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4 FERGUS couNTy ARGUS, NOVEMBER 15, 1007. , • AUTHORSHIP OF A LETTER Theory Held by Mr. Huntoon Ruth- lessly Destroyed by Juror In Sherman Case. HE WAS SEEKING AFFIDAVITS Juror M. Cotten Makes Further Ef- forts in That Direction Alto- gether Unnecessary. Last month one of the jurors in the Sherman murder case saw fit to write to the Argus from White Sul- phur Springs a letter In which some Information was given as to the strug- Side in the jury room before a ver- dict was reached, certain phases of the testimony being incidentally dis- CUSSed. It was perfectly plain that the communication must nave been writ- ten by a member of the jury, and there was nothing particularly startling about it. J. C. Huntoon, to whose remark- ably skillful efforts was due the ver- dict of manslaughter, apparently took a different view of the matter, how- ever, and, imagining that the commun- ication, which was signed \One of the Jurors,\ was written by some other person, last month sent to each one of the 12 men who composed the jury, a form of affidavit. The recipients were requested to fill them out and sign them, the purport of the form sent by the attorney being to the effect that the alfiant did not write the letter nor have any connection whatever with it. Whatever motive was back of this move, if, indeed, It originated with Mr. iluntoon himself, is difficult to understand, but whatever it was, he succeeded in starting in flight a small sized boomerang. The letter to which reference is intuit' was written by Juror M. Cohen. a highly respected resident of White Sulphur Springs. He did not sign his name to the publication itself for the reason that he deemed it wholly un- necessary, as its genuineness was so perfectly obvious and plain that only a mind operating In devious process- es could attribute its authorship to any one except a juror. The form of af- fidavit sent out by Mr. Huntoon to afl the jurors with the evident purpose of showing that not one of the 12 men ever wrote the article, Is as follows: Form of Affidavit. State of Montana, County of Meagh- er, 8s. , being Erst duly swonri deposes and says, that he is one of the jurymen who rendered a verdict in the case of the State of Montana vs. James Sher- man. defendant, tried between Septem- ber 24th and October 4th, 1907, in the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District of the State of Montana, in and for Meagher county. That he has read the attached articles entitled \From One of the Jurors,\ that appear- ed in the Fergus County Argus, pub- lished at LeWistown, Fergus county. Montana, on October 11th, 1907. and which purports to be written and sign- ed by one of the jurors in the above named case: that affiant neither wrote nor caused to be written the said ar- ticle or any part thereof and was in no manner connected with the publi- cation thereof. Subscribed, and sworn to before me this - day or Oceobee 1907. Notary Public in and for Meagher County, Montana. Bears Fruit All Right. Mr. Hunt9on's efforts are seldom misuireeted and this one quickly bore fruit. The fruit in this particular case bears a strong resemblance to the va- riety known as a lemon, and con- sists of the following second letter from Juror M. Cotten to the Argue: White Sulphur Springs, Nov. I. - FA. Fergus County Argus: Dear Sir - Since the publication of my letter rel- ative to the verdict In the Sherman murder case in your paper of Octobe- 11, I have received the enclosed pa- per (the form of affidavit) which, af- ter being signed by myself, was to be sent to .7. C. Huntoon. 1 understand that every Juryman in the case has re- ceived a similar paper to be signed and returned to Mr. Huntoon. How many have signed and returned said affidavits I know not. I certainly can- not sign bald paper without perjuring myself, because I wrote all of the ar- ticle referred to and published in the Argus of Oct. 11, with the exception at two or three typograpnical errors. wrote the article after mature de- liberation and without the slightest hesitation. I received no assistance yr suggestions from anyone whatever. Now, as nearly as I can find out, the utterly false idea that said article em- anated from the brain of some party connected with the Argus newspaper has so thoroughly taken possession t or Mr. Huntoon as to render his mind totally incapable of estimating facts. A man with Mr. Huntoon's mental acu- men ought to be able to see clearly and beyond the shadow of a doubt that no one but, a man shut up in afore- mentioned Jury room could possibly have written said article. It shows internal evidence of being genuine. But Mr. iluntoon has evidently con. eeived the idea that some of the Argus staff have determined to II: th,e guilt of the Jew's murder upon James Sher- man, regardless of resulting conse- c,uences. And it must have been such an unfounded idea that deternaned Mr. Huntoon to make an erten to show that one Halsey Watson's motives in ferreting out the right persons con- nected with the Jew's murder were not entirely disinterested. Ile certain- ly faild to make such an impression on the mintie of the jurors. Had Hal- sey Watson or ailYene else connected with the Argue building been less in- defatigable in their efforts at running down the criminal they would have been unworthy of their birthrights as citizens of a free government, by the people and for the people. Mr. lIuntoon has \a favorite theory.