The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-31
PERJUKffOUND
BY LAWYERS
DOCUMENTS PROVE STATES
WITNESS AND COUNTY AT
TORNEY SWORE FALSELY

St. Paul, Minn.-Proof Of perjury
committed in court by both Attorney
L. H. Nicholas and F. A. Teigen, now
in hands Of the Nonpartisan League
lawyers, furnishes an interesting side
light IN the recent prosecution Of JOS
| eph Gilbert and President A. c. Town
ley for sedition.
The gross ~perversion Of court ma
! chinery and the clear evidence of a
frameup against the two representa-
tives Of the organized farmers, have
made the conviction secured of value
to the League rather than to the op-
position. The new evidence heightens
this effect.
Called as a witness for the defense,
the Jackson county attorney testified
under oath that he had had no corre-
spondence with Teigen except the tele-
gram telling him to come to testify.
The League lawyers had called Nicho-
las to the stand as a part Of their
proof that a statewide conspiracy, ex-
pressing itself in the Jackson county
charges, existed. II
Documents rOV ferJury
Now the League lawyers have in
their possession a mass Of documents
showing that for more than a year the
two corresponded frequently about
anti-League plans and also documents
showing beyond doubt that Teigen
was employed by Charles Patterson,
the st. Paul capitalist, and others OF
the Twin Cities ring to write his book
against the League, which appeared
under the pen name of "Dr. Num-"
One of these letters written owe a
wear before the trial and now made
public by the Minnesota Leader, reads
as follows: q
jackson, Mimi, April 1s, 1918:
"Mr. F. A. Teigen,
"St. Paul, Minnesota.
"Dear Mr.. Teigen: I sent you
letter on March 9th, but a mistake
was made and it vas addressed to
Minneapolis instead of st. Paul, n
has just been returned to me.
ct have had several meetings down
here in different towns, and talked
over this matter with the business
men. and it seems to me that the time
is right for immediate and vigorous
) action. =
"Yours: very truly,
"E,. H. Nicholas"
The following letter, which passed
from Teigen to Patterson shows me
connection between the two and is un-
J doubtedly q plea to Patterson to make
good on earlier promises:
Dear MI. Patterson L have Mr'
shoemaker,s library here. Mr.. In
gall has practically finished his ex-
pose Of tn. League and l have, ! oe-
iieve. the matter Of a permanent ar
rangement fixed. I was supposed 10
have paid these people today for serv-
ices that they have rendered in good
faith and that I promised to pay, PEI
lieving that I shouiG find myself IN q
nosition to do so, therefore I beg OF
YOU that If you a possibly avold II
do not disappoint men tomorrow when
I call.
"Yours,
3d.. "F. A. Teigen."
This letter indicates that one In
gals was employed by Teigen to DO
The actual writing, probably because
Teigen felt he did not have the proper
stvie. It would also indicate some re-
luctance on the part of the special IN
teregts in the Twin Cities to make
rood on promises of reward. Inns
reluctance may be easily understood
because the book failed to make any
case against the League and mo!e
particularly, not a word was SAD y
Il about the "disloyalty" of the League
leaders to which Teigen recently testl'
6ed as the states star witness.