The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-16

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A. Bill Ryan.
@. You did receive an appoint
ment to some official position at the
hospital at Warm Springs, Montana,
did you not?
A. I did.
@. 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
stitution?
A. 18th of May, 1888.
@. So that your official connection
there lasted over a 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. 1 was appointed as assistant SUI
perintendent but on the death of Doc
tor Bolton on the 18th Of March, 1897,
1 was appointed as Acting Superin-
tendent in his place.
@. And did you continue as such
until the termination of your con-
nection with the hospital?
A. did.
@. Now about how frequently a
month would you say you contacted
Governor Ayers someplace in the city
of Helena during that period?
A. | would say an average of three
times month.
@. And were those contacts at his
request or otherwise?
A. Frequently at his request, other
times when had some important mat
ters to discuss with him.
@. And on the occasions when you
saw him in Helena during that period
where did you generally see him?
A. At his home.
Q. And on many of these &C.
casions did you see Jack Ayers
at the governors mansion?
A. Quite frequently.
@. And did you see Ryan there?
A. did.
O. And was there any change in |
he apparent position of Jack Ayers
n the Governors mansion from the |
position you observed he occupied in
January and February, 1887?
A. No change.
@. On any occasion when you were
here do you remember the Governor
writing figures or numerals on pa
DER?
A. Yes, I did.
@. Was that more than once?
A. Yes.
@. And did you see what was on
he paper?
A. l did.
@. And what was it?
A. 1t was a list of brands of liquor
hat were carried in the State Liquor
control warehouse.
@. Do you recall any of the figures
hat he made there with respect to
ny figures that were already on the
lst?
A. | recall seeing him blue-pencil ;
TENS and mark both up and down the
Quantities.
@. On what did he make these
marks?
A. On the list just mentioned.
@. From his attitude and the man
er in which he marked on the list (
hat you mention what conclusion did :
GU come to?
A. I came to the conclusion that he !,
7as penalizing certain liquor brokers :
nd rewarding others.
@. On any occasion when you were
l the executive mansion did you see !,
ny supplies of liquor? :
A. I did. r
@. And in what part of the man.
ion?
A. In the buffers pantry where ;,
lere was a drawer kept full of bot =
es and in the basement where a :
pecial liquor store house was in
allied, by the Governor.
@. What would you estimate as be- ;,
lg the number of bottles of liquor !,
lat you have seen in that storehouse =
4 any occasion?
A. In addition to the cases on the ;,
DOR that were unopened 1 would say 4
lat there would be some two to three :,
lndred bottles. q
Q. Did you ever have a con- b
with Jack Ayers 7
bout the liquor at the COVER =
or's mansion? O
A. / did. a
@. About when? y
A. Between the months of April and L
Inc, 1887.
@. What was the substance of the
nversation?
A. The storage Of liquor supplies
the mansion.
O. Where was the conversation
ID?
A. In the Governors garage. y.
@. Now what. did he say about it? =
A. He said he would get a lock for
Q coal room and store the liquor I.
ere in the coal room. -
Q. Did you ever see Jack h,
yers in the liquor storeroom
the basement? Re