Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-24
bARR|LL bR|bED TO
D|SCRED|T
COOK
This Is Charge Contained in Af-
fidavit Secured from Partner
of DiSgruntIed Guide on
Mount Mckinley Expedition.

by Morning Journa. Special Leased Wirel
Missoula, Mont, oct. 23.--An affi-
davit contradicting the assertions of
Edward n. Barrill in his affidavit de-
claring that DR.. Cook did not reach
the summit of Mount Mckinley was
secured by the attorneys representing
Dr. T., a. Cook in this city today from
IC. q. Bridgford, until recently a part
neT with Barrill in the real estate BUS
mess in Hamilton, Mont Other affi-
daNlts contradicting statements made
by Barrill and declaring that the lat
ter made contradictory statements be-
tore he made his affidavit were also
secured, but have not yet been made
public. Bridgford will leave here Mon
day for New York, whore he viii ap-
pear as witness in support OF the
sworn statement he has made Among
other things his affidavit recites
The first time | heard Mr.. Barrill
say anything relative to DR.. Cooks as
cent of Mount Mckinley was in Sep
tember of this year; about The time Of
receiving the news of the discovery of
the North pole.
He and | started out in an ,rt.t
mobile up in the south end OF Hamil-
ton. | stopped at the Ravelli hotel to
see a gentleman. When came out he
and Mr.. Nichols We're talking This
Mr.. Nichols is from Chicago and is
connected with the Bitter Root Irrt-
cation company; they still talked while
| was there just little and Mr. Bar
rill said to Mr.. Nichols, I will see YOU
this evening Mr. Barrill told me that
afternoon that Mr. Nichols wanted
him to come to his office in Hamilton
and make a statement to him in re-
gard to DR.. Cooks ascent of Mount
Mckinley. Mr.. Barrill said that he
did not intend to go. a. said that this
meant money to him. The next even
ing he met me and Nichols at the
Hamilton bar and Mr.; Nichols ask ed
Mr.. Barrill willy he did not come to his
office the evening before. Mr.. Barrill
said that he did not have time; that |
ne was too busy; he could not go.
Mr.. Barrill told me that Mr.. Nichols |
old him If he would come there and |
make a statement with reference to |
Dr.. Cooks reaching the summit Of |
Mount Mckinley he would give him |
/ bond that he would get his money.
Then the next communication | |
lad with Mr.. Barrill was the evening |
,efore he started for Seattle; he had |
old me a time or two of getting a |
elegram from a man by the name OF |
1iller; | think Mr. Miller is a pho-
ograDher in Seattle. | went To him |
hat evening ana told him we had |
ONE men to take out to look at some
and the next morning. He said to
ne; I cannot go; that party Miller
rom Seattle is at Missoula and | am
D meet him there tonight, this means |
rom $4,000 to $10,000 to me That
-as the last | saw of Mr.. Barrill until
G came back from Seattle. which was
II Thursday, october :. 1909: he came |
y from Missoula and he went on up
ONE to Darby that night. Mr. Bar
III after coming from Seattle and be- |
ore going to New York left the i'm
rcsSion with me that he was going as |
ne friend of DR.. Cook.
"Mr Barrill stated that he was there |
[ Mount Mckinley when DR. Cook |
ladc the ascent of Mount Mckinley; |
ir. Barrill showed me pictures in a
ook and said that the pictures had |
cen taken on the trip up Mount Nc
-inley: also showed me picture of
he place where they We're cutting the
cps on Mount Mckinley: he showed
e the diary used on the trip and II
lowed me right where DR.. Cook
'oze his toes; showed me the pack II
orses crossing the water he showed ] 8,
e right where the blaze OF ice WAS |
a the mountain. From what Mr.. l.
arrill stated I judged that DR.. Cook
I'd he had reached the top of Mount !
ckinley; / judged as much from
hat other men told me as from what =
r. Barrill told me- Nr. Printz told /,
- that when DR. Cook and Nj Bar
u returned from their trip and re
lined him that Barrill said: I intro
ice TO YOU the man who went to the
. of Mount Mckinley-Dr. Cook. ] Ia
,ngratula:e the doctor. H.
fSigned) ''C c. BRIDG FORD"