The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-12

for that stock, and pay for H. and carry
it until I gave MIN an order for Il;
handed to him, and was divided By him
and anyone else. or did II go directly
to him?
A. do not know a thing about It.
When l went TO Washington under
stood that Flynn had stated to the sec
retary that he had doubled his money
on the two thousand dollars worth OF
stock that he owned, bought from me.
Q. BY Decker: Bought Of you?
A. Yes. sir
O. Had doubled his money!
A. Yes sir and wanted more and
could not get it,
BY Blakeney: Did you at any time,
prior TO or on that occasion OF the con-
versation with McNeal consult any one
in regard TO the propriety Of your TAX
ing stock in that corporation2
A. I never did. / never had a thought
of taking any STOCK in e myself
Q. Did you have any such sconversa-
tion with any one about taking It as
you did--that Is. having it taken by
McNeal for other parties. subject 10
your order?
A. The matter OF my placing that
amount Of stock and the proprety OF II
l mentioned to McNeal when / stepped
into the bank and his reply was that
he thought there was nothing improper,
and he says / know that It would not in
fiuence your action In that matter in
reference to making contract.
BY DR. Jester; In what condition was
that stock issued from the bank--I
mean from the corporation--in blank. or
was It issued to some one when II went
into the bank. subject to your ordersg
A. II was Issued direct to Mr.. Nc
Neal. never saw a share Of Il. # was
always my understanding that n was is
sued direct to him
BY strang Did you ever handle the
stock?
A. No; never saw It, not share OF
IT, IN my life. and never had any con-
nection with il in any form, as l have
stated.
BY Mr.. cnampiin: You are not famll-
lar with the personnel Of tha rest OF
the company2
A. No
Q. DO not know who he'd the rest
OF Aht STOCK
A. No
Q. BY Decker: To your Knowledge.
did Mr.. Grimes ever have stock In that
corporation?
A. never knew. never knew so
could testify whether he had or had
not
Or. Felix l. wlnkler
first duly sworn 70 testify the truth
and to keep seeroi all OF the proceed
ings and dclngs Of said committee. tes-
tifes rs follows
Examination by e. ". Jones'
O.. Your name is Dr. Felix l.. winkler?
A. Yes. sir
Q. You reside at Kingasherq
A. Yes, sir
Q. You are the third time member
Of the upper house?
A. Yes. sir.
@ State whether or not you have
been associated with what is known as
this Norman sanitsrium AT any time
a. Yes. SIR
Q. When did you first become mem |
ber Of that institution?
A. / cannot tell exactly without re- /
freshing my memory; II ] had known |
was coming here ! would hive gone |
to the records. II was along / think |
the latter part o. June, 1901.
Q. In what official capacity?
A. President Of the company end SUI
@. President ana superlntegeent?
A. Yes. sir
@. How long did you retain your Of
fetal position with the company?
a. About six months
Q. Did you buy any stock when you /
associated yourself with IN company
A. VS.. sir.
Q. Who from7
a. Why the stock was issued by the
@. Who were your associates in the
company?
A. SO far as / knew ri the time }.
r. Cottingham and J. C. Robb; they
9ere the directors and the principal 4
stockholders. and / understand that Asp
also owned some socs, ana Mr H. d
O. Who else. II amy one?
A. That IS what ] understood al the
start. that those mon owned the stock.
and later on I understood thm Flynn
ools some and banker ai Kansas
Ely, C. s. Jobcs.
10y Mr. Jones' A. s. Jobes9
A. No / think q is G S. Jobes
Y. By Mr. Decker A Kansas city.
No.. maaY or was he from Arkansas
,iiy Kan.g
A. MOI ae was formerly from Kane
as. but he was Kansaa city mat
.. BY Mr. Blakeney; You understand
hat did you SEQ the certificates af
tockg
A. ! understand ! might just as wei
Commence az the frat Of AL might
onmenee az the first.
By Mr- Jones. CO ahead. doctor.
A. I had been here a few days before.
received a telegram from Mr.. Robb
o come over here. and ihey ma ae me
ac proposition 70 become stockhoidcr