The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28

to Jan. II, 1902?''
. suppose SO. =
Can you show me the minutes of a
single meeting during that time to
sheW. that you were there?'
e. / don't know
Mr.. Dahl then introduced in evidence
the minutes Of meetings to show that
DR.. Force had not been there.
"Then your duties were not SO siren
uous after as before the consolidation,
were theyq''
They were different.''
At no one Of the annual meetings
about the time of the consolidation did
you bring up the matter of the pay
ment of these moneys, did youg''
emo, sir.'
How long after Mr.. Bechtel's cleo
tion as president did you have a talk
stock9' ' - =
| "Before Feb. IT,, ....-- 49,.
"What talk did you have about its
being transferable
Mr.. Getty asked me if would like
to have that stock. I said I would,
and that is about all I can remember.
I said was willing to take the stock. u
'On your contractq'
"Cp my back salary -....-.~
"Why didn't you have the transfer
reeoEded on those certificates of
81 don It know now that it was nee
essary.' E":-..
"What receipt did you give for, it ~
"T don u remember of giving any, ,:
"IWhv didn't Won take those assign
ments down to the bank aud have them
recorded on the books of the bank?'
What Getty Told Him.
<<Mr. Getty told me not to be in {
hurry about recording that because the,
might want to buy it personally ani
he asked me If I would let him have
the. stock at the same price I got i
"When was the first dividend pait
to. you on this stock?'
, Gin the fall of 19O1.''
"Didn't you receive one when yo7
> were in Paris7'
- received some money there.'
Did it ever occur to you to asce1
3 tain whether that dividend had bee,
s credited up to the company on it
" did not"
The Church Incident.
. "Do you remember of being i
= church in January, 1902, and Of M,
Bechtel's coming over to see you an
t asking you where those securities were
= as MIR. Dearth was over here and want
= ed them, and of your telling him the
0 were in the Peoples bank?'
b "No, sir. Mr.. Bechtel came t
church to see me about that stock, bu
q afi tSl 3, him it was in the company
d "pid you leave the church at tia
j. eyes, sir.''
b "Where did you go9''
i: "To the Minneapolis club to see M
e PIES banks''
It also.'
= "You didn't find the certificates, d
II didn't look for them.''
>, "What talk did you have with M
X Campbell" "We talked over the ma
IS "Didn It he tell you that he couldn
get into the bank on Sunday to g
the certifcates9' emo, sir''
>"But you did have brought to yo
70 = knowledge at that time that this bal
- stock was in the annual report as
y company asset9'
y eyes, then for the first time'
"Did you, the next morning, 80
70 the company's books and ascerta
"a what entry Of that stock had be-
made on the books Of the company
c. "No, sir.
,"Why didn't yous''
y "The stock was mine and I hadn
n been called upon for any explanation
"But you were an officer of the CO.
pany, weren It you9'
eyes, sir.
Other Cases Passed.
The cases against Messrs. Becht
It Dearth, Kerr, Campbell and Sacke
former officials Of the local insurar
a. company, were all passed to Thursd
Of morning. County Attorney AL j. Smi
stated that he had not as yet Diet
k mined which one Of the cases would
next moved for trial.
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