The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-19

Badders for Third Time Re-
fuses to Testify
Bankruptcy Case Against
Hin BY Creditors.
adse Slonecker win Appeal to
Judge Pollock
For Order That Means JAN or
Testimony.

For the third time George 8. Bad
der today refused to testify In his In
voluntary suit in bankruptcy and in q
NICE polite and apparently legal man.
ner asked Special Master J. q. Slon-
ecker what he proposed to do about
it. Judge SlOnecker replied that he
would ask Judge Pollock for q cita-
tlon IN contempt. compelling Badders
means that Badders will be aba TO
Keep off the witness stand a few more
days-at least.
While Badders himself is succeeding
IN staying out of the witness chair, .
half dozen other persons with know
ledge of Badders' affairs were called
to the stand to tell of his financial az
fairs. Testimony that Badders bought
cashiers checks at local banks, pur-
chased $1,000 worth Of municipal
bonds and paid in full an endowment
insurance policy while his creditors
were sitting on the uneasy seat with
claims of $4,000 against the Bad
ders company. were portions Of the
| testimony today before Judge Sion
ecker.
Only last Saturday, evidence showed
Badders made final payment on q paid
up life Insurance policy. Six weeks
BadderB $1,000 worth Of municipal
bonds for which the Topeka merchant
made payment In cash.
s. e. Cobb. vice president of tho
Bank Of Topeka. told Of the banks
account with the Badders company.
He did not remember the amount Of
deposits which Badders had made.
but said that the account had been
virtually closed. the pass book bal
anced and turned over to George A.
Clark, receiver for the company.
| Cashiers checks had been sold to
Badders within the last four months,
Cobb stated. but he did not know
| whether these checks had since been
returned or cancelled. Cobb was In
structed by Judge Slonecker to pre-
pare a transcript of Badder's banking
| business.
| The witness was uncertain about
was made to the merchant Nov. 4.
Cobb testified. IA collateral, the bank
accepted an assignment OF more than
81. 900 In Badders company credit
by the bank, but cobb stated that he
could not testify regarding them with
out consulting the records.
Had a Safety Deposit Box.
Badders owns a safety deposit box
in the bank. the witness said. Tho
with the bank. The only personal ac-
count with member Of the Baddero
| family was SIS savings account which
Badders opened for his baby shortly
after its birth. Inat account mas Since
been closed.
Scott Hopkins. president of the Pru-
Dental Trust company. told Of the sale
of municipal bonds to Badders.
Have you sold any bonds to Bad
ders?" asked w. S. McClintock, repre-
bankruptcy.
Il have replied Hopkins.
| "When?"
1 about six weeks ago.
| What did you sell him?"
kansas municipal bonds"
Can you tell approximately the
amount of bonds bOught?'
MY recollection is it was $1,000"
| For what cities?'
IT am not sure. Might have been To-
peka or Kansas City. Kan. We were
selling them at that time"
| How were you paid?
Paid in Currency and Gold.
my recollection is we were paid in
cash, currency and gold. The money
was paid to Miss Malone, our cashier"
| C. c. Coulson, who helped with the
Badders company bookkeeping. .testi-
fed that the sales of the company dur
ing December were in excess of $4,000.
He did not handle the cash aid knew
! nothing Of its disposition.
Miss Edna McCarty, a stenographer
in the office of E. w. Thompson. told
| Of the payment by Badders of a life
/ insurance premium last Saturday. 1t
was the final 1nStallment on q 1ulI pay
policy in the National Life Insurance
company OF Vermont, she said, al
though she could not recall the
amount of the policy.
Badders presented a cashiers check
on the Bank of Topeka for $3.50. Miss
McCarty said. The premium was
$4S5.86 and Badders went with her to
the bank to cash the check, receiving
the balance due after paying the pre-
MUM.
Badders Entered Court.
With his attorney, d. r. Hite. Bad
ders entered the court room near the
close of the morning session. He was
tion both to the testimony of Badders
was overruled and Badders filed a
minority report in the form Of an OBJ
lection prepared by his counsel.
Hte's Logic Inside OF Logic.
l It was contended that the court
had no Jurisdiction in the case, that
the order OF Jan. FL, under which
Badders was summoned. was invalid
and was superseded by subsequent or
ders Of Judge Pollock and the circuit
court of appeals and that the order
was Of no force in view Of pending
motions. Judge Slonecker could not
see it that way. He announced that
he would ask Judge Pollock for a
formal citation in contempt compell-
ing Badders to testify or go to jail.
The motion before Judge Pollock
may be presented tomorrow. 1t II
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Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Dead.