The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-23
ing, and Immediately reentered ana
took a seat we'll up 'front.'.
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ing, and Immediately, reenteteu AM
took a seat well up, from IT,
Had Not Opposed eLasu:.
Sullivan testified he had not OPP
rosed the league prior to this meet
irc, although he did oppose certain
league candidates. He denied On cross,
examination saying to Brinton or ~
anyone else that he would "Get HIM"
Ii. e., BrintOn. He admitted that he
might have said ~ have your num-.
ber," when Brinton accosted him in
very peculiar manner"
Loyalty Of Garrison.
Sullivan did not think the people Of
Garrison compared favorably with
those of some other communities In
point of loyalty. He stated that the
people applauded Brinton's remarks.
and that IL Brinton gave utterance to
disloyal expressions. certain people OF
Garrison. or vicinity, did applaud dis
loyal utterances. Asked whether re-
sp0nsible and substantial people were
not in the audience, witness replied:
There we're several there who had
appreciated and applauded Kate
OHare while she was under bond
IAClUS JIlhl AOI oCuAIAOA'
The answer was stricken from tho
record on objection by the defense.
Asked whether Rep. r. l.. Fraser OF
Garrison, league candidate for the
senate, applauded Brinton, Sullivan
answered.:
HE seemed to be the official clap
master" f
do you mean that Mr.. Fraser is
disloyal' asked counsel for the de-
tense.
Not frying Garrison.
81 object to this line of cross-ex'
animation interposed District, Attor-
ney Hildreth. 1--WE are not here to
discover whether or not Rep. Fraser Is
dislOyal. We have one man on trial
here now. II the defense wants to
try the remainder of the people In
Garrison we will try to accommodate
them when we can get aroundst to It,"
Witness did not believe he had been
venomous in his criticism Of Brinton
following the Garrison meeting. His
attention was called to letter OF his
published in the Bismarck Tribune OF
April RI, 1918. Sullivan hesitated to
recognize the letter until he had read :
It through. 1t was quite long letter.
and the court grew impatient before
1t was finished, and insisted upon an
answer. The witness admitted that In
substance, at least, it was letter
which he had written for publication
in The Tribune. e% o..~,
Not Hostile to erjnton.
Witness on cross examination &C.
knowledged no hostile feeling against
Brint0n at the time the letter was
written. He denied trying to find
back way OUT during the meeting;
denied having accepted IS for the part
he played in the Garrison meeting.
prior to taking the platform; admitted
that he had been active In securing
witnesses for the government. but said
he had received no remuneration for
his services and that he acted only In
the capacity OF a loyal citizen.
...s...,, skunks in Congress-. - a..
On redirect examination. Sullivan
Testified that Brinton had stated that
the league had one man in congress,
John NJ. Baer, and that it soon would
have a snumber Of others. but that the
rest were bunch of skunks."':. He
said that Brinton referred to Kaiser
Wilhelm as the goat in speaking OF
the steel trust profits and of the ne
cessity for robbing babies banks In
order that these profits might be real
lied. Brinton urged, said, the witness.
not SO much attention to naiser Will
helm that necessary economic reforms
would be lost sight of. He heard
Brinton praise the president, said the
witness, but : he was apparently In
doubt as to whether the Consumers
Store manager referred to Wilson or
to Townley. NJ
The jurors in whose hands Brinton's
fate will rest are Thomas Egan, James
Duncan. J. r. Stewart, w. S. Shirk,
James Kneeshaw, Albert Ball, Wallace
Kyes, John F. Halfstrom, Kenneth
Wishauk and John More.
Only two of considerable list OF
government witnesses had been dis
posed Of when court adjourned for the
evening. Judge Samuel l.. Nuchols OF
Mandan, law partner of Attorney Gen
eral William LANCER, and former SEN
ator Leslie A. Simpson of Dickinson
are defending Brinton. So far, Dis
trict Attorney Hildreth has handled
the prosecution unaidcd.