Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-18
GRHV|VE[L FARMER
WAS AN EASY MARK
BOUGHT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES
AS MUCH STOCK AS HE
COULD PAY FOR.
GAVE NOTES FOR LARGE
SUMS; GUARDIAN NAMED

ctated Packing Company Case OF
Bad Investments Made by William
Robbins - Saissmen for Packing
Company Said He Could Not Lose.
Dss Moines, Sept. 1S.--Another
week closed In the Associated Pack
! ing Company suit in Judge McCalps
court with the testimony Of the
states five chief witnesses still unof-
fered.
Havners stars still unheard In
clude Tom Fatrweather, former may
or and once president of the packing
company; George Messenger, form
er state bank examiner; John Cav
anagh. receiver for the packing COM
pany and president Of the Des
Noines National Bank. Morris Will
liams. Jof Ottumwa. q director In the
packing company, and L. w. Flack,
cashier OF the Linden bank. which
holds q large amount OF packing
company paper. Havner hopes to
havs ali his testimony in-b by Thurs
day Or next week.
Yesterday failed to develop any
startling information regarding ac-
t{yities Of the packing company or
Its aalesmsn, but piled higher the
mass Of evidence already presented
by the state aiming to show the un Z.
fairness Of tho methods used by stock
( salesmen, and the general lack Of
good faith and good business meth
DDS on the part OF those high in
command In the concern.
John Mahoney, Of Chicago. csrti-
1 fled public accountant employed by
CAvanagh 70 audit the accounts Of
the company after It came into the
hands OF the receiver. was tho most
important witness, but not the most
Interesting. yesterday. Mahoney went
into the accounts OF the company to
review its methods Of handling funds
and to identity certain figures on the
( company.s books. Tho state had not
finished With him when court ad-
journed last night until Monday. and
he VIII resume The stand Monday
forenoon for perhaps another hour OF
testimony.
John JAnsssn, o. karsnso. nasn-
q Wne = enc sams neaa so.W0 worth
9 stook = tns Associated Packing
Iompeny osme g sne stsnd imme-
oaAte.1 sster ~ noon recess yester'
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playso u Ms 9ommunisy IN tho
ihders0 S3sek % Nslshbors.
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49, S0'1y 2. Nes1e aeree.
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