Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-11

were organized by Townley for the
control. of the property, and j. j..
Hastings put in charge according to
Brinton. Townley's plan was that
either personally or through his rep
iresentatives, and thus have practical
control Of the company.
Il Oompany.,EnlarEed.
The company was enlarged, pur-
chased under contract, over $4,000
acres OF land in Dade county Florida,
and went into the Sisal businessson a
large scale. Townley's interest had
a face value Of about $4,000, Brin-
ton declared.
Townley's drafts on the N%onpartisan
Publishing Co., originally were, shown
the books of that concern. Brin-
ton said, but later, he was informed
by NV. Thatcher of the Equitable
Audit Co, that the books had been
rewritten, and the drafts no longer
showed.
The publicly known wne Of the
Nonpartisan Publishing Co., were
merely dummies Tor. .Townley, Brin-
ton declared, and the League Boss
prove this to the satisfaction OF the
court. u
Only the period of time covered by
the bankruptcy case vas dealt with
in the afidavit made today by Brin-
ton. He had previously testified in
the House Of Representatives hear
ing last winter, however, how he, and
J.. r. Waters became identified with
the company.
At the time Of the Valley City bank
scandal early in 1919 he said, Town
ley became worried for fear that there
would be a close examination of the
| q ffairut NJ r r @ EJa ctiroo o~S hic oNr.
! nection with the Florida enterprise
thus discovered. For that reason hi
persuaded Waters and Brinton to take
charge of the enterprise, and the nom-
Einal Brinton testified. This
they assented to.
At present the Sisal enterprise i
In the hands. Of a receiver and j. r
Waters Is suing Townley for $1,000
due him, he claims, as payment for hi.
services as manager. The trial Of thu
lease has been postponed several time.
!! al -sTowrley's request. 4
Townley has always denied publicl.
that he had any connection with TN
.Sisal Trust, and according to an aft
davit filed byNBrinton during his tria
here on a perjury charge, the League
Boss threatened Brinton with person
al violence If he ave testimony con
Meeting him up with the scheme.
During the ecent trial consider
able documentary evidence was pu
in by Brinton connecting the League
Chief up with the Sisal Trust. Thi
includes a letter from Mrs. Lundin
widow of the nan first introduced t
Townley's attention, which involved
H. A. Paddock, now secretary Of tn
North Dakota Industrial Commission
as one Of Townley's go-betweens.
-. 1t. was az a result Of this testirnon,
Iby Brinton that McCutcheon. an
Murphy determined to make an enor
to reopen the bankruptcy case, an
came to Bismarck to look into tn
matter. Brinton was suspended th1
afternoon as o 10 as the district cour
jury had returned its verdict clear
ing him Of the charge of perjury, an
his testimony was taken.
It is expected that the testimony o
j, r. Waters along the same inc vii
be taken in Minneapolis during tn
next, few days and the. :afidavits Q
these two, along with what ever othe
evidence may be, available. In con
nection with the connection Of tn
League Boss, with the Nonpartisa
Publishing Co., the.sFargo Courie
News, and other league enterprises
~ AS the matter stands at preser
Townley was discharged'a as bankrupt
cy by Judge Amidon, and his credito,
lost on an appeal. to the federal cir
cult court. The creditors are above
a year, however, to make applicatio
for;the ~reopeningt of the case, and it
believed that this new evidence whic
has come to light justifies such an ar
plication.