The Daily Missoulian., 1909-10-26

80 "'''"s'@t" ~ t3&tfttoE- Mont.
that Printz was desirous Of making =
statement under oath which. I was In
formed, would he of great value to DR..
Cook In imreaching the sworn test'-
m"n\ Of Edward y Rarrfu | was
ais" informed by Z. G. Eridgfard. and
iat"r by Prtntz himself. that Printx
was willing to eo to New York CITY
and there give sworn testimony bafor-
any scientific body as to the tt-a-.. far,-
relating tn the Mt. Mckinney expeat-
tioh' the said Fred printz arrived IN
IN" city Of Missoula on the Afternoon,
of the @2nd day of October. 1909 and
accompanied by his wife. went I, the
savoy hotel i'll the city Of Mfssnu,,
ard ther" informed me that h.. was
perfectly willing tn make his state
meut under oath which would do iua-
tice t" DIR Cook ard clear up any mis-
understanding which might have been
created bv tn" previous affidavit which
he had given in Tacoma. H. made IL
very clear to me- however. that he yya-
not In position to correct ar with
dra" the statement which he had mace
in the Tacoma affidavit | Informed
him that the only thing Or Cook. hts
tell the whole truth and relate lust
what Edward \ Rarrili had told him
al the time h" returned from the ton
"f Mt Mckinley, and as IN the contii-
tion of Harrill at the time he had made
the statement that neither Dr. Cook
nor himself had reached the top nf
the Alaskan peak. MIR printz Informed
me that he Was perfectly willing to
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That. furthermore he was willing I,
go to the city of New York and there
give testimony before scientific bodies
which are now or may investigate tnu
Mt. Mckinley expedition Of 1905. Mr.
PrintZ further Informed me that tn
go Ia New York would mean financiat
sacrifice to himself. as he had ar
ranged to ga out with a hunting parrr.
ard that this would mean consider
able sun nj money to him | Informed
him that |. as the representative OF
DIR Cook. would pay all of his legitf-
mat" travelling expenses To and from
the city Of New York and would com
r"nSate him reasonably for loss of
time while making this trip east In
tn interest nj DIR Cook. Before he
made any statement whatever II me.
and relying on What Mr.. Rridgfnrd har
informed the that printz was willing
Ia testify To- took occasion to inform
Mr Frintz that under no consittera-
ti"n would pay him one cent for his
affidavit or for his testimony In New
York. In this connection | read tn
him letter from, nr. Frederick 4.
Cook. which said letter was aud IL
as follows. to-wtt. The Waldorf
Astoria. New York. Oct. l6 la0s-Nr.
II Z. Mitchell: | am enclosing You
money In pay necessary expenses and
counsel fees You are Ia act as my
confidential agent but want IL again
caution vou not tn uSa money To os-
tain affiaayits. You are authorized In
employ counsel, Yours sincerely. Fred
"rirk \. Cook" ON the evening If the
@@nd daF nf October. 1909. Mr. primts
at my Invitation came to room 3t4 In
tn" Savoy hotel Mi<snula. and there i'm
tn" presence AT +, II, Weed Of Helena.
Mont. aEa Thomas Z. Marshall of
Ii%%ou1a, Mont. counsel for nr. Cook
and mySelf outlined in his oHn lam
euage the statement which he desired
tn MAX" under oath Absolutely no
Inducements werr offered him for such
i statement. and I took occasion again
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Patterson. stenn&ra pher. the state