Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-30
PAN MOTOR TRIAL
TO LAST WEEKS

Only Few Of More Than 200 Witnesses
Summoned Have Been Heard-Wes-
terner on Witness Stand Gives Thrills
To TriaI-StockhoIders Think They
Were Defrauded.
Chicago. Oct. 29.-Government wit
nesses continued testyfying today in
the trial Of S. G. Pandolfo, president,
and twelve other officials OF the Pan
Motor company Of st. Cloud. Mimi.
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud. More than 200 witnesses were
summoned and so far there has been
no Indications Of how long It will take
. to complete their testimony. Few had
been heard UP to today.
A glimpse into the life Of the plains
of the great southwest in the pioneer
days flashed before the assembled wit
nesses, attorneys and principals at the
trial Of the officials Of the Pan Motor
company before Judge Lands today.
Alexander Shipley, banker, live stock
raiser and former cowboy and broncho
buster. who furnished the thrills at the
pTeNlOuS udy . ScSSlOh ny okCIluS "
fight 8. G. Pandolfo with fists or
"shootin' irons" II he'd Just step out
into the hall, was recalled to the stand
by Attorney Carl >Cummins, for the de-
tense, in further attempt to discredit
his testimony.
Shipley told some interesting facts
concerning Pandolfo and the twelve
other officials Of the motor company
who are charged with using the mails
in one of the largest schemes to do
fraud in which automobiles have ever
figured.
Weren't you arrested once in q
hotel In Oklahoma City, about eigh-
teen years ago. while you were attend
ing live stock convention p Attorney
Cummins began. y
"Why, sure. was" replied the wit
ness and his lank, rawboned frame
looked as If 1t were about to catapult
thru space in the attorneys direction.
s"rn give you all the information you
want about that. was arrested in
that hotel room and a woman was ar
rested with me.
1T was early in the morning. and
the police came and, knocked on the
door and took us to the station. The
woman that was arrested with me was
my wife. We had been married only
q few weeks then.
THE darn fool who used to be her
husband and had been divorced got
stewed and swore out q warrant on US.
That's all there was to it."
George B. Baxter. of Melrose. N. NJ.
and p. E. Jordan, Of Portals, N. NJ.
were on the stand and told Of letters
which they wrote for Pandoifo. recon-
1nending the automobile industry as q
money maling industry. but lodging
the accommodation Of Pandolfo's spe.
cific venture. They said Pandclfo
promised to give them stock for writ
ing letters OF recommendation. They
wrote them with the understanding
that tho letters were not to be used In
their home vicinities for the promotion
Of stock sales.
At Clovis, N. NJ, where public
meeting was arranged by Pandolfo,
they testified, they publicly denounced
Pahdolfo and sought to get their let
tiers back without success. Pandolfo
was said to have laughed at them and
said he would not take $1,000 for the
letters.
y Jordan said that Judge Richards also
wrote letter stating that he had taxi
en- out stock in the Pan Motor Com
pany and recommended the automobile
Industry as money making business.
did, the Judge pay for his stock?"
Inquired Judge lands.
II don't know" replied Jordan.
well, that's all right" returned the
Judge Il just wanted to find out what
my colleague down there was doing"
Z A widow, Mrs. George s. Humphrey,
OF Tyrone, Okla. testified that her
husband had somo dealings with the
Pan Motor Company and q letter was