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Good Heavy Wool Shirts, $3 and $4 values,
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LARGE "STOCK GASOLINE
LUBRICATING:
OIL
LOOIS GORMAN FOUND
GUILTY OF ROBBERY
(Concluded from Page 3.)
he had been subpoenaed. Gorman was
very nervous, jumped off his seat, and
took Chapman to the other end of the
jail; after that accused said he could
prove an alibi by 50 men, and wouldn't
be in jail over two or three hours, and
the first man who testified would be
"bumped off;” further he said that
when he got out he would attend to
Bob Mitchell and Jim Hagan himself,
and said he would kill witness, who had
gone in fear for his life 011 that account:
witness had testified at the prelimary,
but had not stated all the facts, because
of that fear. About May or June, 191 r,
witness had told Gorman that a large
amount of money was coming up river
in a gasoline boat, and Gorman said
that if he knew where it was located he
would run down and get it. Witness had
been up to Price & Ives ground on Otter
in the spring of 1911, and had seen a big
cleanup; was telling Gorman about it
outside Ed. Anderson’s saloon at Flat,
when Gorman asked how it was being
brought down; witness informed him
that it was coming down on a scow, and
about 100 people with it; in the fall of
1910 Gorman mentioned that Doc
Mading was bringing in some gold to
Iditarod, and said: “I’d like to go out
and get it.” Previously to that accused
had told him that he and Gagnon had j
done the Kantishna affair, when Fleming
was shot, and the Susitna affair, when '
the gold was stolen from Dan Kain;j
regarding the Kantishna affair, Gorman
had said that he had taken a shot a1
Fleming, but didn’t quite get him; the
purpose was to get Fleming's money;
told witness he intended to kill Gagnon
at one time, but met Fred Raap on the
trail; in Ramps Peterson’s Gorman told
him that Pat Keys was bringing in some
gold for Billy Casey at one time, but
that he (Gorman) got drunk, or he
would have grabbed it; had conversation
with Dr. Le Blanc of Fairbanks about
Gorman, whom Le Blanc had grub
staked; while here received a letter from
the doctor in which he said that he was
very glad to hear that Gorman had no
connection with the Susitna affair,
Gorman had spoken to witness two or
three times about the Susitna affair
both on the streets of Flat and Iditarod,
and in the old Pioneer saloon; Gorman
did not at that time threaten to "bump”
him off, but wanted him to go with him
and dig up the cache; witness bad told
Gorman that he had heard it was two
Frenchman who had done the Kantishna
affair, and Gorman confessed that he
and Gagnon had done it; he asked wit
ness what he had heard about the Kan
tishna, and witness said be had beard
Gorman had done it, that such was the
general rumor; Gorman drew a map of
the Susitna and Valdez creek, but did
not threaten witness at that time; never
had meals in defendant’s cabin; Gorman
had hauled wood for him; he did not
owe Gorman between $200 and $300;
Gorman had given him a check and he
(Chapman) had given him the money;
he had plenty of money at that time on
deposit at the bank; he didn’t owe
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Gorman one cent—not a quarter; saw
the accused working at McKay & Hotts
about October 1, 1911, never saw him
there before that lime; witness had met
Mr. Hagan in the Budweiser parlor,
but had not talked about the holdup
there, as Hagan had said he would talk
to him later; he never went into any
details at that time; after that ho tele
phoned the marshal and told him he
wanted to see him; went down to Mr.
Sheppard’s office, where he met Jim
Hagan, K. M. Stanton, aud C. E. Taylor;
made a statement there which was
taken down by Mr. Taylor; witness
denied that he had told Ramps Peter
son, in the presence of Mrs. Peterson,
that he knew nothing about the holdup.
The day after llie robbery witness
walked out to Elat with Ed. Britt; did
not see Louis Gorman at. that time, but
some days later; Gorman asked him if
any of the girls on the row had men
tioned his name in connection with the
holdup and witness said he had never
spoken to any one about it; Hagan had
told him that Gorman was up against
it, that he knew he was connected with
the Susitna and Kaiitishna affairs, and
the best out that witness had was to
confess all he knew; he was not prom
ised any immunity; nobody had offered
him protection of any kind; he had
never stated that if he could not get
someone to testify against Mitchell he
had 20 years staring him in the face;
Mrs Peterson called him up and told
him he was likely to be arrested iu
connection with the holdup, and he told
her that he had nothing at all to do
with it.
