Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-07
COOLING ON STAND.


called by the plaintiff for purpose Of
cross-examination and an attempt was
made to introduce certain brokerage
advertisement to show that the former
governor was worth $1,100,000. Mr..
Goodfng willingly explained that the
advertisement made by the brokerage
company representing him, included all
the holdings of the Gooding Livestock
company, the Gooding Motor company
end the Yellowstone Motor company,
in which his sons and sons in law
were interested. His attorneys shut
out the introduction of the advertise
ment as not the best evidence to show
the wealth of the defendant Gooding.
Asked concerning his wealth, Mr..
Gooding stated it was difficult to an
swer directly, but he estimated his net
wealth at approximately $250,000, and
added he would be glad to accept
that for his holdings"
ARGUMENT HEARD.
w. G. Scholtz. who was to be the next
witness for the plaintiff, was late in
arriving and Mr.. Kessler again took up
the damage issue raised as a point Of
law previously. Kessler maintained
that authorities held that punitive
damages could be found against one
plaintiff and compensatory damages
against the other. Karl Paine, replied
to the argument, that the Statesman
Printing company, which he defended,
published the advertisement as cold
blooded business proposition.
Mccarthy held that the law should
SO read that comparative damages
could be rendered, against one and not
against the other, but he wished further
to examine authorities on that matter
and would give the question serious
consideration during the trial.
SCHOLTZ TAKES STAND.
w. G. Scholtz, who, a previous wit
ness had testified was the head of the
Non Partisan League In Idaho, had all
the authority to hire and fire organ
izers, ETC., took the stand at 11:05
o'clock and had made but little progress
in giving testimony at noon. He was
guarded and careful in his statements
and twice remarked that his memory
was haZy." He was asked concerning
his business in Idaho since his arrival
his connection with the league and par
ticularly as to visits made at league
headquarters by Former Governor
Gooding, one of the defendants
Scholtz was asked to repeat converse
tions with the Former Governor and
testified to three visits made at head
quarters by Gooding, all friendly, and
that Gooding had sought to get from
his candidacy for the United tSates
senate.
MAY INTRODUCE LETTER.
The plaintiff sought to show that the
league headquarters had been visited
by an embassy of Governor Gooding
who sought for him the league endorse
ment for the United States senate and
the much talked of letter purported to
have been written by Governor Good
ing. The witness testified he had seer
Governor Gooding's signature many
times and knew 1t, but when it de-
veloped he had never seen the COVER
nor sign his name, the court ruled he
was not qualified to positively testify
to knowing the signature. The plain
tiffs were laying the grounds for the
introduction of a Photographic copy
of a letter they claim was written by
Gooding. The defense insisted the
original letter be introduced, announc-
ing they would be prepared to meet the
issue If it were gone into. The plain
tiffs admitted not having the original
to produce. With the admission of the
Photographic letter still under debate
the court recessed for noon.