The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-14
perry could not give an advance opin-
Ion ON 1t.

perly could not give an advance opin-
Ion on It.
That being the case, / signed the
stipulation. having then and still
having doubts as to whether that
stipulation was worth the paper 1t
was written OH, but 1t did have the
effect OF submitting the question Of
whether that resolution was binding
or not fairly to the judge II the
Judge finds that resolution was legal
ana valid and binding, he can
sign the judgment acc ordingly.
II he finds that the resolution Is not
legal. valid and binding, then 1t Is Of
no effect and the stipulation based
upon 1t Is not valid and binding and
Is void. The stipulation is based up
on the resolution and recites the re.
solution In the body Of the stipula-
ton.
In signing this stipulation. I also
insisted that In case the Judge made
an order on this stipulation and en-
tered Judgment on it that Mr.. Pat
terSon agrees by his attorneys, that
there would be no appeal, that the
money would be paid and in case it
was not paid that the title to the
property should 60 to Burleigh couu-
ty IN the regular manner.
III Mi. hughes or his attorneys or
anyone else can find any other meth
Cd OF submitting all of those oues-
tions to the court In one lawsuit and
saving another lawsuit to determine
whether this resolution Of the board
OF county commissioners was legal or
not, he failed to submit it to me and
has failed to submit 1t to anyone else:
and nobody else has ever been able
to advise me or tell me how it should
be done.
AS to the charge that made a
political deal with E. G. Patterson
ABOUT this matter, will say never
asked Ed. Patterson to vote for me.
! don't know whether he ever did or
not and have not talked to him ex-
cept on matters relating to criminal
procedure. among them the matter
OF the cases Of the state Of North
Dakota against E. M. Walla, who was
indicted on several charges involving
his relationship as an employe Of
Mi. Patterson's hotel. I did have =
conference or two with Mr.. Patter-
son In going over his books and rec
ordS with him and also in connection
With another matter concerning
some of Mr.. Patterson'S employees
which was submitted to the grand
Jury and IN which no indictment was
found. Outside of those matters. I
nave not conferred with Mr.. pat
terson. Mr.. Patterson has never
asked me to do anything for him in
connection with this litigation. ANY,
tning he has had to communicate
ne has communicated through his at
torneys and neither have his attor.
neys said to me anything about no.
aticS nor to them. AS far a anv
political deal is concerned with Mr.
Patterson. there was none. do nat
know whether Mr.. Patterson sun.
ported me IN the election or not. One
man told me Mr.. Patterson was sun
porting me and several Of them told
me he was supporting my opponent.
Others told me that he was talkinr
no part in it.
so lar as Mr.. Hughes motive In
this matter Is concerned, can think
OF none except pure, unadulterated
malice. ] am out Of office. I am =
private citizen, practicing law and
earning my living that way. I have
nothing further to do with this pat
terson litigation in one way or tho
otner and am out Of 1t entirely. ANY, |
thing might say or do in the future |
would have no bearing upon this liti- |
cation. MIR. Hughes could have moth.
ing 70 gain by commencing this pro-
ceedlng, except to secure venpenance |
Tor real or fancied wrong. I know Of |
no wrong I ever did Mr.. Hughes and
II Mr.. Hughes considers this Patter-
son litigation personal matter that
Is his business, but he lis only one of
several thousands OF other taxnavers
who are interested.
The only thing ever did to Mr.
hugnes, that I am aware of, that
would incur his malice, is that at one
time was attorney in some litigation
when resulted adversely to Mr..
Hughes and he was obliged to nav
between fifteen and twenty thousand
aouars as result Of that litigation.
7 can hardly think that Mr..
Hughes harbors such q Rrudee Is
long. as that was many years ago. but +
mere Is absolutely nothing else that
can think Of that might have In.
CURED his malice to such an extent
. to induce him to file such unwar.
ranted and unfounded charges as he I
has seen tit to file.
nave made every possible effort
g ina out who gave the COPY of Mr..
augheS affidavit to the press. The
reporters of the Tribune say thev
Know nothing about 1t. I called up
ieorge Mann personally on the tele-
ononc and asked him. He said he
aad no personal knowledge Of It and T
'e1used 70 find out for me and said
40 wasn't going to do anything more
lbout It. but he was going to stand L
m the story IS published and say they
Iot u from O'fare and Cox.
have requested the members Of
ne supreme court to bring this to L
hearing on its merits Is speedily AZ |,
possible. have also written q letter
o. the secretary Of the bar board
'sktng them to dispose Of this mat L
or q quickly rs possible. I have
l!so inquired as to the whereabouts Il
}! Mr.. Hughes. 50 as to determine
whether or not he is going to be
eady and willing to appear and tes.
ny q to those matters as he states
n b1S Affidavit NJ MT hasa h@A- II