Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-21
KEEP WATCH OF LEGISLATORS
AND REPORT TO EDMONDS
AND Overlook.
GAME WARDEN STONE FAILS TO
REPORT FOR coNFIscATED
DEER SOLD.
Madison, April II.


was yesterday adduced from testi-
mony before the Senatorial investi-
eating committee. D. H. Davies,
detective of Milwaukee, was the man
who was engaged by E. A. Edmonds
to report to him or to Mr.. Overlook
what Legislators were absent from the
capitol or what each mans attitude
was towards the election of the aged
solon from Marinette
That ]. w. Stone. the state game
warden had not recorded some 81 1000
Or $4,000 realized on confiscated deer
was developed from the testimony
given by his deputies A. G. Schauer
and John Buckley. The deer, num-
bering some 240 head, were confis-
Gated by Mr.. Buckley at Green Bay
and possibly other points and shipped
to Milwauk ee to be sold
Stone Fails to Record $4,000.
According to the testimony Mr.
Stone came out to Milwaukee and
sold the carcasses, with the assis-
lance of his deputies, for some $4,000.
Mr.. Schauer, who takes care of the
books of the department, testified
that the money was not on the rec
ords of the office He knew that
Stone went to Milwaukee to dispose
of the confiscated property, and he
heard that the money is in some bank
in Madison.
Chellis C. Wayland, business part
ner of E. A. Edmonds, admitted that
he had Assemblyman Towne in the
committee room at the end of the as
sembly chamber on March f. He
kept him there TO use him the best
way he could, he said. If the sena-
tors had stayed out, Mr.. Wayland in
tended to send the assemblyman in
to help make quorum. If they had
voted, his intention was to keep the
legislator out to increase the chances
of Mr.. Stephenson's election.
Silas A. Towne is Democrat rep
resenting the second district Of Sank
county.
Z WayIand Manipulated Towne.
Mr.. Wayland also testified that he
thought Dick White and Overlook
had taken care CT the other men on
the day of the election of Senator
Stephenson, while he manipulated
Mr. Towne. Whether Mr. Overlook
and MI White had conference on
the proceeding day, he did not know
for certain, but he thought there was
such a conference. He thought that
Bob Shields might have been at that
conference.
Mr.. Wayland also testified that he
took charge of the governors trip
around the state. Mr.. Davidson was
to make speeches at every town. Mr..
Wayland was to arrange the dates
and carry out the schedule. The ex-
pense of the trip was paid by Mr..
Wayland
A. G. Schauer chief deputy game
warden, was called TO the stand to
show what confiscated deer was re-
corded. Mr.. Schaner found that the
sale of deer for S47.9S only was re-
corded for the months of November
and December.
He admitted that some $40 deer
We're seized and sold in Milwaukee. of
which there is no record. The seiZ-
ure Melted possibly $4,000. He
stated that he knew Mr.. Stone went to
Milwaukee to arrange for the sale of
the deer. but no record of that sale
was made. WAS the money turned
over TO the state, do you know?"
Not that / know of. 1t is not on my
records"
If that money had been turned
over to the state. would you have a
record of it?"
Yes. sir
The witness did not know that all
money collected through Mr.. Stone
was turned over to the state. The
per diem for game wardens is usu-
ally $3.50 a day Mr. Bowman and
Mr.. Craig received $3.50. The wit
ness stated that he heard the money
for the confiscated deer was in some
bank in Stones name. the Capital
CITY bank probably
Whom Ga lou hear it FROM
From Mr. Stone, | believe
Funds on Stones Book.
sum aggregating $4,000 was
collected from fishermen under pro-
test. The money was kept in the
banks. the witness testified, on an
open account of Mr. Stone.
Who had the bank book?"
1t was in Mr.. Stone's desk
IF Mr.. Stone had died there would
have been no way of getting the
money!"
4 knew where the book was. His
desk is not far from mine His
daughter has a key 10 the desk. too"
Mr.. Stone kept the money in that
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