The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-07

| Well, ! QOI1 IelUeWOer.
The name Of s. H. Dolve, Fessenden
attorney and former employe in the
governors office, was brought into the
cross-examination.
DO you remember talking to Mr.
Dolve at the Patterson hotel when the
matter Of how much money was or
deposit in The Leader account came
up for discussion?"
No sir. don't believe I talked to
him about the account"
Did you have q talk with Dolve
anywhere regarding the amount Of
money In The Leader account"
mo sir, I don't believe ! have-to
the best Of my knowledge"
"Now-when you went into the re-
lief offices you stated the same ap-
rroach as Chaput?"
Similar" +.=-..-
Did you make any statement a. to
the purpose Of the paper?"
Yes, sir"
"You told them 1t was to tell the
facts regarding the administration?
Something like that"
Purpose Was Varied
McDonld testified he heard the
money was to be used for most any
thing"
Then you weren't employed for the
newspaper only:" shot Lanier.
II was employed to get subscrip-
tions," answered Mcdonald.
Did you ever talk to Kinzer about
his losing his job?'
mo. / don't believe did"
you knew why he lost his job?"
mo, sir" ."...
when was the first time you heard
about Kirzer losing his job"
In this courtroom"
"You never heard about his losing
his job until this trial started?"
we'll want to take that back
was mistaken-1 first heard about
1t at Fargo, during the grand jury"
"Kinzer lost his job in August,
wasn't it,
About then, / guess"
And you went right on collecting
money during September. October,
November and December and you new
er heard that Kinzer had lost his job
because Of his connection with the
collection of five per cent?"
mo. SIR -=...35 -
Nov when you solicited Mrs. Scott.
she protested against it didn't She"
! Admits Woman Protested
"Yes-she didn't want to take it,
did she tell you she was supporting
her mother and child?"
"Yes-she said she had q child"
Did you tell her to bring the moth
er and child here and have them help
sell subscriptions"
mo, did mott never did"
when you solicited Rycknan, did
he ask you whom you represented and
did you say you had been hired by the
GOVERNOR"
Mcdonald laughed and replied, mo
sir, did not"
"Well-you suggested quarterly
payments and they wanted to pay BY
the month, didn't they?"
YES"
And you told them you'd find out
II it could be done?"
Il don't remember If said that o.
not"
But the change was made? The
next day?"
Yes"
Whom did you see IN the mean
time?"
Memory ID Not Clear
# don't remember IL I saw anyone
or not-1 remember that that evening
I went to The Leader and saw Cha.
put but don't know II talked Il
over with him or not"
Lanier pressed him regarding where
he got his authority to make the
change. and Mcdonald said he hae
made similar changes figuring hi
, had the authority to do it.
He denied again statements attri.
, buted to him in the testimony o
Mrs. Scott and Ryckman.
Then when Ryckman and othel
; witnesses say that you said you woule
! have to see the governor and did Sc,
: the governor-they're mistaken abou
), that?"
MOI wouldn't say that" reptile,
y Med Donald. You see I talked t.
= hundreds Of people around the stat
4 -" McDonald's testimony was Gu
4 short by the court recess and by de
{ tense attorneys objections to the form
Of the question.
4 Lanier replied. "All right-1ll with
draw it-but ! haven't finished wit
4 the witness"
Defense May Take Week
Il Testimony Of defense witnesses
expected to take approximately
Q week, according to George Thorp, VIII
: has been acting in the capacity {
n leader Of the defense counsel. It wa
indicated by Sinkler that q numbe
e Of prosecution witnesses who have nc
U been cross-examined will be recalle
e as defense witnesses.
y 6inkler asked that three other al
}. legations In the indictment be strich
en-. One alleged r. A. Kinzer dis
81 charged Rose zlevor from the stat
!: relief office because she did not SUI
Z scribe to The Leader" administra
ton newspaper.
= A second claims g. A. Hample az
preached Frank Cave asking him
y pay his pledge to The Leader"
third charges Paul J. Yeater reques
ed Cave to pay his two per cent q.
sessment toward support Of the Nor
partisan party, and the fourth CLAIM
Frank vogel discharged Giles Pc
:, sol1ius for failure to pay his plede
:. Kinzer, Hample. Yeater and vog
= are defendants.
Sinkler based his motion on Il
claim that no evidence had been a
duced at the trial in support Of Il
a charges with respect to the vario'
8 defendants.
Thorp, In support Of the motion I
directed verdicts, presented the fo
- lowing formal petition to the court:
!. "Come now the defendants al