The diamond drill., 1921-10-29

o~~1SN thS pApSifAHp4 db II taxpayer
Bates township and as agent for IN
Iron County Taxpayers Assn.
Cross examined by Mr.. McDonoug
Mr.. Byers admitted that the Iro
County Taxpayers Assn. was made u
mainly OF nonresident mining com
panies and land owners and few res
ident taxpayers. Asked 10 name th,
resident taxpayers Mr.. Byers refuse,
TO do so excepting those interested II
Bates township in which there we-,
none other than the several mininl
companies and himself.
Mr.. Albert Baehr, timekeeper for the
Iron Range Light & Power Co. was
next sworn. He produced his time
records and swore that Hjalmar John.
SON was paid by his company for "a
days work in April, "a So days in
May, Is 20 In June, "a in July and 2e
In August. Cross examined by Mr..
McDonough he stated that the hou-s
OF work were from z until IL in the
forenoon and from l until S in the af.
ternoom.
The purpose of this testimony was
to show the time Mr.. Johnson put In
for the power company in each month
and contrast II with claim for time
having been put In for the township
for the same month. AS an example,
in August he got paid for 26 days from
the power company and drew $45 for
services for the township.
The defense then took the stage and
Mr.. McDonough called Mr.. Johnsonl
He testified that he is 29 years OF age
and was chosen supervisor of Bates
township for the first time last spring
The valuation OF Bates township is
four and one-half million OF dollars
and the number OF descriptions OF pro-
perty is LOO. He testified that while
he was employed during the day time
for the power company he worked fo-
The township evenings, mornings and
Moons, running here and there In his
automobile inspecting roads and doing
other work for the municipality. He
also worked Sundays and sometimes
had TO lay Off from his work when Il
was necessary for him to go to dis
ant parts OF the township. He ex-
planned his charge against the town |
hip by saying that at the end OF eacl |
month he estimated the time he put in |
or the township and made out a bill |
lgainst the township at the rate OF SO |
'er day on the basis OF hours per
lay although when he worked less
han the standard nine hours he called
a day.
He stated that he and his wife made
ut the roll together, she doing the
Triting and he the debating, the roll /
eing an entirely new one, the des-
riptions being taken from the map.
The interesting part OF his testimony
'as In regard to his meeting Mr.. Con-
erse at the Iron Inn in Iron River
lst month. In b-ief he said that
onverse told him OF the complaint
led against him that he CConverse)
ad been sent to investigate, that six
esignations had been filed and II he ,
Johnson) would resign II would save
II the fuss OF hearing, etc.
MIR. Converse in cross examination
lowed considerable resentment a.
linst the testimony OF Johnson in re-
lrd to what happened at the meet
g, the particular portion OF the tes-
mony objected to being that In which
was intimated that Converse misin-
rmed Johnson and many OF the ques- :
ons took the appearance OF argument
which McDonough. objected to sew !
al times
Mrs.. Johnson was sworn and cor
borated her husbands testimony in
gard 10 the making out OF the roll.
Mr.. Gentzwell. justice OF the peace !,
Bates township, denied any con-
'iracy to extort or pay out unlaw-
lly moneys from Bates township.
Mr.. Converse asked to be sworn in
buttal and he detailed his conyer- y
tion with Johnson in the Iron Inn,
nying that he had misled Johnson in
y particular. y
Miss Mitchell promised TO have the = :
stimony written out by today II WHY :
en- be reviewed and signed by each )"
tness and after that Judge Murphy :,
N make a review and write sum- :
lry for the attention OF the govern
when II will be sent TO Lansing and :,
al action will be taken by the gov. '
nor.
hould Mr. Johnson be removed frc.n -
Ice he will not be eligible TO hols
other Office in the township for two y
ars.
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