The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-01-20

information Filed by County Attorney EricIx.
son Last Saturelay---DefendantsA Asked by
Telephone To Come and Plea Monday
Morning
Another Information
day Forenoon by County
raisned-Tn'Ions Had Gone HorneNot Yet Arraigned-
UDcE CONFER SETS SATURDAY LIMIT FOR FPLEAs /

County Attorney Erickson appear.
ed before Judge Conner Saturday
morning, January 14th, and filed in
formations with the court, charging
County Commissioner and Ex-C County
Commissioner Jake Timmons of SEQ
bey, with Asking and agreeing to
| receive and receiving a bribe Of $500
for allowing a claim of the Progress
sive Farmers Club, for sale of three
Thousand bushels of fax to Sheridan
county at the price of S7.75 per bush
el, when the market price Of flax was
much lower, and to which claim an
allowance Of Is per cent had been
added"
COURT FILES INFORMATION
| Judge Conner received the informa-
tions and allowed them to be filed,
but did not issue a bench warrant for
the arrest of Mr.. Nnamons and Mr..
Matkins, but requested Paul Babcock,
their private attorney, to notify Mr..
Timnons and Mr., Matkins to the eff
feet that the informations had been
filed and request them to be in court
Monday at three o'clock to enter their
pleas and TO give bonds, the court as
suring the county attorney that if
the defendants did not appear Of their
own volition in response to the re-
quest of the court, that the court
would then issue bench warrants, and
issue the warrant not later than Mon
day faternoon, in order that the trial
might occur at the February term of
court.
Matkin and Timmons Appear Monday
Monday. both Mr.. MatIins and Mr.
Tinnons appeared and were arraign-
ed and entered pleas of "Not Guilty" !"
Attornel Paul Babcock appearing as
their attorney. Bonds were set by
the court in the sum of $500 which
were furnished TO Jake Tinn1ons ~
sHIm. Stevens and Sid Bennett of SEQ
Is,v. and to Jud Matkins by Fred
Crave and E;die Matkins. wife of the
defendant. The cases were entered
on the calendar for trial at the next
term Of court.
SECOND INFORMATION FILED
Monday. about noon, th county at.
tornev again appeared IN court and
fled another information against both
Co,Itv Commissioner Matkins and Ex-
Comfy Commissioner Tinnmons.
charging both OF. them with Asking
a hfihe from C. J. Befseker, equal to
three Der cent of the face valuea of all
county warrants, issued by Sheridan
County. Montana for the purchase of
seed grain. in the spring OF 1920,
drawn on the special relief fund, for
allowing and approving claims against
,sherid 4 I, county, Montana, to which
claims were to be added an amount
equal to fifteen percent of the agreed
nlrchase price at which said seed
Grain was to be sold to Sheridan
Coa,nty. Montana"
DEFENDANTS NOTIFIED
County Commissioner Matkins was
notified Immediately by his attorney,
panI Babcock. of The fling of the
second information against him, and
anneared Immediately to plea, and
erfered a Dlea of "Not Guilty" and
was released on a bond i'm the sum
IF $500. which was signed by Joe
Do1in. editor of the Pioneer Press,
and Edie Matkin, the wife of Jud
Matkin. The case was then entered
,1non the docket fer trial, at the next
term of court. which is to set in Feb
ruary.
TIMMONS DID NOT PLEA
Jake Tirnnons had already return
ed to his home at Scobey,s together
with his bondsmen when the second
information against him was filed,
but he was notified of the fling OF the
same by his attorney, Paul Babcock,
but as Judge Conner was going to
Poplar on official business Tuesday
and could not return, until Thursday
morning, Mr.. Tinnons was notified
not to appear for arraignment until
Friday, but as Judge Conner was call
ed Immediately to Seobey on urgent
business caused by an error in the
calling of the ensuing term of court