The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-15

The state questioned Mr.. Black
concerning the fact that he and
the other defendants slept in one
room at the Leland hotel, and
attempted to show that they
talked over matters concerning
the county and aften had every
! thing cut and dried before they
went to the court house the next
day. This Black denied, but later
Carroll said that this was the
case. Their stories here did not
hitch worth a cent.
Black was questioned also con-
corning the resolution which
Swanson introduced at the July
meeting and which was not al
lowed to apbear OH the minutes
by the defendants. Swanson had
objected strenuously to the COM
missioners' allowing the bill for
Richardson and Carroll for their
| minneapolis trip?? Black said
that Swanson : resolution had
criticized the action OF the Board
! OF county commissioners. and
wouldn't look well on the records.
J. w. Wilson.a coal miner from
south OF Stanley, sad that he
had been paidS1OSOby thecounry
for the grade which Black SAID
he measured. He did not have
any contract with Black. He had
used three OF Blacks teams be-
Icause Black had desired him to
! break them. Black had used the
horses in haying and they were
not well broken. Wilson was
shown the mysterious contract.
He said he did not sign it. but
that it looked Il little like his
writing.
S. S. Richardson attempted to
make a good many things per.
iectly clear to the Judge, but
failed utterly. Mr.. Richardson
was cornerel most numerically
and for nearly an hour was IN.
der a bombardment OF shot and
shell from Wineman. Atthe end
OF that time. when closely cor.
nered by Judge Goss regarding
the famous Optic bill, Richard.
son could no longer stand the
strain and collapsed completely
! He was carried to an open win,
dow where he soon recovered
from his fainting spell but did
mot 60 on the witness stand
again until in the evening.
Richardson all the way through
attempted to hide his actions
with a. poor memory, D very
poor defense.
He says that Carroll had sent
him to Smiths Office with the
Optic court calendar bill to get
his 0. X. placed on it. He had
met Mckeever in the hall. and
I McKeever after a little converse
ton had placed his 0. x. on the
bill He denies that he gave MIC.
keever any beer.
Richardson knew of the oppos.
ition to the Optic bill. He SAYS
that he did not tell Palmer to re
cover the warrant and that the
commissioners would stand the
difference themselves.
RICHARDSON SWORE THAT He
DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING or
CHARGES OF THE WORK OF 4
COURT CALENDAR AND DID NOT
KNOW THE US U Al P r G +
CHARGED FOR THEN ALTHO III
i HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF TIKI
| BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS FOR OVER FOUR YEARS.
He was questioned as to hi:
trip to Minneapolis. He Travelled
nearly 1000 miles both ways
He said thathe and Carroll called
to see the officials regarding
hauling the freight for the De:
I Laos bridge over their road free
of charge, which theylater agreed
to do. He explained the fact thai
they had spent nine days in the
Twin Cities on account Of having
to wait several days for an au
; dience with the officials. They
had called on the Diebold safe
people and on the War dapart
ment.
! Richardson said that he always
charged two days extra for com.