Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-02-22
Heisler's case to find out what result.

P. G. Rocks and Scot Cameron
testified that plaintiff :old Cameron
that il he wanted kundcrt to run, he
should stop his friend down the street
from fewling." Lynn denied knowl-
edge OF any such conversation.
Stella Smith johnson testified that
she 'phoned plaintiff and asked him
to come and investigate the old meat
market, that plaintiff replied that in
his capacity that he wasn't required
to know of such matters. Mrs. John
son testified that she called plaintiff
and that later plaintiff called her.
Geo. Lenhart, of Hazclton, testified to
hearing one conversation in which
plaintiff said fer the party to come
to the Office and swear out COM
plant. He cid net know of a,3 other
matter.
W. S. freeman testified that ne
was in the plaintiffs Office when one
Grenz pulled bott!e of beer out of
his pocket, said that was evidence
against Kundert, and asked for war
rant for Kundert. Plaintiff denied
remembering the incident. Freeman
testified that plaintiff told Grcnz to
come back later, that Grcnz came,
that plaintiff was not there, and tha.
later plaintiff remarked he tlcueht
Grcnz would change his mind when h.
had time to think it over. AT this
point the plaintiff and plaintiffs at
torney made demonstration to sub
poena Grenz. Grenz. was not pro-
duced by them, however, to refutc
Frceman's testimony. Plaintiffs at
torney then asked Freeman if he had
not been talking to jurymcn about
this case. Freeman replied in the
Negative. Plaintiffs attorney then
asked if witness had not discussed the
;asc with Dick Wilkinson, juror. Free
man denied such conversation. Plain
.if's attorney then turned and called
put, as Dici; Wilkinson hcre?" The
court then stated publicly that Dick
wilkinson had been excused and had
:one home because the family was out
If coal.
Glen Turner testified that he had
:aquested the closing of q blind-pig
'orking near a ball-game at Stras-
burg, that the states attorney sen.
the sheriff, and that they found par
/, tion with a hole in it through which
the beer was passed by an unknown
.erson from behind. The sheriff tes-
tilted that he had asked the plaintiff
10 get q tray, that ne was pretty sore
because he didn't, but that he wasn't
sure plaintiff heard the request. De-
fendanL testified that he saw plaintiff
enter j. Il. Snyder's automobile and
hike away before the ball game was
through and after the Turner episode.
jnyder testified that they went before
the game, but that he had requested
plaintiff to go before the game was
over. Plaintiff had como in another
:ar, but was to ride home with Sny-
der.
II. +. Bibclheimer testified that
plaintiff came to his place during the
1914 campaign, that plaintiff nudged
witness with his elbow and said that
he Germans at Strasburg were going
20 support plaintiff for states attor-
!ey because Coventry would enforce
the prohibition law if elected, and the
Germans ought to have their beer
yhon they wanted it. Plaintiff
couldn't remember the nudge, had
made some such remark, but was only
III fun.
VIM. Koenig sworc that he had told
plaintiff, IN response to plaintiffs sub
pocna as states attorney that he had
often bought "lebenswasser," which
ne considered whiskey. from Mary
Cole, and that he had bought soda
water with something stronger in it
from Fitzgibbons.
VIM. Wilton swore that he had told
plaintiff on the same occasion, that
he had bought Intoxicating liquor
from both Fitzgibbcns and from Mary
Cole and that he had gotten drunk il,
Fitzgibbon's drug store.
Plaintiff did not specifically deny
either of these witnesses, but stated
that he had sent the testimony TO Lin
de, and had done nothing more.
F. l.. Watkins testified that he had
written three letters to the plaintiff
asking certain prosecutions, that he
had asked the governor to initiate re-
moval proceedings, that the attorney
general used the name Of the witness
as a relator although he had informed
him that he was not resident of En-
mons county. Witness testified that
the governor had later dismissed the
proceedings because the five REALTORS
were not residents Of Emmons county
and qualified electors.
Frank Ripplingcr and Fred Masset
testified that shortly after the, 1911
election they had talked with plaintiff
on the corner of Petrie's store, that
one of them had said that PLAINTIFF
vote in Winona was worth case OF
lbeer. that pIaintiff had said IL vo,llf