Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13

drink that he was taking was lemonade"
a. | think it was lenlonated he was
taking. | think he called for lemonade,
@. There was no liquor used in your
presence or in his presence as far as
you know?
\. Not, tina | can swear to.
.. The conditions, as | understood YOU
to say, Mr.. Watkins. along about the LIST
of April were pretty bad in Bismarck?
A.. That is my opinion,
9. Now, | understood you TO say that
YOU never had any talk with the Chief
with reference to the violation of law
in the city,
A.. L don't believe we ever had any
talk about it. There was once the Chief
asked me to &c down With him into the
bottom, after | was constable. We
might have said something's little con-
versation about the conditions, but | new
er opened up the matter.
@. The Chief asked YOU to go down to
the bottom-that was with reference to
enforcing the law, wasn't it?
A.. Yes sir.
G.. You were cooperating on that?
\. Yes sir.
c.. Any knowledge that YOU had viii
reference to some Is places that were be-
ing run in Bismarck YOU did not diVulge
to the Chief!
\. No sir.
@. You did not ask the Chief to arrest
them"
A.. 80 sir.
9. Nor did YOU go to the Commission
and ask them to take action
\. went to the district court.
q. You were operating IN another
channel
\. Yes sir.
Q. And you did not feel called upon
at least you did not divulge any of these
facts to the Chief?
\ | think not.
q. During part of that time YOU were
constable, were you not?
\. No sir.
g. When did you become Constable:
\. | think it was in August.
g. In August. 1917? '
l.. No, it must have been in Novem-
Der.
c.. When you became constable?
A.. Yes sir.
c.. You were constable before the cleo
ton We're YOU not
latter part Of August or the 1st of Sep
TENDER. as ! recollect It.
\. | guess it was.
c.. And You held up until January,
didn't YOU
\. Yes sir.
@. Could YOU tell me when the Ercs-
low place was closed?
A.. Search was made about the 9th of
July.
@. Nothing further done?
\. Only regular court action.
COMMISSIONER HlNCKLEN:'
@. Was that the time, Mr.. Watkins,
that you put the paddock on his door"
n. No.. the paddock went on after the
trial, in December.
9. The %affdavits. Mr.. Watkins, that
YOU got from the three boys, they were
taken in august"
A.. The dates will show.
Q. Yes. August oath. There was
nothing done with these aflidavits up to
the present time, was there"
y. secured those aiiidnvlts Just to
know what evidence had with refer
ence to the Hreslow case. That was my
intent.
g. Md in these atlidavits which are
the basis Of Nour complaint to the city
Commission here with reference to Fhici
McDonald-you have had the majority of
these aftidavits and particularly the AFT
davits Of the three boys since the month
of August, 1872?
\. Yes sir.
@. md YOU did nothing on the matter
and made no complaint in the matter UNI
til along here in January with reference
to the Chief Of Police. did you?
\. ! LAY been getting evidence all
this time.
yo, was the affidavit Of Mr.. Slower"
\. MI. Slower, Mr.. -\llsbury ana Mr..
Finstad.
@. md Mr.. Allsbury's testimony was
the same in effect as he gave this morn
ing?
\. How was that
q. Mr.. Allsbury's statement. in his ar
fdavit. was along the same lines as that
he gave this morning?
\. | think so.
6. SO you held these matters "vcl
from August up until the present time:
\. The action was started in the IreS-
low matter.
@. mean with reference to the Chief!
\. Yes sir.
q. And it is true is il not that YOU
have been using that somewhat as a ciul
over the head Of the Chief during that
time?
\. so sir.
G. That was your idea?
A.. no sir it was not.
\. You may state. Mr.. Watkins. what
was your dea-to get additional evil
dcnce?
4. Yes sir. and that only.
@. You didn't feel tina the case was
strong enough under these ~Attidavits and
you wanted to get additional evidence?
\. Yes sir.
@. And YOU have been working stead
lily since August t" get evidence again's
the Chief, have YOU?
A.. Not steadily.
Q. That was part of your business to
get him wasn't ito get evidence against
him?
A.. Wei. | have been investigating a
few of the complaints along that line,
yes sir.
@. And you nave presented the result
of your labors in those five months?
\. In part.
@. Part of these Is places that YOU
mention were closed UP by you?
A.. Yes sir.
9. Through your efforts"
\. Mine and the states Attorneys.
G. BY testimony or evidence that YOU
! II, rDicl,a1 1 tln tl - tttnTnaN'
\, Yes sir.
G. You had positive evidence, as / un-
derstand you, against Is?
a. More or less evidence, yes sir.
@. Enough to satisfy you that the pro-
hibition law was violated in those fifteen
A.. Yes.
G. How many did you have arrested
or proceeded against?
\. | think there were sixteen actions
for closing buildings.
g. or the II that you mention were
they all proceeded against?
a. think so.
@. understood your remarks were
that Il part OF them were and Il part
not"
\. don't think | made that with ref
crcnce to that matter.
G. Would you swear now that all OF
those Is We're proceeded against?
\. | think there We're fourteen places
two of the places included actions as
bawdy houses and liquor at the same
time. | think there were sixteen sets
of papers.
@. Were any of the Is that you had
positive knowledge of not arrested?
\. No arrests made. There were war
rants out for some.
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