The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-11-06
G. You were friendly to both sides

"a. Yes, sir.
@. You talked to both of them at
various times with reference to their
grievances against one another? A.
Mostly Mr.. Bowen.
@. You were friendly with Mr..
Bowen. A. Yes; sir.
@. And he was friendly to you. A.
Yes, sir.
@. More or less of financial friend
ship existing between you? A. Yes,
sir
O.. You were connected with the
farmers movement and talked togeth-
er a good deal? A. Yes, sir.
; @. Now, Mr.. Still, what I want to
get is statement from you with ref
erence to whether or not politics had
anything to do with this murder?
h Mr.. Lee: Objected to as incompe-
tent, immaterial and not within the
issues.
Mr.. Sullivan: The reason q do
not want to cucumber the record) to
show the fact that the official connec-
ton OF the states attorney and the
sheriff, that politics in this commu-
nifty, in their campaigns for Office,
etc., was not either directly or indi-
rectly the cause of any portion or part
of this homicide, and in that manner
think it is at least revelant. It has
some probatve force so far as the is
sues in this matter are concerned. Now
if this has any merit in your honor's
idea--
Mr.. Burnett: The charge is made
in the sheritf's complaint that he and
some of these other officers conspired
together to prevent the carrying out
of justice and were opposed to some
of these people because of their polit-
ical affiliations.
Mr.. Sullivan: If your Honor still
thinks it isn't material
The Referee: If we let that in we
might as we'll let in religion.
Mr.. Sullivan: If it was alleged, or
charged or claimed as yourhonor sug-
gests that religion has anything to do
with it, then would be contending to
your honor that the religion Of the
parties was competent. Here is case
where it is claimed that these parties
in manner for various reasons in
GLIDING among these reasons, their po-
litical affiliations, conspred to prevent
due administration of justice. Now
then, by this witness l want to show
his excellency, the governor, and to
your honor, that here is man, this
witness, knowing both parties to the
controversy, and confidential friend
ships existing between himself and
the deceased, speaking acquaintance
and additional friendship existing be-
tween himself and other parties to
the controversy, showing knowl-
edge on his part as to the attitude of
each person involved in the contro-
versy, l am asking him to state to
your honor whether or not politics en-
tered into the deliberation, entered in
to the cause in any manner whatso-
ever. Now if your honor thinks this
is not competent, if your honor thinks
it is not revelant, then we will con-
tent ourselves with an offer of proof
! to that effect. And if your honor then
thinks it revelant and competent, then
we will submit to your honor evidence
to show it.
! The referee: l will sustain the OBJ
| lection.
| MFR. Sullivan: May it be conceded
for the purpose of this offer that the
same foundation for the testimony has
also been laid for the witness j. A.
Miller, who had almost the same re-
lations with the parties, possibly a
more confidential relation with Mr..
Bowen if anything, for the reason he
! was an advisor of Mr.. Bowen in Mr..
Bowen's various business operations
and may we have it conceded that the
[ same foundation laid with Mr.. Miller
as also with Mr.. Still, that you have
made the same objections and that l
am making the same Offer.
Mr.. Lee: To counsePs statement
there is no objection.
Mr.. Sullivan: With your honor's
rulings against us on this testimony,
we now offer to prove by the witness
J. A. Miller, by the witness Still and
by Edward Hoverson, Mark Lowell, 0.
! C. Attelteed, R. C. Fuller and Sam
| Fisher, that the homicide referred to
in the testimony in this case was the
! result of neighborhood feud, was en-
gendered and caused by the various
! details that led up to the shooting
based also upon enmity that existed
| between the parties covering num-
Der of years; that in truth and in fact
Cne eSCrdngenenC DeLWeSI OlIley anu
| Bowen, the advent of which date back
to time long before there was such
| thing as an organization known as the
Non-Partisan league, that in truth
and in fact the politics Of these par
ties was not in any manner an element
| or consideration with this homicide;
| that truth and in fact this township
in which these parties live, the entire
township, with the exception of four
| votes at tht previous election was cast
for the Non-Partisan league candi-
dates; that Offley, Stark, Jeffries, Tay
lor and Bowen all voted for the Non
Partisan League program in that
township, that they both worked for
the Non-Partisan League program in
! that township, that only four votes in
the township were voted against the
Non-P Partisan League, being Fisher,
his son, his son-in-law and hired man.
That there was nothing in connection
with this homicide that could n any
way either directly or indirectly or by
the Use of the most fanciful imagina-