The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-24
.P0MERoY BANKER EXPOSES
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fairer with you or with arr
producer in the state"
Mr.. Rush replied to this Avn
Ing regret that he had seemin.,,
taken his letter, and that he had
intention of questioning the varaOu,-
honor in the matter, and rAn0,..,
that he was informed that L. N Kr0.
tie and ]. NJ. McKiernan had hAor =,
lotted $4,000 bags. II this was tun
they were for speculative purposes
Might be Subject to Prosecution
To this Mr.. KEGS replied that N n
Knettle & Sons had filed applicatio,
| for $4,000 grain bags and that .;.
they are getting them for specular,rn
purposes they are subject to nroso.
cution by you or anyone else who n,o,
make complaint"
| Mr.. Rush again explained that !.
"is not known here that there is ,
firm by the name of N. D. Knett,e C.
Sons, but in any event the whole
family will not need anything like 80.
600 grain bags for this season. To
this the warden made no reply.
| August IA, Mr.. Rush writes again
stating that he did not find Tho
name of N. D. Knettle & Sons on the
list recently sent him and asked
whether the wardens previous letter
was in error or the list incomplete?
To this Mr.. KEGS replied, stating
that N. D. Knettle & Sons never had
an order during the season for grain
bags, but KnettIe & McKiernan had
in an application for $4,000 bags
which were shipped to them Angus,
of this year.
Bought Purely for Speculation.
L. N. Knettle of the firm of Knettle
& McKiernafi, when seen by The
Review correspondent at
first declined to make any statement
regarding grain bags, but finally de-
cided to give his version of the whole
/ affair. He called up Mr.. McKiernan,
! his partner, and gave the story in de-
! tail, showing all the correspondence
| he had had with the warden in the
matter. He said: 1--WE do not deny,
and never have, that we got these
sacks for speculative purposes. Our
first application for sacks was made
in February, on one Of our business
letter heads, but later blank ap-
plication was sent us. But in filling
it out we were careful to leave the
space stating the sacks were to be
used by ourselves exclusively I'M
filled, Mr.. McKiernan stating if We
were required to fill in this we would
lIlTOW up Tic pIOpOoi.iOh'
Mr.. Nnettle says he paid visit 10
the penitentiary where he talked the
matter over with Mr.. KEGS clerk, the
warden being absent; that ne lold
him he was cashier of a bank ana III
that capacity controlled a large
amount of land by mortgage anu
otherwise in addition to his indlVla-
ual holdings. He produced ie''ei
from Warden KEGS dated March
stating if the jute mills continued ID
they were running he would be a0'0
to make delivery of his SACKS "
September 1. Instead of recalling tho
application and money deposited uie'
left it and took chances. But luchN!
the sacks were shipped August l.
Sold to Any One With Cash.
Mr.. Knettle says he paid WISH "
sacks to any one who wanted 10 pui
chase. and got just all we couid III
them and have never tried 10 eoi''"'
the fact at any time. Nor do we Clam.
that they were used by members
our family; 1t was simply specui'
tive proposition, and if any one -
guilty of negligence or carelesshes'
the matter it is some one other '''''
us. Warden KEGS sent us three D'"''
applications, each of when "'0
filled out with the omission as aDV'O
stated"
In the case Of Mr.. Halterman' WI.
was allotted $4,000 bags, or -A'''
more than he needed for his own u'''
he has sold out his surplus at ~"
each and little is being sald dr.
the matter. Attention is called u
fact that if sacks for speou'"
tive purposes have been procureU
the MAGNITUDE as shown in the "'
cases there is no telling to what
tent penitentiary sacks, when
have been furnished to the ldi
at Sk cents, have been sold TO 'i'D
from