Mrs. Snyder testitied that Gorman had
been brought to her house by Bob
Mitchell about a year ago; at that ime
she was almost positive ho wore mus
tache; he had stayed in the house at
least a week; after the holdup, and
before she had heard Gorman’s name
connected with it, Gorman passed her
in the street without recognition; he
did that more than once, and it seemed
so strange to witness that she told her
husband; she had said that the voice of
the holdup man sounded like Jim
Hagan’s, but she knew Mr. Hagan was
not that kind of man; would have taken
the robber for Mr. Hagan on account of
bis size; the robber had a broken accent;
his voice was gruff, and witness would
say i» was very much disguised; he also
took long swinging strides, like Gor
man; there was not a great difference
in the height of the two men, and she
could not describe them better than by
Gorman and Bronson; she also noticed
that tlie smallet man was also the more
-.lender of the two.
J. A. McKay, said that lie knew
Gorman, who had worked for him a
few days in August and September,
L911; on September 3 Gorman quit; he
had been thrown on the scraper and
that may have been the reason for his
quitting; he had not seen Gorman on
the 21st of September, but understood
that he had arrived ou the claim be
tween 11 and 12; he had heard that he
was there between shifts (12 and 1),
and that there was liquor in the bunk
house: thinks he heard it from Mr.
Hotts; saw Angus Bronson, who had
come up to see Gorman.
Peter Hotts said that Louis Gorman
did not go to work on the day of the
holdup, but the next day; saw him
there on the 21st, an hour or so before
supper; had seen him iff Flat city two
or three days before the holdup, and
asked him to come up to the claim to
go to work; wanted him to come up
next morning, hut Gorman said in a day
or so, or something like that.
James Hagan said that lie knew
Louis Gorman; knew Ramps Peterson’s
Pioneer saloon; had seen Gorman
around the saloon with a parka on; it
was a khaki parka, with a grease spot
in front and a hole in the bark on the
left handside;examined parka produced
and was satisfied it was the same as the
one Gorman had worn during the
winter of 1910-11; had seen him with it
on in the Pioneer bar. Recognized the ,
black slicker coat produced; had seen
it worn by Angus Bronson in Fiat city
last summer, before the holdup; it was
in January or February that lie had
seen Gorman in the company of Jerry
Baker in the Pioneer, and had noticed
the grease spot, the worn fur on the!
parka, and the hole in it, at that, time;
recognized parka immediately lie saw j
it, but never called anybody's attention
to it.
Mr. Hagan’s testimony concluded
Tuesday’s proceedings.
The first witness called for the de-J
fense was Louis Gorman, who testifie 1
that he had been working at McKay &
Hotts, but had taken a lay off early in
September; he went back September
21, and turned straight into his bunk,
as he understood he was to go on the
night shift; Tom Curtin was in the top
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bunk and greeted him with “hullo!” as
he entered; he went to supper, but did
not go on the night shift as Hotts had
told him he would put him back on the
day shift; had arrived there between 10
and 11; going up Flat lie stopped at ]
Mine. Reideselle’s tent to procure a I
garment which she had been mending I
for him; saw her coming up the trail;
and waited for her, obtained the gar
ment and went on up the creek. Wit
ness next outlined his life from the
time lie went to Saginaw, Mich., when
lie was 10 years old, down to his arrival
in this camp. In the winter of 1910 he
went on the Reindeer stampede with
Henry Reel, and prospected for a month
or more alone; cute back with Ramps
Peterson in January; worked for Chap
man cutting logs on Caribou creek
about 16 days, for which work Chap
man still owed him; helped to move the
city hall, and did other odd jobs around
town; when the N. C. were building
tlieir wharf sold over$100 logs to them;
next worked for Chittick brothers at
Flat, where he was night foreman, and
after that worked for McKay & Hotts
during the later part of August and the
beginning of September; didn't remem
ber Chapman coming to his tent on the
10th or 11th of September; lie never
visited the tent while witness was
there; never saw the black slicker pro
duced; hadn't owned a slicker lately;
never saw the parka before, it was
never his, lie only had a sweater; he
could prove that iia never had a parka;
never saw the canvas sack produced,
it never was in his tent; never saw the
masks or the black hat; never told
Chapman that lie held up the tram;
Chapman visited him in the jail, while
lie was sitting in front of the stove,
with the guard present, and brought
cigars, saying “Have a smoke?”; there
was no conversation; had seen Bronson
with a .22 rifle that he had borrowed
from Frank Moores; hadn’t owned a
rifle since he came to the country;!
