The Washington times., 1924-05-01
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ne with my thumbs down." were
vigorously denied by Knutson.
"Then you mean to say that these
men lied" Cloth Queried.
''You can put it that way If you
want to-" Knutson replied.
KnutsOn was asked whether he
was married and his reply was that
he was engaged at one time, but
the girl died. He said he had never
married.
Efforts to prove that Knutson
and Hull had been in each others
company frequently since the arrest
brought out an Ambulance on the
part Of Knutson that he met Hull
six or seven times. He said that
he once went t. HulIs room to get
him to come ever to the courthouse
in Virginia. '~---'-
Snutson denied that he had gone
ever the case with Hull.
THE truth does not need re.
hearsing," he said.
Asked If he was a drinking man,
Kputson replied
'sIf ! am not feeling well 1 take
a drink"
Knutson denied both on direct
and cross examination the occur
renee at Oakcrest on the night OF
Sunday, March 8, when he and Hull
were arrested.
when they placed US under
arrest l thought it was a minor vio-
lation," Knutson testified. at
wasn't until got half way to the
courthouse that I discovered they
were going to charge me with this
horrible crime. And I told Officer
Wise at the time: My God, you
don't think anything like that"
Offered Them 500.
The story Of one Of the arresting
officers that Knutson told them to
get a blank check and fill in any
amount and he would sign it was
denied vigorously.
II only offered them 500, and IL
they got that, they would have been
overpaid," KnutsOn said.
%Knutson told of the conversation
with Officer Wise regarding the
attempted bride of 500.
Have you the money with
you," Knutson said Wise asked
him. II told him no, but I said,
will give you a check he said,
nothing doing; you might stop pay
ment.' then offered to leave my
car in collateral, and they said they
didn't want it. Then they asked
me how much I had with me and
I told them six or eight dollars.
That was all that happened then"
Attorney Cloth asked Congress
man Knutson whether he knew that
he was immune from arrest for
minor violations of the law.
mo I DON'T" he replied. have
never studied the law nor did ever
expect to be arrested"
When Congressman Knutson left
the stand Philip P. Campbell, an
attorney, and former chairman Of
the House Rules Committee. took
the stand and testified in KnItson's
behalf as character witness.
The next one called was Con-
gresham Hamilton Fish of New
York.
). II met Congressman Knutson
about four years ago." Fish related.
II liked him, and got to know him
Intimately. / have been his friend
for several years.
II want the court to know that I
came over here voluntarily at my
own request. Mr.. Knutson is still
my friend and / hope he will come
to my house again. He is welcome
any time"
Immediately there was loud out
burst in the room. The spectators
clapped, cheered, whistled, end
yelled, and the court was thrown
into disorder.
Character Witnesses.
Mr.. Fish was followed by DR.. J.
III. Dubois, Of Sank Center, Mimi,
( and William E. MacGregor, Of Min
neapolis, close friends Of Knutson.
They were both character witnesses.
At 1890 o'clock, at the request of
the defense, the jury was taken to
Oak Crest subdivision, where Knut-
son and Hull were arrested. They
made an examination Of the place
while attorneys displayed to them
the location of Knutson's autonao.
bile and brought out other details.
The defense will close early this
afternoon, and arguments by the at.
torneys will then be heard. The
case will probably go to the jury
before 5 o'clock this afternoon.