Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-30
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Scott said he never was arrested. +

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Scott said he never was arrested. He
said that Ed Mather and Mr.. O'Mal
\ ley, formerly In the council, said Mr..
Feeders reputation was no good. The
witness could not say that he heard
Fielder had been bad during the past
two or three years. The testimony OF
the witness was objected to rs too
remote and motion was made that 1t
be stricken from the records.
l. A. Monoerson on Stand.
l.. A. Mongerson gave his employ
ment during the past year at the out
set of his testimony. He told Of be-
ing steadily employed since the mines
closed last year. He said he worked
for Abe Jackson In South Ottumwa
and with relatives in Eldon and north
Of Ottumwa and then In the harvest
fields of South Dakota He said on re-.
turning to Ottumwa he visited with
his brother-in-law Alvah Fielder. He
said he was attended by DR.. Btockman
and the doctor told him he was
! threatened with lung trouble. While
out with the saloon petition. the wit
ness said he saw every man whose
the name. He said he had to quit cir
culating the petition because he could
not main on his feet so long. The
witness said he slept in a stall at
! Jackson's barn and when horse was
put in his stall, he moved to Harry
Leonard's room over Mynard's drug
store. He declared he never saw
poker table or poker chips in the
ROOM
The witness said he knew Everett
Humble by sight. but never saw him
! in Leonard's room. He said he never
sold any poker chips or booze. The
witness declared he knew Reed Fled
Ter, but never offered him any money.
The witness said he never had $40 at
one time and did not ask Fielder ii he
had a tight pocket" In referring TO
his family affairs, he said his d.
vorce was never recorded and that &C.
casionally he visited his child at the
McHaffey home He related story OF
Chief Fielder having given him a
sweater which was too large. He said
he rolled it up at the bottom and when
going to the McHaffey home, he talked
with Mrs. McHaffey, who said he
looked like bootlegger. The witness
said he iokingly replied, Maybe that's
right" He then said he was not boot
logging. . t
Rupe Signed Some Petitions.
The witness said on cross examina-
ton that John Rupe signed his name
to some of the saloon petitions be-
cause he was sick, He said this nap
pened in Smiths chop house when
Steve Mcbride was present.
He said that he walked to the Bal
lingall hotel with the petitions after
getting Rupe to sign the name OF H.
A. Mongerson. He said he did not
know Ernest Mitchell or the man he
gave the petitions to. The witness said
he saw Rune write his name on the
petitions. The cross examination was
then directed to Mongerson's employ
ment He said he came to Ottumwa
last March and worked for while Dig
ging coal and then came to work Tor
Jackson Bros. He told Of being farm
hand and later of working with the
saloon petition. He said he received
between SIS and SIT for his work on
the saloon petition. In referring to
STAYING in Leonard's room, the witness
said he was there when several or
the boys came up, but that no cards
were played. He said the evenings
we're spent telling stories. He denied
that any poker was played or that ne
sold chips and beer and whisky. He
also said he attended dances in the
Elks' and Masonic halls.
An effort Of the drys to get into
the record a conversation said to have
been held between Mongerson and MS
wife about giving Reed Fielder !25
was defeated when the court ruled
fayorably on the motion of the vets.
The witness told about Reed Fled
Ter telling him to get man OIL the
street or he would arrest the man,
and he denied that he sold the man
whisky. He said that John Gray talk
ed to him about the saloon case when
he returned to Ottumwa lately, but he
stated that he has not been paid any
money nor promised any for testifying.
On redirect testimony, Mongerson
said the man was about sixty years
old and his only interest was to pre-
vent him being arrested. He also
said that, he instructed John Rupe to
sign his name to the saloon petition
as he was nervous and that~he walk
ed over 10 the bdllluSdH uee1usc Ao
had no money with which to ride,
Was Slap In Face.
W. F. Blystone declared he signed
a withdrawal because Frank Sharpe
said it was slap in their face to have
his name remain on the petition. Mr..
Blystone was reluctant in giving his
testimony endeavoring to evade dis
rect answers where possible. He said
he signed the saloon petition and later
signed withdrawal. When asked
what led up to his signing withdraw.
al, the witness said he would rather
not answer. In answer to the ques-
ton whether or not he was threatened
with loss of Johnston and Sharpe's
business, he said he did not sign the
withdrawal of his own free will. He
said he performed lots of work for the
firm and depended upon his business
as drayman for livelihood. When
asked what was said to him to get his
name off, the witness declined to an
swer. The attorney insisted and tho
attorney for the contestants told the
witness to answer, but he refused until
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