The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-17
SULLIVAN MADE
DEFENDANT TALK
Met in Portland, Ore, Hotel
January "a, Last, When
Conversation Occurs.
STENOGRAPHER IS
BEHIND A DOOR
Money Left Under Window In Court
House to bo Used in Purchasing
liquor, and Acquitted Slayer of Ross
IL Accused of Admitting Such Fact.

McLain Cooper personally used
money in an effort to influence the
jury that tried him on the charge of
numbering J. F. Ross, when he was
acquitted here in 1911, according to
the affidavit filed before Governor l..
reQuisition hearings.
X. w. Bradfleld OF st. Paul, who
says in his affidavit that he is en-
gagged in the real estate business in
that city. and who has been in Grand
Forks since last Thursday with Detec-
tive O.. r: Hatfield Of St. Paul. de-
clares J. A. Sullivan. the states wit
ness in the present proceedings
against the alleged bribers. and per-
son whom he believes was McIain
Cooper, and whom Sullivan said was
Cooper. carried on a conversation in
the Imperial hotel at Portland. Ore.
January "a, in which the question of
bribing the murder trial jury was dis.
cussed.
Left Money Under Window.
Young Cooper. according to this
money by secreting it under q window
~ the district court room at the
Grand Forks court house during the
progress of the trial. This money
was to be used. as the purported con-
versat:on indicates, for the purpose
vi pp' lOI lue
and Cooper was made to admit. to
sullivan. his knowledge Of that fact,
according to Bradfield's statement.
According to Bradfleld he and Sui
livan went from st. Paul to Portland
for the purpose Of getting such infor.
nation as Cooper might give.
States First Showing.
This affidavit is the first that has
been used by the prosecution in ite
%nuN o. <S~t s~N~
the probable evidence that will be
used in the trials has Deem revealed.
Following is Bradfield's affidavit:
r. w. Bradfield. being first duly
sworn. upon his oath deposes and
saNs that he is citizen of the United
States and a resident of the city of
st. Paul. in the state of Minnesota:
that he is an experienced stenograph-
or and shorthand writer. and is at
present engaged in the real estate
business in the said city of st. Paul,
Minnesota.
That att,ant is well and personally
aeqnainted with J., A.. Sullivan of
rhe 18th day Of March. 1914, made
written complaint under oath before
r. McLoughlin. Esq. justice of the
peace within and for the county of
Grand Forks, and state of North Da-
kota. and subscribed such complaint
DelOIP Sdlu JllSllcc Oh l1c DeI"e. clltlTS-
ing James Mahon. Tracy r. Bangs.
Mcl.ain S. Cooper and Harry Cooper
, with the crime of giving and offering
to give a bribe to a juror and that
from the ath day of January. 1914,
to the 24th day of February, 1914.
both dates Exclusive. this affiant was
in the almost constant company OF the
said J. 4. sullivan. travelling with
said Sullivan frcm the city of St. Paul.
Minnesota, 10 the city of Portland.
oregon. in which latter city affant
and said j. a. Sullivan roomed to-
gether at the Imperial hotel from the
10th day of January. 1914. to the
arriving in the said city of Portland.
as aforesaid. it was understood and
agreed between this aff1ant and the
said j. a. sullivan that the said Sui
livan would arrange to bring one Nc
Lain S. Cooper up TO the room orcu-
pied by this affiant and the said Sui
livan at the Imperial hotel as afore--
said. said room being number S44. and
that attiant should at such time
secrete himself in the hallway con-
Meeting the bedroom of sad room
number S44 With the private bath and
toilet connected with said room. where
affiant could overhear any CONVERSE
ton that might take place between
the said j. A. Sullivan and the said
McLain S. Cooper and take such con-
versation down in shorthand: that on
the evening of the Gath day of JAN
uary. 1914. at about eleven O'Clock.
the said ]. a. Sullivan called this ar
number S44 in snid Imperial hotel and
advised affiant that he. the said J. y.
Sullivan. would be up to said room
number S44 in the course of fifteen or
forty-five minutes and would bring the
said McI.ain S. Cooper with him.
whereupon affiant secreted himself in
the hallway connecting the bedroom
Imperial hotel with the private bath
and toilet connected with said room.
closed the door entering the said hall
way from said bedroom and prepared
himself to overhear and take down
in. shorthand any conversatio that
said room number $40; that at about
eleven-thirty p. in.. on the, said cath
day Of January. 1914. aff1ant heard
the said j.. a. Sullivan enter the said
room number s44 and with him
second party whom afiant presumed
referred to: that a conversation then
ensued between the said j.. A. Sulli-
van and the party who was with him
in said bedroom of said room number
S44, which party this afnant presumes
was McIain 8. Cooper. which said
conversation was overheard Oy an1ant.
and all portions Of said conversation
so overheard were taken and written
down by affiant in shorthand; that
afiiant Is perfectly familiar with the
voice of said ]. A. Sullivan and could
readily distinguish the voice Of said
Sullivan from the voice of the other
party with said Sullivan in said room
at said time. and knows which por.
tions Of the conversation SO had as
aforesaid were spoken by the said
Sullivan and those spoken by said
party; that q portion Of said conver-
eation SO had between the said ]. A. |
Sullivan and the party with him in |
said room number S44 at said time is |
and 10 as follows:
By J.. A. Sullivan: do you remem-
Der the dough you used to put under