The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-26
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TESTIMONY
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the respondent posted on the minor de-
tails that were brought out in the di-
rect testimony.
According to the Campbell story
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Minkler could
not have been In Rugby when he said
he was, and which statement was cor
roborated BY Witness Scotland, as Mr..
Campbell said he talked with him that
afternoon over the long distance tele-
phone at Knox and that ne did not
arrive in the Pierce county seat until
after the adjournment OF court late
In the afternoon.
A bill of the call from the telephone
company, amounting to 40 cents, was
produced by MIR, Campbell and intro
duced as one OF the exhibits In the
evidence. He said, however he
couldn't say whether or not Mr.. Mink
Ter arrived in the city earlier in the
day or was present in the courtroom
during the trial. but that he
had no recollection of seeing him and
he did recall the telephone commune
cation with him that afternoon.
Didn't Eat Dinner With MinkIer.
. Mr.. Campbell positively denied taxi
ing dinner or luncheon or the mid day
meal with Mr. Minkler and Mr. Scot
land at the Goetz cafe, as brought out
in the testimony of either OF the lat
ter mentioned gentlemen. He said he
recalled dining that night with both
Of them at the Goetz restaurant, but
said at noon he took dinner with
Scott Rex of Grand Forks at the
Cramond hotel, as the register Of the
Cramond showed.
He stated that after the arrival Of
Minkler I'm his office that night he
was somewhat ''stewed up" over the
turn the law suit had taken at that
afternoons hearing, and MIR. Minlxler
suggested that they go out to supper
and get him cooled OF.
He stated that it was at this time
when Mr.. Minkler and Mr.. Scotland
took the law books out OF his office,
and that at no time in his acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Rex, has the Grand
Forks attorney ever taken a law book
from his Office, nor come there to look
up any question involved nor to cite
any authorities.
Invited to "Dish Washing"
The witness stated that he took sup
per out twice that week, both on the
evenings of June is and 49,. TO sub
stantiate this statement, he produced
an invitation issued by his wife and
Mrs. Smale, for a dish washing
which took place on the afternoon of
one Of those days.
He said he went home at noon and
there was a shortage OF grub be-
cause of the preparations being made
for the dish washing that day for
the friends of the ladies who were
entertaining.
George Bangs brought the invitation
which was introduced in the evidence
as one of the exhibits, over to his
brother, Tracy Bangs, to see in the
customary manner. Tracy waved his
with merry little chuclxle, which set
the senate laughing, he said:
Il don't want to interfere with his
domestic affairs"
Hard Time Pinnina Facts.
During the cross examination. Tracy
Bangs had a hard time pinning the
witness down to facts pertaining to the
time of day Of the telephone call for
Mr.. Minkler and also the time Of the
arrival of that gentleman from Knox.
Mr.. CampbelPs recollection was tazv.
about the time of the adjournment of
court that day.
In no way could he recall the legal
dispute in the courtroom that morning
between the attorneys in the case, OF
whom he was supposed to be one. This
fact had been carefully brought out
botb by the prosecution through Mr..
Rex, and corroborated by the defense
through Mr. Minkler and Mr.. Scotland.
litigants in the action in question. and
by Judge Palda, who was the attorney
opposing MFR. Rex, who was supposed
to have been assisted by Mr. Campbell
But Mr. Campbell had no recollection
of the dispute whatever yesterday and
could not recall that noon recess had
been taken for the purpose Of citing
certain authorities on either side of
the case.
Didn't Recalls Morning Session.
Neither was Mr. Campbell able to
recall anything that transpired at the
morning session of court that day, IL
there was one, of which he also seemed
to have no recollection. His memory
was equally dim on the question OF
night session Of court that evening.
He was sure. however. that he had
never taken midday dinner Or luncheon
with either Mr.. Minkler or Mr.. Scot
land that week, and said he had IL
o'clock dinner with Mr.. Rex at the
Cramond hotel. And he was equally
certain about taking two evening din
ners down town that week.
eYou were kind OF eating out that
week, as 1t were" commented Tracy
Bangs. The witness said he was. Then
Mr.. Bangs continued. that was the
week you were stewed up" and Mr..
Campbell also acknowledged it was.
There was little on redirect exami-
nation of the rebuttaI but Senator
Simpson inquired Of the witness liz he
would be willing to swear that Mr..
was not sick at the Cramond
hotel or even at the Cramond hotel on
hotel on the night Of June II. Mr..
Campbell said he would be willing to
swear to such statement.
A Telephone President.
shortly after recess, J. j. Bingham
of Pleasant Lake, president OF the
Pleasant Lake Telephone Co. which
connects with the lines running to
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