Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-28

Follows Rankin's Suit
The SauIs' affidavit is dated Janu-
ary q, this year, at Deer Lodge and
is attested by Ed Scharnikow, notary
public The document was filed by At
torney s. C. Ford.
Attorney General Rankin filed his
suit against Conley last week. The at
torney generals office is now awaiting
the filing of an answer by Conley's s
attorneys and the setting of a date on
which the hearing will be begun. The
action is one in equity and will be
tried before a judge or referee, with
out jury.
Following is the affidavit in the
Affidavit Of C. S. SauIs.
State of Montana.
County of Powell, ss.
&c. S. Sauls being first duly sworn
upon oath. deposes and says: My name
is c. s. Sauls. I was deputy warden
at the penitentiary under the present
warden for a short time after he was
appointed, and before the present
warden was appointed, I was connect
ed with the penitentiary about ten
years. / disconnected myself with the
penitentiary on the Goth or 9th of
September. 1921. He relieved me to
put in his son as deputy. / had in
structions to turn the keys over to
his son. He didn't tell me himself he
was letting me out. but he left note
on the table saying my check would
be in the office for me the next morn
ing. and to turn the keys over to his
son. When Mr.. Conley was superseded.
l was on day duty and quit as o'clock,
so that l have no personal knowledge
of the removal of stuff from the store.
l know something, however. about
those fellows who made affidavits as
to the removal of this stuff. After Mr..
Potter took charge, he made the re-
mark to nae, in the presence of a
number of prisoners that the governor
was his friend, was likewise a member
of the board. and they promised him
that any recommendation that he would
make for eommutation of sentence of
prisoners would be acted on favorably.
Affidavit Makers ParoIed
This statement was made in the
presence of prisoners. He not only
made the statement on this occasion.
but on different occasions, and would
say i am the warden About the time
that McFatridge came over from Hell
ena. Mr. Potter, the warden, came
into the yard, and he told the prison
ers that any man that would make an
affidavit against Conley, he would see
that there was something done for him.
He made this talk in general way.
When McFatridge came over to the
penitentiary. Potter would come inside
in the morning, and he would talk
around among the prisoners in the
vO rf ho =
in II short time Mr.. McFatridge would
come in with list of names. aud he
would say to me. Now, I want this
man and this man. and so on. naming
them. and these were the men that
Potter had been talking to before in
the yard. The most of the fellows who
made affidayits were paroled or mar.
doned. There was one man by the name
of Pierson. He was an outside man ~
that time. Frank pierson, I believe
was his name.
They brought him inside to make
an affidavit in regard to Coulcy. hut
because he didn't know anything or
because he didn't make the right kind
Of an affidavit THAT is what pierson
told me. ! don't know what Kind of
m affidavit he made) he was kept in. |
The warden told me to put that man
referring to Piersonl in No. | build |
ing. | didn't ask him what for but |
put him in there pursuant to the |
order.
Sends for Warden
In about ten or fifteen days after /
that Piersan came to me and said: |
ian year satisfactorily outside as
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