Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07

kee election inspectors vii. be si,bnoe,o.y
as Senator Husttng is comparing the names
on the certified list with the names tbof
appear on the expense account of w r
knell, who managed Stephensons MiIwan
appeared on both lists.
FRIDAY. APRIL so.
AsSemblyman ]. f. Thomas of Waukesha
was placed in a peculiar light before the
inVeStgatirtng committee today when Dep
uty Game Warden Richtman testified thar
the WaukeSha county Sol0n had taken part
in the discussion at the hCme of Game
Warden Stone on the night the "frame-up"
on the testimony that was to be given be
fore the joint committee was arranged.
Some weeks ago Thomas told the committee
that while he had been at stones house on
the night that the game wardenS were
about Stephenson money. Matt j. Regan
gave some interesting testimony in regard
TO the methods that We're employed by the
different parties in Milwaukee MIR. Regau
SAID that with an outside wCrkcr aud an
election inspector working with him he
could carry certain districts in Milwaukee
for any candidate.
F. TUESDAY. MAY +
f. A EdmondS. chairman of the RcDub-
hcan state central committee and manager
of the campaign of Senator Stephenson in
the primaries and before the legislature,
the Senate investigators COMMITTEES Tho
most important testnony Of Mr. Fdmands
was u the effect thar he spent S1O96T4 i'm
-
Marinette millionaire. No statement Of his
item has been filed with the secretary of
state. Mr.. EGmondS also admitted thnt he
told Chief Game Warden j. w. Stone that
his (Stone 81 name would not come ont i'm
his testimony in al probability 1t is mn
derstood now that the contempt proceedings
against Mr.. EdmondS will come to uaurhf
lie may possibly be reprimanded. however
The fact that he has consented to take the
stand and testify fully as he has on each
appearance probably will inspire the Sen.
ate committee to take some action toward
withdrawing the charge of contempt
WEDNESDAY, MAY ..
Deputy Game Warden T.. l.. futile OF
OconomowOc, before the investigating
committee, testified that he handled $500
him by Deputy Game Warden Bowman and
$75 from Chief Stone He was told to do
what he could for Stephenson. Telling Of
the meeting at Stones house, where ii was
arranged that three wardens We're to as
sumo the expenditure of $500 of Bowman's
share of the Stephenson fund Tuttle la
boriously detailed his every movement He
said he was called to Madison by tele-
phone message from Stone who did not
explain why he was wanted lie came to
Madison and after considerable trouble 10
Gated Stone and Deputies Richtman and
Kingsley In Butterfelds saloon. Later
Warden Nels Johnson was found. futile
said he heard either Stone or Kingsley say
something to the effect that $500 has got
to be taken care of. Later all five went to
Stones house, where Deputy Bowman and
Assemblyman Thomas met them. futile
drew rough plan showing how the seven
sat in the Stone house. He showed a front
room connecting with sort of sitting room
by an arch about six feet wide Thomas
he said, sat in farther corner of the
front room and the rest were grouped
around the archway in the other room all
facing Thomas, who was about ten feet
away.