The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-24
The Political Record of Beisker's Man Frida1

A jury was selected. Attorney Vol
lum of Plentywood, County Attorney
Erickson and James Baldwin of the
firm of Wheeler & Baldwin of Butte
appeared for the State. Wheeler and
Attorney General Rankin, although
expected to appear, and who had
promised to appear, did not show up.
Attorney George Hurd appeared for
Matl1in and the rest of defendants.
Hurd was assisted by Attorney Tress-
Ter of Malta and l.. j. Onstad.
JUDGE BORTON BIASED
Judge BOrton was plainly biased
and took as much interest in the de-
defendant as Attorney Hurd and
Tressler. He ruled against the State
in every instance.
EVIDENCE LOST
When the original documents from
the Sheridan County State Bank was
called for, Oscar Gullickson, the old
receiver of the bank and their assist
ant cashier and manager of the bank,
in whose care the records had been
placed by Judge Conner, and who had
been subpoenaed, duces tecum, to ap-
pear in court at Malta with them, ap-
peared and went on the witness stand
and confessed to the Court that he
had lost these records and vouchers
that he could not find them, that
some one had gotten into the bank
and stolen them. He was sorry. He
was worried. Judge Borton offered
/ sympathy and did not reprove
him, nor question him, nor pre-emp-
tOrily order him to return to Plenty
wood and get them, nor jail him fol-
contempt of Court. Judge BortOn ex-
cused him. The thing had happened
which the prosecution knew had beer
planned to happen long before.
BORTON REFUSES SECONDARY
EVIDENCE.
Whereupon, Attorney Baldwin offer
ed secondary proof. When Origina
records are lost or destroyed, proper
ly certified copies can be introduced
into evidence. The copies of records
and vouchers, sworn to by Gran
Hoage, the expert accountant am
! identified by him and others were of
fered for evidence. Judge BortOl
. fatty refused to admit. the evidence
The case fell down for want of
foundation. Beiseker's confession
could not be used because of the fac
that his trial date was changed iron
, first to the last as set forth above.
Judge Borton directed the jury t
bring in a verdict of not guilty, an
the procedure was completed. Ju
: Watkins went scot free, and had bee
in jeopardy before a jury so cOul
: not be tried again.
5 The same procedure was gOn
: through in regard to Timmons.
5 BEISEKER PAID $3.50
Chester Beiseker then came int
} court before Judge Borton and plea
/ guilty to making a false return, pei
= jury, to the State Bank Examiner
e and was fined $3.50 and the costs {
= his case. Beiseker had committe
r every crime known to banking
= had defrauded Sheridan county by til
: his Vaccinations of a quarter Of
million dollars.
1 He plead guilty, because he cOul
t not escape and Judge Borton fine
! him $3.50, and he fled from the Stat
r never to return.
4 Do you want Onstad, Mr.. Voter {
the goth Judicial District, for Judge
I Do you want a man mixed up
2 the above affair to preside over you
courts.
Onstad is the last man who shoul
: be elected.
Onstad is now in Roosevelt count!
!, lining up his old friends behind hi
2 candidacy for judge.
: There is just one man to vote for
that man has not a spot on his rt
$ cord-that man is S. E. Paul of Pier
: tywood.