The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-21
.H00VERIZIEG
HAS ITS DAY
IN HALL CASE
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cupy an adjoining room in the Walla
residence during the conversation
with. Hall, to get something on the
secretary of state' He did not recall
having asked Holiday, if questioned by
Hail., to advise the latter that Mrs,
Walla and her children We're in Bald
win, with a view Of convincing Hall
that he would be alone with Walla If
he visited his home.
Counsel told me-" declared Walla.
nothing was to come out in this ex.
animation but the facts. don't know
who the witnesses were to be- I was
subpoenaed as witness December s."
wasn't it true that you waited I'M
til you found out what line of defense
the state was to make before you
made up your mind in the attorney
generals office to appear as a wit
ness here?' demanded Thorpe
Concealed Witnesses.
Walla declared it was not true.
Walla didn't know of the presence of
any concealed witnesses upon an &C.
casiOn when Hall and his attorney,
W. H. Stutsman, visited the Walla
home. There were none there unless
counsel had them there" shouted
Walla.
Walla admitted he had told his
counsel he was to have talk with
Stutsman. On the subject of alleged
Intermediates from the attorney gen.
erals office having visited Walla, on
questions from Thorpe, the witness
said Frank Miller came to me. /
don't know whether it was on his own
initiative or whether he was sent. Hall
had i told me that Wilder had been
promised the -secretaryship of the
state board of regents, and that he
was not to be confided in. Forty or
fifty people came to me at different
times and told me Tom was trying to
double-cross me-"
ConceaIment of Funds.
Walla would not state positively
under oath, but he did not think that
he proposed to Stutsman that $4,000
be concealed in a secret drawer in
the automobile registration depart
ment of which only the witness knew,
and that it be accidentally discovered
there by Bank Examiner Waters.
gsWalla did not recall telling Suits.
man that he was going to have LANCER
come to the Walla domicile and have
a stenographer in another room dur
ing his interview with LANCER and
"get the goods on LANCER"
IN 10 ri tyooyy CT nNS ~, e
references to the governor of the state
| "having an interest in this. prosecu.
tiOn,' nor Of Having the governor
come down to the house and trapping
! the governor"
Walla was very positive that no
body Gin the attorney generals office
ever made proposition to him to tes
tify in this case, and he would be let
Off with misdemeanor.'
WaIIa's Business Adventures
The early part of Wallas cross-ex
animation was devoted to details OF
Walla's business ventures in James
town in 1912. prior to his entering the
service of the SECRETARY Of state, in
April, 1913 The examination brought
out that Walla had been unsuccessful
in certain enterprise, owing to the
detection of partner, the witness
claimed: and the witness admitted
having helped himself to some of the
resources of the McCulough-Mudge
Co.. by which he then was employed
A shortage existed when he settled
with this company said Walla, and he
began paying $50 the month on tha
shortage at the end of his frs
months employment with the secre
tary of state, when witness was re
ceiving 500 the month. Since com
ing to Bismarck, Walla testified, HI
has repaid other large sums of indebt
edness which resulted from his James
town business operations. His frs
remittances were made in currency
said Walla, because he was not thel
earning enough to open a bank &C
count. He began banking his none!
in November, 1913, and thereafte
paid by check.
Legitimate Earnings.
On redirect examination by Bren
nan, Walla told of earning larg
amounts outside his salary in furnish
ing automobile and supply companie
with lists and in other legitimate way
associated with the work of his office
He testified as to the exact amount o
his earnings, from salary and outsid
work, during the time he has beef
connected with the secretary of state
office, and agreed to produce check
showing whence all of the none,
came and whittier it went.