Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-07

Didn't Know Abont Il.
g. Well, " wasn't bought when
you were there??
a. No, I didn't know anythinS
about y. that isatn the first instance
when Hastings got It
9. So; Of that. you don't know?
a. 4 know of any meetings
except when I wa present.
Well, there vas talk OF buying
A.. Well ! .don't4know Of that bank
ANY more than OF any other bank.
Va. But there may have been talk
cot that bank as well; as any others.
a. Yes. s@
ing banks? rS
"A. Yes. ss ss
And there were some organ
4. Not at that t,n4e, but later.
pe 81 Well' ! am covering the whole
A.. Yes j ssa
q. The Ransom County Farmers,
bank-that was one of the banks you
folk organized? 4
"A. Now, Gar L.
Q. Was that one OF the hanks7 i
rupting the witness.
Court. The only way you can get
anywhere is to have the witness an
Ewer the question, and his counsel
will give him an Opportunity to ex-
plain. The witness can't conduct the
examination. nc
A. Yes. w s55t&
@. The Peoples Bark At Leith, wa
that the name Of! it? Do you know
the name Of q bank at Leith organ
lied by you people?
A. Now,st you will Just let me-
6. II You didn't organtse the bank
There, say so.
Q. The League Exchange or the
INonpartisan league-
a. / should like to, il the court
will permit, me
Q Now, l viii ask you the ques-
tom; were these banks organized by
ing about ~? s
All think the league bank was
organized by Hastings, hut at that
time he wasn't IN The payroll Of the
league.
Q. Then what money he was get
ting out Of 1t he was getting out Of
commissions? = i. 81 /.
A. |.
He was. on the leasue payroll
tan-A american bank was bought by hin.
and .KimbaiI?s
A. t.think.she was.
O. Yontdon.tiknowfA about that! ~.
a. Well thsspayroll would be the
beststeyidence..#
70. Don't know: as a matter
i Of fActs, that Mr.. Hastings during
that time was acting aASMr, Towniey't
4financialSagent, SQUIRTING all over Thu
e eolntry q raising money? Don't 20.
there vas a good man,
stinies5athattshe he was fired.
s.Q. and hired back again, yor
knoWathatsas. we'll assI do? s%s.S
A. Yes, sir SO 1t is hard to say
yes or no.
Made Trip.
G. Well, IL you don't know, say SO
am not trying to trap you. Nj. Wood
you made that trip to Iowa with Mr.
Hastings?
A. 7 never made a trip there with
him h excuse me, I Will. take It al
batk,,sI did. made a. trip to lows
with Ny. Brinton and Mr.. Hastings
6. Me-. Byinton was with you, too:
Yes, Str.
c.. And the purpose OF that trtr
vas e raise money tor the scandinav:
ialf-A.rnerican bank, wasn't IT /?
"A. II was to raise money, anyhow
O.. Well, It a for that purpose
wasn't 1t? It was the hank that wa.
to get the benefit Of that trip?
AZ. I think Mr.: Brinton was WITH
the Consumers Stores company, and
I think4it was to raise money 70,
them, I presume.
@. Wen, the league was owing thu
M
a. I couldn't say because I didn.,
4 Ennw q nyt h ~ha~hnak
s You don't know very muct
about these books?
A No. 7 don't. % M
You didn't keep the books al
1.-The league exchangc? - ST
"A. No. SIR. s3
a.. or 5pay much. attention -
them?
Al. NO ii am not a book and
lthe statements are about ailAI knew
when the statArnents came ont.
6. And YOU really didn't do nnucb
work tnSthe executiye comrnittAA M
ifhe&Ieae1IA Exchanr that va lAft
mostly Is I@nnke and Towniey VIII
MT fhAfr time ~ it1 s.SsS ssF7F
A. 1presurne 50. whenever. "a.
there i attended Bthe meeting, 81
g. And most 81 the work vas done
: Fl. ii fhaf trIIs ) q. SSs
a. Yes, sir.
q. Now the same thing wa5 true
! with reference to the League En-.