The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-13
time tell the story.

MDonald Did Tough Stuff
THE best way to tell which way
the wind is blowing is to watch the
straws as we'll as the big oak trees.
This man, Mcdonald, conspirator
number five-I refer to him as the
gunman of the conspiracy-he was
not In on those conference.-the was
put out to do the tough stuff. He was
the field man.
Counsel for the defense said they
would show they did not know Nc
Donald: that it was just an accident
that he went into the offices Of the
federal relief"
Lanier referred to the testimony Of
Mcdonald that he saw sign labeled
state relief administration as he came
down flight Of stairs In the federal
building In May, 1888.
He was coming down the stairs and
! 10 and behold he sees big sign here:
The state emergency relief office.
He just mozied back casually, inno-
cent as new born babe and he soil
cited those people"
ION first examination Mcdonald
testified he saw the sign sticking out,
on the second examination he got sus-
picious and said he didn't know
whether the sign stuck out or not.
Well. there he was" Lanier related
story regarding fish that shrank.
and on rebuttal." Lanier con-
tinued that great big sign-how 1t
had shrunk 1t had shrunk because
that three-foot sign was not there
until November. 1888. The small sign
that was there could not possibly
have been seen. It couldn't be seen."
Lanier referred to the testimony of
Mrs Edith Scott that she had receiv-
ed a salary reduction from $50 to $85
after she had refused to subscribe
to The Leader"
Only One 'Docked'
Edith Scott was the only federal
relief employe to refuse to pay. The
defendants claim she was locked in
salary because she was absent three
or four days. The defense attempted
to show she had been reduced August
Is, 1893.
Lanier produced the minutes Of the
meeting.
If you look Closely" he said point
ing to the minutes, you can observe
that the figure $85 is not originally
, there. It will show second bunch
Of figures was put in. The testimony
Of Phrene Junge "a prosecution wit
messy is to the effect that she took
the minutes of the meeting and that
no reduction was discussed In any
body's salary. Shed have known It,
il there was. She wrote up the min
utes and it was written in as 800
Subsequently, at the request of Kim
yer, she was told to change 1t and In
sert $685."
Vouchers for the pay OF Mrs. Scott
were referred to by Lanier. The
voucher shows the SIS was in ink. Miss
Junge claims it was originally writ
ten In as 500. but was changed at the
request of Kinzer.
When the opposing counsel comes
to you with their arguments they will
undertake to show that you will find
no conspiracy here. They will sag
maybe this one is wrong-maybe thi.
thing is Urong-but you can't do any.
thing about that-you haven't go1
us joined together?"
/ Claim Common Purpose
I'VE claim there was common pur.
pose here and that that common pur.
pose led into The Leader account II
the Bank of North Dakota
THE state and nation is watching
you-two-thirds of the reliee money /.
yet to come.
| This Is the last time am going {,
have an opportunity to talk to you.
have got to quit. I've tried to b.
fair. I ask you to remember YOU
oath and to do your duty to the Unitee
States OF America"
AS Lanier concluded his argument
E. r. Sinkler, one Of the chief de.
Tense attorneys, arose to address thu
jury.
Sinkler accused Lanier Of evadinl
the issues of the case and pointed on
to the jury that never l., all his ar
guments has he made any reference
or any attempt to talk about wha
this case is about. he has spoken o
conspirators one, two, three. four. an,
five, engaged. he said, In conspirac,
to establish The Leader TIL
charge here is that the defendant
entered into q conspiracy to obstruc
the acts Of congress-which have beel
mentioned here.
The question here Is to determin
whether these men entered into e,
agreement, agreed to go into the rool
upstairs referring to the former quar-
tiers Of the relief administration II
the federal building) to solicit funt
from their salaries-whether they en-
tered into an agreement to do tina
act. Not whether to enter into a de
cision to purchase The Leader
that Is not this case.
Il want to ask every member Of TIL
jury-you-and you-and you-an
YOU" Sinkler pointed q finger q
each juror-"if you can say t'1at an
agree. nent was made to send McDon
aid into that office to solicit airy I
those employes?"
Says Evidence Inconclusive
: Can you say there was any inter
o.. the part Of the man who did tn
soliciting-not Of state employes-th
government has got to confine It {
the state emergency relief office.
II ask you'll ask you-when you &
! in the jury room point out II 20
3 please, q single bit Of evidence In til
4 record that will lead q reasonable ma
to believe that these men agreed tn.
9 Mcdonald should 60 up there an
2 solicit funds from those employees"
! Sinkler drew an analogy betwee
2 the case and q group Of men organ
! izing q company to sell stock, In whic