The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-13
Instrument ItseIf or bod.

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instrument Itself or not.
BY Decker.
O. Might it have been tina. Grimes
was handling this stock for someone
else?
A. I do not know.
@ Aud placed Il there for someone
else?
a. do not know
BY strang:
@. Did any other person borrow
money from that bank for the purpose
OF purchasing stock in that corporation,
to your knowledge7
A. Not unless ii was Robb. II he
was doing business with the bank at
the dime he purchased the stock referred
to befbre. think he must have arr
ranged with the bank to carry him. be-
cause he was-his business was-aiways
running pretty high. and he was being
iness
BY Champlain:
@. What financial worth do you place
on Robb?
A. Do you mean my own personal es-
innate?
A. l would hardly like to state. I
never considered him good financially.
BY Champlain:
Just give his rating.
A. Wei. he is a good friend Of mine.
but would not think he was more than
solvent IL that; possibly solvent.
Q. He has got unlimited credit at
this bank. has he not?
A. He has; but they have no guaran-
tee THAI he will meet his obligations
other than his own personal guarantee.
That IS, when I left the bank he had
none.
Q. Do you know what estimate IS
placed on Robb by the officials OF that
bank-his financial standing?
A. Bningsley. the president. has al
ways contended that he thought him
worthy Of credit and he, being the pres-
ident Of the bank / did not feel very
much as If 1 could dispute his theory in
tho matter.
Q. You considered him good honest.
worthy man, but not financially respou-
sible?
A. l thought so; yes. sir.
BY Decker.
Q. How much would the hank let
him have before they stopped him2
{ A. I have known his account to get
as high as--anywhere from forty 10 nfty
thousand dollars.
BY Decker;
That is pretty good rating at that
bank. sure. That. Of course. was on
the theory OF strength OF his having
grain on hand to cover any overdrafts
or obligations he might make?
BY Hickam;
O. That was what--that was mainly
for the buying Of grain?
A. Yes. sir. II was understood that
he had several elevators and was stock
ing them up. And / have since under
stood that ne has several eleva,ors
BY Decker:
Q. lie has also quite lunch OF
cattle. has he not?
A. Not 70 my knowledge
by Iecker;
think he has
Q. Wins there anything attached to
the drafts. the bills OF lading or any
thing2
A. The bills Of ladias were attached
70 the drafts. yes, sir.
By strang
Q. When he sold grain be attached
the bin Of ading 10 the draft and sent
il 20 the bank?
A. Yes cir
@. That was the method Of doing
business at the bank2
a. Yes, sir
By Cham-'Ain
@ When this ticket was made out
this cash siclzet Of three thousand dollars
thai you refer TO- who brought this
stock into the bank?
A. ] 40 not remember that II came
10 the presidents desk-came from he
presidents desk 10 me-
O. The three thousand dollars was
that paid "a Threadgiu7
A. l DO not know
9. DO you know who q was paid to2
a, No; DO nor rcnembcr
By stmng
O. when AID Rohb commence runs
ming an account Uith your bank -;he
Capitol National bank2
A. I believe. IN the fan OF 1900 It
was about the time shat jenkins was
made governor, 1 remember. From near
that ,ime-possibly little later or
, before
( By Deckar
o. Ycu 90 not swear posi- veiy that
this WAS Crimes stock, 40 youg
a. No
By Hickam:
@ 70 90 swear that Bningsley said