Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-22
ton. I want to give you this just as I
re~rnen1hecsit

ton. ! want to give you this just as 1
rernember;it.
G.: All right. I wish you would be
very careful and do 1t. Now, Mr.. Sink
Ter said to Q up there the other day
you probably have forgotten this;
but you will remember I suggested
that you cad your testimony over.
MT. Sinkler says: do you know that
that was paid 2" land you said: Il have
q recollection. I. recall this: / recall
Mr.. Lemke that I called Mr.. Lemke's
attention to some Of the paper in the
bank and among it was this &sal
Trust, and I asked him how paper
from g Florida concern got into the
Scandinavian American bank at Far
so, and he said he was darned II he
knew. and that he would get 1t paid,
and | said, we will not stand for that
around here"
@. By. the way: was Mr.. Lemke
around there all the time you were
examining?
Lcmke There.
A. He was there most Of the time.
: O. Some*o one suggested the other
day that he was there ohe hundred
and nifty per cent OF THE time, which,
/ suppose" means that he was there
when nobody else was around?
A. I don't know about that.
g; Very greatly interested in the
on A. J.. 1% ntts in getting collections
@. Was lie an officer of the bank.
"A. don't recall.
G.. Well, you We're taking most Of
your orders from him. weren't YOU?
90. You said: X called Mr.. Lemke,s
attention to some Of the paper in the
vN0~ Ii h~I sA A$~ Ss~AI
Trust, ard ! asked him how paper
from a Florida concern got into the
Sea ndinariai1. American bank. At Far
go?':
4. | remember that.
Q. And you used the expression
FLORIDA ~concern?"
! A.. Yes.
.. BY that. suppose you We're
surprised to learn hat a North Dako-
to bank was handling paper Of a Flor
ida c~oncern?/
A.. I was surprised to see that in
there.
c.. You never heard Vt the siaa'
Trust before?
A.. The discussion came up there at
the time.
G.. You never heard Of the sisal
Trust before, and didn't know who
they were?
Heard of 1t.
A.. just heard Of it In a general
way.
+ =. And he said HE was darned il
lie knew. and that be would get i,
paid" Did Mr.. .Lemke tell you he
would get it paid:
A. That is what he stated.
Q. He SAID he would get it paid
and get it out? =
A. Yes.
c.. And then you said: w will not
STAND for that around here"
A.: Something to that effect.
G. what did ycu mean by that?
A. Well, that we had no report or
il. I was trying to get some inforn,a.
tion and couldn't and I meant by tina
that I would simply make the state
nent that it oug1: to be out OF there
or paid up o. something.
G. Wen, I am quoting you: eve
viii! not stand for that around here
Who is "we?'
\. The Eauitab bic Audit company
9. You were hired merely Il
make an audit?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Did they hire YOU to give spir.
itual advice-why wouldn't you stant
for it-Sou We're Just in there to tel
what happened, weren't youc
a. Yes, SIR.
@. Well, Mr.. Lemke said he wouIt
take care Of It?
\. He said he would get it paid o.
sec that7it was paid.
Q. And I aaih 1 would report tn,
loan should be removed"
A. Yes, sir.
@. And Mr.. Lcmke said he woult
get it out:
A. Yes, sir. J can't remember jus
exactly the deoai1ed conversation.
About Brinton's Check.
@. And then o a Y II recall
there was some discussion about
check Mr.. Brinton had given in set
tlen1ent of his note, the Sisal Trus
note That wasn't Mr.. Brinton'
!: note?
\. Well. all I can state, do re
member there was a discussion a,bou
a check hat Mr.. Brinton gave.
q. Now as a matter Of fact VOL
and MIR. Lofthus and Mr.. Lemke an
Mr.. Br:hton stood right shoulder t.
shoulder and talked that things over
A. Absolutely not.
= Q. And you patted Mr.. Brinto1
! Oh the back when he said he was go
ing to pay the check up?
a. No. sir.
g. Where did you pat him.
a. I didn't pat him.
g. You knew all about that trans
); action. didn't you:
:. \. l didn't. l didn't know al
, about it as it has been related.
Q. Well, how did you come to rep
| resent to the supreme court that i
, had boon paid if you didn't know al
; about it?
i A. The only thing 1 can state. MI
!. Murphy, is hat MIR. Lofthus reporte'
; the notes that were paid to me.
q. You want to put 1t I'VE on /
; Mr.. L.ofthus?
a.. No, sir, I don't. I want to Civ
YOU the iacts about everything as
honestly can recall them.
Q. Well in your report to the su
preme court do you say: 1T has bee
reported to ME by Mr.. Lofthus tina
| the Sisal Trust loan is paid?"
d 4. No. sir.
II No Reason 10 Doubt.
(, y. Why didn't you?
A.. Well. Mr.. Lofthus was state 81
: arniner. md I didn't have any reaso
to doubt it. I made that report, N,
: Murphy. on his report to me that tn
items were paid.
, @. How does it come then that h
, onle VI here and tcstifies befor
: this committee n says he took you
g word for these things? Which on
l Gf you was correct?
A. J. am not responsible for wha
Mr.. Lofthus testifies, Mr.. Murphy.
9 have tried to make it clear the wor
/ did at the bank, and that I didn'
handle the cash: hat none ,of on
s company, as I recall, had anything
do with any cash after it ri counted
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