The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-10
A Witness "ln On l." With Hanks
at Columbia Falls Still
"ln On t."
CoL Sanders Puts som, Life In
the Hanks Case on Cross
Examination.
The n rlotors OF the Suspended Mereh-
ants Hank VINO Knew Nothing OF
the Loans Made

Wis vas recalled for the defense for fur
thsr GROSS examination. Hs testified that
hs did not consider that he was partnef
In the mining trim With Hanks and W. IL
burgess The checks be paid on account
% that firm we're paid at the Instance OF
Hanks. Witness had a creit OF $500 IN
the Me, chants bank OF Great Falls whom
I he Was elected cashisr. lie also had other
/ prol erty. including mining stock, and real
/ estate IN Chicago aud Fora Wayne, lnd.
when the bank closed he owed 10 about
$1,000. W. ID. Benson was called and tes-
/ titled that he signed two accommodation
notes for s. 90 each for Hanks neither Of
which had ever Lsen paid. Charles II.
/ Austin testified that he had been director
OF the bsnk from its organization until At
suspended lie had never been
overdrafts nor as TO those Of
snV Of Hank partnerships; neither
was hs consulted as 20 the presidents
salary. nor did lie consent to its being
raised ton Sl25 10 $50. Directors c. L.
Langsvay ana A Nathan testified 10 the
same effect. l. II. Hershhsld president OF
the Merchants National Bank OF lie ena,
testified that his bank held note OF Will
Hanks FOR Sl2 500 snd one OF H. Z. Rolfe
for the same amount. Hanks paid the in
ter 81 ca bis note every three or SIX months
by check on the Merchants National Bank
Of Greet Fal's The notes wsrs still IN
paid. The g.. osacution sought 20 introduce
In Nv dence deed from Hanks. but 10 WIS
objected TO and Judge knowles reserved his
decision a. TO us admisssbiity. The fact
that Hanks had filed deed the day the
bank failed was proved by Howard Crosby.
Gle and recorder Of Cascade. Who was
put on the stand for that pufloss. Until
the court should rule on the subject the
matter about the deed will have To fest
there. THis ended the morning session OF
the court.
Al tbs afternoon session Reynolds Pros
ser was called TO the stand. He Was as
saver az the burgess ropertIea at Maiden
during art OF last yea. lie said the as
says OF ore IN the Ora Cache mine showed
from g TO 80 A ton. Some had run oYef
tnat Witness was asked about converse
tioEs with Burgess gaFding the develop
mrnt work Judge Knowles asked Assist .
ant Prosecuting Attorney Leslie what be
expected 10 prove by that. I'VE expect TO
prove that Burgess relied on Visions and
lunches from the invisible world. was :he
reply. and everybody smiled. Tee CONVEX .
salons about the supernatural lunches .
we're ruled out. On ctoss-eXAmination by .
Attorney Carter witness admitted that most 4
OF bis know &c Of assaying was gained at .
the Granite Mountain aud other silver b
beA ing properties. Oae assay from the
Ora Cache had ruu Sl01 A few others had .
gone over $50. be average run OF the ore .
IN sight ~ tho Ora Cache be estimated az
from SO to 3.
L. Il. Clinaham, a director in the bank.
testified that be had no recollection OF
haviaz been consulted about the accounts Of
H4nks or any OF the lattsr's partnershiys.
he hsd bad a conversation once with Hanks
about a loan 10 Burgsss. Hanks asked
witness as TO the advlsability Of loaninG
Burgess money. As Burgess had nothing.
witness thought IL was inadVisabls. Hanks
said Mrs. Bu CESS would endorse the notes,
and rs she owned some cattle the loan Tor
small amount would be all right. Witness
was asked II lie had ever had any CONVERSE
ton with Hanks relative TO tbs overdrafts
Of BoOkkeeper bu ne. In rrpy 90 an OBJ
lection by the defense. Mr. Leslie stated
that b eIpsc'ed 60 prove that Clngbam
protested when Bu ns' overdrHfts reached
$50 but that Hanks had sald 30 M vas
3 GOD boy and be meant 90 tAiss his salafy. .
Z be court did not think this hal any bear
ing aud ruled 10 out. Witness further tss-
titled 10 being present At the meeting a. the
bank IN the middle Of july, 1888. whom
Hanks told J.. II. Hershheld she Cascade
bank stock Was still held a. collateral by
the Merchants bank Of Great Falls
Col. Sand r. took sac witness ia han for
Witness "a be at
tended one meeting % tie reetors prior
20 July g. 1898. ths time the Bnrgess &C
count VAS closed 80 the bank. Witness WAS
asked " 10 knew % an enterprise at Col
nmbia Falls that Hanks was interested in.
Witness dad.
I'VE you in on IT,
Yea"
The witness vas next questioned about
the conversations regarding Burns &C
counts the bank, " hey wouldn't let
me- tostify about that" remarked Nj
CHnqhum. Neyei theiess Col. ) ,nders went
on and asked The question again. detailing
what Mr.. Les D. had said be expected 20
prove ~ u. Even the court smiled. bat
The question wasu't answsred.
:. NJ. ID .cksy ives tie nsrt witnes. lie
was also jirectof.iu the Merohsuts' aud
ike sac others be Nas not consulted about
loans lie ais tcll The sams story as oth-
ers abott Hanks telling T.. h lie shield
the Cascade bank stock was Stll held By
the Merchants IN the middle u last July.
Coz. $ "a iers Hlso conducted the cross-eK
sminatru % tins witness. Or. Dicksy
said his JWu account 40 th- bank was over
drawn ht timrs but not az tue vine the
bank closed.
Were you AGO ia o. ~ With ths Col
umbia fulIa dealt
81 vas. g. nay sorrow
How dlI % come outt'
'lt -n't come out We dldD't consult
jim H..l"
Everybody laughed. including Judge
Knowles. Wfo sHld be knew something
about tho matter. although be Wasn't IN
ou IS"
clos did J understnn4 you go say IL came
oute a+ked Co.. sanders again.
''its 90 there Ye'. - answered Mr. DIckey.
an tlere was smother laugh.
" has dIvldsu TO- has o. dec aredy'
so dividends wnte Itc.H. ed 70
Not even Hi5sruiau dividendt'
ESQ, 81
"a soft - permanent Investment" re
ma ked Attorney Carter.
Wiillan ITO. another director. testified
that he knew nothing of the Burgess az
clunt until lt had run up 60 - OOO lie
could not sulembor ever having usen con-
suited about blanks indebtsduess. When .
asked about tue tuscnd- bank stock Mr. .
m said he knew Whrn % Wns taken. I
Nauka tulI Eim he believed he would take .
tle stock aud ruias some money on H. 80
the LaLk needed some. Witness tod .
uauhs Re thought % VAS Is gooi move. A.
TINT time lo diI not EuoW the stock vas
bella NJ cullateraI ~ he Own bank. IL was
abe understanding that be should not De- .
required Co when De- went into The dlrec
torY uut becsfue vice president.
J.. q. Phelps receiver OF tie Merchants
Bank % Great Ea.ls was the NEXT witue-t .
Alter iteutIfgil soms pApe sand checks
nuI notes. he vas sskcd - 90 tue value % /
the assets OF the bank on July last. wien f
ale Burgess account closed. lie sad tTr
assets then we're worth about ths Same s4 I
Uhen the bank suspended. approximate
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