Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-09
SAYS TElCAN
FOUGHT The
N.P.LEAGUE
Anderson Declares Former
Witness Was Paid TO
Fight Organization.

J. Jackson. Mimi, July 9.-william
A. Anderson. a Minneapolis lawyer, in
a signed statement put into the record
this afternoon by the defense at the
conspiracy trial of A. c. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert. Nonpartisan league
had told him in Minneapolis last Feb
ruary that Twin City f1nanciers had
raised s275.000 to fight the Nom
partisan league and that Teigan was
employed by them.
Anderson was placed on the stand
by the defense to combat the testi-
mony Of Teigan, a former league or
ganizer, and the states principal wit
ness.
Not Allowed to Talk.
Anderson was not allowed to tes-
tify because of collections by the
state that his evidence was imma-
terial and did not bear on the indict-
ment. The state consented, however,
to having q written statement of his
version ,of an alleged conversation
with Teigan placed in the record.
The statement declares that last
February Teigan called on, Mr.. An
derson at the Northwestern college of
law, Minneapolis, and discussed with
course. Anderson said he asked
Teigan If he was the man who. wrote
book against the Nonpartisan league
and that Teigan said he was and re-
lated that Minneapolis and st. Paul
business men had raised $275,00 for
! an anti-league campaign.
Expenses, Paid. Charge.
him naa ashss sesod IS ss
book and services. and that his ex-
penses were paid to travel through
North Dakota and Minnesota to col
tlect .information on the league. n ~
\ The statement declares that Teigan
said he published the book, but when
he wentSto make settlement. with
tA"Mr. Patterson of St. Paul." he was
told that the $275.OO fund was ex-
hausted and that it would be neces-
| sary to ask for more subscriptions.
! Anderson's statement asserted that
he asked Teigan who made contribu-
tions in Minneapolis and was told
that four of them were Fred Carpen-
ter, E. L. Mattson, E. w. Decker and
G. T. Jaffray., Mr.. Carpenter is a
and the other men are bankers.
Counsels Argue.
A great deal of the morning session
was spent in arguments between coun-
sci over the admission of testimony.
The state objected to all evidence as
to league speeches and war activities
except relating to the charges in the
indictments. and number of wit
nesses were prevented from testify
ing about speeches delivered else
where. ~
The defense introduced a half dozen
witnesses to testify regarding speeches
which Townley made at various places
during the war, but Judge E. C.
Dean refused to permit them to dis
cuss any speeches except those
brought out by the state as evidence
to support its allegation that Townley
and Gilbert conspired to teach dis
loyalty.
Judge Dean became exasperated
when Attorney George Hoke Of the
defense called several witnesses to
relate preliminary details regarding
speeches which the judge had ruled
were not admissible as evidence.
Are you acting in good faith, Mr..
Hoke?" asked Judge Dean.
Hoke insisted that he was and took
exception to the statement of the
court Judge. Dean demanded that no
more witnesses be called to testify
regarding incidents which the court
had excluded and gave the defense
permission to enter into the, court
record the names Of various witnesses
and the incidents which they would
have testified had the testimony been
permitted.
Your ruling has taken me by
surprise. will, however, obtain the
list and have them read into the rec
ord" repiied Mr. Hoke.