Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13
that there was q disturbance IN that

that there was a disturbance In that
place?
O, You were knocked down without
any provocation at all? ,1 T
A. He was going to search me ]" Gov
Q. There was nothing IN that cilcu'"-
stance about being in a bawdy mouse!
\. In that circumstance? %,
O. m that circumstance that you
! mention there was nothing involved u,
that to show particularly a DaWaS ho's''
4 There certainly was there.
Q. In YOUR opinion 1t was. but the oc-
! casioh for the Chiefs coming doWn thete
was on account Of the peace OF the CITY
being disturbed? ,.
@. You don't remember what did hap
pen, do you? ~
a. am just telling. you that there
was no disturbance where L was AT.
There was three of these houses there.
He might have been in the others.
q, You don't call it any disturbance
wien a man is searched for guns and
knocked down for resisting--you wouIo
not call that q Disturbance?
A. can get UP here and Knock any
body down if you call that a disturbance.
-. Alter that had happened there the
Chief went away:
A.. Yes sir.
Q. And quiet was restored?
4. There was no disturbance in the
first place.
g. Are you willing to swear to these
commissioners that the Chief was not
called down there for the purpose or put
ting down a disturbance:
4. 7 don't know nothing about it be-
cause there was no disturbance where l
! was at. ~
Q. You think that was Il bawdy house
there:
A.. | know it was.
Q. outside of the fact that there was
a breach of the peace down there was
there anything else to Indicate 1t: .
A.. | used to 80 down there lots OF
times.
! Q. And the Chief was down there once
in the last three years as far as you
know?
! @. There was not anything particular
in that to indicate it being a bawdy
| house outside Of the fact that there was
a disturbance in the place?
A.. At what place?
q. Where you were at?
a.. No sir. there was no disturbance
@. You ave not been drinking this
morning?
A.. No sir.
Q. Where are you living.
4. At Bryan's Boarding House.
Q. You had trouble with the Chief?
\. No..
O.. Everything was friendly when you
quit your job on the police department?
\. Yes sir.
o. W. ROBERTS. a witness for the
complainant, was duly sworn and testi-
DIRECT EXAMINATION.
BY MR.. REGISTER:
@ What is YOU name?
\. O. W. Roberts.
@. DO you reside in the city?
a. ! do.
@. How long nave you lived here?
\. Nearly seven years.
@. Are you acquainted with A.. +. Nc
Donald?
A.. ! am.
O.. What is your occupation or busl-
ness?
\. ] am in charge of the Weather
@. DO you know whether or not there
are some houses to the west Of you On
the bottom-west of where you live
three or four in number there?
a. Yes sir.
q. And do you know what sort of
houses they have been?
a. Have general reputation Of bawdy
houses.
Q. ] will ask you, combining yourself
to a period from May /, 1911. to the pres
ent time, whether or not you have seen
A.. F. Mcdonald down at those houses?
A. Yes sir.
9. How frequently?
A.. I could not say just how frequently.
| have seen him go down there quite Of
ten though.
9. Did you see him go down there two
three times a week?
A.. ] would see him &c down two or
three times a week and then might not
see him for three weeks.
Q. How did he go down?
\. Generally IN horseback.
Q. Did you ever observe as to the
length of time he would stay inside?
down and other times ] would see him
go away. Did not time him any time.
Had no occasion to.
@. DO you know Of his being in there
as much as half an hour at a time?
A.. Don't know as he was there half an
hour. On one occasion knew he was
in there about twenty minutes because l
wanted to ask him a few questions when
he came out.
@. On those occasions would his horse
he hitched outside in sight?
A.. Yes sir.
9. Would you say that during the pc
Rod referred to by me you have seen
Mr.. Mcdonald so down there frequently?
~. Yes. quite often.
q. Always in the daytime?
A.. Never saw him any time except
day time. Well, l saw him go down
oncc on a hnrry;up cal; one evening.
BY MIR. HANLEY:
Q. Mr.. Roberts. these trips that you
mention, were. you say, in the day time"
A.. Yes sir.
@ Chief AVE his uniform on?
A.. lie did.
@. Nothing in the circumstance any
moro than tho ordinary ViSit 0f TIM C1inf
Of Police to n portion Of the city?
A.. Not that ! know Of.
Q.Nothing in the circumstances to your
mind that looked suspicious in any way?
A.. No.
@. When he went horseback horse tied
out in front?
A.. Yes.
g. No attempt at concealment?
A.. No.
9. You mentioned that he went down
once on Il hurry-up call. You used that
expression, did you not?
A.. Yes sir.
q. Indicating that at least part Of the
time he went there in response to calls?
a. He took three soldiers out that
night.
Q. He went down to the place and
took three soldiers out Of the place, is
that VIA you mean?
\. Yes sir. = N.
Q. That was your own personal obser-
walton?
g. Perfectly proper and right for the
Chief OF Police to do in preserving the
peace? ..'.. .,.i n,-s .r.
A.. Yes sir. -"'.. .-e
O.. DO you intend to convey. the i'm
preston MIR. Roberts that anything in the
actions that you observed with reference
to the Chiefs actions were inconsistent
with the duties Of Chief of Police?
A. No, am merely answering the ques-