Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-16

/ York concerning Parrill'S athdaVit.
He afterward intimated that he had
not vet decided on taking legal action
! in the matter.
| Il am perfectly willing to go be-
fore the Explorers Club and give my
testimony as to the ascent OF Mount
Mckinley" said DR.. Cook tonight. IN
fact. | nave already consented to do
So
| He was asked whether he could
produce his original diary of the climb.
| Il will look into the matter and see
whether ! still haye my orisina'
DIARIES" he replied. II believe they
are stored somewhere and | Will pro
duce them if I can find them.
| Dr. Cook reiterated his charge that
Rarrill lied in his affidavit
| 1.-The declaration that the point
where the photograph with the flag
| was taken was far from the top of
! Mount Mckinley is a falsehood." he
| said. 1T was taken at the summit His
! statement that ] told him not to tell
| anyone about the trin is also baseleSS.
There was no secret whatever about
lit.
.'As to Miller he has been hostile to
! reason to say ! have found him I'M
! truthful, but he knew nothing about
the climbing of Mount Mckinley. AS
h." was 60 or 10 miles away at the
| ti'pe.'
DAtaile of how RarrilrS affidavit was
obtained became avaiabl" here today.
| The guide came here quietly two DAYS
900, ard informed Cen. Thomas II.
,r 4
| tic club. that everything in the atfi
hovit was tru" and after talking with
members of the Explorers club. de-
| "ar;eh with his wife. presumably 70"
the West
While in the citv Rarrill talked wit"
Cen Ashton of Tacoma. who obtained
Barrill's affidavit with the aitidavltS
from, Fred Printz. hacker on the
Mount McKinlnv expedition. Samuel
Rehnrer and Walter Miller III" nh"-
.o""a nher. all members of the Cook
party.
Gen. Ashton sneal<in" Of TIL" man
Nor in which the Barrill affidavit was
obtained. said
received word from General Hub
h:rd to aScHrtG in tho exact truth con-
oernirg Or Cooks claim of Mount Nc
kinIey and hal not III" remoteSt idea
what side | WAS IN NJ would be or.
Il sent Miller /" 9arril and orhcr
'np,nhnrS Of the exocdition and had
hem brought to Tao ,ma. They were
all carefully examined. Barrll spoke
openly md squ4rrly Irom the start.
'3arrill said :hat the doctor was =
-o"l fellow end thal he tBa,rilD had
cot given the Mount Mckinley matter
Il thought until the North POLE ques
ZION came up. The guide said 10 me:
Then | talked it over with my wife
tter YOU sent FOR me and W" reached
he conclusion ih4t il Was nv duty
30 give the wO1l' the truth
General Ashton SAID that til re were
other affidavts. the originals of which.
" understood. were III to he turned
over to the committee of the Explorers
'Iuh. which is investigating DR.. oo'i's
tscen: of Mount Mckinney, as well as
to other authorized organizations which
re c"i"a.Grin& 10 IL: '"rtain the truth
Al out 81" pat. aUd Mount Mcl>in
Gen Iiuh! al aid IN an interview
o3aN that II a..s"A Gi"n. Ashton to
'ttain t,,r Facts III la" astci; of Mount
Nrhii lc;'. tn,1 h"ii. 1i,em to this city,
II.
Hubl AID. "aInl he t"l ne that every.
hing in his AFFIDAVIT Was trrr"
70 back IL, tEc affidavit ":' Edward
y. i'arsili. the "ri,r r'!'o Sugars: that
Df. ErtIrI i y. t'nrit ncN:r ,rHc!,nf
h. top III M"Hnt MtNinicN. TIN Globe
oury publishes extracts and photo
graphic re,rodiicti,,M~ ~ HarriIl's diary
This boo. the 4tIidc says he kept tru,,
th" tim" h" first met DIR. cook at North
N;,ki'na. WASH, in May until Nov. o.
'"lb. IN" Most intr','1! Inc. ;,,.rtinn ri
the exhibit IL H." pages covering the
period from sept & 81 II w, re lidr-
ill said Ii" changed the entries Il,
COOK : direction to sup oct thu story
that th" eNp.nre" reached tie tor or
| he rc,'l.
t"t"tti 'a2"u, D't. II. The affidavit of
| l-"Nard ~ Rar'ii!. denying that Fred
,rir!l y. cock II ached tn. summit of