The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-24
BLOW At BARR|lL
FROM RR|OGFORD
Direct Contradiction of Amda-
Wit That Denied Claim of
Doctor Cook.
MADE BY PARTNER OF
MAN WHO MADE ATTACK
Bold LntimatiOn That BarriIl
Made His Affidavit for Large
Sum of Money.

M1SSOULA. Mont, Oct. 23.-An af-
tdavit contradiciing the assertions Of
Edward \, BarrilI in his affidavit de-
claring that DR.. Cook did not reach
the summit of Monnt Mckinley was
secured by the attorneys representing
Dr.. +. a. Cook in this city today from
G. e.. Brjdgfnrd, until recently a part
ner with Barrll IN the real estate bust
ness in Hamilton, Mont. Other aft
davlts contradictlng statements made
by Barrill and showing that the latter
made contradictory statements before
he made his affidavit were also Sc
cured by the attorneys, but have not
yet been made public. Bridgford will
leave here Monday for New York.
where he will appear as a witness in
support of the sworn statement be has
made. The affidavit i'll full is as fol
lows:
Text Of Affidavit.
"I C, G Bridgford, being first duly
sworn according to law, on my oath
dcpose and say:
'That / am n citizen aud resident
of Ravalli county, Montana, residing
at the city of Hamilton; that I have
resided there for twenty years last
past; that | am at this time engaged
III the real estate business, buying and
selling real estate on commission aud
otherwise
"That | have known Edward y Bar
riil of Darby, Rayalli county, Montana.
for about ten or twelve years; that
during this time | have had business
relations with Mr.. Barrill; we have
been in the real estate business to-
gether; we had Offices in tho city Of
Hamilton, and our business relations
continued until we went 10 Seattle,
which was about the last of Septem
heE, 1909; that during the time [
have known Mr.. Barrill we have been
intimate acquaintances, having had
more or less business transactions aud
associations together; that during this
t:Gje | have always found Mr.. Barrill
an upright citizen and a man OF IN
tegrity; that our relations are at this
time friendly, although we have dis
solved our partnership we nevertheless
bear TO one another the closest rcla-
tions of friendship,
"The first time I heard Mr.. Bsrrill
say anything relating 10 Dr. Cook s
asccn, of Mount Mckinley was in Sep.
tember of this year; this was about
thc time of receiving the news Of the
discovery of the North pole He and
started ont IN an automobile up in
The south end of Hamilton; / stopped
at tho Ravalli hotel TO sec gentleman;
when came out he aud Mr.. Nichols
were talking. This Mr.. Nichols is from
Chicago and is connected with the Bit
ter Root Valley Irrigation COMPANY,
they still talked while | was there lust
little. and Mr.. Barrill said TO Mr..
Nichols, L VIII see YOU this evening
Mr. Barriu told me that afternoon that
NJ, Nichols wanted him TO come TO
his office in Hamilton and make
statement 10 him in regard TO DR.
Cook s ascent of Mount Mckinley; Mr.
Barrill said that be did not intend to
90; he SAID that this meant money TO
hun, The next evening he met Mr..
Nichols at the Hamilton bar. and Mr..
Nichols asked Mr.. Barrill why he did
not come TO his office the evening be
fore
''Mr Barrill said that he did not
have time; that he was too busy, be
could not 20. Mr.. Barrll told me that
Mr.. Nichols told him if he would como
there and mako q statement with ref.
ercnce to DR.. Cook 5 reaching the sum-
nit of Mount Mckinley he would give
him bond that he would get his
money.
Too Busy for Business.
with Mr., Barrill was the evening be
fore he started TO Seattle, He had
told me j time or two before about
getting a telegram from II man by The
name of Miller. think Mr Miller
is q photographed in Seattle. | went
Ia him that evening and told him we
had some men TO take out TO look al
some land the next morning. He said
to me, L cannot 90; that party Miller
from Seattle is at Missoula. aud I am
TO meet him there tonight. This means
from 5000 to $4,000 10 me- That
was the last I saw Of Atr. Burrll IN
til he came back from Seattle. which
Il. L.. ~.
,ame mp from MiSsoula and he went
1n M home 10 Darby that night.
"Thc next ! saw of Mr.. Barrtll be
,ame down from Darby on the after.
loon train on the following day, think.
" in the Deigbborhood of a couple Of
LAYS aftcrward, and his wife was With
lim. | asked him where be was going.
lie said he was going to Missoula, and
he next that | heard of MIR. BarrII
lc bad gone to New York, Mr. Bar
i'll after coming from Seattle and be
orc going TO New York had left the
Impression with me that he was going
IS the friend Of Or. Cook,
''Mr Barrill stated that no was there
/ Mount Mckinley when Dr. Cook
Ir. Barrill showed the pictures in
,ook. and said that the pictures had
,ecu taken on the trip up Mount Nc.
[inley; also showed me a picture of
he place where they wcro cutting the
teps on Mount Mckinley. He showed
ne the diary used on the trip aud
howcd me right where Dr. Cook froZe
is toes; showed me thc pack horses.
rossing ihc water; he showed me right
here The blaze of ice was on the
From what Mr Barril
.ated, [ Judged that DR.. Cook aud ho
ad reached fhe top Of Mount Nc Kin
~. ] Judged as much from what
Their men told me as from what Mr.
arril told me Mr.. Printz told mo
rat when Dr. Cook and Mr.. Rarrill
,iurncd from their trip and rcioined
i'm that BarrjlI said: Introduce to
ou the man who went to the top OF
Lount McKinlcy--Dr. Cook; congratu.
lie The doctor
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