Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-10-30
SAYS He WAS BRIBED
HUGE sum To- ED. BARRILL To
PASS LIE TO DIR. COOK.
Story of How He Acted When Nego-
tiating the Deal About DR.. Cook S
Climbing Mount Neutrality-suspicious.
Wits Secured From @. G. Bridgford
and Others.

Missoula, Mont, Oct. 24.-An afi.
dayit contradicting the assertions OF
Edward N. BarriI in his affidavit de-
clarlng that DIR. Cook did not reach the
summit of Mount Mckinley was Sc
cured by the attorneys representing DR..
e. A. Cook in this city from G. G.
Bridgford, until recently partner with
Barrill in the real estate business in
Hamilton, Mont
Other aiiidavits contradicting state
ments made by Barrill and declaring
that the latter made contradictory
statements before he made his AMI
davit were also secured by the attor-
neys, but have not yet been made pub
he. 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:
= 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 | have known Mr. Barrill we
have been intimate acquaintance,
having had more or less business
transactions and associations together
During this time 1 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.
'The first time I heard Mr.. Barrill
say anything relating to DIR. Cook Is |
ascent of Mount Mckinley was in Sep
TENDER of this year. This was about |
the time of receiving the news of the |
discovery of the north pole. He and |
| started out in an automobile up in |
the south end of Hamilton 1 stopped
at the Ravalli hotel to see a gentle
man. When | came out he and Mr..
Nichols were talking. This Mr.. Nichols
is from Chicago and is connected with
the Bitter Root Valley Irrigation com
pany. They still talked while / was
there and Mr.. Barrill said to Mr..
Nichols: Il will see you this evening.
Mr.. Barrill told me that afternoon that
Mr.. Nichols wanted him to come to
ais Office in Hamilton and make a
statement to him regarding DR.. Cook IS
ascent of Mount Mckinley.
Mr.. Barrill said that he did not in
end to go. He said that this meant
money to him. The next evening he
net Mr.. Nichols at the Hamilton bar
md Mr.. Nichols asked Mr.. Barrill why
he did not come to his Office the even
ng before. Mr.. Barrill said he didn It
lave time; that he was too busy; he
ould not go. Mr.. Barrill told me that
Mr.. Nichols told him if he would come
here and make a statement with
eference to DR.. Cook reaching the
ummit of Mount Mckinley he would
i've him bond that he would get his
money.
Means $4,000 to $4,000.
"Then the next communication had /
With Mr.. Barrill was the evening be-
ore he started for Seattle He had
old me time or two before about J
citing telegram from man by the
anne of Miller. | think Mr.. Miller is 4,
photographer in Seattle. I went to
I'm that evening and told him we had
pine men to take out to look at some
md the next morning. He said to me:
can not go; that party Miller from q
cattle is at Missoula and l am to |
leet him there tonight. This means /,
rom $4,000 to $4,000 to me-
THAT was the last saw of Mr.. :
arrill until he came back from Seat
e, which was on Thursday, October q
1909. He came up from Missoula
nd he went on up home to Darby S
lat night. Mr.. Barrill came from
cattle and before going to New York Fl
It the Impression with me that he
as going as a friend Of DR.. Cook.
r. Barrill stated that he was there at ]
cunt Mckinley when DIR. Cook made
lie ascent of Mount Mckinley. Mr.. q
arrill showed me pictures in a book i
I'd said the pictures had been taken s.
| the trip up Mount Mckinley. He
SO showed me picture of the place
here they were cutting the steps on
cunt Mckinley. He then showed me
here DR.. Cook froze his toes, showed
the packhorses crossing the water =
ID also showed me right where the
axe of ice was on the mountain. q;
Now, from what Mr.. Barrill stated. al
judged that DR.. Cook and he had st
aehed the top of Mount Mckinley. I
dyed as much from what other men
Id me as from what Mr.. Barrill told
2 Mr.. Printz told me that when DR..
ok and Mr.. Barrill returned from n
cir trip and reioined him that Bar Il
said: II introduce to you the man
10 went to the top of Mount Me-
Cook; congratulate the m
ctor.' N
&C. G. BRIDGFORD. >, in
r. L.. Bagby, local newspaper man, la
e. =