The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-18
USED $500 FOR
BUYING LIQUOR
Maintains, in Affidavit Be-
fore Governor, He Had
Agreement with Two
YOUNG COOPER'S
ACTIVITIES SHOWN
Contends TINT Several Times During
the Progress of the Case, He was in
Charge of the Prisoner and Had
Talks With Him.

Charge Of the Prisoner and Had
Talks With Him,
Details regarding the receipt and
disbursement of the money used IN
the alleged bribing of the jury in the
McLain Cooper murder trial are con-
tanned In an affidavit made by ]. "A.
sullivan. bailiff in charge OF the jury
during the trial. who has now turned
states evidence. and filed with Gov
ernor L. B. Hanna at Bismarck, in
connection with the application for a
reauisition on the Oregon authorities
for the extradition OF Cooper.
Sullivan declares In this statement
that he received money from Tracy r.
Bangs. James Mahon and others to be
used in purchasing liquor for the
jury with view Of influencing their
decision In the case.
He also agreed with the two men
named. he says, that he should pay
over such of the money as he saw At
to any members of the jury whom he
thought might be Influenced in this
way in favor Of McLain Cooper.
Spent About $500.
Sullivan claims that he spent about
$500 received in this way for liquor.
which was given to the jury; and that
he also paid 355 In cash to two Of the
Jurors with a view Of influencing their
verdict.
Taking up the share of McLain
Cooper in the Transaction. Sullivan
claims that the young man on two
occasions left $40 bills for hdm in the
window Of the court house corridor.
He had arranged in previous CONVEX
sations with Cooper. he says. that this
IN hn %
for the jury. So
Converted With Cooper.
He had many conversations with
Cooper during the trial he claims, the
young man being frequently left in
! his charge by H. M. Fischer. the Jail
or. During these conversations he told
Cooper he says Of the use to which
he put the money.
The concluding part OF the affidavit
deals with the conversation alleged to
have been held by Sullivan and Coop
er at the Imperial hotel at Portland.
Ore, described in the afiidavit made
by r. w. Bradfeld Of the Pinkerton
agency, in which Cooper is said to
have acknowledged that he knew the
money in question was being used to
corrupt the jury.
other party of the conversation over
heard by Bradf1eld.
q. b. Burtness. states attorney, re-
turned Tuesday night from Bismarck
after obtaining requisition for Coop
er's extradition from Governor Hanna.
These papers have been forwarded to
the governor Of Oregon by ]. H.
Doty. deputy sheriff.
What further action will be neces-
sary In the matter will not be known
according to Mr.. Burtness until the
papers have reached the Oregon au.
thorities. and 1t is ascertained whas
their attitude to that Of McLain Coop
er is to be in the matter.
Up to Governor.
F. B. Feethan, attorney for Cooper.
said today, however. that he expected
tradition Of his client to the discre-
tion Of the governor Of Oregon. and
that It was not probable that any ac.
tive fight would be made against the
extradition proceedings
Stevens Gives Bond.
Practically the only development in
the case late Tuesday was the release
from Jail of ]. c. Stevens. Juror chars.
ed with agreeing to receive a bribe of
He is free under q bond OF $4,000.
signed by r. NJ. Archer Of Grand
Forks and Dan McLaren and j. r.
McLaren. both Of McCanna.
He refused to make any statement
as to whether or not he had made a
| confession while in Jail, AZ has been
! rumored.
Sullivan's Afldayit.
Sulivan's affidavit in the case runs
J. A. Sullivan being first duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he Is a resi-
dent OF the city Of Grand Forks and
state of North Dakota and thirty years
of age. and that he is the complain
ant in the action pending before p.
McLoughlin. Esq. justice Of the
peace in and for the county Of Grand
wherein James Mahon, Tracy r.
Bangs. McLain g. Cooper and Harry
Cooper are charged with the crime OF
giving and Offering to give bribe to
a juror. a certified copy Of which said
complaint Is attached to the applica-
ton for requisition in the above en-
titled matter and which complaint is
hereby referred to and made part
of this affidavit; that the said COM
thereof is true to afnant's own knowl-
edge: that during the term Of court
in Grand Forks county. North Dakota.
in which the said McLain s. Cooper
was tried for murder as alleged in the
complaint hereinbefore referred to,
afftant was one OF the bailtns duly ap.
pointed by the court and as such bail
III was put in charge Of the Jury that
was sworn to try and determine the
issues and true deliverancc make in
the case between the state of North
Dakota and the said McLain 9. Coop
er: that between the time that the
said case came to the county OF Grand
Forks for trial on a change of Venue
from Traill county. and the fourteenth
day of December, 1911. on which date
the jurors verdict was returned In
said case, atnant received large sums
Of money from the aforesaid James
Mahon. Tracy r. Bangs and othsrs
with tho understanding and agreement
that the money should be used TO buy
Intoxicating liquors for the jury SIT
ting upon said case which Jury was
In aniant's care and custody, 20 that
the vote and influence OF such 3urors
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