The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-10

But you PAID MIN the @o'ooo'
"What did you pay him that money
IT thought I had to-"
els that your only answer?'
"I believed I was being made the
subiect of a Matchmaking scheme and
I paid it feeling that I had been held
HYou knew that after Mr.. o 'shaugh-
messy had been paid he didn It lille that
reportq'' ...s.s
II believed he filed report, but did
not believe at that time that Mr.;
Wolfe's original report had been tiled.
"You didn't want the report against
the consolidation to be made known,
did you9" "
emo, sir.'
"You didn't want the policyholders
Informed concerning it?''
"Not at that time.'
DR.. Forces 100000. 81"
"You never reported to the policy
| holders that DR.. Force was to be paid
500, oOo90
"No, SIR
"Nor even spread it upon the records
of your company" -.
| "No, sir
uDon't you consider that the policy
holders had a right to know about the
large business transactions OF their
companyP'
"Not as to details.'
"Not about the details of spending
$1OO,OOO9'
ut is matter that should have
been reported in due time and in the
proper FORM
"Was it ever reported9' &
| WNo.'
No Proprietary Right. r..
"Mr. Bechtel, did you ever think
company?"
"No, sir.''
"Did you think any officer of the
company had such rights''
" .tY know Mr.. GETTY don't youa''
| eyes, sir 49,
"He was an officer and director OF
the company, wasn't he7''
HE was also lawyer and made 9
speciality of insurance law, didn' hea'
eyes, I think Mr.. Getty was a very
good insurance lawyer
'sHe was secretary Of the com
; paInyf" ;,
seize resigned and Mr.. sackett took
MS place, d1dn u ne8'
eyes, SIR ~ s..
, "Now, isn't it a fact, MIR. Bechtel
that you paid Mr.. Getty $4,000 to re
siggn e g. ,,
"Then you thought that he had {
proprietary right in the company9"
"No. I didn IT,
"You knew that the company coult
not be obligated to Mr.. Getty for hi
resignation then, didn t youq''
eyes, sir. -
Defense Objected.
r At this point defendant s. counsel oh
l.. jected to further Interrogation alon,
! this line on the ground that it was in
u q competent and immaterial. Mr.. Dab
% stated that he proposed to show tina
9 this $4,000 was nominally paid by tn
defendant, but in reality he was late
reimbursed from the company's funds
Y and that it therefore was relevant il
that it tended to show the defendant
intent in the transaction for which h
is on trial. After a considerable argr
r ment, further inquiry was excluded b
Judge Brooks. -
l. "When you became president of tn
, Insurance company you became Gust
- dian of its various records, didn It you
went on the cross-examiner.
eyes,
le "Now you say that contract b
n tween DR.. Force and his company W;
n, shown you?' ..r 80 -
st eyes, SIR
IN "And that was spread upon the re
~ ords Of his company7'
RS "There was another contract besid
ut the one on the minutes - ,< ~
IN "What became Of that contractsO
q. DR.. Force took it, .~ ...
ne FWhat did that contract nro,,i
forq'
el- "My recollection is that it made Z
K K Force general manager, that, he was
=; receive salary Of $4,000 year, al
-, - also a commission on all insurance
Ut force' b.. -
e er "Did you ever calculate WHIT I
hee Fcrce was drawing in cash under tn
nv per cent of all insurance in force9'
~ Ono, sir" = =. +.
IN Never Saw the Minutes.
- "Now, ism It it fact that your
ed tention, after you became president
". the company, was called to these m
:" utes Of meeting on Jan. 26, 1882
on No, sir; I never saw them
en-. Well, it was your business to f
he out, wasn't it9'
N "Perhaps'' II
8Well, why didn t you investig.
IT. and find out whether or not it had be
cancelled or annul1ed9'' , s.
49,, II believed DR.. Force was an h
orabIe gentleman, and / took
word'
,ck You believed he was an honora
;he gentleman because he wanted SIC
p pan OOO9' -. -
vas :" I believed he was an honorable g
nd tleman'' :
be- IAnd you believe SO YETI"
"Yes.'
cen Didn't you that DR.. Forces &
are tract was Cancelled and his salary '
hat made $15,0009''
on No, SIR
is
Record Introduced.
- Mr.. Dahl then introduced the i
"a ord showing the cancellation Of
"a commission clause of DR.. Force g G
81 tract and the increasing of his sal,
n to $4,000 per year He further SHOW
81 that the record of the defendants ct
pany with DR.. Force, as it appears
the record of the new company,
no mention of any consideration p
to DR.. Force.
Now, you say that DR.. Force
very anxious to have. $4,000 at once
Yes, SIR
s lend !, you paid it,
A tbo h I, ~,