Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-29
DUKE CITY WOMEN
GIVE TESTIMONY
IN PAN MOTOR CO.
TRIAL At CHICAGO
Mrs, w, W. Bowers and Mrs,
Lena Williamson Are Wit
neSSeS in Famous Hearing
Before Judge K, M, LandiS'
STOCK statesmen POSED
AS CROWDER'S COUSINS
Two of Them Said They Were
Related to Provost Marshal
General Played on People S
Patriotic Feelings,
tsY Aorsrno youEsAL SPECIAL LEASED w,sEI


Chicago, Oct 2S.--Witnesses in the
Pan motor trial in which thirteen Of
ficials of the company are charged
with using the mails to defraud, today
testified that two brothers named
Crowder, who were selling Pan motor
stock in Colorado, posed as cousins
of Provost Marshal General Crowder,
and told prospective buyers of stock
that United States soldiers were inn
properly equipped and that they play
ed on the patriotic feelings of the
people.
C. f. Hafley of Montrose, Colo,
said the Crowder brothers tried to sell
him stock, urging patriotic motives
and stating that they were represent
atiyes of the Pan Motor company.
II said. How does that make you
government representatives? 2 Mr..
Hafley testified.
"They replied, The Pan Motor
company is working on government
contracts
When Mr.. Hafley refused to buy
any stock, according to his testimony
they asked, Aren't you patriotic?'
II told them that | was just as pa
triotic as they were," said the witness,
"and invited them to get out of the
house as quickly as possible"
objection -Overruled.
Testimony relating to witnesses
buying or subscribing for stock of the
company from agents was objected to
by Attorney Fletcher Dobyns for the
defense on the ground that connection
between all the defendants and the
persons selling the stock had not been
shown Judge Lands overruled the
objection.
The objection and the ruling came
during the testimony of Ralph n
Smith of Colona, Colo. who testified
that 1 Bought t%5t.tg t-,c asg.ss = y.
Pan Motor company stock September
25, 1918. from an agent named
Crowder.
The Crowders told Fl. S. Kettle, also
residing in the vicinity of Colona, on
September "a, 1918. that the COM
pany was filling government contracts
and that the taking of shares would
be a patriotic act. according TO his
testimony The Crowder brothers
made the claim to Mr.. Kettle. not
only that they were cousins of Cen
eral Crowder but also that they were
related to the family of General
Grant.
Soldiers Improperly Equipped.
They told Mr.. Kettle, according to
his testimony that American soldiers
were without steel helmets and that
they had to use their arms to ward
off the blows aimed at them by the
Germans.
Mrs. Kate Wade, who had been in
the printing business in Cheyenne,
identified circulars she had printed
for the Pan Motor company.
In one of them the statement is
made that every 500 originally in
vested in the Ford Motor company
stock has increased to 5000.
Mrs. w. w Bowers of Albuquerque,
N. NJ, a widow. identified some of
her husbands signatures and de-
clared that she had not known dur
ing his life that he held stock in the
Pan Motor company.
Mrs. Lena Williamson, who was
formerly Miss Lena Wind of Albu-
querque, said that she worked for S.
C. Pandolfo during the latter part of
1917 in his Albuquerque office.
She testified that all money taken
in through the sale of stock was
evenly divided, half going to the Pan
Motor company and half to Pandolfo.
She further stated that all expenses
of selling the stock were paid out of
Pandolfo's half