•' and it has certainly warped his Judg- ment, or be would surely have seen unmistakable, internal evidence of the ' genuineness of my former letter, and Which now so besilders him. Nobody but a juryman could have written it. Let him peruse it agarn and he will -be convinced of the fact, unless his dgmeht has become thoroughly do. gel, James Sherman's statement at \when alone at his work, the ne in the old Jew'c cabin ROMP - Presented itself to his mental . and the deed was again re -en - in his mind, and that this state adi lasted until someone 'Woke him and broke the chsen of his ta,\ has In it the genuine ring the Argus of Oct. 11. Your light upon that point is a will-o'-the-wisp, uncer- tain and delusive. Let es hope that ere long you will receive a spark of \that true light that lighttneth every man that com- eth into the work,. 1 will further state for Mr. Hun- toon's enlightenment that I am to- tally unacquainted with each and ev- ery member of the Argus staff. I have never spoken a siugle word to any one of them. M. COLLEN. In a private note to the Argus, Mr Collett states that his name, as sign- ed to the above communication, may be used if it is deemed advisable to do so and adds that it was not the fear of being enown that induced him to eithhold it from his former commun- ication. Inasmuch as Mr. Huntoon Is so very clearly off the track, and in order to save any further conjecture, the name of the author is given. In justice to Mr. Huntoon, it should be said that he disclaims having enter- tained the slightest suspicion that the original letter from Juror Cotten was written by any one connected with the press of Lewistown. A Significant Prayer. \May the Lord help you make Buck- len's Arnica Salve known to all,\ writes J. G. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N. C. It quickly took the pain out of a felon for me and cured it in a won- derfully short time.\ Best on earth for sores, burns and wounds. 25c at Williams' drug store. Bu. NEW BOOKS RECEIVED. Many Volumes Are Added to Collec- tion at Library. The following new books have been placed on the shelves of the library - Late Fiction. Adams, Frederick U. John Burt. Ads, George. Slim Princess. 'Churchill, Winston. Coniston. Donnell. Annie H. Rebecca Mary. Donnell, Annie H. The very small person. Freeman, Mary (Wiikins). By the light of the soul. Garland. Hamlin. The long trail. Goron, M. F. The truth about the case. Green, Anna K. The mayor's wife. Harben, Will M. Anna Boyd - Hawkins, Anthony Hope. Sophy of Kravonia. Howelle, W. D. Through the eye of the needle. Kingsley, Florence M. The prin- cesa and the ploughman. Rutlyard. Kim. Kipling, Rudyard. Puck of Pook's hill. MacGgrath. Harold. MacGrath. Harold. the box. McCarthy, Justin. pins. McCutelmon, George B. Brewster's, millions. lieCutcheon, George B. The flyers. McCutcheon, George 13. Jane Cable ,Mitchell, S. Wleir, Constance Tres- cott. Mott. Lawrence. To the credit of the sea. Munro, Nell. Bud Nichorshn, Meredith. The Poft or missing men. Parrish Randall.. A sword of the old frontier. PhIllpotts. Eden. The whirlwind. Potter, Margaret. The princess. Robins, elizabeth. The magnetic North. Ryan, Marsh E. For the soul of Rafael. Scott, John R. Beatrice of Clare. Thurston. E. Temple. Katherine. Thurston, Katherine C. The mys- tics. Waller, M. E. The wood carver of 'Lympus. White, Stewart E. and Adams, S. Hopkins. The mystery. Williamson, C. N. and A. M. The princess Virginia. . Wister. Owen. Lin Mclean. Replaced Fiction. Caskoden. Edwin. When knight- hood was In flower. Connor, Ralph (pseudonym for Chas. Wm. Gordon. The prospector. Connor, Ralph. Sky Pilot. Dixon. Thos. Jr. leopards spots. Evans, Augusta. St. Elmo. King, Capt. Charles. Starlight ranch. Wood, Mrs. Henry. East Lynne. Juvenile Fiction. Adams, Joseph H. Harper's out- door book for boys. Deland, Elyien D. A little son of sunshine. Pier, Arthur S. Haedinf of St. Tim- othy's, l'yir, Howard. Stolen treasure. Roosevell, Theodore. Good hunt- ing. Smith, Gertrude. Beautiful story of Doris and Julie. Seton. Ernest T. WOodmyth and fable. see! • Mighele. Phillip V. Crystal Scep- tre, Mighels. Phillip V. Dunuy. Morse, Livingston B. Road to no. shore, Replaced Juvenile. Baum, I, Frank. 'rhe enchanted Is land of yew. Baum, L. Frank, hand of Oz. Stowe, Harriet B. Uncle Tom s cabin. Wiggle, Kate D. Bird's Christmas carol. Other Works. Riley, James W. Works. 11 vols. Wilcox, Ella W. Works, 10 vole. ?eines history of English literature, vets, - Halm Professor (editor). Wand books Of English literature. 11 vols. Winter. Wirilamn. Shakespeare's England. itansome, Cyril. History of Eng- land. Montague, F. C. English Constitu- tional history. Warner. Townsend, Landmarks In English history. Bates, Katherine Lee B. and Co. man Katherine. English history told by English poets. Gardiner, Samteel R. History of England. 