never had a conversation in the Pioneer
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saloon with Ramps Peterson in which
he talked about the Kantishna affair;
he was in Fairbanks at the time, and
has got a man who can prove it: he had
been in Fairbanks five or six weeks
when the affair happened; never held
any conversation with Chapman re
garding the girls on the row; never
had made threats in front of Anderson's
paint shop; wears a 9 shoe, but had on
a 10 when testifying because it was a
narrower shoe. (Tried on the slicker.)
Had never seen Angus Bronson with
the slicker; did not meet Chapman
October 3 at Anderson’s paint shop, but
met him in Pioneer saloon; was sent to
the Montana penitentiary for biting a
man’s ear, said man had him down and
was punishing him; got a year, but
otly served 10 months as trusty in log
gingcamp; didn’t wear parka in win
ter, wore a sweater; didn’t wear mus
tache last September, not at all last
summer; had frozen his face the past
winter and cut mustache on; Chapman
was testifying falsely when he said he
had called at defendant’s tent; never
wore a black hat last summer, but a
white one; It couldn’t have been 12
o’clock when he arrived at McKay &
Hotts; didn't have a drink that day be
tween shifts, and rarely drinks whisky;
Tom Curtin was close to him, and
awake when he arrived; Bronson was
not there the first day; to the best oi
his recollection, Bronson came two or
three days after, and had dinner with
him. On going up Fiat followed th<
main road until he got to Friend &
James, and took the trail right along
side of the messhouse there; crossed
Flat creek at Mahoney <5c Rich’s, about
three miles up the creek; crossed creek
near McKinnon Sc Seddon's cabin and
met A1 Walsh; that was between 10:3'
and 11; met some men near Friend Si
James, but didn't know their names:
when arrested he was not going t<
Seward particularly, but to the south
fork of the Kuskokwim for a little
prospecting, and then on to Seward for
the winter; had no grub along, no dogs:
couldn’t say exactly where lie was
going to prospect, but the strike was
general talk around Flat; when the
mules were coming out of the barn on
the day of the robbery he was coming
out of Uie drug store, where lie had
been trying to obtain a money belt; it
was at that time that he had seen Mike
Moore walking towards Bronson; never
referred to F. A. Cleveland in a dispar
aging manner; had the highest respect
for him, and their relations were al
ways friendly; was allowed to see no
body in the federal jail, except his at
torneys; Bob Mitchell had asked him
to buy an interest in the Idaho associa
tion, and had given as a reason that
they could get Caribou Bill’s golddust
and run it through their boxes; the
man whose ear he had bitten in Mon
tana was a stool pigeon, who had been
following witness about; which witness
resented, as he was afraid of him; wit
ness was not being watched for another
crime, but knew the man was a fight
ing man, and wanted to keep out of the
way; witness didn’t know anything
about Mitchell or Chapman, nor does
he look upon any officer as a stool
pigeon.
Marie Reideselle testified that she
had been over the creek to the vegeta
ble garden, and upon her return found
Gorman waiting for her at the tent; he
had left a garment there for repair, got
it and went up the creek; she knew it
was the day of the robbery, but did not
hear of the robbery until two or three
days alter.
John Cronin testified that the slicker
in evidence was not the same as the one
he had marked, and which had been
pointed out to him as the one found at
the scene of the holdup; that one was
muddy, old and of rough material; he
had put a mark on it with a knife, and
wished he had marked other things.
Jim Blodgett said that he knew Gor
m in and was interested with him in the
Reindeer country; went over there
with Ramps Peterson and Jerry Baker
January 2d, Gorman not being here at
that time; arrived at Porcupine creek
about 24th or 25:h of January, and
went to Gorman’s cabin; Gorman at
that time was at Jnlius Olson’s cabin;
he never saw defendant again until
March 10 or 11, when he met him in
I iitarod; Gorman iiad arrived from the
Reindeer just before the Christmas
holidays, and remained until January
10 or 11.
