The Daily Missoulian., 1909-10-26
DECLARES THAT PR|NTz
SOUGHT REMUNERATION
Continued from Page 0Be.D

formed him that l would pay him
nothing for his affidavit. and then he
Of his expense money. He said that
his wife. who had accompanied him
from Darby. had never been east and
that he desrcd If he should go to New
York that she should accompany him
on the trip. | told him that | offered
no objections to this. and that | be-
iieved 5000 should cover the expenses
of his wife and himself To and from,
New York. In addition to this ! told
him | would reasonably compensate
him for tn. loss nj time while on this
trip. He again called my attention IL
the fact that If he should max. the
trip that he would lose a large fee for
accompanying n hunting party to the
Clearwater district. He said that thes-
gentlemen. whose names he did not
give. came TO Montana zach year. ana
that if he failed to keep the appoint
ment which he had mad" to gn with
them m the hrnting trip that in fu-
turc years they might employ some
! other guide. replied to this by stat
ing that neither Dr. Cook nor myself
could ask him tn make a financial sac
+ rifice by going TO New York in th-
interests rf Dr. Cook. | then said tn
him. IF the statement that you have
given is true. and If. az yon say. sots
are friend or Dr. Cook and have II.
desire to 1a him an injustice by with
holding the true facts rs tn the Mt.
Mckinley expedition think it il only
right that you should sign tn" affiGa-
vit which yoi have already given and
allow that tn be forwarded by regis
tered letter. and If at II later date
after this hunting trip Is concluded
YOU can go to New York aud give you,
personal testimony ! will gladly suppl,
the Il nds to pay your legitimate ex-
penS.s" Mr.. Printz then said. We'll.
If do not 20 to Sew York. what am
going to get out Of this? | think
this affidavit In worth thousand
dollars G1 .oan) if II is worth cent"
! therrupnn Informed Mr.. Printz that
would consider no such proposal.
! and ended the interview with him and
returned 10 room No. 3l4 and rejoned
! General Weed and Colonel Marshall.
Mr.. PrintZ. If MY memory serves me
right. remained in the hall for few
! minutes. and when he returned tn the
room said that he had decided not I"
swear to the testimony which h" had
already given to counsel and which
had been taken down and transcribed
/ by the stenographcr. He said. Il win
give YOU n definite answer. however.
within 10 minutes" Within about Il
minutes Mr.. Printz again called me to
the hall and told me that since did
not consider the affidavit under qucs-
tion worth the sum which he had men
toned to IN. that he would max. no
! sworn statement | then invited him
/ into the room and there in the pres
/ ence of General T.. ID. Weed and
/ Colonel Thomas e. Marshall. counsel;
Mr. Floyd J Logan, notary public:
Walter W. Patterson. stenogranher.
and Samuel Lowman, friend OF
/ Print denounced the said Prin'z for
trying to obtain money from me for
swearing tn Il statement OF facts
which he had admitted in the presefcc
/ of counsel and stenographer AS being
the whole truth SO far as he knew II
: with reference To the Mt. Mckinley
controversy and tn" versions which
! Edward y. Rarrll had given after his
return from that expedition. Printz
did not resent. and made no effort to
resent or deny the charge which I
made against him. and after standing
i'm silence with his head down for "A
brief period suddenly turned and
walked from the room.
This IL the last have seen Of Printz.
and the statements credited To Print.
In an interview printed in thy Ana
eonda STANDARD Of this date~that |
Offered him money for his affidavit or
testimony are entirely false. His
statement that | agreed that he might
receive expense money. and then on
the prctext that his wife was ill that
n. need not keep his appointment tn
gn to- New York. Ii aiso false.
rrintz OH my invitation. but entirely
roiuatnri1y an his part. came tn Mis-
snuia for the express purpos. of maxi
ing sworn statement. setting forth
the facts as to the Mt. Mckinley eS-
petition. He gave this statement
which while considered ri eanti-
Dental nature since he did not swear
tn the statement. is attached hereto.
marked Exhibit A." and made II part
hereof far III" purpose of imraachins
the staten "nt of the said Fred PriutZ,
The statements as set forth in this
affidavit. with the exception as 10 what
transpirad whii" rrintz AMI | w"r"
alone. viii. | have been assured. be-
earroharateh hy all those who Mere
present at the time printz's voluntary
statement Was given.
II e. MITCHELL,
Subscribed and sworn IN hef"r" nc