The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-18
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
THE COILS TIGHTEN
AROUND COOPER

Lain cooper personally used money Il
an effort to influence the jury that
tried him on the charge Of murderin;
j. F. Ross, when he was acquitted here
in 1911, according to an affidavit file,
before Gov. L. B.. Hanna at Bismarck
in the requisition hearings.
r. w. Bradfeld OF st. Paul, whc
says in his affidavit he is in the real
estate business. and who has been IL
Grand Forks since last Thursday will
Detective O.. r. Hatfield Of st. Paul
declares that j. A. Sullivan. the states
witness In the present proceeding,
against the alleged bribers and a per.
son who he believes was McLain Coop,
er, and whom Sullivan said was Coop.
er, carried on a. conversation in the
Imperial hotel in Portland, Ore, Jan
"a in which the question Of bribins
the murder trial jury was discussed.
Furnished Money for Liquor.
Young Cooper, according to this af.
hdavit, supplied the bailiff with mones
hy secreting 1t under a window in the
district courtroom at the Grand Forks
courthouse during the progress of the
trlaf. This money was to be used. the
purported conversation indicates, for
the purpose of purchasing liquor for
the Jurymen, n Cooter was made To
admit to Sullivan his knowledge OF
ina fact, according to- Bradfield's
statement.
According to Bradfeld, he and SuIli-
van went from st. Paul to Portland
Tor the purpose Of getting such in
formation as Cooper might give.
This affidavit is the first that has
been used by the prosecution in it's
cases to date in which any feature of
evidence that will be used in the trials
has been revealed.
Gathering Evidence for Months,
Sullivan, it was learned today, has
been working with detectives in un-
earthing the bribery evidence for three
Ior -four months. During that time it
with Pinkerton detectives.
Locally. matters are resting pending
the return from Bismarck Of States
Atty. Q. f. Burtness who appeared
there yesterday in the requisition
hearing.
Rsquisition Granted.
Governor Hanna granted the reuuesr
Tor a reQuisition on the governor of
oregon for McLain Cooper, and Depu-
Inarck for Hood River to secure the
prisoner, who is now out under bonds,
States First Showing.
. oIllodhlI Is the uTSL that
has been used by the prosecution in
its case to date, in which any feature
or the probable evidence that will be
used In the trials has been revealed.
Following is Bradfeld's affidavit:
X. w. Bradtield, being first duly
sworn, upon his oath deJoses+ and says
that he is a citizen of the United
states and a resident of the city of ST.
raul, in the state of Minnesota: that
ne Is an experienced stenographer and
shorthand writer, and is at present en-
gagged in the real estate business in
the said city Of ST. Paul, Mimi.
That affiant is well and personally
acquainted with J. A. Sullivan Of
Grand Forks, N. D., who on the 18th
gay or March, 1914. made written COM
paint under oath before P. McLough-
lin. Esq, justice Of the peace within
and for the county Of Grand Forks,
ana state of North Dakota, and sub
scfloed such complaint before said
Justice Of the peace, charging James
Mahon. Tracy r. Bangs, McLain s.
Cooper and Harry Cooper with the
crime Of giving n offering to give a
pride TO a juror, and that from the 5th
DAY OF January. 1914, to the cath day
OF February, 1914, both dates inclusive,
this attiant was in the almost constant
company of the said J. A. Sullivan.
travelling with said Sullivan from the
city of st. Paul, Mimi. to the city of
Portland, Ore. in which latter city
allant and said J. A. Sullivan roomed
tosether at the Imperial hotel from the
18th day Of January. 1914. to the 26th
DAY of January. 1914: that after ar
irving in said city of Portland.
as aforesaid, it was understood and
agreed between this afiant and the
said J. A. Sullivan that the said Sui
IVAN would rrang to bring one Nc
Lam 5. Cooper up to the room occu-
pied by this affiant and the said Sui
livan at the Imperial hotel as afore-
SAD. said room being No. S44, and
that affiant should at such time
secrete himself in the hallway con-
Meeting he bedroom of said room
NO. S44 with the private bath and
toilet connected with said room, where
aff1ant could ~overhear any conversa-
ton that might take place between
the said j. A. Sullivan and the said
McLain S. Cooper and take such con-
V~ersat1on down in shorthand; that on
the evening of Jan. "a, 1914. at about
II o'clock. the said j. A. Sullivan cali
ed this affiant over the telephone at
said DON No. 844 in said Imperial
MOTEL and advised afiant that he. the
SAID j. A Sullivan, would be I'M to
said room No. S44 in the course of ff-
teen or forty-five minutes and would
bring h said McLain S. Cooper with
him, Whereupon affiant secreted him
self in the hallway connecting the
bedroom of said room No. 844 in the
said Imperial hotel with the private
bath and toilet connected with said
room, closed the door entering the said
hallway from said bedroom and pre-
pared himself to overhear and take
down In shorthand any conversation
that might take place in the bedroom
OF said. room No. S44; that at about
1880 p. M, On Jan. ID. 1914, afiant
heard the said j. A. Sullivan enter the
said room No. S44 and with him a
second party whom affiant presumed
TO De the said McLain S. Cooper above
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 No. 844.
McLain S. Cooper, which said
conversation was overheard by affiant.
and all portions Of said conversation
50 overheard were taken and written
down by afflant in shorthand; that
ahant is perfectly familiar with the
voice OF said j.. 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-
ions Of the conversation SO had ais
aforesaid were spoken by the said
Sullivan and those spoken by said
party; that a portion OF said n
sation SO had between the said =. A.
Sullivan and the party with him In
said room NO. 8A at said time is
herewith transferred into longhand