South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-29
ASK HARLIN IF HE
FORGED MEMS NAMES

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security in the form Of stocks and
bonds which he kept in a bank there.
and replied in the negative.
lie denied that he ever owned stock
in a distillery He said that he had
once held approximately 100000
worth Of such stock in trust for one
Clara A. Ward, of Chicago, but said
that he himself had no interest in the
stock.
Couldn't Remember.
During the examination Harlin was
asked 10 explain in detail many trans
actions during the past few years.
There were several. however, which
ne could not remember and for which
he had no books TO refer.
Atty Parker began his examination
by referring TO an affidavit signed by
Harlin when he was made surety in a
suit in the United States circuit court
entitled Healy versus the National
TVfrebOund Box corporation. In this
affidavit Harlin purported 20 be worth
5000. 0O0 OF this $4,000 was in real
estate. according to the affidavit.
During the examination Harlin said
"a great part OF this prODerty, both
real and personal. was held in trust
by him for others and that much of
the remainder which was actually his.
had been sold since the aftidaVit was
made, Jan. ] S, 1910.
The greater part of the property
he held in trust for Lee K. Skerrit, a
FORMER music dealer in this city. Be
sides real estate this included nearly
100 piano contracts. on which tarlln
was receiving payments to be turned
over to Skerrit He declared ne was
told TO represent himself as the owner
OF the property under an understand
ing with a bank with which Skerrlt
was involved, in order that Skerrit
might not make claim on II.
Asked About Notes.
Harlfn was questioned concerning
several notes executed in favor OF the
late Thomas i. a. Byerly. who en-
trusted his money TO Harlin Tor m
vestment The notes purpOrted 10 be
given bv Amos J. Hall, Olaf Ludwig
son. Clinton Cromwell and H. A. Lei
hngwell at various times for different
sums HarIin was asked il he himself
had not written the names OF these
men on the notes. To each question
ne replied in substance:
II couldn't say. But L don't De
TTarlin signed each Of the notes as
endOrser on the back
The note given by Hall was for
$1,000. 1t was dated March, 1912,
and made payable TO Byerly Harlin
said IL was given in a transaction in
which he himself sold to three others
81 tract of 240 acres in Starke county
near North JudsOn, which tract Hardin
had listed i'm his affidavit made in 1910
but not in his schedule in bankruptcy.
The note given by Clinton Caldwell
was for $500 and executed July 10,
1911. Harlin said the transaction was
made through Ellsworth Weir, a La
porte attorney. who had defended
Cromwell on q criminal charge. CrOm-
well went 10 the states prison.
Harlin explained that trust deed
had been executed by cromwell on
some Niles. Mich. property in secur-
ity and he promised TO look up the
deed among his papers. He himself
paid the interest on the note TO Bey-
erly and the principal had not yet been
paid by Cromwell. he said
He COUidn't Recall.
Another note for S400 executed in
March 1918, bore the name of II. \.
I.effingweu. Harlin said he could not
remember ever having met Letting
we'll and also replied that ne didn't
think he had signed Leffingwelis name
to the notes.
Atty. Parker pressed the point
strongly asking HarliI If he could not
see the resem blanCe in the handwrit
ing of his own Endorsement and the
signature on the fact of the note.
Stuart Mackibbin. OF counsel for Har-
lin. interpOsed an objection:
'AIr Harlin is willing TO give all in
formation possible" said he. but We
think this is pushing the examination
too far for present purposes. These
notes are unidentified and presented
from an unknown source"
Referee Sheridan oVerruled the OBJ
section. and Harlin reiterated his reply
that he could not DE sure whether he
had signed Lefiingwell's name or not.