The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-16
Testimony Of Dr. Dunn Before the Select Committee the Senate Appointed
Blythe Assembly Control Board

". VVAOI1 uIQ you IlnQ
there?
A. Jack Ayers.
Q. 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, would say
that often.
@. Did anyone suggest that you
deliver to the Governor produce from
that commissary?
A. Yes sir.
O. Who was it?
A. Loren Oldham.
@. What position did he occupy?
A. Deputy Registrar of Motor We
hicIes
@. 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.
@. What did the steward have to do
with the commissary at Warm
Springs?
A. He had charge of the supplies,
provisions, clothing, bedding and
stores.
@. What did Loren Oldham say to
you?
A. He said in effect that we were
to supply the Governors
with meats and food stuffs
that were available there
@. And did you follow his sugges-
lion before Mr.. Marble came?
A. No, sir.
@. Why not?
A. Because I knew that the man
who occupied the position of steward
was to be let out.
@. About how soon after Marble be-
zane steward did you start deliver
ng produce to the Governor?
A. Shortly after.
@. What character of produce did
you take over the first load?
A. AS near as l can recall there
vas hundred pounds of sugar, about
wo cases of canned goods, fifteen
pounds of butter, fifty to seventy-five
pounds of meat, including ham and
ausage, cured meats and fresh beef
@. Do you know from whom the
resh beef had been purchased for
he commissary?
A. l did.
@. From whom?
A. Hanson Packing Company of
butte.
@. Purchased with State money?
A. 1t was.
@. For the use of the inmates and
ttendants at the hospital for the in
ane at Warm Springs?
A. Yes.
@. Was that State property?
A. Yes.
@. For any of the articles taken
ut Of the commissary at Warm
prings and delivered to the Gov
rnor's mansion was any payment
lade to the State of Montana or to
GU as an official by Governor Ayers
r anyone on his behalf?
A. No, sir.
@. Did Loren Oldham ever accom-
any you when you were delivering
reduce from the commissary to the
overnor's mansion?
A. He did.
O. And did you ever take to the
Iansion any produce obtained from
lie commissary at the State Peni-
,ntiary at Deer Lodge?
A. / did.
@. And when you delivered this
-oduce to the Governors mansion,
,w did you effect delivery at the
ansion?
A. Generally by driving my car into
lie garage and closing the doors and
len unloading it in the garage. On
me occasions after dark and when
ERE were only few items it would
, taken directly from the car into
e back door of the basement of the
overnor's mansion.
@. Did any member Of the Govern
IS household ever indicate to you
ly type of produce which you were
bring to the mansion from the COM
issary at Warm Springs?
A. They did.
@. Who was that?
A. Mrs. Ayers.
@. Do you mean the Governors
fe?
A. l do.
@. And in what manner did she in
cate the articles which you were
bring from that commissary?
A. Sometimes it was just verbally
and l would make a list
yself and at other times she would