Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-03-30
HERALD MorbAY EVENING MARCH 90 1914

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der false prstsnSd al that time!"
asked the attorleI
Well. ia hardi call i, that" said e
the witness. "Thele was no criminal
intention in 1T"
/ Did you ever hve an account ut
the Northern Sta&4 bank?Hs asked Mr..
Bangs.
II did," said the s|witness.
ut was closed vi several years ago.
wasn't it," demaraed the ae,A&pey.
! Sullivan ADMITTED the factE
You. obtained money w. this
check from the Hjtcl Nicollet. didn't
you?" asked Mr.. Bangs. showing
Sullivan q check bn the Northern
State bank for 81. dated November
| 26, 1913, and naked mo account"
by the bank.
YES" said Sullkan.
do you know hat this and other
bad checks passed into the hands of
q detective age{cy?" asked Mr..
Bangs.
II know that ole did," said sulli-
van.
"who gave you The money to settle
this check?" asked Mr.. Bangs.
"A friend Of mine" said the wit
ness. ~
"Who? 2" demanded the lawyer.
"Mr. Hatfield" said Sullivan.
"And did Hatfield give you the
money to settle The bad check you
passed at Portlahd?' asked MIR.
Bangs. -
f''No: Mr.. gBurtnsss settled that, I"
said the witness,
Was this check settled by Hatfield
T. EIu.l E1
nesj?, asked fMr sBanss.
"a recess; ~ takeh until Q o'clock" !"
announced Justice Mclaughlin.
. Afternoon Session.
At the continuation of the hearing
at 2 O'Clock this. afternoon 1t was an
nounced by States Attorney Burt
ness that the Bruyere hearing. sched-
uied to begin this afternoon, was con-
tinued by stipulation until Thursday
AFTERNOON. N -
J. The cross examination of Sullivan
was then resumed by Mr.. Bangs. The
latter stated in answer to the ques-
tion which had been asked him at the
end of the morning session that he
had not known when the check was
paid by him with money given him by
Detective Hatfield, that the Thiel De-
matter up with MIR. Burtness.
I Number of questions were then ask
ed by MIR. Bangs relative to the time
at which Sullivan had had an account
In the Northern State bank. The wit
ness was unable to fix the time defin-
itely but said that it was before the
beginning Of the Cooper case.
Mr. Burtness objected strenuously
to all of these questions, saying that
S,t1I 1T.
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Memory Is Vague.
In answer to further questions Sui
livan stated that his memory con-
cerning the checks he had cashed in
the city was vague. He had later
learned of several he, said. one of
which was cashed at the National ho-
tel. Minneapolis, and another at the
Jewel hotel. st. Paul, and still third
at the Parker Drug company, st.
Paul.
At some time during this period he
said he had come In contact with a
Ptnkerton detective by the name of
Ma1ey," who later came to Grand
Forks with him under the name of
EARLY
Sullivan said that he and Malcy
! were together great deal, and that
he told Maley some of the story of
the alleged bribery of the jury.
Maley then took him to Supt. Hat
field and Sullivan finally decided, he
says. to make clean breast of the
whole affair and notified States At
torney IIsche of Trail county to that
| effect by the long distance telephone.
told him that If he would come
to, to st. Paul ! would give him the
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Mr. i@ nyehss'aad Hss dsSas%%anes af. s@r.nesa then
went to ST: Patl, according to Sullf'
van, and heard rtha story. Sullivan
denied fson the stand. however. that
I they had made him any promise Of
| immunity or Of financial reward for
his Confession. :
AS a result of this. Sullivan says
that he came to Grand Forks witt,
Detective Maley on December %. The
two registered at the Columbia hotel
and the next day saw Mr.. Burtness
relative to the further conduct of the
| case.
Received Expense Money.
Questioned at this point as to
whether or not he had been receiving
! a salary from the Pinkerton agency
Sullivan said that he had not, but that
he had received expense money. The
money with which the check, already
referred to, was paid last Saturday
was part of this expense fund, he de.
clared.
He also admitted that he knew
that damage suit had been begur
by the widow of the man killed BY
McLain Cooper. before he told hi
story to States Attorney Lyche.
Didn't Get Stephens Drunk.
Mr.. Bangs then took up the ques
ton of getting evidence from Mr.
Stephens. When asked il he go
Stephens drunk in order to get thu
that he did not. He also denied thai
he took Mr.. Stephens home in taxi
who was this man Gordon regis
tered in room No. 6, next to yours p
asked Mr.. Bangs.
'I don't know of any such a man.
the witness replied.
1T wasn't Mr.. Stephens, was it?'
"No, sir, it was net
H "You and he were drinking to-
\ gether were you not?"
Never" .,
H Mr.. Sullivan was asked If Erstad, a
stenographer. was secreted in the bath
room, ready to take down notes. He
replied that he was.
When asked IL he and Mr.. Erstad
attempted to transcribe the notes aft.
erward, Mr.. Sullivan replied that they
did not. .sg s,.
Admits Using Liquor.
In returning to the question of get.
ting evidence from Mr.. Stephens, Mr.
Bangs said:
"As matter Of fact, when you fin.
ished with Mr.. Stephens he was 81
drunk that he didn' G. know his name
Stupid, wasn't he? 'S
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