3 vols.. Blancham, Nellie. Birds that every chile should know. Aria, Mrs. Costume. fanciful, his- torical and theatrical. lryvie, John. Comedy queens of the Georgian era. Half a rogue. The man on of experience. li s o o lZr o pe,l, one who had been at time the murder, and vino had afterwards realized sucn Vivid day vicious could possibly have given such a realistic picture of his mental state. And yet Mr. Huntoon utterly dis- regards these statements, or refuses to see the facts clearly, and weigh them candidly In his mind. He vir- tually sass to the good citizens of bioutana, \1 have the only light upon the subject.\ Yes, Mr. Huntoon, you have the light. \But if the light that Is In thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!\ You think you have light upon the euestion as to who was the author of the letter published in 1 Lawrence'e letter bag. Knapp, Oswald G. An artist's love st ery. Brown, Jetties D. and Stratton. Stephens. British Musical Biography. dictionary of musicians. Baker, Theodore. Blographilcal Brewer. E. Corbham, dictionary of the noted names of fiction. Bancroft. Hilbert H. Historical works, 39 vols. Irish literature, 30 ols. Strachey. Lionel. Gen. editor. For- eign classical romances. 20 vols. LATEST SPORTITIZ1 L E/ /••9•90•991111911.111Y9 The greatest fighter in the west to- day Is Young Ketchell, the Montana lad who knocked Joe Thomas out in thirty-two rounds at Colma two montimago, writes \Tad\ in a New York paper. Billy Delaney, who saw the fight, says Ketchel 18 one of the toughest and best two-handed fight- ers he has seen in years. \He doesn't have to set at all,\ says the old trainer, \and can hit as hard with one hand as he does with the other. At close quarters he turns side- ways on his man and beats him on the back and body BO fast that your eyes can't follow the punches. I think he will be heard from later.\ Ketchel and Thomas in all Proba. bility will meet next month in Colma for their third go. Two great events happened recent- ly. Sam Berger was appointed box. mug instructor in the University of California and Herr Placke was ap- pointed to the same position of hon- or in the Holland high school. And now Joe Mulvihill calls Sailor Burke a tight wad. He says he re- fused to manage the marine any More because he was as tignt as a drum and would not provide the money for expenses on match making tours. Gee, whiz; only last week Joe Humphreys threw the sea scrapper aside because the latter wanted noth- ing but easy marks. Looks like a hard world for Burke. \They say that Tom Sharkey is tight with his coin,\ said Mulvihill last night, \but on the level he's a spendthrift when you compare him with Burke.\ Gans does not take a serious view of Packy McFarland, Tommy Murphy or any of the other championship as - Orients in the lightweight class, He says McFarland is a good clever youngster, but doesn't figure him any closer to the title than George Mem- sic, whom he whipped in Los An- geles. Neither he nor Adam Ryan, who is with him, thinks McFarland can beat Kid Herman. \McFarland is a good kid from all reports,\ Gans said, \but he will have to go some to beat Herman. I have met Herman and know what he can do. He is as clever as the next one, and is game, and if McFarland beats him it will be a surprise to me.\ Gans looks on Jimmie Gardner as one of the hardest men around the country to beat, but says there is lit- tle chance of ever getting a match with hint. Gardner,\ he said, \would make a better battle with me than any man in the country, but there would be no money in the match. I would like to Needles and I Meet Jimnde, but I don't know where I there is a tight promoter in the coun- try who would put up a suitable purse 'or us. They all say that I am quitting the game because I feel myself slip- ping, but just show me the money and I'll come back.\ Tex Rickard's offer of a purse of at least 140,000 for a bout between Jeff- ries and Jack Johnson provided the Mired man drits 'Burns reCalts\ the fact that Jeffries is training constant- ly and that he as already fought three colored men, on the following dates: March 22. 1898, Peter Jack- son; September 17, 1901, Hank Grif- fin, and August 5, 1898, Bob Arm- strong. He surely cannot draw a col- or line after showing that record. Those kindhearted souls who raised such a rumpus a year and a half ago over the brutality of football, and whose repeated howls brought about the new rules which make the game a much more open affair, doing away with the \terrible\ mass plays, sat back with satisfaction last fall when the teams came out to work out their salvation by the neve method. The open game put an effective quietus on the visions of bloody grid- irons framed In stretchers and ambu- lances, and the peace -loving advocates of the sport felt that they had donue the college world a great good. Now, however, the question arises has the open game done away with the possi- bility- of injury to the players? The records of the season hardly seem to indicate it. There was some outcry against the giving up of mass plays, when the re- forms were first instituted, but the players soon discovered the benefits of the new plays and went in for them with even more vim than they had ever shown before. The forward pass, with its accompanying spreading out of the two teams. was found to be a favorite both with players anti spec- tators, but the latter hardly realize that In this play there is fully as much danger to the osseous structure of the players as there was in the old days of flying wedges and the like. 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