The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

\. es, SIT, l came over that ul self l had big load and made tH run iu car, saw the exact cond tions as they were, took an eig4 days run through the mud and mud and thought l was competent to te the exact truth, and l think 1 dif 1 not only told 1t in my own words didn't even dictate that editoria but it was done under my control.
 e MT Fitchett was with the cal was be?
 A. Yes, sir, indeed he was, in good many ways. Mrs. J. II. Caskey, witness for thA
 defense. being first duly sworn. tesS
 tIlied on Direct Examination (By MT Mag
 a. Mrs. Caskey, you're the wife o the defendant in this case?
 A am.
 e l want to ask you about an ir$ cident that occurred, as 1 undeIE stand 1t, al the meeting ot the LaI dies ol the Loyal League-Is thaE the correct designation of the meeta ing?
 A Woman's Loyal League of thd Panama Valley.
 e That was branch or auxiliary of the mems Loyal League?
 A l. was supposed to be an auxili ! ary, yes, sir; We organized to helI them all We could.
 G. I'll ask you If at any meeting of that league, or at the time, betore1 or after the meeting was held in the hall, if al the time there was any statement made to you by anyoneI with reference to the fact hat theI Gordon Rink had been offered to anyI individual for a sum less than tYoI thousand dollars, and if that incident that 1 call to your mind did occur. just state who made the statement and under what circumstances and what the statement consisted of? (Objectjon and argumenU. Just go ahead and state what occurred at the time?
 A. It was at the meeting of the Woman's Loyal League of which ] was an executive. l got there at the close of the meeting. and at that time they were discussing the selling of tickets
 c. What tickets?
 A. We'll, they were going to give d ball and charge five dollars
 c. Men and women alike
 A. Yes, sir And when 1 got in there they were discussing the fact that they thought it was too much. and number of the ladies were in- dignant 10 think they were going to charge that much because so many couldn't afford it, and q number of ladies expressed themselves as say ing they wouldn't sell tickets at all at that price. And l got up l remem- Der and stated that -(Objection).
 Q. Just the facts, not what you said?
 A. The meeting closed soon after that, and Mrs. Clegg came to me
 Q. What Mrs. Clegg?
 4. Mrs. Cecil Clegg, wife of Mir. Clegg, president of the league, and also Mrs. Lewis came to me and said: The idea of them wanting to sell the rink for five thousand dol lars and Mrs. Clegg told me only last year they wanted to sell il for l think it was twelve hundred dollars, and she said The idea of making capital out of patriotism" and she was very indignant.
 Q. You say you're not sure it was  twelve hundred dollars?
 A. I'm absolutely sure il was un- der two thousand dollars; of course one lady said it had been offered tor fifteen hundred and another one nineteen hundred and so forth, but Mrs. Clegg said-I don't remember exactly, 1 wouldn't want to take oath, but it was less than $2.000.
 Q. Did she say Mr, Clegg was one of the trustees of the Pioneers?
 A. Yes, sir, she said he was one of the trustees it was made to.
 Q. You relied on the information?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Q. And after that-what did you do after that with reference to inform ng MT Caskey?
 A. came and told him about the meeting, as l always did for the use )f the paper, but Pm not sure 1t was