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. .. T H: _ _ a r . v_ T Mink." IjllllllMWP" l " _ ' _ Williinson had an agreement prepnred foe me to q.r-ivro is Mr. Lyon'. A.--A member of I sign and In promiuory note for $5,000 made out the Local Legislature. ' and signed by Wilkinson and Meek. (gr-What did his "protest" menu? A.-afr. _ Ira: made payable to me. That note Mcelc said that they ind a protest against his . l, 1 'ld the nzrcu'nicnt that I wss to sign and n l election, and he'i(Mr, Meek) was for the ti. l Iett\er that "ilkiuson produced from Hon. D. I tioners. I was asked it I thought Mr. gen l 'tdtg1ti',r.,"/e, making the appointment to the would vote against the Government it the peti- , b who} mining) of Edmonton, Were shown to mo tion was withdrawn, and I said that I thought anm-I he would. I was asked to speak to Mr. Lyon. ' Ki kl, (moments found in the possession of Q.--What, was the object of your being asked l r I: lead and Wilkinson when they ware er- to speak to Lyon? 1L~1was to try to get Lyon g 0-" et here then produced by Mr. D. M. Allan, to Vote against the Government generally during l a messenger trom, the l'lulhe of Asselnbl y. the session. l leitlir. gang" tvslced tf these papers Wttrtr to be (3.7A\Vns this application to yourself in regard h','.' 'Ale,',"',,';.,,, that the Speaker had sent to selling Mr. Lyon? A.--Yes. - ' . ' ._. f. .--H ti is. L. . . . Ite there on the condition that trier would be lloiise 5'"iA,g,',iiitiT j'.1'fft'll,g, lifgetlliiidlt: I "'h"r'."g'etn"2,int'toi course when we ave papers vow against the Government. . - '. . - ' it.--uht nny oart,icul;w occasion . A.--0n an , y t 'tt,ditttt/t'YJ, It liegllstry 1Mfhte ther "9 vote of want Cl confidence or ilf','yadiirg'ds't' J, . . _ M Cl " on u Here. . any Government measure that would come up. i l f r. arkez counsel for . Mr. Bunting, laid o..--') what end was it that the were to vote vi ' tug)". . criminal proceeding, and they W." arz..i'inst the Government" 1.'.'l.l.h defeat the 'rl :lltltl'éltl to have ncccss to there papers " all F,"i"iiiiiiiiit . . . , "if: 1e"igrotit)tt,hm, point about it that Me (2-4va we! that be dune? H Wtbtt also f,l1)',1'pt,' quite "is." QQ ir,," that the WP." tel/iso/ist/yd""": With other members - iiiou mi at . . . 'J 'C. . . We" goiii; " (I): oh't,," [em,tl'iu','ot',tiitr. llc-Vac" anything said by \Vilkinson or Meek Ho i t _ on this occaswii of their own action in I ' ' c, use 0 " humbly wad by the AU. . the matter? A.--They were to withdraw "M . "Emmy: ml,t,ii"rh,,, $311,333: at',",',',',",,')',".' tho petition "with Mr. Lyon. They seid - ' . . . use 1 'n" t 's . . . , he would take. was this-if those documents were tttw1"i'J, ttf/tig,')." fina some excuse to with my {nugget-dim this court ho would order their: to be i"i.'--iiiii Wilkinson and Meek say it they were on? . tle," bl,' 2 Jtrj'.,'d."'" of the Uourt while the gain: to do anything to influence the other moms " , ' . . . 'l - . r Mid Iivnig asked the messenger it he hed re- {33:} A. I do not remember anythinrr of the ce've any instructions in writing about the dir. . u . . n ' . ' _ . SEEING OTHER El E . e i £131 of the paper which he was entrusted Q.--On any other f,',','d'di'i'o,y'"rll..'i."wilkinso, " i Witness, said he tta d been given . pri. spoke frequently about seeing other mem- . (if E I veto letter to Mr. 1hsutoa in regnro to the here. n.e. asked tur.; if I thought he could _ ' l Pttpers, and which stated that the paper, were to It, onytlum: with any of the other members "ik be taken back. He hsd instructions trom the I ost, "areal? wife. }He tilioulzht in; Jcould 'vo/li, J . Speaker, .who lied told hun to tlt the pepere "adapt o 1% o , 15%,"; w 'ey,',' in" .' , .. L r', i baek "in"?! y,",'. .tsrrstucer). "I" t " ttavtitho going 'lt 10.13 Jl',1'nll' tl,""':,':','.':,.,,',',',",,')',?' risi iii; ' pniers o. r. ernR. _ I " lt " , inspector \and testified to homo: search° measure task? could get "in. ("Jim moi-tip) _ At ~r k. ed the prisoners Kirkland and Wilhin- th, d em. Ely 'tul my?" meo '..'