The Daily Missoulian., 1909-10-26
Affidavit Made Charging Guide With Seeking
Money for Sworn Statement
COOKS SPECIAL AGENT TELLS OF SOLICITATION
Makes Sworn Statement in Which He Declares That After
Making Formal Statement in Contradiction of Bar
ril, Prntz Demanded $1,000 for It---Is Re-
fused and Won't Sign Affidavit

Developments yesterday in the Mt
Mckinney controversy brought forth
an affidavit from r. e Mitchell pr
Frederick y. took's confidential agent.
IL the effect that Fred printz. nur nr
IN" d"ct"r'S guides an thu Alaska trim
after making Il volt ntary statement In
the form of an affidavit in support
rf Dr. Cook and in contradiction tn
tn" affidavit of Guide Edward \. Bar
rlll, demanded the sum of 81 900 for
his statement. and upon being refused
cent for his statement declined to
sign the affidavit. The statement.
which is made an exhibit attached tn
tn" affidavit of Mr. Mitchell was made.
the affiant declares. I'm the presence or
several witnesses freely and vnInn~
tarilN hv Printz. was read tn him and
declared by him in the presence, Of
witnesses tn he true and correcs
stat nent of facts concerning the as
cent of Mt. Mckinney
Print2. 1t will he remembered re
Gently CAV. am affidavit In Tacou>.
In support 0f the affidavit of Barrir,
declaring that Dr. Cook did not reach
the summit OF the Alaska peak MIR
Mitchell. after his arrival here, was
informed that Printx VAS willing tn
make another statement In correction
of his former affidavit. Print met
MIR, Mitchell in the Savoy hotel In
the presence of Or, Cooks special
counsel a stenographer and n notary
public. and. according to the affifa-
viz aF ~
iugly made his statement in behalf If
nr Cook. But. tn" affiant declares.
when ii came to the point nf signing
the statement. priRtz called him aside
and made IA demand for money. and
when denounced far tn" demand went
away. refusing tn sign the statemen,.
Other Affidavits.
In addition tn the affidavit of Mr..
Mitchell arnther was made by the
stenographer. Mr Patterson that th,.
statement made by printz was taket,
by him and is word for word the exact
statement made by printz in the pres-
rnCe of the other Witnesses: that II
vas read tn Printz after it had been
taken and transcribed. and Was fc-
clared hv Printz to he n t1'uc and cor
rect statement of facts in the matte.
at issue. In addition tn this affidavit
another was made by Floyd J. Logan.
the notary public, tn the effect that
he was present when printz made
the statement in question. knows that
ii is exactly as Printz CAV" it, and
that the latter declared ii Ia he
tire statement nf tho facts I'm the casa
Yesterday afternoon conference
Was held In the office of Marshall Il
Stiff between counsel for Dr Cook and
the doctors snecia' agent tn consider
the matter of taking criminal action
against PrintZ. but what course was
decided upon has not yet been made
public
An attorney and n notary public rep
rosenting DIR. rnok went In Darby sun
day and returned Yesterday with th. /.
announcement that some additional
evidence 0f an imnortant nature In
support Of Dir. Cook and in contra
diction Ia the affidavit NJ RarrilI had
heen secured. The exact nature nf this
evidence. however. has not Yet been
made public
This morning Ar Mitchell leaves on +
the North Coast Limited for Miles
CITY. where h" will meet Dr. Cook and .
accomnany him to Missonla where i
ne will arrive ut IL n'clock Nedne=- /
da~ night General Weed. nr Cooks !
special counsel here. will leave tnda,
to conduct f rthcr business In the
Doctors behalf. but as la Nhrre he ts
going ar what the nature 50 th" work
he will do is he has not made any
statement as Vet
Thr affidavit given by Mr. Mitchell 8:
in regard In the printz statement and
his demand for nancy II "a follows:
Affidavit of p. c. Mitchell. New York
City.
State Of Montana. county os Mts-
S0ula-ss
n. e Mitchell. being first du,v
sworn according IL laW. on his oath
deuoses and says:
am 80 years of age. a resident of
the city of New York. county nf New
York state Of <ew York. and Al news
paper nan by profession. am not now
associated with any newspaper. but
am acting in the capacity ot cnnftden-
fiat representative u Or. Frederick 4
conk.
| came ~ Montana fnr the purpose
# obtaining evidence. If pn%Siale. IN
mreach the testimony IT one Edwaro
\. RArrilt. Nhn in an affidavit given
IN Tacoma, Wash. on October /. 1909.
i~clared that Dr Frederick y Cook
and himself had nat reached th.. sum-
nit "f Mt Mckinley in 1905. as
-lained bv Dr. Cook in his book. TIE
the Top al the Continent"
hn the morning az the 24nd day II
october. fa64. communicated hv tee
nhone with Fred Prlntz Of Darby.
Mont. and requested that he meet
ii" in Mj~s"ula for tn" purpose "f Civ
ng testimony in the Ait Mckinley
controversy, | having been lufornaed by