Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-17
MUIRRY ISLANDER
SUIT ON TRIAL.
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spring something on me- My chill
dren brought home the rumor about me
buying COW with Il school order. IT
was the next day that | went IN to see
u L. Clausen ca former district treas
urcrl about the school order alleged to
have been issued by me for labor and
4 COW. Witness said he could not
ind such an order. but that he found
one for $3.50 for labor and cony."
which he explained was for labor and
attending county school board con
yention The abbreviation .'cony.' he
thought might have been interpreted
as cow" but dhat it was an abbrevia-
ton for convention. II told Clausen
to come down Ito court) with the old
school records that if they (the de-
PENDANTS side) did not subpoena him /
would" Leblanc said that he had had
some difficulty with clausen about a
Year and Il half ago.
Send For Me-
Clausen was then called. but he was
not in court and Undersheriff Miller
WIS directed by the court to call up
sClausen. which nc did. and reported
that Clausen sent word that IF they
want me yon will have to send for me
j. t. Leblanc, a cousin Of Herman
Leblanc Jr., was called His testi
mony corroborated complainants tes-
timony in what Crandell said in re-
gard to the check in question.
wit
drew Il laugh from the audience when
he answered the question. Are You and
Mr.. Crandell friends?' II didn't do
anything to Mr. Crandell and he didn't
Ito anything to me- Witness also COR
roborated LeBlanc's version of what
Mr.. Crandell and Mr.. Kittelson said at
the school meeting.
Ed Essam testified that VIM. Wright
seemed to be "huffy" over what Her
man said about the treasurer's ac-
counts. and said that Herman did not
accuse the school board of stealing any
money. but said that the board was
extrayagant. He stated that there had
been more talk about school affairs in
fhe settlement than about anything else
and that the women did a lot Of talk
ing.
Testimony showed that Ernest Ger
Der. Il witness. was the peacemaler OF
the school meeting. In regard to the
controversy he said: 1T did not look
pretty good to me (when Mr.. Crandell
pulled off his coat. No fighting in
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good to me- A suppressed litter went
around the court room and Judge Will
Jams Scowled slightly but meaningly.
Walter Fillion testified that Herman
Leblanc. Jr. started looking for Claus
en- when Kittleson made the alleged
Objectionable remark about the 90-dol-
lar check. but that Clausen had left the
Schoolhouse TO direct question he
said that Essams wife and Herman
Leblanc j.. are first cousins.
Herman Leblanc, being recalled, on
cross-examination said that he did not
ask Clausen for the stubs (of the
school order book
The Other Side
l.. G. Crandell, testifying i'll his own
behalf, said that. he was the director
of the school board Herman de-
manded." he said, what had become
of the money Che was figuring on piece
of paper) Mr.. Wright gave him the
main items from memory. Witness
then testified that Herman said You
said it" when witness inquired at the
meeting # he was accusing them OF
illegal use of school funds. Witness
then quoted himself as replying, Damn
YOU, you can't say that | stole any
money" and pulled his coat. Ross Kit
tleson. he said. pushed Gerber back
when he was going to interfere.
Mr.. Crandell denied the allegation
in the complaint about the check, but
he did say that he had seen an order
for $4,000 for COW and labor, about
four years ago i have seen the or
der several times 1t read pay TO the
order Of Herman Leblanc AS soon
as Ross Kittleson spoke of that order,
Glausen beat it for the road, Crandell
went on to tell how he came to see the
order in the first place. He was at
1lausen's home and Clausen was look
ing through a bunch Of school orders
for Il certain order and gave Mr. Gran
dell some Of the orders to look through
in the search. 1t was then, witness
said that he came across the order
which he said was made payable to the
order of Herman Leblanc and was for
Il cow and labor and was for $4,000
Ii was il school order in the usual
school order form. Witness said he
did not notice whose signature was on
the order.
Kittles0n "NIisqu0ted"
Mr. .Crandell testified that Wright
had told him TO go and get the order,
and lie quoted Clausen as saying that
he had turned the orders over TO Lee
Blanc when he resigned his Office as
treasurer. Herman misquoted Ross
kittleson on what was said about the
check He did not say the check was
signed by Herman. but was made pay
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