.e. ot 1 "S , EEI a K'" son at No. 3 Police Stntion on the ct in 1tty,trfyyieh1', at,"l,..t/y.et' were always. on led " , "a i 3 night of the 17th mat. He recognized the pope" been» meetings. "Hanson had told. him t,htt, l , - i roduced, which were properly marked by the by being at the Queezisand the [louscut Assmloly , !lllr"1lr l "deuce Magistrate. ho could tell him (witness) beforehand when h' i W' i Col. Clarke. Speaker of the Home of Aseem- certain motions and ahyytf.ty.s,1t.iy,T..y/f come up. _ - _ i bly, being culled, said a letter purporting to be edt',",', r'.',,":,'.,'?,',.',',',' Km)"; 1e,il. 2i.el'eiitt,t,"i,,hoad l ti _ , sinned Ar.. Hon. D. L. Macphorson had been q "out! tliu y. ',',"'ll'e', sucoa.it Je'). k" y f i placed in his poesaseion by tho Committee of the , tTl,',',".,'?." en e memoers t my were to ta e to r T l House. lie Wished it distinctly understood thet "'ih'f, . di d f l .", , _ r, i he waited "in modem possession of the letters e "tt,,t,rt,T/i.7i1/4rs1.?slrl1/;-t.tt Leo p.m. . i cy" . now oret e ourt. su '-' _ b ' - . ' i 1' up} l Mr. Denison said if Speaker Clarke would In Upon the Court re-axsembiing thu examination [ 'tre'" 2'A" 'sure him that his messenger would stay in the of Mr. MeKim by Nir. Irvine was continued. I if" " , Court until tho papers were used he would give Questions we" put rcra.rdirur the nteotitut at PM ' l ' . ", . him back thepnpers, as he would tether not hove ayti/,oifit,ys on the evening of the day ou wh.ich k _ r Q _ l the "spun/bility of tskiug care of them. the bpcakcrs dinner was. held. Tho iiieeiiiiir ' , L: Cs, Items understood that the on ere would be "we fixed ior about haltupast ttsit D-m- Mr. i a "r , allowed to go back to the Spent" upon these' McKim tbtVot r--l ..yvsnt ul' to tste room) ' l ' 3;? ; I terms. to which Mr. Wilkinson had directed me i " in [ Mr. McKim was again called. but found no one c, '. l naked a gen- l . 'il. l nu. .uAceurmsos's Lmi-zn. tleman whom. I YP"' "l s.itlnl.' m a room l _',. 1 _ Alrryot! stated that a promissory note for Clos, by, ii Mr. v,y..n.tpf was (their, 1 i " P, , 85,000 had been drawn up and on egreernent and was told that he W o 'fl up very 11yy.'.. y. ':, E r' "/ 1 shown in a document purporting to be . letter i I waited igoutt, short timo "i "u Mr. hunting 1 , i "id, ' from tho lion. D. L. Mscpherson. A.--Yes. cum- . . v t l l _-is l Q.--Wouid you know thedoouinent again? A. Q.--" hat "'33 traid.' A.--N'e spolco to each --1 think m. other at the iluur, and he said he understrod . , The letter in question was here produced. read, 1 "a" Mr Maxim. . I had neyer Btre.n .h.y/.',e i and verificiibv the "NFC". . know him before this. Jie spoire of the pawn- l . _ , _ Mr. Mckiui,proceediiig.said with regard to the bility of defeating the Government. and t ie foi- I "t agreement that he had not signed it. It was , matron of a coalition Goverrynetrsud the geiitlc- 1 'r, , "', l Father lengthy and he could not remember what men " ho we" to be talictt into it. - q l tiiy Jr,, ' it said exactly. It WM m draft end was "ad 1t.-cVass that what SP went to talk about . 1 ik., " to him to 300 if he would "prove of it. It wu t A.