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

the liquor storeroom in the basement
A. / did.
@. Did you ever call at the mansion
and find someone there but the Gov
ernor and his family absent?
A. I did.
O. Whom did you find there?
A. Jack Ayers.
@. Who opened the door for you?
A. Jack Ayers.
@. Was that while you were acting
superintendent?
A. Yes, sir, it was.
]. Now while you were such acting
superintendent did you have occasion
to go into the garage on the premises
occupied by the Governors mansion
A. l did.
@. And what caused you to go in
there?
A. To deliver produce from the COM
missary at Warm Springs.
@. How often did you deliver pro-
duce to the Governors mansion from
the commissary at Warm Springs?
A. For some months, l would say
twice month and other times not
that often.
@. Did anyone suggest that you
deliver to the Governor produce from
that commissary?
A. Yes sir.
c. Who was it?
A. Loren Oldham.
@. What position did he occupy?
A. Deputy Registrar of Motor We
hicles.
@. Located at Deer Lodge, Mon
tana?
A. Yes, sir.
@. About when and where did he
make this suggestion to you?
A. At my house in Warm Springs
shortly after the arrival of Richard
Marble as steward.
O. What did the steward have to do
with the commissary at Warm
Springs?
A. He had charge of the supplies,
clothing, bedding and
stores.
@. What did Loren Oldham say to
,ou?
A. He said in effect that we were
to supply the Governors
mansion with meats and food stuffs
hat were available there
Q. And did you follow his sugges-
ion before Mr. Marble came?
A. No, sir.
Q. Why not?
hof Z
Tho occupied the position of steward
vas to be let out.
Q. About how soon after Marble be- |
anne steward did you start deliver S
lg produce to the Governor? X
A. Shortly after. I
O. What character of produce did
ou take over the first load?
A. AS near as 1 can recall there
as hundred pounds of sugar, about a
70 cases of canned goods, fifteen
FUNDS of butter, fifty to seventy-five h
FUNDS of meat, including ham and
usage, cured meats and fresh beef. Il
@. Do you know from whom the a
esh beef had been purchased for
o commissary? y
A. l did. b
@. From whom? S
A. Hanson Packing Company of
ltte
@. Purchased with State money? Of
A. 1t was. W
@. For the use Of the inmates and CT
-endants at the hospital for the in 81
ne at Warm Springs?
A. Yes.
Q. Was that State property?
A. Yes. K
,. For any of the articles taken
of the commissary at Warm
rings and delivered to the Gov
lor's mansion was any payment
de to the State of Montana or to
/ as an official by Governor Ayers co
anyone on his behalf? to
/. No, sir.
}. Did Loren Oldham ever accom-
ly you when you were delivering
'duce from the commissary to the
vernor's mansion? stl
!. He did.
}. And did you ever take to the to
nsion any produce obtained from CO
commissary at the State Peni- thu
tiary at Deer Lodge? M;
|. l did. all
}. And when you delivered this of
duce to the Governors mansion, WI
v did you effect delivery at the
nsion?
!. Generally by driving my car into cal
garage and closing the doors and
n unloading it in the garage. On cat
lie occasions after dark and when ant
re were only few items it would !
taken directly from the car into
back door of the basement of the cal
-ernor's mansion.
. Did any member of the Govern ave
household ever indicate to you SUI
type of produce which you were in
,ring to the mansion from the COM {
sary at Warm Springs? wo
J. They did. VIII
Who was that? at
Mrs. Ayers. the
/. Do you mean the Governors A
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l do. sew