Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-12-18

sou any stOck-ObIy trhdeI H. n'
positively denied having issued any
prospcctuses with religious quotations
in them, and had never sold any treas
ury stock. All that he had traded was
only his private stock. II there whs
any discrepancy in the amount Of stock
issued TO him it was the fault of his
niece. when asked about some miss.
ing stock, he said. al presume my
niece could tell. - As far rs he knew
there was nothing in the stock books
to show the difference between private
and treasury stock, but he supposed MS
niece could tell.
But how could anyone else ind
outfn
al don't know. ! didn't keep the
books. Ny niece did that"
| II was shown that he did not own
any claims when he ISSUED tue stock to
himself, but witness claimed he hal
an understanding with X. j. Atkinson
to get some claims on stock deal.
Money was received, he admitted, for
the Little Brother company, but he did
not deposit IL in the bank. His niece
did that. u was drawn out, however,
on their Joint check. He claimed tnat
Barr deposited most of the money ia
his own name, but admitted that Barr
was treasurer Of the concern.
Homer II. Wood was the chief wit
ness for the defendants, and the clear
and honest manner in which he gave
his testimony was n leading factor in
influencing the jury in their verdict.
Witness narrated how he was appoint.
ed auditor by the court to examine the
affairs Of the Little Brother company,
and how he was authorized To call for
all the books, seals and papers of that
corporation. Al of the officers of the
company were called into his Office and
each sworc that he or she had turned
over all the books or papers in his or
her possession. In examining the
stock book handed in by Dinsdale, in
connection with some loose certificates,
Wood found there was another stock
book missing. He demanded it of Dins.
dale and the latter seemed much sur.
prised. An hour later he produced il.
wood found there was still another
stock book out and Dinsdalo said Il
was in Los Angeles. In the course Of
couple OF weeks this was also pro.
duced. Dinsdale claimed that one
stock book was duplicate of another.
the original having been lost, he said;
but in comparing the stubs Auditor
Wood discovered that the entries did
not correspond. Witness here detailed
the discrepancies, and alterations in
the re'or IL, and explained the written
| report which ne had made TO the court
which showed that while the company
was organized for s75O,0O0, stock had
been issued to the extent of over g..
100000, according to the stubs.
Afternoon Session.
Upon the resumption Of the suit at
the afternoon session, Auditor Wood
was asked as to conversations with DIR.
Dinsdale and Miss Taverner, now Mr..
Hal, which was objected to by counsel
Tor plnintif, on the ground that the
faults of other officers of the compa,y
mad no bearing on the ease, as the lie.
Tense had failed TO connect DIR. Dins.
dale with these faults.
His objection was overruled by the
court, who stated that "cyen the court
might draw the natural inference that
DIR. Dinsdale, as organizer, promoter
and president Of the company, was /,
position to be familiar with the ID.
tails and methods of the company"
"Did DR.. Dinsdale turn ovor n s,o.t
book to YOU" was asked of Auditor
Wood.
He turned over one with the Ger.
''hcates torn out. asked him for the
certincates and he gave me 42 blank
certificates. lie told me 80 of the miss.
ing certificates were in the hands of his
brother in London; tnen later he told
me they were out on option, and still
later declared the missing certificates
were in Panama, in the hands Of
friends who were going to sell stock ,,
How much stock was issued 10 DR.
Dinsdalef"
The stubs show 663,22O shares were
issued to him."
INA DIR. Dinsdale explain to you
the over'issue Of stockf" was asked
witness by counsel for plaintiff.
He attempted to.'
did You, at that time, believe the
Doctor was trying to wilfully hold
more stock than he was entitled tofv
1.-The records and stubs showed he