Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-05
DECEIVED THE
ASSESSOR To
AVOID TAXES
This Was Brought Out in You.
mans Case at Minot in Cross
Examination.
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HELD WORTHLESS
PAPER AS ASSETS
Day Passed Without the Excite
ment on Monday; Complainant
Still on Stand.

Minot, N. D., April 4-The court.
room was again crowded as the Grant
S. Youmans case was called at $3.50
o'clock this morning. There was prac.
tically nothing new introduced, the
evidence being along the same line as
the day before which was to show
that deeds, notes and mortgages
which were not collateral, nor Of any
value, had been taken by Mr.. You
mans, On several different occasions
Youmans admitted, in answer to ques'
tons regarding statement OF truth
as shown by deeds that land was free
from incumbrance. He admitted that
they were false, that the statement
was false and that he knew it all the
time.
State Rests.
AT lO$: 45 Assistant Attorney Cener'
al Murphy, representing the state
hank board, announced that as far as
this board is concerned. the state
rests. Examination was then contin'
ued by Senator Purcell, who repre-
SentS the Second National bank of
Minot. Senator Purcell began ques.
tiOning YOnmanS as to organization OF
the bank and attempting to show that
none of the capital stock Of the bank
had been paid in as actual cash. The
witness admitted getting over $2l 900
securities from a man named Carl Lee
Waller. who it was alleged was a
transient and whose present where
abouts is not known. Further Ques.
tioning by Senator Purcell caused
Youmans To admit that he has no
knowledge OF any cash being put into
the bank as capital stock. AT noon ad-
journmenL was taken Until Z Lao
o'clock. The morning session was de-
void of any spectacular plays, thrills
or sensations.
a;e Bank on Wheels.
When the court opened at 1880 p.
m., the matter OF real estate securities
to the value of $lS,l3S was taken up.
Senator Purcell attempting to prove
that, this amount was transferred
fromaa real, estate comany to the bank
the same being on wheels at You
mans convenience. This brought
forth another war of words between
Attorneys Purcell and LeSeuer. YOU
mans denied having transferred this
amount from books OF the trust COM
pany to the banking house, however,
u daily statement in one OF the books
showed it under the heading Of
Banking and Lot" which showed an
entry OF $lo,I3S. Mr.. Youmans SAID
that this entry was mistake in the
books, tnat the banking house real es-
tate carried a value OF but $S,75O;
however, it was later proved that the
transfer OF $lS,13S was made. In, an
swer TO the question whether the
books showed thal this had been
transferred to the bank and back
again to the trust company, loumans
answered Yes, Sir. Wnen asked
how this was done, he said 81 took
II out because 1t was past April lst,
and because the assessment was made
It mad served its purpose to deceive
the assessor | diu it to escape taxa
tlon and after that put it back into
the trust company t
Guilty Of Perjury.
At this time, YOumans was making
a number of volunteer statements ana
the court ordered all evidence or vol
unteer statements relative to any de-
fendant stricken out. Attorney lie
Seuer state to the court that il all
was stricken out that the defendant
would stand guilty OF perjury. Sew
ment, all jumping to feet at the same
time and engaging in gestures and
words much to the gratilcation of the
Socialist and the curiousity seeking
audience. The court at this point
seemed to have his patience greatly
tried and used words and rapping on
his table said: mo argument be.
tween counsel" Several times the
court instructed Youmans as follows:
II have notified you frequently to give
answers, now give direct answers
and not volunteer"
Taken Out and Put Back.
1t was brought out in the evidence
that the superintendent Of banks had
ordered Mr. Youmans to take out Of
the bank the Paul Grum" contract of
several thousand dollars. 1t was
shown by books that this amount was
taken out, but Immediately put back
in, and was carried as an asset of the
bank, notwithstanding the fact that a
letter was introduced from one bank
examiner telling him not to use this
paper as an asset Of the bank. 1t was
apparently proven that Grant S. YOU
mans had taken 100000 in notes. pa
pers and mortgages from strangers,
tramps or loafers of which amount he
admitted that $4,000 of this kind of
paper had been carried as assets.