Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-31

to calling Stone and Kingsley at this
i time.
4 object to Mr.. Stone being called
now" replied Mr.. : Gray. for this
reason, that you can't have two men
on the stand At the same time, we
have asked for Hatton and Cook wit
nesses, and we have subpoenaed a
on these at this time.
81 am not opposing the eXamina-
ton of Stephenson witnesses. | am
not shielding Stephenson. Person
ally l don't know him. and am sorry
he was elected.
Il want to say further that in pro-
ceeding with witnesses, / am not
assuming that there is something
rotten. In fact l don't expect to
find anything wrong. | should be
disappointed if anything corrupt
should be uncovered. | am glad Mr..
Powell made a good witness yester-
day, and / am glad that we can un-
cover something good. 1t will repay
|
honest men,
| isn't it more proper to examine
witnesses over whom a cloud hangs,
asked Senator Morris than those
you don't expect to find connected
| with guilt?'
| Senator Morris suggestion was not
accepted, and c. M Perry of Oshkosh
was called to the stand. Asked if he
did much work for Hatton, he said
very little. Assemblyman Bray COM
menced the examination
did you spend any money for
him?"
Yes, SO or SIS of my own money"
Were you reimbursed?'
No"
did you expect to be reimbursed?"
mo"
Did you get check from Hatton's
fund.-"
| yes, through Mr.. Strange"
! What did you do with it,"
| Il turned it over to my father, Will
lam Perry
The check is Endorsed by Lieuten-
ant Governor Strange and cashed in
Oshkosh?"
Yes. That is right"
What did he tell you to do with the
money?"
ITO go out and do all I could Tor
Hatton"
Did he tell you exactly what to
do?"
No. Nothing further than to do all
| could for Hatton'
What did your father do with the
money!"
He put up posters around town and
I believe went out of town, too"
why did you give the check to
your father?'
Because I was too busy to dis
burse it myself, and I knew that my
father would spend it as economical
ly as anybody"
Did you know that your father was
a candidate for the assembly,"
Yes"
What did your father say when he
received the money!
Il asked him if it would Interfere
with his own candidacy to spend the
! $50 in behalf of Hatton. | was too
busy, told him, to go out and give
Hatton any time. He said if I was
too busy he would see what he could
do
Mr.. Perry said further that Lieuten-
| ant Governor Strange had spoken to
him number of times about helping
Hatton before receiving the check.
Mr.. Perry informed the lieutenant
governor that he was too busy to do
anything himself but could get some
body else.
But to do anything for Hatton, |
told the governor, little money
would be necessary. The check was
sent to me on condition that if I per-
sonally couldn't do anything in behalf
of Hatton | should get some one else
to spend it properly
Some one testified here" Mr. BRAY
said, that your father asked a lob
lor you 10 circulate Stephenson pa
pels. Is tnat right"
IF he did it was without my KrowI-
edge or consent"
Two years ago Mr. Perry worked
for Stephenson's candidacy for the
short term, the witness testified, re-
ceiving $25 for coming to the capitol.
At that time he was willing to work
for Stephenson, because he promised
he was going in only for the short
term of IA months and that he would
not bother the state after that. Asked
why he preferred Hatton this time he
replied that he thought that there was
mo better men in the field.
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