himself.
You stated just now to the jury
that you said if Mr.. Bryant ever
called you down again you would get
even with him. Did Bryant ever call
you down after that? No sir, that is
the one reason 1 took no revenge.
Have you ever seen anybody else
get Notwithstanding liquor-at
this hotel? ANSWER was not under
stood to this question nor the follow
ing question:
You never drank any there your
self? City Attorney Olson-At the
time you secured the whisky did you
secure it for the sake OF getting evil
dence? (Objected to as irrelevant and
Observation-Disclosures overruled)
What was your answer? I don't
know.
Have you been offered any pay for
securing this evidence? (Objected to,
Objection overruled)
Muller-I admit he has been paid.
Olson-Have you been offered any
pay? No sir.
All your testimony is voluntary, is
it? Muller-Can't you lead him little
more? Ask few more leading ques-
tions? Olson-At the time Bryant gave
the flask to Vein what did he do with
it? Put it in his overc Dat pocket.
Where did he put his overcoat? In
the buggy seat.
Was the flask within your reach?
All the time.
When you got out there you drank
of it? Yes.
How could you tell there was whisky
in the flask at the time it was delivered
by Bryant to Vein? l had been look
ing at it.
Was there a stopper to the flask?
A screw top.
Could you look through the bottle?
Yes.
The bottle was empty when Vein
gave it to Bryant? Yes.
What was paid to Bryant? I don It
know how much was paid.
You saw it was money? Yes sir, it
was silver.
Did you hear anything said between
defendant and Vein? No sir.
Anything said at the time he handed
| Vein the flask? Not much was said
anyway.
This took place in the Office OF the
hotel? Yes sir.
Was anything said when Bryant de.
livered the flask to Vein? Nothing.
Five minutes recess.
A. o. Bryant was called, sworn and
testified.
Attorney Olson-Do you remem Der
whether on June 7, 1903, M. E. Ander.
son was in your place of business:
No.
Did you on June 7, or at any other
time take and fill pocket flask for
any one in the presence of Anderson:
No sir.
Did you know whether or rot Vein
was stopping at your house June 7,
1908? I know his name was on the
register June 9TH and 9th.
| Was he registered Sunday? No.
Was he at the hotel? 1 cannot saw.
Were you at home that day? think
I was.
Were you around the Office in the
morning of the 7th? I can't say. I
am not about the Office much.
Isn't it possible that Anderson might
have been with some one on that day
or some other day and have q pocket
flask filed by you? No sir. never
filed a flask for any man in the way
he testifes. I am not big enough fool
for that.
Did you see Vein that day.. Could
not say. I may have seen him.
don't know the man. I don't think
his name is on the register since June