The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-04-06

41IOh j n4OO4NGs 0A !
you're attending 70 the governors
correspondence"
what do you want to know about
IT." Baker back-questioned.
"You do not consider that this in
terferes with your duties - adjutant
general2"
verret objected. claiming the ques-
ton need not be answered.
II can answer It," said Baker. He
turned to Crum.
1.-THE adjutant general Is subject to
the governors orders ct any time. He
Is tie head of his personal staff"
The cross-examination went no
further. Lyngstad identified war
rams issued to various highway EN-.
|ployes during January and February.
In amounts which 1t Is claimed are
In excess Of statutory provisions.
Wexford insisted the second letter
made no change in the conditions Of
the road. TIT. letter Il immaterial
altos ether
Il have full knowledge Of the let
ter" Satire suggested to Wexford,
the defense evidence should be put
In and II not then the case b closed"
Crum pressed forward with the
Question the Macdonald letter Is the
on;y complaint upon which you based
the removal?"
"Ch, no." answered Wexford.
well, what did you base It on?"
Satire objected. and Crum asked
Wexford: Are you going to decide
this on your own knowledge?" YER
ret objected strenuously to the ques-
ton and the argument halted when
Wexford ordered, well, think you
had better proceed to put In your
defense"
The first witness to be summoned
by counsel for Wexford was Baker,
who identified copy Of the original
letter from Macdonald. in which road
conditions in the state were criticized.
Object to Letter
Crum objected to introduction Of
the letter on grounds no foundation
had been laid.
This does not tend to prove or dis
lprovc any material fact. It may be
biased on reliable information"
Verret replied that the answer in
terrosed by the defense admitted the
letter had been received. Lyngstad
identified warrants paid to Wynkoop
las assistant construction engineer: to
lCave as designer. to Robinson %
Imsintenance engineer and assistant
maintenance engineer, and to Nc
|Graw as chief craftsman.
1t was claimed all received amounts
more than the $1,000 allowed an
nually for payment to assistant on
gineers.
i Lyngstad admitted on cross-exam-
Iination that salaries for the men for
January had been fixed by q head
other than Olson.
"These men have been getting these
salaries for . long timer" Crum
asked.
Il know McGraw has-I don't know
|. about the rest" Lyngstad replied.
Crum asked Lyngstad to search his
records to determine how far back
the payments went. WED like te
show these men received the same
salaries under Frank A. Vogel, r. O.
Plomasen and Burt Salisbury" hi
said. Those he named were ell for.
mer state highway commissioners.
verret Interposes Objection
! verret objected, claiming III they
were excessive at that time, they an
Excessive now"
, Olson's letter to division superin.
. tendents. marked personal and con.
, fidential" and asking them to reply Il
Q QUESTIONABLE regarding feed con.
ditionS In the state, next was intro.
, duced in support Of the contention
. that Olson had ordered employees o.
. the department to do work which
would hamper their regular employ.
ment.
Baker again went on the stand K
1 identify . list Of employees and theil
/ salaries which had been given tn.
acting governor by Olson and latel
, had been handed to Baker by Wei.
ford.
The introduction Of the list com.
pleted the evidence offered by th<
. prosecution.
The elder Crum Immediately movee
, for dismissal on the grounds there
, has been no evidence offered or re.
ceived which would warrant or just.
ify the removal Of the respondent
from the office Of highway commits.
lsioner."
!. verret objected claiming II dom
think he should rule at this time
don't think 1t Is proper. This Is not {
court hearing"
"Id like to hear from the COVER.
nor" interposed the younger Crum.
"Of course I'll deny the motion.
Z replied Wexford.
Plomasen r. Witness
Plomasen, former highway commits
sioner under Olson and now main
tenance engineer. was called to tn
stand.
He testified he had been connected
with the department at various time
: since April, 1921: until 1888. when b.
y went out: returning In 1894.
Crum asked him to describe condi
). tons of the roads in 1884. Verre
objected. Crum replied that I'VE de-
q sire to show that It Is not the fault o
}. Olson that the roads were in sucl
s condition. We will attempt to SHOW
that the condition Of the roads &C.
4 CURED prior to the time Olson becam'
commissioner"
Satire suggested counsel confin
2 himself to facts In the letter"
3, Crum. the elder, stepped forwar'
!. toward the long table ct which sa
z counsel, stenographers and the gov
Arunr