--Not exactly. rue arrangements were I "hwu to be rewritten if he did not approve of it. He when I refused to Sign the ~agrooiiicntl i).tfta did. not approve nttirst, so the agreement was tly." I Wtt.s to Mt? ' P/i. Bum"; about Ur, .s'illi F written out "a", by lh. Meek and he lymm") this note tliet Mr. NN iikinson had promised I M: _ I then expressed nppro ai of it. The e ect and me. He said he ury/,rr,:trld, there was i'," .i - ' 1 substance oi the document, which wee lone tsrrtsttgasment. between M ilkityion. "url tswsutif. ' I enough to cover one side of a foolseap sheet, 1 told him they M illcinsott lwd "id Ye/lefty/e) , bound him to vote with the Opposition. When would give ".5509" not.t' as "curd" ttmt I "ir, _ ' I the proiniseory n.o.to we produced Mr. Buatintr ttttet the office of pcglstl'ltl' at. ti?y:1e.tl'.",i, {in . ' " f, objected to attaching his name to it. T enid on account of his position in we party an "l r . n.---What did you do then? A.--r seid thst the Nail newspaper he couldn t:,s1..'uc.a1,/,'/", ' the arrangement had been tor me to come there name on paper- Tlyy we . I',','"'",',,. d "my _ and meet Mr. Bunting, and that I had been pro- Iaon and the pi.st.it,10U against l'd,mfi . l mised his note for $5,009. The reply they do not remember which of us all)? e ' rs. ' l f made was that they (Wil.kinson and Meek) about Lyon. Mr. Py1ielr, thought: 'rl', "Yul" ', . were good enough for the tupotptt, and be no trouble about the petition as l a l'. ed, me i " r the agreement would be properly carried thelawyer T thaeate, and they cool tin tttme E . , out without Mr. Bunting's name to the r0ation to withdraw it. I l _ note. and III would not lthe registrar-ship iii/ "t MAN oi, HONOUR." ' ' J ' $2,011 "is tv.sps.trapsltip wt" ' u, wort a. e t Mr. Meek, who l ' 81,0u'0 a year until tho fees r if" xt ,lp."""'iited to 11161.12? 'et?T',"/tg 1t'"i5ed,tt', and n men who '. LA l that sum or over. and than 1 y .9 41.306 do tees. 'd,',ft,'i' stand to (iirit he had said. He also told l . . Irp.' uxpeiises, they mud, wyaosut a "a?" from ' me that Sir John always took good care oi ly.s l ' l IS, unripe: to bdinonton. I t" J' f', "m '" _ friends Mr Meek he said, was the party's, soli. s - not d . .ro ha" _ ito and iii/Gi cohtrol of tho partr's funds. i E , f l THE AGRIE'W'NT my)" " Mr in." . I ""C'-'h"U' long did this interview last? _h-- t l I hlr. aloelggnnll hi" 1Qie,"it'yrCt, t t" "Kurt: l From about ll um. to l a.m. We parted n: the i . .1" [u g 1" . Jul I ttt , '. a n . 0 ' ' . .. ' trevts. . l, t ' l absence returned and , "t at". 1 _ "f ','a was 'irre'iLl't'i'i,tp1.).i,ryfd'iCsiet meeting be- i i luiichinp at tho Queen , in "wf,1"'.'etityr, to so tween you and Bunting? A.--t once 111m. liiiii . v- u l Bny iurtuur "Hui I M" " % ysou f, .IIOte in tho lobby oi the Home; 1 doit exactly know l " signed by Bttutirttt. IP. lid. XII ti said h. t 1 rain-i the first meeting. Woluuin.oti ' i _ i would endeavour to $03 Budd" " (u'lh'l/d after dixliotlhlk but during our conversation wo tspokc I ' , noon. and lot me know at . " My nu, House _ f i 'iiit',aiiiG of the Government being de. ' ( when I could soc himd. Inclusions? u / faking an '/',,lt'll'i." i e" ,ngument for that ny icziuueo the ts'pealieru . bi i minor, but eventually the meeting was arranged i ' Ic-ily", "g,"'",'.'; {guided Wham" ' 33;: 1' i for some time alter tun oclnck. meing us " w m I . . i l r . -. ll k' you 3 N-yes . Mr. Bunting pledge me i , u.--") hile you "on: in . ue s office we! nny- . _ ' . .. be thing said "may such as relates to yourself' his word and Ihonour 2tt \ihatEum had en i _ ' . . t . t. iiey A.---') who mo promised shou d be carrt on snow MR. moxie l'nornsr, NEVER WENT BACK ON THEIR FRIENDS. i I have had no communication with Bunting;