Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-23

boards AZ to the facts. Macdonald re-
Piled he did not consider the was
obliged to 60 outside Of the records.
The law. he said, did not authorize any
board to permit any state official to
sell goods to the state.
'Didn't you owe it to Conley to
inquire Of former Governor Norris as
to whether the transactions of which
you complain were not legitimate Z"
asked Colonel Nolan.
Use Of Supplies Held Illegal
II knew no person or any board had
right to increase an officials salary
BY permitting him to use state sup
plies answered the witness.
Colonel Nolan inquired of MacDon-
aid if he had asked members of the
prison board regarding the agreement
with Conley as to the use of his horses
and automobiles in the operation of
the penitentiary. The witness said he
did not consult any member Of the
board He said he looked. up the
records.
Macdonald also testified he had
written to Conley twice for explana
tions before the prison investigation
report had been filed with the gov
ernor and board, but had received no
answer. He admitted he had prom
ised to give the former warden
chance to explain things before the
report was made public. He also said
he did not submit his report to the
attorney general before it was filed.
Explains Pardon Of Conv'cts
Macdonald, in explanation Of his
previous testimony regarding the pa
e ,,<.%~ h~ ho1 f,,r scr Il
affidavits in this matter, said that the
convicts who had given affidavits re-
garding the moving of prison supplies
were TRUSTEES who were maintained in
the trusty bunk house outside the
prison walls where, according to GUS
tom men who had served the most Of
their terms, were kept. These men,
he said, by reason of the expiration of
their time and their eligibility to pa
role had been released between the
time of the taking of the affidavits and
the present
In reply to a question by Colonel
Nolan if any of these men obtained
pardons or paroles by reason Of hav
ing given affidavits, witness replied:
Il do not know of any--let me see,
wards pardoned. He gave but one af-
fidavit, which l took, and it was re-
garding work done on the warehouse"
"Whv did you publish the Roy Mar
tin affidavit" inquired Mr.. Rankin.
His affidavit was taken before | en-
tered the case" replied Macdonald.
"It was to investigate matters largely
brought out in his affidavit that | went
to Deer Lodge to make inquiry
Con!ey Revealed Auto Deal
Asked as to the Hope Hartford auto
mobile transaction in which it had
been shown the car had been purchased
from Dr. ]. NJ. Scanland and re-sold
to the insane asylum, witness replied
he knew nothing about the completion
of that transaction until it was brought
out in defendants answer.
How about the gas that Conley of
fered to pay for, but which you charged
him with taking in your complaint ?"
asked Colonel Nolan.
''He did not offer to pay until the
Roy Martin affidavit came out" re
piled the witness.
johnson Didn't Know He Sold Hay
George Johnson, Jr., through whom
1t has been charged that Conley sold
pork and hay to the state for prison
use, was called to the stand and ques-
toned by Attorney General Aankin.
''You are the George Johnson who !
made out Il claim for hay sold to the |
state?"
'Hay?" he replied: Il don't think l !