The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-03

ments from their stores and l heard
Mrs. Ayers refer to Jacks room.
@. Meaning his room?
A. Yes.
@. Did he have his coat off?
A. Yes.
@. Did you hear any discussion
between him and Governor Ayers?
A. l did.
@. What, for instance did you
hear?
A. ! heard the Governor ask for
suggestions from him as to where
they would place certain men whom
they had promised positions to.
@. Did you notice any other men
apparently living at the Governors
mansion other than the Governor and
Jack Ayers?
A. Yes, 1 did.
Q. Who was it?
A. Bill Ryan.
@. You did receive an appoint
ment to some official position at the
hospital at Warm Springs, Montana,
did you not?
"a. L ulu.
Q. And when did you assume your
duties at that institution?
A. 18th of March, 1887
@. And when did you cease to have
any official connection with that in
A. 18th of May, 1888.
@. So that your official connection
there lasted over continuous period
of about fourteen months did it?
A. 1t did.
@. Now during that period did you
have frequent occasion to see Gov
ernor Ayers?
A. did
@. What was that position, doctor?
A. l was appointed as assistant SUI
perintendent but on the death of Doc
or Bolton on the 18th of March, 1887, |
was appointed as Acting Superin-
endent in his place.
Q. And did you continue as such
Until the termination of your con-
lection with the hospital?
A. l did.
Q. Now about how frequently
month would you say you contacted
Governor Ayers someplace in the city
# Helena during that period?
A. l would say an average of three
ines a month.
@. And were those contacts at his
equest or otherwise?
A. Frequently at his request, other
mes when 1 had some important mat
ers to discuss with him.
O. And on the occasions when you '
aw him in Helena during that period
here did you generally see him? {
A. At his home. II
@. And on many of these occasions
id you see Jack Ayers at the Gov
'nor's mansion. y
A. Quite frequently.
Q. And did you see Ryan there?
A. I did. t
@. And was there any change in p
e apparent position of Jack Ayers p
the Governors mansion from the 81
,sition you observed he occupied in
nuary and February, 1897? fl
A. No change. II
@. On any occasion when you were
ere do you remember the Governor
riting figures or numerals on pa
r? B
A. Yes, I did.
@. Was that more than once?
A. Yes.
Q. And did you see what was on at
e paper? "a r-cqss,.l slrp...-,~ Isa
A. did.
O. And what was it?
A. 1t was a list of brands of liquor
1T were carried in the State Liquor
ntrol warehouse. on
}. Do you recall any of the figures ST
1t he made there with respect to er
Y figures that were already on the m;
t? 20
A. I recall seeing him blue-pencil or
ms and mark both up and down the
antilles.
}. On what did he make these pa
rks? pr
|. On the list l just mentioned. Go
}. From his attitude and the man.
in which he marked on the list
t you mention what conclusion did me-
come to-? thu
/. came to the conclusion that he tel
, penalizing certain liquor brokers
rewarding others.
J. On any occasion when you were pre-
the executive mansion did you see no
supplies of liquor? ma
:. did. 4
!. And in what part of the man. the
/? the
. In the buffers pantry where sol
re was a drawer kept full of bot the
and in the basement where a be
cial liquor store house was in the
led, by the Governor. Go
/. What would you estimate as be- {
the number of bottles of liquor or!
you have seen in that storehouse any
any occasion? to
In addition to the cases on the mis-
r that were unopened I would say 4
. there would be some two to three
bred bottles. A
Did you ever have conversation
l Jack Ayers about the liquor at wifi
Governors mansion?