Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-02
MESSENGER AIDE
CHILLED IN COURT
v. M. MILLER, FORMER AsSIs.
TANT BANKING SUPERiN-
TENDENT, UNDER FIRE.
hAvNER BRINGS OUT
LINDEN BANK EVIDENCE
Questioning by Attorneys For State
Brings Storm Of Protests From At
torneys For Associated Packing
Company and Court 10 Adjourned
Until Monday.

Company and Court 10 Adjourned
Until Monday.
Des Moines, Oct. "A legal third
degree was administered yesterday
afternoon in Judge McCalrs court to
V, M. Miller. assistant superintendent
of banking under George Messenger.
who was CALLED to the stand to testi-
fy regarding the former bank exami- :
ner's connection with the packing
company.
Information gained by the COM
mitteD sent down by HaVAep 10 Lin
den to examine the books OF the Lin
den bank aided the state In Its ex-
animation OF Miller, who was the
storm center OF lnWysrs battle
which waged internationally all the
time he occupied the stand.
Under Gross Firs.
Failing to find out what they
wanted 70 know BY ordinary methods
OF examination. attorneys for the state
heckled the witness and tried severe
methods Of driving him to answer
their queries satisfactorily.
Finally, In the midst Of a storm
or protests by counsel for the witness
and the packing company. over tho
way In which Judge Hutchinson ask
Cd Miller whether he was not n
cuckoo or = stool pigeon TOR George
Messenger" Judge Mccall adjourned
court until Monday morning.
The states principal questioning
centersd on q letter sent out from
the banking superintendents Of
flee under Miller's signature indOrs-
Ing on behalf OF tho banking de-
partmcnti certain interests connected
with the packing company.
Don't you think" inquired Judge
Hutchinson, .thAt the letter would
have been more interesting and VAL
liable II you had added. Mr.. Messen-
ger and mysolr are financially inter-
ested In this AFFAIR.""
Recall Miller Monday.
The witness wasn't sure whether
ut would have helped the letter or
not. He was inclined to think. much
to the surprise OF the counsel tor the
state, that It might have been an In
dorsement.
Don't you know" Hutchinson In
CURED. "that Il would have made the
letter practically valueloss1''
The witness didn't know that.
Miller win BE- called to the stand
again Monday morning to resume
his testimony whAn the case enters
upon another week.
George Messenger, former banking
superintendent, and Rowe, his part
ner in q brokerage concern. are still
to testify In the case. tho there IL
every Indication that the case Ia fin
ally actually nearing its close.
John Heber, OF Ottumwa. an at
torney representing. no said. cli-
ents owning stock to the value of
t16s,7oo, was called to the stand and
told the court that his clients would
take any settlement they could get.
w. D, Welsh OF Keiierton, was re-
called to the stand 70 tell OF deals
with Wolf Teitel.
Miller Delivered Notes.
Miller testified that he was the
agency thru which many OF the
packing house notes which the Lin
den bank was under contract to mar
ket. were delivered to the bank.
Part Of these notes, he said. were
delivered to him In his offices at the
state house. and part OF them at the
Office Of Treasurer McDouye1 Of the
packing company. They were turned
over by him. he said, either to Mr..
Messenger or George Rowe. who was
Messengers associate In tho fiscal
agency OF Messenger and Rowe.
The details Of organization OF that
agency were made public in court by
Mr.. Miller. Messenger and Rowe
each held a three-tenths interest In
the partnership, and r. J. MorrisAy.
q bank examiner. and Miller each
held a two-tenths interest: The
agency was active In both Associated
and Midland note marketing.
Several letters to the, state bank
ing department inquiring about the
packing company and replies sent by
Mr.. Miller, were introduced as evil
dence by the state.
One Of these inquirers was r. e.
Cowden. Of Riverton. who wrote to
Mr.. Messenger on Nov. IS, 1919:
For my personal benefit and in
strict confidence would you give me
a line on company being organized
In your city. It is known as the AS
seciated Packers"
Recommended MeDouaaI.
To which Mr.. Miller replied the
next day. saying:
from an intimate acquaintance Of
more than twenty years, am pleased
to state that such gentleman (Treas-
urer McDougaD has the respect and
confidence Of all who know him-I
refer you to him for any detailed in
formation you may desire concerning
the organization"
Following this paragraph. fnan-
cial statement of the packing COM
pany appeared. It was copy of the
statement which B. r. Cheshire, ac-
countant for the company, has testt-
fed was "just figures" and didn't
mean anything
The investigating COMMITTEES ap-
pointed by the state to inspect the
books of the Linden bank, returned
to Des Moines today. bringing
Cashier Flack with them. he was on
the witness stand most Of the morn
ing.
BY means Of cancelled drafts taken
from the banks record. the money
paid out by the bank In connection
with its Associated Packing contract
was brought out These payments
included three separate flour way''
splits Of profits under contract, to
Messenger. the Linden bank, a Des
MO1nes bank. and Clarence Dunn or
the Van Meter State Bank. These
naYn1anfa fAfol1ad oha1ak onA "a