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

$21 600 old debt ana the admission o.
that claim is one OF the facts tina,
the government sought to show
Raising his voice to the jurors
Lanier declared. 1T doesn't make any
difference II the profit was upon a
past due debit was personal profit
and when they admitted that, they
admitted one of the facts the gov.
eminent sought to establish"
Lanier lowered his voice to con-
tinue, "As to No. 2. he was publisher
OF the paper. the figurehead owner
the cover-up owner for the transac-
ton to be carried on behind The
Leader.
Now he went on. lets see about
Conspirator No. 3-the next conspi-
rator Is a man you would naturally
expect a conspiracy of this kind to
fall upon. the head Of the state high
way department. vogel didn't ap-
prove Of the plan, according to the
testimony.
But it doesn't make any differ
ence," Lanier declared. whether he
approved or not. About May l, after
a former meeting. what happened?
Lets 60 back a Bit" he said. mo
Is the business manager OF The
Leader. He said on the stand the
name was probably a misnomer. that
his duties were to look after the five
per cent collections. He took a desk
in the office of the governor and is
there now, the business manager. The
money goes to the governors office
and then to The Leader account.
Not only is he business manager but
he occupies the closest relation there
can be between one man and another,
he is private secretary to the COVER
nor. He takes care Of the money as
it comes in. and the governors most
significant private matters.
Now let's connect up Nos. 3 and 4.
No. 4, Chaput. goes to the highway
department to see Vogel. No. 3, on
collection Of per cent Of years sal
aries from employees Vogel calls
Hampie in and tells him he had job
introducing Chaput to the employees.
TT doesn't make any difference"
Lanier reiterated, whether Vogel
approved Of operations under the sys-
tenn or not On July or 6, there Is
a meeting Of conspirator No. l. the
governor; conspirator No. 2, Erick-
son, and No. 3. Vogel. for the purpose
Of discussing the editorship of The
Leader which Is to come out July
IA. 1888. In that meeting Sam Clark
suggests forming corporation. No,
No. 3 says, 1T won't do because we
would have to give stock to all the S
per cent contributors
All Conspirators Met
That's not all-on July 10, 1893
in the office of the governor. there i.
a meeting Of Erickson. Vogel. the gov.
ernor and at least Chaput was in tn,
room. where-Clark and Dale hav>
testified-Chaput was told to exer
else the option. In the governors of
flee four Of the conspirators decide<
to take over The Progressive ant
change the name to The Leader.
At the Patterson hotel that night
was meeting attended by these fou
and the deal was closed up"
Lanier then proceeded to describe
the part played by conspirator Mum
Der five-McDo
Under the evidence, according t.
the testimony Of No. T." Lanier said
He was employed to make solicita ton!
and No. 4 showed him how 1t va
done. He goes TO work about May II
1893.
mo. 5 goes to the offices Of the fed.
eral emergency relief administration
he doesn't introduce himself-th,
employees were expecting him, the tes
timony shows. He wants to collect
per cent Of their salaries In four pay
ments to be made quarterly. Some
protest. They are drawing $50, s9l
and 500 q month and they are PEG.
pie who were employed because the,
were unemployed and needed tni
money"
Who Can BE Believed?
Referring again to "conspirator Nc
5"-Harold Mcdonald. Leader" soil
citor, Lanier said, HE went away an.
came back and said the governor ha,
said 1t was o. K and Kinzer said I
the governor said it was O. f., it's O
< with me- Who denies this state
ment except Kinzer and Mcdonald
Who Is entitled to belief as between
these girls who took the stand an,
Kinzer and Mcdonald?
so poSt-dated checks were takel
covering per cent OF the salarie
OF those employes-but 1t gets back Il
Washington, where It Is learned tina
it violates every purpose and point o
the federal relief administration.
Ewing (field representative come
to North Dakota-he sees the COVER
nor. brings the matter to his atten
ton and he tells the governor: I
won't do-you're jepordazing tn
| whole federal relief set-up.' What d
you expect the governor to say excep
were going to do something abou
it, Would you expect him to So
we're going to 60 ahead with it?' q
course not. No. And what did the
Go?
Mcdonald solicited the employe
twice. But between the two date.
Mcdonald saw 6tangler. and wha
did Stangler say?-Stangler told hir
those people were needy persons an
do you remember what he remarked
BY God. It won't do But McDonal
went back just the same and solicite
the employees because the governe
had said 1t was o. K
We'll, the executive secretary
Kinzer-had to 60. It is not goo
sense that when q man loses h
worth in q conspiracy, to keep hi
there. They had to take him out.
i "Kinzer wasn't going to resign-t
had recognized the power abo,
stangler. But he did resign, an
then-remarkable to be told-tt
checks that came IN after 80 long