Ramps Peterson said that he went to
the Reindeer country in January, 1911,
and met Gorman there, who advised
him not to return alone, as it had been
snowing; witness imagined, but was not
quite sure, that Gorman had on a parka,
wouldn't swear to it; didn’t think he
offered to go on Gorman’s bond; didn’t
know how much it was but Mrs. Peier
son might have told him; had not given
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Get your outfit now, while you have the chance.
Our stock is still intact.
Leading Clothiers
5500 toward the defense; was only in
terested in seeing fair play; never knew
Gorman until Chapman introduced him;
didn’t know for sure who suggested
writing the names of the suspects on a
piece of paper; may have been be, or
it may have been Chapman.
Mrs. Peterson testified that she is a
stenographer and was present at the
preliminary: took testimony for the de
fendants; transcribed same; was sure
ill the testimony was there; wanted de
fendant acquitted if not guilty; sent
clothes to Gorman while in jail, but no
pies or cakes, had telephoned to Chap
man to come and see her when he was
down the street; never advised him to
see Maltby; was not to receive part of
the attorney’s fees; was to receive
nothing whatever, even if defendants
were acquitted—simply had a friendly
feeling toward Gorman; had not prac
ticed at the bar, nor was she a lawyer,
but was studying and hoped to become
I one—was not an attorney by proxy in
I UlJt V. <* ■»* .
Dan Pajeaut said he had known Gor
man for a year; was in his bunk when
defendant came in; looked at his watch
which showed 10:45; his time was the
same as the claim time; he never made
a statement that Gorman had on rubber
pacs; never stated that before the
grand jury, nor to Mr. Crossley.
Ah Walsh, part owner of the Hilltop
association at the head of Happy, said
he knew Gorman; remembered the day
of the holdup, left his claim about 10
and went down as far as the Wildcat
associa ion; as he came down the creek
he met Gorman between Doc Mading’s
house and the Wildcat boys’ cabin;
Billy Bevins was with him at the time,
and asked witness who defendant was.
His time was the same as McKay Si
Hotts’ time; had subscribed $50 toward
defense fund.
Walsh's testimony closed the case for
the defense.
C. E. Taylor identified the slicker as
the one brought in from the scene of
the holdup; he recognized it by tlie but
tons; the sack was brought in three
days later. If his recollection served
him, when Stanton spoke about pro
ceeding against Chapman for perjury
he qualified it by saying “if necessary.”
Chapman came to make his statement
alone, and it was reduced to writing by
witness.
George Tee testified that he was
going into the Reindeer country about
a week before Christmas 1910, when he
met Gorman coming out. Defendant
had on a light-brown parka; was sure
it was a parka.
J. A. McKay testified that, he had
seen Bronson at dinner with Gorman
on September 122; he did not apply to
witness for work.
arry Sheppard testified that the slicker was
the same one that had been turned over to him
by Oscar Anderson; he recognized it by the
buttons; Chapman came to him voluntarily
with a statement about the i8th or 20th of No
vember.
Mrs. Peterson denied that she had ever told
Mr. Maltby in the Grand hotel that Chapman
was in a fix; that he had a girl, one Doris Ray
mond, who had $2,000. and that she might as
well come through and pay to keep Chapman
out of jail.
Joe McNamee said that Bronson traveled
down Flat creek with him September 22. 011 the
day of the holdup witness did not think he saw
Mine. Reidest-lle on the tramway near Flat City :
had seen her on other occasions.
lid Britt said that on the evening of Septcm
ber 13. 19x1. he was in his room at the Grand
hotel, Flat, when he overheard Mrs. Peterson
tell Mr. Maltby that Fred Chapman was in a fix
and that the only att< rneys he could get were
Maltby or K. Coke Hill; Mrs Peterson also said
that Chapman h,«d a girl who had $2,000 or $3,00*
to put up to keep him out of jail; witness was
not sure of the name of the second lawyer men
tioned. but was sure of Maltby’s name; Mrs.
Peterson and Maltby were in the room adjoin
lllg Ills.
Frank Lawson testified tc starting down the
creek with a rule immediately alter the holtluf
he did not meet Gorman.
George C. Fi iend did not notice Mine, Reide
selle on the tramway on the morning of the
holdup.
Frank Janies did not recollect seeing Mine
Reideselle on the track on the day of the holdup
—thought he would have remembered if he had;
had frequently assisted her by carrying her
load of vegetables on the car.
The testimony was all in by 4 45 Wednesday
evening, when the arguments of counsel com
menced._
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