The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-13
Y0UMAhS MADE
HALL LOAN AND
COT CASH BACK
Minot Banker Tells of Quick Ac.
commodation Given in Re
sponse to Phone Message
WATERS TEsTIF1Es AS
TO LANCER INTERVIEWS
Attorney General Thought Too
Many People Knew of Affair
to Permit Fixing 1t

That after Tom Hall had written
that recent events had made him
much more clear on several matters
and that he was in urgent need of
$500 a cashiers draft for that sum
was mailed the secretary of state
October 29 was the only important
feature of testimony given this morn
ing by Grant 8. Youmans the Minot
banker, who recently appeared as
plaintiff In suit for damages aggre,
eating $225,OOO against the state bank
ing board, of which the secretary OF
state IL member.
Youmans said he received letter
from Hall on Sunday. October %, ask
ing that he call Hall on the long dis
tance phone on receipt. Hall later
got YOumans on the telephone, and
the latter agreed to make the loan
to which Hall had referred in his
letter. providing Hall signed note
with two good responsible parties.
The following morning Hall called
again, said Youmans, and asked If
he could not send a draft for $5OO by
the next mail. Youmans agreed to do
this and within thirty minutes had the
draft in the mail. The note which he
enclosed was not executed by Hail,
who. two days later returned the
amount of the loan in the form Of ten
$50 money orders.
Copies Of Halls two letters to
Youmans and Youmans' one letter to
Hall, together with the cashiers check
blank note and envelopes which had
contained these exhibits were identi-
fed and introduced in evidence.
No Rseords Of Talks
H. ]. Johnson Of the North Dakota
Independent Telephone Co, put on
the stand to identify ,dong distance
telephone conversations which Hall
had had during the Speriod of the
"crisis,' stated that all records of
bills from October 20 on were at
Fargo being audited, and he admit
ted that the Office kept no record Of
the actual co6yersations and what
was said. l., s Royer of the Mer
chants National bank of Mandan
testified as to some loans which Hall
had negotiated during the month OF
October.
Edwards of the state examiners Of
flee was again on the stand to testify
as to the alleged inclusion OF 1917
business in 1916 receipts in order to
balance the books.
Walia This Afternoon
It is expected that state will call
Eugene NJ. Walla this afternoon,
altho the clerk in the registration de
partment. who Is also under arrest fO1
embezzlement, was not In the court
room this morning.
Waters Tells Of Arrest
Thomas Hall, secretary of state, or
trial for embezzlement, was invited
by Attorney General LANCER to con
ference at the Grand Pacific hotel and
remained closeted with the attorney
general, pleading that he be given
chance to square things withou
publicity, for the sake Of his fam'
and his aged parents at jamestown
when q warrant for his arrest had al
ready been sworn out by the attorney
general was indicated by the testi-
mony Of State, Bank Examiner J. Il.
Waters, who took the stand late Mon
day afternoon.
Warrants for the arrest Of Hall and
f. M. Walla, clerk In the registration
department, were issued about >
O'Clock the night OF Oct. 30, and a
newspaper man representing the
league syndicate Of newspapers wa
reauested to ''Stick around" Hail, a.
cording to the state examiners test
many, then was called up by Lange
met the attorney general, his assis
ant and Mr.. Waters at the Grand Pa
cific. and for two hours remained clos
eted with these officials in room or
the second floor of the hotel, where
the conversation, Waters said, consist
cd largely of expressions of mutual
regard between Hall and LANCER.
Hal, Asked Eanser In.
.Tom Hall came to my Office Octo
her 29 and asked me what was Deinr
done" said Waters. 81 asked him to
20 with me to Langers Office, and tol:
Bill had brought Tom in to see wha
could he done. LANCER said ne
didn't see there was anything for hin
to handle-that Tom and l had beer
looking after things so far and ap
parently getting along all right. Ton
said he would like to fix things
without publicity. LANCER SAID ne
didn't see how it could be fixed Win
out publicity when so many knew
Il. Tom said he didn't believe Ser!
many people knew about it. Lange
said John Steen knows about It..
"T can fix Steen,' said Tom.
"'Well, you can't fix me- said Bill.
"Tom admitted he had taken ou
money from time to time and nae
covered it by putting slips or check
in the drawer. He said he dldn
think it ever hurt anybody, and tina
the state wasn't out a penny. he
asked me to go down and open the
safe and said IL there was any short
age he could get money from ms
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