Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-14
OWNS LEAGUE,
BANKS AND SUBSIDIARY
~ BODIES, SAYS WITNESS
Of Jack Hastings. n.c.l agent Of the

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league.
Mr.. Teigen testihed the book system
at the headquarters in st. Paul was
changed and asserted some of the men
in the main. ONCE told him they were
preparing them for auditing by the
Department Of Justice officials.
you say they stated they were FIX
ing up the books for the Department
Of Justice? I"
Ready For U. 8. Probe.
Eyes. They wanted the Depart
ment of Justice to look them over be-
cause there had been a charge that
they were un-American or some other
charges and they wanted to put them
selves in shape so as to make a good
showing"
Teigen testified since quitting the
league Jack Hastings. the fsca!
pagent, attempted to employ him to sell
stock in a bank the league proposed
to organize in st. Paul. o."
Following is portion of the testi-
mony from the official transcript:
Admits subterfuge.
@. The Nonpartisan Publishing
company has been used to cover up
the disbursements Of funds to some
extent, has it not? It has been used
as a subterfuge to owe up some OF
the funds collected by the Non
partisan league?
A. It was used as such in my en-
employment. but as to the extent, I
couldn't say. However, in my opin-
ion, I think it has been considerable.
@. Whatever checks you saw were
drawn by Townley as an Individual?
A. They were signed by him as an
individual and the checks didn't de-
note they were against any particular
account, but he informed me 1t was
against the account of the Nonpartt-
san Publishing company.
@. What I want to get at ts
whether it was signed by A. G. Town
ley, not as president or secretary or
anything else, but just A. G. Town
ley?
Signed "A. @. Townley."
A. Well. my impression is that It
was signed merely by him, but I
wasn't a title-that is. some printed
name. 1 wouldn't dare to state there
wasn't. But my impression is that it
was merely signed by A. c. Townley,
and I am strengthened in that impress
sion by the fact that the check book
out of which thee heck was drawn
was a small handbook he carried in
his pocket with the checks folded in
together.
Q. Had you up to the time you
became organizer performed any
services for the Nonpartisan Publish
ing company?
A. No. I never at any time what
soever performed any services for the
publishing company.
Q. But the check that was given
you by. Mr.. Townley was drawn on the
| F,o L. - . A.
A. Yes. sir. His statement was
that it was drawn on the funds Of the
publishing company and signed by
him.
First Pay in Cash.
@. You said part Of the time he
paid 0 currency?
A. Yes, sir. Most Of the time. On
the day he hired me he gave me 500
In the afternoon and he took and
wrote a check and got the 800 and
gave it to me. And then he gave me
a check of the Nonpartisan Leader to
reimburse me for funds I spent while
travelling through the state of North
Dakota for him. -
@. Who gave you that check?
A. Thomas M. Reyes.
@. Did Townley give you currency
more than once?
A. Yes.
@. When he gave you the curren-
cy, would he write out the check first
and then 90 and get the cash?
A. He would usually meet me and
would have the currency and take 1t
out of his pocket and pay mo.
o., Met Chief in Hotels.
@. Where did you meet him?
A.. Usually at the hotels. I met
him at the Ryan hotel and the Mer-
chants hotel in st. Paul and the
Gardner hotel in Fargo.
@. When do you recall Of any
check being given you by him?
A. He gave me a check for 800 In
the Gardner hotel in Fargo, N. D., IN
July, 1, 1916.
Q. Is hat the check hat was
given to you for that personal en-
ployment as you stated?
A. Yes, that is all I remember.
@. How many times did Townley
pay you in currency?
A. I could look hat up on my rec
ords, but I am under the impression
1t was several times.
Q. -Four, or five, or six times?
A. Yes, something like that.
Carried Roll of Bills.
@. Each time he would have a roll
Of bills with him, and give you some?
A.. Yes. He would have a roll of
bills with him and they were usually
in denominations Of 500 or more.
@. After, May, 1916, you acted as
organizer in the state of Minnesota for
the league, did you not?
A.. Yes.