Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-11-13
SAYS He Was BRIBED
HUGE SUN TO Ed. BARRILL TO
PASS lie To DR.. COOK.
Story Of How He Acted When Nego-
tiating the Deal About DR.. Cook s
Climbing Mount Neutrality-suspicious.
Wits Secured From G. G. Bridgford
and Others.

Missoula, Mont, Oct. 24.-An aft
davit contradicting the assertions of
Edward N. Barrill in his affidavit de-
claring that DIR. Cook did not reach the
summit of Mount Mckinley was Sc
cured by the attorneys representing DIR.
Z. A. Cook in this city from c. G.
Bridgford, until recently partner with
Barrill in the real estate business in
Hamilton, Mont.
Other afidavits contradicting state
ments made by Barrill and declaring
that the latter made contradictory
statements before he made his aft
davit were also secured by the attor-
neys, but have not yet been made pub
lie. Bridgford will leave here Mon
day for New York, where he will APP
pear as a witness in support of the
sworn statement he has made. His
affidavit recites:
81 have known Edward n. Barrill
Of Darby, Ravalli county, Mont, for
about 10 or IL years. During that
time / have had business relations
with Mr.. Barrill. We have been in the
real estate business together We
had Offices in the city of Hamilton,
Mont, and our business relations con-
tinued until he went to Seattle, about
the last Of September, 1909; during
the time j have known Mr. Barrill we
have been intimate acquaintance. |
having had more OF less business
transactions and associations together. |
During this time j have always found
Mr.. Barrill an upright citizen and a
man of integrity. Our relations at |
this time are friendly, although we have
dissolved our partnership. We never
theless bear to one another the closest
relations Of friendship.
Negotiations for Statement.
1.-THE first time i heard Mr.. Barrill
say anything relating to DR.. Cook s
ascent Of Mount Mckinley was in Sep
TENDER Of this year. This was about
Che time Of receiving the news of the
discovery Of the north pole. He and
j started out in an automobile up in
the south end Of Hamilton. / stopped
At the Ravalli hotel TO see gentle
man. When j came out be and Mr.
Nichols we're talking. This Mr.. Nichols
IS from Chicago and is connected with
the Bitter Root Valley Irrigation com
pany They still talked while j was
there and Mr. Barrill said 10 Mr..
Nichols Il will see you this evening.
Mr.. Barrill told me that afternoon that
Mr.. Nichols wanted him TO come 10
bis Office Ia Hamilton and make
statement 10 him regarding Dr. Cook Is
oscent Of Mount Mckinley.
- M. barrill said that he did not in
tend 10 90. lie said that this meant
money 10 him. The next evening be
met M. Nieh0ls al the Hamilton bar
aud hr Nichols asked Nr barrill Why
Ae did not come 10 bis Office the even
ipg before. Mr lsaIrill said he didp z
baye timei that he MAS TOO busyi be
could not ~. hr. Barrill told ne fhaf
M Nichols told him ~ Ae would come
there and make statement With
feferenee ~ W Cook reaching fhe
summit " Mount Mckinley he would
give bim p bond tbat M soula gei bis
money.
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