The Tomahawk., 1919-08-21
Attorney for Gilbert and TownIey
Says Nicholas and Hegen : ::
Violated Oath.
PAPERS TO PROVE CASE
Star Witness and County Attorney
Swore They Had Had No Relations
With Each other-Documents 4
Show Mass Of Correspondence.


perjury have been made against
F. II. Nicholas, prosecuting attor-
ney Of Jackson county and F. A.
Tiegen, the star witness against
President TownIey' and Joseph
Gilbert Of tho Nonpartlsan League
In tho recent disIoyaItv trial.
ii NlchoIas when called as a witness
by tho defense testified under
oath that he had no correspond
ence with Tieoen except tho teie.
gram ordering him to appear In
court.
T. v. Sullivan, q league attor-
ney, declares that he has In hls
possession a mass OF. documents
Including original letters and
teIeorams which passed between
Nicholas and Tiegen and many,
more showing tho relation be.
tween TIeoen and Charles Pat
terson Of st. Paul, notorious as q
fund collector and shadow per-
former against tho organized
farmers. -
1--WE have ample proof" de-
ciares Mr.. Sullivan" to eorrobor-
ate these charges and convict /,
both Nicholas and TIesen."
Il cant tell you where or how we
got these documents-but we've got
them. They will be a bomb shell for
Mr.. Nicholas and the other gentlemen
concerned in the scheme to disrupt the
Nonpartisan League. Other promi.
nent men, not yet mentioned, are apt
to have their corns stepped on before
we get through.
Cites Instances.
AT the Townley- Gilbert trial, Tie.
gen, the states witness, testified that
he had never had any>conference with
Nicholas, the prosecutor; that he had
never had any correspondence with
Nicholas; that he had never had any
dealings with Nicholas regarding Tie.
gems book attacking the league; that
he had never spoken from the same
platform with Nicholas, and that the
only message he had ever received
from Nicholas was telegram sum.
moning him to testify at Jackson.
Later, we put Prosecuting Attor.
ney Nicholas himself on the stand
Nicholas then corroborated in full all
that Tiegen had said and fatty de.
MED any correspondence with Tiegen.
any dealings regarding Tiegen's book,
any effort to distribute it, or any
speeches from the same platform with
Tiegen.
"Wrote About Plan"
I'VE have correspondence between
Nicholas and Tiegen showing that az
a matter of fact Nicholas received q
quantity Of Tiegen's book; wrote Tie
gen about his plan to sell them at rs
cents a copy around Jackson; wrote
Tiegen about other plans for fighting
the league and arrangements for joint
work.
I'VE have plenty Of evidence signed
by Mr.. Nicholas himself. We have
personal witnesses to testify to this
correspondence. We have personal
witnesses to testify that as a matter
OF fact Nicholas and Tiegen spoke to-
gether at Lakefield.
To Prefer Charges.
I'VE have evidence to show that at
the very moment Tiegen made a bril-
liant speech for the Nonpartisan
League in Wisconsin he had $50 in his
pocket he had just received from
Nicholas.
Eve will prefer formal charges OF
perjury in Jackson county next week
We will ask a warrant and perjury
indictment by the grand jury against
both men. The case will have to be
tried by a special prosecutor and be
fore another Judge than Judge Dean y