The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-16

7 lDdL we use ana the members OF IHe
! league. Those that don't are al
| liberty to inquire any time.
! Q. l understand you have no OBJ
! lection as far as you are personally
! concerned to an examination of the
! books of these various concerns to
| learn If we can whether you got any
money from them?
! A. / wouldn't think l would have
any personal objection.
=. Have you discussed that mat
! ter at all with counsel, the the like
lihood OF an investigation?
A. No, l don't think 50.
q. You are pretty well acquaint-
ed in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado?
A. No, not very we'll.
=. When were you there?
A. 1911.
.. DO you know Mr.. James Good
night?
Q. He is the husband eOt Mrs.
Townley's sister?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. You say Mrs. Townley is now
in Denver?
A. Yes. sir.
0. Do you know where Mrs.
TownIey keeps her bank account?
A. National Exchange bank. st.
Paul.
Q. That Is the only one you know
Of that she has?
A. That is the only one she has.
=. Do you know whether or not
Mrs. Townley is carrying quite a
sum of money in her name which
really belongs to you?
A. Oh, she carries 800 or $3.50.
Q. A small amount?
A Yes, sir, there was $S1 in her
account when it was garnisheed.
=. Has she any property accum-
ulated since 1857
A. A little household goods.
Q. No real estate?
A. No. sir.
Q. Has she any diamonds Of any
value?
A. haven't seen any.
Q. II she got those you didn't
know about it?
A. Yes. she got those without my
knowing anything about 1t.
Q. But you are quite sure aside
from these small sums that Mrs. |
ToWnley hasn't any bank account? |
A. l am quite sure.
Q. You would be very greatly |
surprised II it should develop that
she had quite a sum Of money?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Agreeably surprised probably? |
A Yes. sir. She didn't have any
when married her and l haven't |
seen her have any since except what |
1 gave her myself
Q. Well, l assume of course that |
she has got she got from
you?
A. You are correct.
@. Now with reference to these
lands in Mckenzie county that we
talked about-originaIly you and
from the N. P. railway?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Under contract?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Then you made a deal With
The Schusters?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. And Alder?
A. Yes, SIR.
Q. And sometime in July, 1918.
vou entered into an option contract
With them whereby you transferred
ate to this property to Mr.. Adler as
A. don't remember the time but
when the crop went to pieces orl
proved II was going to pieces to Sc
'ure them for money they advanced
We transferred title of lands that we
leid on contract to Schuster broth
RS.
Q. With the understanding that ,
t would be reconveyed?
A. In the event we won ont vas =
tr.
Q. Or in the event you sold some 8
4 your property?
A. Yes, sir, and went down the 7
text year to sell 1t.
.. That option still in existence7 T
A. No. sir. 1 think they have ! $
old a good deal of the land since q
nen. know they have sold some l
Q. will show you this paper and j
ract? n
A. believe it is. have no
oubt about il at all. I
=. That agreement, however. has. o
8 l understand 1t, lapsed 30 youl
ont claim any interest. either you '
r your brother?
A. No, don't claim any interest C
Q. In these various lands? T
A. No.
Q. These Schuster brothers and
ir. Adler live in Illinois?
A. Mr.. Adler and two Of the
chuster brothers live in Illinois: the o
Their Schuster brother lives at u
1ibaux. Montana. 8
Q. stu there, il he? t
A. Yes, sir. ] believe so.
=. Does Mr.. Thatcher act aa +hs n
lHtor for these various companies? d
Mr.. Thatcher audits the books u
the league and the League Elk
Q. Is he still in st. Paul? y
A hnNF 1. n
month ago. He Is very familiar u
it'll the accounting and bookI<eep-
g system. He has been our audi
n since we started. p
9. What is the name OF his
ldtting company? Is
A. I think it Is the Equitable {,
udittng company, o.
q. Is there any other organizs- -
On that haven't mentioned here u
at Is the outgrOWth or is coIlaaer- .
to the National Nonpartfsan ~
ague Of the same nature? n
A. Not yet organized. ~
q. You haven't organized any - -
ing else yet? - -
A No. sir ~
q. Wei. then We can say YOU are =.
ling to testify positively that this -
90 and the 800 II the only source ~
income that yOu get OF any kind =? n
G. And you want the court to le
Lderstand that you haven't any m "a
rest or haven't received from these ~
ncerns one dollar over and above ~
o salaries since the organization
the various institutional
4. Not for my personal purposes. w
9. That Is what mean. coming
A G.. TUWnlBy to be used for