Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-10
Lawyer Who Once Repre-.
sented Stockholders of
Company on Stand.
LANDED JOB WITH
COMPANY ON RECORD
After Forcing Associated Concern to
Refund Money to Poweshiek Stock
holders he Was Immediately EN-
ployed as Attorney For the corpof-
alton - Thinks Reorsaniz ,tion
Courts Plan.


Des Moines, Sept. 10.-Charles S.
Bradshaw. who was attorney for the
Associated Packing Company when
the receiver was appointed several
months ago, testified today as t., the
circumstances surrounding tho re-
ceivership and concerning the alle
CATION that he had served the COM
pany and complainants against 1t at
the same time.
He said the settlements with dis
satisfied Poweshiek county stock
subscribers he represented had been
completed on Jan. 10, this year, and
that he did not become the attorney
Tor the company until jan 81, two
days later.
Mr.. Bradshaw said /the Poweshiek
county men came to him last No
vember and he took up their Eases
with II. l.. Bump, then attorne. for
the company, settlement being b .gun
about the middle OF January. All Of
ficial of the company then appra ched
him about becoming attorney for the
company. Bradshaw said, but he.
Bradshaw, said he represented c aim
ants against the company and then
could not talk dbout an offer of en-
ployment. i
1t was after the Poweshiek county
men had received the return OF heir
money for stock. that the con ract
retaining Bradshaw was made with
the company. he said.
M-. Bradshaw also testified con
corning what he said was In the
mind Of Judge DeGraff, who ap-
poinsd the receiver at the time OF
appointment. He said he believed
ization and not dissolution Of the
company when the receiver was
named.
The states witnesses who were
called yesterday afternoon were John
Anderson, a Mediapolis, Iowa. laer-
chant, and III. A. Sears. a farmer I!v-
ing near Grinnell
Tells Of Resale Promise.
Anderson testified regarding al
legged promises by Gunsaul at the.
time the stock was sold to him that
the salesman would resell the took
for him within a certain time ! { he
so desired. for more than he had paid
for it.. The state sought to estal lish
that Anderson had been promised re-
sale by Gunsaul as condition OF his
purchase Of stock In the packing
company.
Sears told the court that he was
present when his wife and son >l,ur-
chased stock in the packing com
pany from two statesmen, but said
that he bought none himself.
There was a resale agreement, he
said, between the statesmen and his
son at the time his son purchased the
stock.
Both men said on the stand that
the salesmen~ who vended the stock
conveyed the impression that the
notes given in part payment for the
stock could be taken care of out of
dividends which would be declared
in the stock.
y Applying the "saIve."
Maynard Gunsaul was recalled! to
the stand yesterday immedia tely
after the noon recess to submit to
further cross examination. Ha,ne
read letter. which he had previo' lsly
introduced as an exhibit, In. w,iich
the packing company officers ordered
thatia Mr.. Duncan who had rur-
chased a large block be made m,m-
Der Of the advisory committee Of the
company.
'He Is leader In his community
and will doubtless appreciate the
'salve,' the letter said,,, or words to
that effect.
What do you mean by 'salv,:'?'
Havner asked.
"Oh, it's just slang expression"
Gunsaul replied.
Later on. when Hutchinson was
cross examining the witness, he
asked II he had had experience in
promotion work before he came to
the packing company.
Gunsaul answered in the affir1na-
tive. qualifying his answer with
definition Of promotion" as he con-
ceived 1t.
eyes," commented Hutchinr on,
"but what mean is that you were
no Spring chicken at the game, we're
you?"
QaL 90 you mean Dy the term
spring chicken" the witness In
quired.
"Oh," Hutchinson remarked, "that's
just slang expression-like 'salv a."
Mrs. Art Fleming. stenographer for
the Associated Packing Compa ny,
was called to the. stand yester lay
afternoon for some further cross sx-
animation by Havner, which, how
ever developed nothing of impor-
tance.
Senator Allen on Stand.
Senator Joseph Allen, president Of
the packing company, was called to
the stand yesterday afternoon and
for about an hour answered questions
of attorneys regarding his connect on
with the company.
He said he took the presidency be-
cause he wanted to help out with The
reorganization on account of the fact
that friend Of his had inves ed
$4,000. his whole life savings" in