Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-06

NH 4anAerekk. N, ~, July 6.-The fol-
EJ6Ntnk t4seimony ~, William Iemke
fSskkAns0isasss his ownership OF the
A6a1JJ0sAW 81 stock ingthe Consumers
n RYHttAd 6toFps company:
Vow, you Ny MI you did with
81 ssSGAitsd C~opsNnArs' Stores. COM
/ RECONSIDERATION and some few con-
Eea 1pne lev contracts. had
N6tAla1x to do with the management.
And At any time had
Not with the management
MT a. Af stockhoder?
~ Yes, am a stakeholder.
/ Wal, you had full control a. 2
ekpckholder?
ssh "a. We'll, ] nAver uaed It il ! had.
90. Mr.. Lennke, do you think that
was right in q big corporation
IKE that to have full control as q
at1ekholder and pay nc attention to
SGhat Was done; do you think that
Naa justinabls?
s II you want me to explain.
Just yes or no is all I want.
Under the circumstances, yes.
ssfsitQ The United Consumer Stores
company 10 in the hands of q receiver
the present time. is it not?
sSSssaA have heard SO.
90. You don't know enough about
H&sfaS company at the present time to
~ whether 1t Is really in the hands
= receiver or not?
psatysly.
ebores company you are a majority
aockholder?
s a. am.
q. Do. yuu know who ran that
xustneUf
q For 1 time. Mr.. Brinton, and
&taS that
9. Hastinss?
A. In not positive whether
Hastinss had ANYTHING to do with II
9. AT the tinsa this stock was is
6sad 10 you, who was running 1t?
u I think MI. Brinkon was In
q Deuiesb Issains Stock.
49, G. You tssued the stock howeve
4. No, lid not Stock was is
6leA 20 me by those In charge.
80 3. Who a in charge?
"A. Mr.. Brinton was manager a,
e. And M Rrinton issued the
= ~ { don,t know whether hi did
81 not, 7 think his am Is on It.
oan ut the stock.
q. Didn't you have those stocl
asrttGcates printed?
t'i & 81 9 my once nigh
j. Didn't your ONCE have them
Er4pted under yoW direction?
-, Might have, I don't remember
a.. NOV, don't you know who wa
runuAng II at b time you became {
maturity stcokhOlder?
a No, there 10 thousands O
things; I can't recall them al.
VINO wrote up the stock cezdh
sateo and handed them to you?
They m printed form cartn2
>aAnR4aa 7 sreoausk
Il q lint they rnHuFed ekEna&nre
ana nA1sig "a. Who did that?
A. ! Think w. q. johnson. he va
treasurer 3 the company At tina
8. Fo~. aa4, ,nz pay Tor than
S 8. Who ia 800 ry4
A. VIC. yohnnun.
{. Hsv mosA did - Pay 70
a pn. $7os. j
q. Nov. Mr.. IAnnAee ycu re11em
Der that transaction. do4ft vou3 -
A. Lsrecal part OF It.
@. So you Z able TO e1eAr POS
tiveay under cath now that you di
not write up Observation-Disclosures an
taxa them put of he book yurself
I wish Q would state tn
facts a. I sta*ed8theGn before. I wa
not poeittya.
uadnft Remember.
q welfare ynu able to say pos
tive3y that ron did not do this TIN
am asking you about; It Is up
you to aay2
A. 10 the best OF my reoorectdo,
did not.
@ WM you sWear positively tn
yoE didn't--9es or no-win you swe
IS positively that you did not write Z
the certificates in the United Col
suuasrss Stores company that witness
Sd the Luanee of YOU stock you,
salt ard lake them out Of the boo
yourself?
Mr.. Weeks Objected to AZ /
relevant and MINISTERIAL; improp,
eroae-exAminakjon.
Court. Overruied.
a I WI cay I don't beheve I dt
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