The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-14

putation so made, and attempted to
assault affiant, and ever since said
time has harbored deep laid grudge
and violent hatred for 'afiant.
Afiant further says that he is
informed, and verify believes, the
part taken by said Loud in said
matter was not confined to the Civ
ing of legal advice to said grand
jury and to drawing said indict.
ments, but that said Loud was
present before said grand jury when
the matter of finding said indict-
ments was being discussed and that
said Loud at that time took part in
such discussion, denouncing this
affiant to said grand jury, applying
vile epithets to afiant and exerting
his utmost influence to cause said
indictment to be returned.
That ever since said quarrel took
place between afiant and the said
Loud, said Loud, as .affiant is in
formed and verify believes, lost no
opportunity when speaking to other
persons, or when atlantis name was
mentioned to said Loud by other
persons, TO call to, of and concern
ing ahiant vile names and oppro-
brious epithets too numerous and
filthy to enumerate and mention;
that on several occasions and prior
to the empannell1ng of said grand
jury, the said Loud told divers and
various persons that affiant should
and ought to be indicted by the
next grand jury, all of which the
said grand jury we'll knew. F
Af1ant further states, on infor.
nation and belief, that Immediately
after the said grand jury returned
said indictment against ahiant the
said Loud proceeded to make known
what had happened before said grand
jury to divers and various persons
in the City of Bemidji, on the
corners and public streets of said
city, and on all such occasions
bitterly denounced ahiant and
gloated over the fact that he and
the grand jury had indicted afiant
Afiant further states upon in.
formation and belief, that the said
grand jury permitted and allowed
the said Loud to remain in the
grand jury, room and permitted and
allowed the said Loud to listen to
the testimony of such witness, and
to remain in said grand jury room
after such witness had departed
theretrom and deliberated on such
testimony together with the sale
grand jury.
That said indictment is not the
result of an honest endeavor or the
part of the grand jury to bring q
criminal to justice, but on the con
trary is the result of a malicious
conspiracy on the part of certain I'M
scrupulous members of the Crane
jury and said Loud to injure atlantis
reputation.
Further affiant saith not excep,
that he makes this affidavit for the
purpose of obtaining an order from
the court setting aside said ipdict
ment."
In support of the affidavit of Mr.
Slocum, Mr.. Gibbons introduced ar
affidavit of A. A. Andrews, in which
the latter stated that H. J. Loud hac
informed him that several indict
ments had been brought aga1ns
Mr.. Slocum, and that the said Loud
had told him of the evidence tina
had been presented before the Crane
jury in finding the indictments; and
that said Loud had said that the
last he knew said grand jury were
not going to make a report against
McKusick."
An affidavit was presented from
F. w. Rhoda, clerk of court, who
stated that he was called as wit
ness before the grand jury and testi
fed in regard to the three indict
ments returned against Mr.. Slocum
that on two occasions when he wa.
called into the grand jury room H
J. Loud was present with the Crane
jury; that Loud did not ask affian1