Territory of Washington
County of Spokane}
George M. Forster of lawful age being duly sworn on oath states:
That he has read the affidavit of Ray Raymond for a change of venue in the case of Territory of Washington vs. Ray Raymond; that he has no acquaintance with the defendant, has never spoken to her, never been in her house, nor on her premises, nor in her company; neither has he ever held any communication with her in any way; that the statement in said affidavit on page 3 allocated to affiant is wholly false and without any foundation whatever; that affiant never made the statements therein contained to anyone, and never made any statement anything like it, or which could possibly be so construed. Affiant further states that he was not employed by citizens of Spokane Falls to present defendant, neither did he volunteer so to do but he was retained by the prosecuting attorney for and on behalf of the Territory which was all well known to defendant's attorney who prepared her affidavit and who as affiant believes instigated her to swear to the statements relating to affiant. Affiant further states that he knows of no excitement or prejudice in Spokane County which would prevent defendant having a fair trial in said County, but on the contrary that said Defendant has many friends in said county and in Spokane Falls and affiant believes that she can have a fair, unprejudiced and impartial trial in said County.
Geo M. Forster
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of December A.D. 1886
S.C. Hyde
Notary Public
Filed Dec. 11, 1886 D.A. Clement Clerk
