Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-02
HURLS BOOK At
MURPBY'S HEAD
WHEN CORNERED
Stormy Session at Minot in
Youmans Case and Fight
Narrowly Averted
PLAINTIFF ADMITS THAT
:. HE WAS REGULAR R0BBER
Did Not Reform Until Minot
Bankers Tried to Kill Him
Off," He Said

Minot, April 1.-When Francis j.
Murphy forced Grant Youmans to ad-
nit that he was only a common rob-
ber, book sailed through the air, re-
miniscent of the l. w. w. riots here
some time ago. The assistant attor
ney general comes of fighting blood
and cody lodged the book and began
a cross examination that forced the
witness into all kinds of humiliating
admissions. .s0
The trial has reached a point wnere
most people regard it as farcical and
it is believed that the matter will not
reach the jury.
Wants Manahan's Gall.
In one Of many tits between sena-
tor Purcell and James Manahan, the
senator said:
~ have request that | wish you
would grant, and that is that when
you die you would will me your gall.
for if ! had a bunch Of gall like that
| cOuld put nickel's worth on a jack
rabbits tail and he would be brave
enough 10 fight a bull dog"
This wax of words was one Of the
many interesting ones that opened
up the afternoon session. During the
excitement Of the morning session At
t0rneys Manahan and LIE oeuer, at
torneys for plaintiff, jumped to their
feet expecting to take hand in the
trouble. When YOumans threw the
book a: a:Attorney Murphy. ex-senator
Purcell. attorney for defendants,
jumped to his feet to assist his col
league. 49,, a.-etA y.
Shouts At Purcell.
Mr. YOumans, now on the defensive,
ordered Mr.. Purcell to stay away
from him. Mr.. Purcell told Mr.. YOU
mans that he was a different man,
and that he would not sit down for
witness. For a time it looked as if a
number OF attorneys would get into
a scrimmage, but the court called on
the sheriff to restore order During
the cross-examination of Mr.. You
was one of the l. w. WIS who helped
to cause trouble at Minot two years
ago and that he was used as a dummy
by Mr.. Youmans in his translations
That others of the same ilk We're used
in like capacity.
The afternoon session was called at
1: 45 o'clock. but before 100 o'clock
the court room was crowded and 20
minutes before Judge Kneeshaw took
his seat it was impossible to get
standing room. The people were
drawn to the court room expecting to
see spectacular plays. When You
mans took his seat he appeared some.
what nervous and seemed to be very
much on the defensive and cautious
in answering questions.
In Lively Tilt.
Attorneys Murphy and Manahan
opened the fireworks of the afternoon
by engaging in tilt regarding look
ing up of land renting record and
were cautioned by the court. The
cross-eXamination will probably take
several days longer, as each of the Sc
curities which were in the savings
deposit bank will be fully covered and
the defense will attempt to show that
the same were fraudulent and that
the banking board was fully justified
in the action they took relative to the
bank
Mr.. YOumans was given very
gruelling examination relative to Sc
curities, taking up the sum of $4,000
which Mr. Youmans admitted was car.
ried by the bank at the time the ex-
aminer closed it.
Mr.. Murphy, in his cross examina-
ton of plaintiff, was gOin through
each one Of these securities. Mr..
Youmans admitted that on the day
the transaction took place his savings
loan and trust company, Mr.. Gagne
executed mortgages which were ac.
cep:ed as prior mortgages on land. At
one time during the examination Mr. |
Youmans lost his temper and a scene
such as is seldom seen enacted in the |
court room took place. Following is |
a verbatim report Of the examination |
at that point:
@. Is that another bankers trick |
in buying real estate that way?
A. Simply another bankers meth. |
cd of making land available for COM
mercial purposes.
@. A bankers trick of making land |
available for commercial purposes?
A. l won't answer that
@. You won't answer that?
"a. No.
@. You decline to answer it?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Because it contains the word
"trick?"
A. ! answered your question.
Just A Trick.
@. I'm asking you another ques.
tion, if it wasn't bankers trick to
make the land available for CONNER
cial purposes?
A. Just small trick learned
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