The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-05
Bribery Case On
Trial Today
IS PROMINENT WITNESSES CALLED
Every Member of City Council SubpOenaed to Ap-
pear at COeur d'AIene.

Interest IN the BltemAn bribery
charge seems to be increasing rapidly
ne the time for the preliminary hear
lug Of me case comes. Monday after
noon this reached a higa point when
Deputy Sheriff Harry Sawyer arrived
ia the city ana commenced serving
subpoenas for witnesses
Each of the two defendants az we'll
"a the prosecution have issued their
lint OF subpoenas and the hearing t.
day at Occur d'Alene will probably
he as warm a gathering as has ever
been seen in the history Of pre-
iIminary trial in this county.
Fifteen witnesses Ia all have been
suhpaenaed each of the two defen
dants aud the prosecution going ths
limit allowed 10y law In such cases,
that of fve subpoenas. These wit
nessee include members of the city
council and s1me of the leading b1si
ness men Of -the city, and owing to
their departure for Oneur d'Alene,
it might be said that business is at
a standstill every where on the streets
people talking of the case and wait
log for news of the trial.
Deputy She If Sawysr's list in
alluded the followInR.
For the State. A. A. Darknell, W.
l.. Geist, A. l.. Wunderiick, a. r..
Stickney aud b. A Henderson.
Defendant Bitemau's witnesses in
oiude the followiuR; Frank Trum.
mel, A. n Carleton, o. B. Moon,
Charles q. Cromwell and S M Bah
bitt and the remaining five, MesseIs
Mott Sawyer. John Shelton, Frank
Hopkins, Il A Henderson aud g A
Bransnn have been summoned TO
appear by Robinson
Mr. Biteman. accompanied by bis
W fe, left for Occur d'Aleue Monday
noon, where he will spend some time
consulting with his attorneys before
the opening of the case
Monday evening many of the Wit
nesses left by way of Spokane to be
on hand early this morning, these
witnesse including members of the
city oOuEoil to so great number
that The council meeting last evening
proved merely a calling of the roll
with the transaction of little rou
tine business, and then adjournment
in order that the oouuoilmen could
catch the eight O'Clock train for Spo
kane The remaining witnesses lett
for the county seat on the early boat
this m.rning
AS the case will not be called
until sfte- Loon today, particulars
OF the hearing will lot / 9 re, yed 10
time for publication IN this issue,
buta full report will be given later
Before lea, lag foi Occur d'Alene
to he present at his preliminary ex
animation on the charge Of furnish
ing money to be given to Mr. Bite
man TO irfluenne his vote on matter
before the council, Mr. Robinson
aaid:
"My arrest was complete surprise
4 certainly never gave Martin s25 OF
any other sum OF money to give "a
BIteman | never gave Martin any
money at any time never receiv
ed any money from anyone to give
TO Rlteman TO influence his action
on the council and never gave hin
any mouey for that purpose
"Ou the morning In question,
was going to the depot With the mai
and saw B.teman and Martin taking
about half way between the Home
stead Bar and the blacksmith shoI
Blteman called to me aud askd me e
go aud have a drink ] saw Martin
hand him some money and heard hin
say Here is something on my board
hill Is It satisfactory Bitemar
replied that It was
"We went iuto the saloon and Bit'
man started to buy. We all tooi
heer Martin laid a bill on the bal
and Frank Hopkins gave him haol
some change. 81 eman said to Mar
tin, "Yod have some money, you haC
better 90 and pay Carleton thar it'll
bill vent good for They started
up that way and wtnt to the depot
''I believe the whole thing is
pul up job on Biteman. but don
see Why they should bring me int
it as never did ANYTHING to iDjur
any Of them. "