Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-27
C0nley M0ued Stores
Continued From mage One,

az much entitled to these papers as
you are to our books"
Mr.. Rankin replied that as mat
ter of courtesy, he would he willing 70
furnish them unless good reasons e4-
listed for not showing them, but tnat
if counsel made his desire known IN the
nature of a demand then he must re-
fuse.
The matter was argued for some
moments, whereupon Judge dorsky
said the demand would be entered ID
the records and the question would De
decided later. -
On further cross examination, wit
ness said he saw Mr. Conley put some
napers in his grips while in the Irlson
vault and that. after going to the prison
store, he was directed by guard,
Dan Ackley, to help move the stu1t
which was indicated by the store
keeuer. Gillis, but that while he saw
Conlev there at the time he did not
hear him say anything. Nothing was
said as to whose property was pelng
moved.
Saw Guns Moved
He said the box, which counsel for
the defense intimated by his questions
might have contained guns belonging to
Mr.. Conley. was about six feet long,
two feet wide and one and half feet
deep. He did not know what 1t con-
tanned nor il it was not really sort or
q wardrobe. He said beside this he
saw four or five guns moved that
night.
Witness said he had been taken
from the new wing of the cell house Us,
TO the prison office to give his affi-
davit in the presence of A. e. McFat-
| ridge and that he had been confined in
the cell house because he had refused
to work in the brickyard, but that after
giving the affidavit he was again re-
leased as a trustg.
Saw Machinery In Boxes
He told that of the barrels moved
the night Of the general moving several
were open and showed the contents
TO be machinery and iron with horse
collar in one of them. Witness SAID be
knew the flour taken to the Walton
ranch was "Occident flour" because he
read the name on the sacks, which led
Colonel Nolan to inquire:
We'll. as a matter of fact. don't you
know there was never any Occldent
flour used at the penitentiry?" to which
the witness replied he did not.
While the witness Curd had testified
that the flour he saw delivered at the
Walton ranch was of the "Occident
brand, the witness Cohen, during his
cross examination late Wednesday.
testified that the flour he saw hauled
away from the prison store or ware
house bore the brand Nelson Story,
Jr., Bozeman, Montana"
''Do you know Roy Martin, the col
y,op ?" uifpaSE was asked
"Yes, l know him. he replied.
"Did you see him around when the
truck was being loaded"
| Il don't remember seeing him.
SAYS He Was Plot Victim
Have you spoken to Mr.. Potter
about parole!
II have not"
"He never spoke to you about one.
"He never has.
Attorney General Rankin sought to
bring out that the witness had been
railroaded to prison to prevent his
election to the office of sheriff of Nc
Cone county.
you ran for sheriff in McCone
county," he asked.
Yes. SIR
"You were convicted before you were
elected?"
Eyes, SIR
'Did you steal horse"
"No. sir"
Traces Destinations OF Loads
Ike Cohen, another convict, who had
been on the stand earlier in the trial,
was called to testify as to his knowl
edge Of the moving of goods from the
prison He testified that on the night
Of Thursday. April IA, 1921, he was
standing in front of the prison store
and saw state truck leave the garage
and back up to the store, where it was
loaded. and made several trips. He
said the first load consisted of boxes
and all kinds of merchandise and was
taken to Conley's warehouse; the sec
ond load consisted of Is or 20 used
saddles. horse collars and brides and
was taken to Mullan's warehouse; the
third load consisted of boxes, fork
handles and other stuff and also went
to Mnllan's warehouse, and the fourth
load consisted Of boxes Of all descrip-