Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-15

MERRIAM TESTtFlES.
r. f. Merriam of the department of
& Justice in Idaho, was called to show
that the department with which was
connected had made an Investigation
Of the Mann case, had looked into all
the testimony and dismissed the ac-
tion. He was also asked II he found
any strong feeling or class hatred
during the political campaign and
testified he found such feeling existed
as he travelled throughout southern
Idaho following the publication Of po-
litical advertisements.
McKAIG AT HEAD
S s. I. Robinson of Boise, who was at
the head of the intelligence department.
during the war with 800 workers In
the state, was asked if he remembered
II any of the League organizers were
investigated for disloyalty. The names
OF half dozen men were read to him
but he testified that he could not re-
call that any of them were investigated
although 1t was impossible to say with
cut his records as there were several
hundred Investigations. He was asked
II he knew McKaig, testified he did
not, but understood he was at the head
OF the Nonpartisan League in Idaho.
DENIES AFFIDAVIT
N. r. McFall who worked for the
League as an organizer in Ada county
end the second man employed in that
capacity, made flat denial in his tes-
timony of the testimony given Friday
by G. w. Harvey business man of
Boise, who testified, McFall had made
1. statement that out of 200 people
asked concerning the war, 1875 were
against it. He denied the affidavit In
full as false, testified he was repub-
lean, first last and all the time and
lad supported Hughes and the war ac-
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testified as TO he husbands loyalty
end political activities.
SAYS FARMERS LOYAL
Prior to the calling of the jury this
morning, Mr.. Bissell requested the
court stenographer to look up certain
parts of the testimony of Frank r..
Gooding, especially thmat concerning
class hatred to which he had testified.
The plaintiffs. by their last witness
Friday evening sought to show that
the citizens of Camas county were
loyal, the plan being an attempt to
indicate that the defendant had testi-
fled as against their loyalty. The
photographers notes showed that Mr..
Cooding said IS per cent of the farmers
were loyal, but he was directing his
remarks of disloyalty against the
heads of the League.
George Stoll. former organizer for
the Non Partisan league and volunteer
witness for the defense in the Ray Nc
3 Kaig $4,000 libel suit against Frank
II. Gooding and the Statesman Printing
company, continued his testimony Fri
day afternoon under a severe cross ex-
animation at the hands of John Multi
gan Of Spokane.
He was asked who authorized him
to 20 to work in Idaho representing the
League and replied, Mckaig engaged
him. Tfc G - use sought to make much
out Of the testimony that certain or
ganixers with whom the witness had
worked had advised him of their So
cislistic tendencies, disloyalty and I.
w. w. beliefs and that he had not adj
vised the government Of these facts
while the nation was at war.
WOULD DlecREDIT WITNESS
Late In the Afternoon the defense
sought to discredit Stoll, by recalling
him AFTER he had been excused. The
court had taken brief recess. Just
prior to this, Lewis Williams, internal
revenue collector for Idaho came into
the court room. McKaig saw him, left
hio attorneys and called William to the
1nll. A minute later Williams return
~ and during the recess Stoll talked
With him, while Kessler stood close by.
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