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plication, and Mr.. Butler took an ex-
ccption.
ONE RAY OF TESTIMONY

ception.
ONE RAY OF TESTIMONY.
County Attorney Anderson again
asked the witness who the members of
the board were at the time he was
trustee. AT the same time the county
attorney handed witness the record
DOCK to refresh his memory. Mr. But
Ter objected. and asked permission to
croSS-eXamine witness as to his knOWl-
edge The cross-examination brought
ouL the statement from the witness
mat he had never seen any Of the
ponos OF the trustees None of the
men mentioned in the articles of incor-
poralioh, which had been introduced
dS evidence, were ever present at any
OF the meetings he had attended He
utu hot know as to the qualifications of
the trustees The court Thought if
competent for the witness to answer
the queslion as to who the other mem
80, oui were IL ne knew, and Mr. Ham
Hler SAID TO the best of his knowledge
tne trustees were William Bickel. Will
lam r. Bickel, F. c.. Stevens Iobn
Bloom and himself. Witness had act-
ca as secretary Of the board of frus-
ICES from 1890 to March. 1895, a period
1led part of the record book from
pages 10 to 81, and thought thew were
Bickel ii@Ail L.
WI: but!er failed to see how the
iildhoWflung OF Mr.. Biczel in the book
nay any connection with the issue 90
aleged in the indictment against M
Stevens W.T.
Inc county attorney said the boolx
was the minute book Of the board or
trustees and the evidence in the book
W. mo ~. snow that Mr.. Stevens was one
OF the trustees.
Witness identified the pa ges in tba
book, from % to A, inclusive, as his
handwriting. The signature at tha
his. - 50 Was
on cross examination. witness SUD-
p 1;a mat the trustees who elected
MN were the trustees of tha hsr1,
FL aol h the TACT that they elected him
ne Dased his conclusions. Since 1995
t he had not been Identified with ths
uan lH IN any manner. Mr.. Stevens had
th eVIr, WnIe he was connected WITH,
lile pank' assumed charge nor directed
nor had any personal control over thI.
employees or funds Of the bank
MI. Butler moved to strike ont 81,
tiiat part OF the testimony of the wit
less as TO the trustees, on the ground
~ tnla -. me state had not proven them To
pe the trustees of the bank. Mr. PM
Ter contended that the names of ~
men men VINO were mentioned in the ar
tlcleS OF Incorporation pIacad in 81
uehce by the state, We're the trustees
or else the state had gotten hold of tbe
VIZ articles of incorporation. There
81 10 p zen no other evidence to prove
VINO the trustees were with the ex-
ceptlon OF the testimony of the last
N MIIHess, Mr. Hammer. The court
oenled the motion and another excen-
tlon was noted by Mr. Butler.
Inc county attorney then offered tha
~ lioll Oh the record book in evidence
between pages As and 81, claiming thai
II contained the minutes of the recorjs
OF the board of trustees and that tba
records contained the name of tha d.
PENDANT. This offer led I'D to the die
cussloh given heretofore, and which
resulted IN the court ordering an adj
Journment until this morning at 10
o'clock at ~
STEVENS FELT GOOD.
Congressman Stevens and his attor-
neys Were evidently feeling in good
spirits after the adjournment of court
last evening. Without saving 81 IN
WORDS MT Stevens intimated that he
CONSIDERED the state had about n1
hausted its ammunition.
Flerce Butler said this was the first
t1me IN his experience as an attorney
Ina: ne nao tried criminal case under
an lndlctment in which he representnd
the defendant. He had been told thar
as rule attorneys always lost their
HrSt criminal case, but he IaughingIv
remarked that he intended to break the
rule and win his first one.
county Attorney Anderson did not
care TO talk about the case last even
ing. A deal had been said during the
course of the trial by the attorney for
the defense as to the filing of the
bonds of the trustees with the register
OF deeds. There had been no bond
nled by the defendant in this case with
the register of deeds, although ii was
possible that such a bond had beer
filed with the state auditor, as the law
provided. He would be able to tell as
to this in the morning. after he had
made an examination of the records.