The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-08
Attorney for Gilbert and ToWnIey
Says Nicholas and Tiegen
Violated Oath.
PAPERS TO PROVE CASE
Swore They Had Had No Relations
With Each Other-Docume nts
Show Mass IF Correspondence.

ST. Paul, Minn<-Charges OF
perjury have been made against
r. n. Nicholas, prosecuting attor-
ney of Jackson county and F. A.
Tiegen, the star witness against
President Townley. and Joseph
Gilbert of the Nonpartisan League
In the recent disIoyaIty trial.
Nicholas when called as a witness
by the defense testified under
oath that he had no correspond
ence with Tiegen except the teIe-
gram ordering him to appear In
court.
T. v. Sullivan, a league attor-
ney, declares that he has in his
possession a mass of documents
including original letters and +
kilograms which passed between
Nicholas and Tiegen ands many
more showing the relation be-
tween Tieqen and Charles Pat
terson of st. Paul, notorious as
fund collector and shadow per-
former against the organized
farmers.
ave have ample proof" de-
clares MIR. Sullivan" to corrobor-
ate these charges and convict
both Nicholas and Tiegen."
81 can't tell you where or how we
got these documents-but we've got
them. They will be 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.
cat the Townley-Gilber 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 a telegram sum
moning him to testify at Jackson.
Later. we put Prosecuting Attor
new Nicholas himself on the stand
Nicholas then corroborated in full al
that Tiegen had said and fatty de
MED any correspondence with Tiegen
any dealings regarding Tiegen's book
anv effort to distribute it., or an!
speeches from the same platform will
Tiegen.
"Wrote About Plan"
1--WE have correspondence between
Nicholas and Tiegen showing that a
matter of fact Nicholas received
quantity of Tiegen's book; wrote Tie
gen about his plan to sell them at 2
cents a copy around Jackson; wrot
Tiegen about other plans for tigntin
the league and arrangements for join
6 work.
: eve have plenty of evidence signe
!. nv Mr. Nicholas himself. We hav
nersonal witnesses to testify to th1
, correspondence. We have persona
witnesses to testify that as a matte
of fact Nicholas and Tiegen spoke T.
d gether at Lakef1eld.
To Prefer Charges.
: eve have evidence to show that
! the very moment Tiegen made bri
" liant speech for the Nonpartlsa
aogua in Wisconsin he had $50 In b
pocket he had just received fro
n Nicholas.
n "We will prefer formal charges
; perjury in Jackson county next wee
is We will ask warrant and perlul
le indictment by the grand jury again
y both men. The case will have TO
Is tried by special prosecutor and
&c fore another Judge than Judge Dear