The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-04-06

ala wrongful acCS ana prayed Cne game
the same was as "the bank robbers
here, pointing to the defendants.
''Then you were a bank robber at
the time?" asked Mr.. Murphy.
81 was following the same tactics
as the bankers fraternity generally
does, which is to grab all you can and
give as little in return as possible" "
replied Mr.. Youmans. 81 had to do
that in order to keep going, and every
thing went along fine until l fell out
with these bank robbers and they
kicked me out.'
"When did you change your tac-
tics ?" asked Mr.. Murphy.
"About three years ago."
"Then you have reformed?'
Eyes"
Mr.. Youmans then testified that the
"bankers' game is an ordinary COM
mon robbers game
"Then you were a common robber
at the time you were running this
bank?' asked Mr.. Murphy.
eyes; / presume l was.'
"You are now organizing bank
at Bergen, are you not?' asked Mr..
Murphy.
"No, not individually; we are trying
to assist farmers to start a bank, but
it is to be run for service, not for ex-
ploitation Of the public" replied Mr..
Youmans.
"You are charging the farmers s5
apiece for organizing the bank?"
"No. The total charge for doing the
organization is $780,
During Saturday afternoon, Muir
ply ross-examined Youmans con-
cerning the Client quarter Of land and
numerous times got the plaintiff to
admit that the transaction was tricky,
but in every instance, Youmans came
back with the statement that he was
not as tricky as the defendants who
had "got him."
"Why did you take that affidavit
from Mr.. Ghent?" asked Mr. Murphy.
Because wanted to get the mans
status, his residence, and other infor-
nation" replied Youmans.
Mr.. Murphy pressed Mr.. Youmans
hard for other reasons for taking the
affidavit, and finally Mr.. Youmans
said:
"It was a bankers trick for playing
absolutely SAFE"
1ueH Sou "ele I1iShy odlo hI'
Murphy.
"Yes-in that deal I was tricky; but
I was not tricky enough to keep out
of the hands Of these other bankers;
they were too tricky for me-"
The defense moved to strike out
this answer as not responsive, and it
was stricken out by the court"
"Who were you trying to play a
trick on ?" asked Mr.. Murphy.
"If that was trick, it was on this
man Ghent," said Mr.. Youmans.
care you sure you We're not trying
to trick the state banking board ?"
asked Mr.. Murphy.
81 am sure I was not" replied Mr.
Youmans.
"You know as matter of fact that
this whole transaction with Client was
fraudulent transaction, do you not %
queried Mr.. Murphy.
~ know that it was not fraudulent y
replied Mr.. Youmans.
"Did this man Ghent ever see this
land?" asked Mr.. Murphy.
81 don't know"
"Was there any talk as to the char
acter of the soil or the consideration ?"
"I don't remmeber, but there must
have been."
"At the same time you sold him this
land, and took these mortgages which
were sold to the bank, you took a
deed to yourself from this man Ghent,
did you not?"
eyes. I did on that day or within a
week or SO after; l don't remember
just what time it was"
"This deed is dated and acknowl-
edged on October 20, the same day
you executed the deed to him, is it
not?"
eyes, but that does not prove the
papers were signed and acknowledged
on that day; they may have been dated
back"
"After receiving this deed, did this
man. Ghent go back to Box 20 in
Couer dAlene, Idaho?"
"This question was objected to and
the objection sustained, as the judge
said: "It would be impossible for
him to go back to a postoffice box"
''This man Ghent was loafer, was
he not?"
"You bet he was not; he worked as
hard as anyone in this courtroom and
harder than I do," emphatically de-
clared Mr.. Youmans.
"Did you ever see him do any
work ?"
eyes, think I did; think he work
ed for me at my house."
"Did he live on this land?"
"I don't know"
"Did he have any horses or mach
inery?"
"I don't know"
"Did you give this man any cash
when he decided the land back to
you?"
"I don't remember, and could not
tell without looking up my books"
Saturday afternoon was a bit Of
real comedy. Atty. Manahan had OBJ