The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-22

that hurried visit demanded the
district attorney.
Its no use to look mt it," re-
spOnded the witness. ~ don't know
anything about it,"
SURPRISE DIR ,INSE ATTORNEY,
This was palpable surprise to
the attorneys for the defense. Mr.
Churchill 80 stated to the court and
asked for five minutes for confer
ence. This was granted by the
court, and when the trial began
again surprises came one after an
other 1t was evident that the attor-
neys for the defense were taken un-
awares from the least expected
quarter. They took the witness for
. few minutes to bring out his rela-
tiOns with them. showing that they
knew nothing of his visit to his
former partner Il the company Of
Estes, and they had not SHOWN him
exhibits OF consulted with him re-
gasSfing the testimony he was to
give, but that they bad both met
him for the first time II few days
ago when he was brought here by
the defendant.
1t developed from the testimony
that the only time the attorneys had
ever met tie witness was on Wednes-
day and then only for a few minutes
in Mr.. Churchilrs office when Estes
brought the witness there and held
. short conference with him.
Mr.. Churchill also asked II the
witness had ever informed his part
ner Of tEe lumber deals and the
witness replied that he had not.
1t developed in MIR. Ch"rchilfs
examination that the witness evil
IDENTIFY had not played fair with his
partner in the lumber deals with
Estes, the defense evidently taking
pains to leave the Inference open
that he had robbed his partner to
the extent Of the partners share in
the lumber deals he testified he had
made with Estes.
ANOTHER SENSATION COMES
Then came another sensation
when Mr.. Churchill asked II the
stsriR had arrested the witness dur
The witness replied that lNa had
been arrested.
When further questions along this
line had been answered the attOr-
neys for the people admitted that
the witness had been arrested. nut
that the act was due to mistake.
A. itltsas not intended to arrest him
until later on the charge of bribery.
II also developed from the cross en-
animation by MIR. Carlson that the
witness had been lowering around
the depot from noon until 1::40
o o'clock, when arrested. apparently
waiting for the first train out of
Greeley.
Then Mr.. Churchill announced to
the court that they knew nothing OF
the alleged br1oery transaction. whe-
tl,er true or not He said that in
Justice to their client, to whom they
were loyal, they wanted to say that
they were taken by surprise at the
unexpected turn events had taken.
HISTORY OF CASES
More than a year has passed since
the first rllnsOrs Of loose dealing in
the county commissioners Office he
came current These took definite
form after w. c. Lewis assumed Of
flce Of county commissioner In Janu-
ary, 1911, filling the vacancy made
BY the retirement OF Estes.
There were several secret sessions
Of the hoard. but like most secret
sessions, something leaked. Then II
became noise<l about that the new
commissioner did not approve OF
some Of the "prequisitt,s" and meth
olls Of his predecessor. 1t was said
that Mfr. Lewis balkasl openly. ana
said that he proposed to have the
Office conducted in business-like
manner or there would Ne something
doing.
A glaring shortage in the accounts
Of Mr., Estes was discovered. He hah
been drawing salary he was not en-
titled to under the law. After con,
siderable negotiations. threats an"
stalliuC. Mr.. Estes returned $oO6 to
the county.
RUMORS ABOUT BRIDGE
The runlors began to reach the La
Sale bridge. then under construc-
tion. II was said that the bids hnn
not been properly advertised Tor an"
that the price was excessive: IN.
uuirics Mt the county commissioners
office brought about rs much inior-
nation AS furnished by cfs''rch So
cial oyster. A.
TIKI, excessive taxes cnus'H t"
taxpayers to sit up and stiffen ucr
spine<s. Matters assumed dcfinte
oha,,s, ~xh1,n n mass meeting OF IAN