The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

V. ltd dtHS SOu N4dIlA'u "iI 'i'' credit, or the News.Miner all tho credit for the deal2
 A think the News Miner sad assisted"
 . Very well, let that drop Now in swearing to this complaint, Mr Thompson. you have selected three paragraphs Of this article and charg ed that they were false and delama- tory and constitute libel against you. Why did you select three paragraphs only ot that artiClc2
 A For the reason that they were the only ones that were
 .. Unterrupting) were libelous?
 A That were criminally lbelous.
 Q That's the only reason?
 A Yes. sir, considered that part of the article libelouS
 C. Now, Mir Thompson, isn't 1t true in this case and your institu- ton Of these proceedings, that you are prompted by a motive other than the fact that you believe thai you have been llbeled?
 A No other motive whatever
 Q. None at all?
 A. No other whatever. My only motive and desire was to prove that am not connected with any graft in connection with the armory pur- chase.
 Q. And upon proof ol that you are perfectly satisfied?
 A. l am.
 c. You are preparing civil suits against Mr Caskey for this article. are you not?
 A No, sir
 C. Then did you drop them?
 A. l intended to, but didn't.
 C. Didn't you instruct MT. Clark to prepare compla ints in civil ac- tions for this libel and isn't he pre-. pairing them now?
 A. Not that 1 know of-news 10 me if he has.
 Q. Don't you know as a matter of fact that MT. Clark upon your au- thority and direction or the direction Of somebody who had authority to speak, on the second day or the next day after the arrest of Mr Gas key was preparing civil suits against Mr. Caskey to file for civil libel?
 A Don't know of anything ot the kind. no. sir.
 C. Did you instigate this criminal prosecution of your own initiative. MT Thompson?
 A. My own initiative.
 e. Without encouragement or 30 licitation or interest Of others?
 A. Except my attorney.
 c. No one else?
 A. Othcrs-I saw my attorney in regard to it. I knew so little about criminal actions never knew until 1 Went up to MT. Pratt. until signed this complaint, that it was that didn't have to hire the attorney 10 prosecute never knew that tried to ger you, l didn't know you see.
 c. I'm not criticising you for get ting au attorney; but is it fact or is 1t not d fact hat upon the morning Of the appcaranCe ol this article in The Citizen, you, together with your attorney, before ever con sultne your attorney, before ever consulting the district attorney with regard to the preparation of a com and consulted MT Erwin and was closeted with him for at least an hour?
 A. Not that l have any recollec- ton of.
 O. Well you deny it, then?
 A. We were in the marshals or flee.
 Q. What were you doing there if not for that purpose?
 A. Not there in consultation with him
 o. Did you talk this matter over with Marshal Erwin before you went to the district attorney?
 A. l never consulted him. noti- fled him l had filed or was about to file a complaint. We went to the district attorney first and asked him to bring d suit
 Q. What was the necessity of dis cussing the matter with the United States marshal if you had gone 10 the U. s. attorney about it?
 A. We wasn't advising with him on the question.
 Q. Didn't he advise it?