The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-04-07
NE DEMANDS -.
''t1IIo.an FROM E-
WARDEN CONlEY
,,rv GENERAL RANKIN XII.
|pgNh1u n ! 1uESDED COMPLA1MI, .a VIZ
lEES Az GOVERNOR TO AID
EiO AooeslpY1TTrION 5- G r E al
h Pko,STTTORNEY EMPLOYED
lLlss,TnaTE GATE CITIZENS.

HID AooeeTpyvTnION G K e AZ
pGse,,TTTORNEY EMPLOYED
|11sSI 1PsSSI7taTE CITIZENS
i ADriI 5.-Former Warde:
Ze 4s1s, s,,.Iap' h of the Montana penn
c'a,sss asss the state more :.ts TIA, ss,
#g' u De Doeeeording to an amends
ev,. ala; sIsd Thursday in the SUI
y gain. ain'.,t;os h,'r by attorney Genera
@ s d Rankin. This sum |
nc:' . the h. result of misappro
ID = \ ss tate property and indebt
\ ton a,s % the the state as the result Q
T. : SDt 5ns;ness si, deals engaged il
4 - - original complaint filed sew
s.sts tas 81 ago, the state so sought sad t t
NJ Fsf1s 5n,n 5Conley only $500, 900. l.
f gad llJsI complaint a claim /!
'1siusa .ss ussae; ;362 actually, togethe:
.ssar im property valued indeti
Ss,S' s,'4 which, it is said, will tota
y y, tsh,ousand dollars more. Th'
"a sa,,re, snUr it was stated, woule
IN ,,erp ~ than 100000.
4 ! l;5ts wit with the filing Of tn
l5Sl'sa ~ ssaamoaairrt, the attorney gen
I l9'asa asaan,rneed s that j. w. Freeman
zssat s Fails, former United state e
sss Is3ss' attorney, has been added tt
%g M # the state for the b Conles : e
Il '1S vsiea Is set for April IL. II
1 e,bt the attorney general issuee
\ allowing statement:
II, t he request Of the governor
III " " Freeman, of Great Falls
4 Ssn entered by me as oeunse
I ~ M tate. There will be no addi.
\ ast to the state by reason OF
4 ,Brearance. am more than
kgd 10 have his assistance.
Asks Governor to Assist
I have asked Governor Dixon to
H NO in this action and hope 4ae
I NJ " his way clear to comply with
1 pooest. His experience as q
n, and particularly his in5ina-
Of the facts surround
/ NE investigation and the case.
4 i invaluable to the state in the
q d the lawsuit.
n, attorney general, I will use
II resource at my command to re-
4 whatever may be due the state
50 doing | expect the fullest
Rration Of every department of
|late government"
Nitrate Citizens Pay Freeman
8pencr Dixon declined to make
aaement regarding the attorney
sEEs invitation to join in the suit
BE Conley. He also refused to
aant on the question of the pay
Ed Attorney Freeman's fee. Mr..
EGa said he did not care to specu-
~ to who was paying Mr.. Free
] but was emphatic in declaring
zate appropriation was available
y matter.
i the state house it was said a
5sg Of private citizens had agreed
Mn Mr. Freeman to assist the
h IN the trial Of the Conley case.
Ellses Of Action in New Complaint
#AR are Is causes of action in
nended complaint. Most Of
are based on the original COM
which was formulated from
Prison report of T. IT.. MacDon-
N'h the exception that the vafu-
totals are raised. Among the
s IN the complaint are the al
ta that defendant at all times
nnlng a dairy herd of so
mat the state furnished all the
Tor producing feed, caring for
milking and Transforming the
INTO cream, and furnished the
8f, ETC, and that the states
d such products would equitab-
been more than the total
~ ". Of the herds products sold to
'sse' 1t is claimed that the
mould recover the amount Of
y sales with interest.
i aa Improved on State Casf,
|. asR 4 also demands an account
4 ~ the products of the A. c. M.
Ia w Aylesworth ranches since
4. blowing: for certain amounts
i. 1 w y exhibits as received by the
II @sapialnt y also asks for the re-
II. v s46'Wo on the Walton ranch
IT,, y theory that this ranch was
a N a,.' 'estensibly for the state
1ae ~ subsequently taken by
u !, I s,,s ls ;. claimed that $40,O 900
#sss, ! ouildilngs :. q were placed on
~ NJ y ne expense Of the state.
h.. aalst State On Water
I'M N. ! cause set forth that Com
Il !. saterworks system which
n !, apparenance Of the peni-
IN, I .,s nat m 1911 a double pipe
u H.. H.. IN by prison labor, that
I'M ,1s Sae cost not to exceed s20,-
NJ ~ prison labor was worth
IN NISs aoo state q asks the recovery
@' NV 1t is also alleged that
4 } ssISlln'lnated AIT against the
H. aaang water to tie Chicago.
4 h e,1 \ st. Paul railway COM
i Sass;s..so Ss cents = per 1000 gallons
esssae esssae the state six cents.
aess e.on asl IS made that all such
Id r,;ssi ,;naisrsry to the lasx, both
IL ss,ainal, mi and the defendant
l ID Fay approximately $45, 900.
aa;, Is asked to repay all
III a l. nm MN for pork which, il
u Il Cd Cs sold to the state ia the
sssSssge ssssse Johnson, Jr. - '
sssI complaint differs from
/ i su MAJ p that definite alIega-
Us 'as ss,sss Is 70 I. conversations or
asaase, a,'ss,1 ssf,'1; as warden Of the
i ~ sssppropriated by tha ward -
ssenae1.p| me- prison stores are re valued mn,e
4 ss,IPl.s'at ' at $4,000. % '4'
eisa, sao,'nlald. who made = the o,.-
W. s lavestigation nan and s,sf Who "a :
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