The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-24

The following affidavit by MIR. Nc
Glynn shows on what foundation the
recent prosecution of the Miles City
Kidnappers was brought. The lead
ing citizens of that city by their in
tluence over a servile justice SECURED
the dismissal of the cases in spite OF
the fact that they were considered OF
enough Importance to command the
attention of the State of Montana,
the Attorney General himself being
represented. :.
.he people of Miles City, or the
influential ones, made this proseca
ton jolb. The State of Montana
was insulted itself by picked mob
who was there for sthat purpose.
After the dismissal of the case, all
Nonpartisan Leagua organizers We're
Immediately arrested on charges OF
sedition, although they were, there
only as witnesses for the state.
1t is reported that the court was
treated as burlesque and that
hoodlums dressed as Red Cross
nurses, sold tickets to thp court
room and on the tickets were print
ed remarks calculated to ridicule
the courts and constitute d authori-
ties of the State of Montana.
!. The United States government has
special agents at work investigating
the above profane use of the uniform
Of. the Red Cross and other lawless-
ness by these notorious desperadoes,
and when warrants are issued in the
Federal courts for the criminals, it
will not big the source of so much
/, merriment. They can't insult the
United States and the old flag and
get away with it, even if they can
ridiculs and spit in the face of the
State of Montana through controu
of the machinery of justice.
McGLYNN'S
AFFIDAVIT
"A committee consisting of James
Congdon, secreatry of the Miles City
Trades and Labor Council; A. J. ..Ap-
penzaler, sect 1stary of the Miles City
Equity Society, and H. NJ. Morgan
president of the Carpenters Union
sent out sixty-two invitations te
frie1ds and their wives in Miles
City to attend meeting at the Wi
baux Hall in Miles City to hear ]
| A. McGlynn explain the Nonparti
san League. Meeting at p. m.
About 500 p. M, while eating din
ner at the Madison Cafe, three mer
came to my table, one man said he
was Deputy Sheriff May and the.
wanted to see me at the sheriff's Of
fee; another man was F. X. Woods
of Powdervilis and did not anow
the, third.
i I told them I would go to the sher
ifs Office as soon as I had dinner
and sent for lawyer, they said they
would wait outside for me. A few
minutes later another committee
came in and informed me they wish
ed me to go with them and have {
j; talk / told them l was going tx
the lsheriff's office and we could tall
!. there; the spokesman was Nugent
another man from Stockhill, ths
other man | did not know. Thi
committee stood up and waited fo
me to finish dinner, various mel
came in, conferred and went out
only one of whom | knew, Pet
Jensen of Powderville.
I telephoned for Attorney w. "
Palmer to come to the Mission cafe
also to A. G. Apuenzaler. Thes
men, with Morgan, came and prom
ised to walk to the lsheriff's ofic
! with me, then i left the Missio
Cafe. / told Palmer, Appenzale
and Morgan we would walk and NJ
!, gent said "no", we would ride an
insisted, he and the other two press
ing against me, when / was force
into the front seat, he, (Augent
said, "get into the back seat" sal
4 prefer to walk; he showed m