Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-02
Brinton Introduces Notes As
Evidence; Judge Orders
Recess AT Noon Today Un-
ill Next Tuesday; il '''.' Case
May Not Go To Jury Until
Late Next Week.
(By Stan Correspondent

link in the chain OF evidence con-
Meeting "A. G. Townley with the United
States Sisal Trust was forged today
during the trial Of j. w. Brinton on
a charge OF perjury when docu-
Brinton indicating that Townley had
used the credit Of the Nonpartisan
league to guarantee the obligations of
the Florida enterprise
This continued the line of testi-
rnony begun Friday afternoon when a
letter from the widow of a former
Sisal Trust employe, and other p-
dence was brought in to show that
the league boss was also in control of
the Sisal Trust, having used the
money paid in by members of the
Nonpartisan league for subscriptions
to- the NonHartisan Leader to finance
the plan. according, to Brinton's testi-
rnony.
r.. Two Notes Introduced.
Today two notes for eight thousand
dollars each were placed in evidence.
The first was a note given by Brinton
and j. r. Waters as trustees of the
Sisal Trust to a Bismarck bank on
April a, 1919.
The back Of the note bore the no
tation: Payment guaranteed Ma
tional ! 'Nonpartisan league A. G.
Townley, president"
E,
fof Townley's signature.
/ The second note which was merely
a renewal of the first was signed by
Waters and Brinton as president and
manager Of the Sisal Trust and bore
the same endorsement by Townley on
the back.
According to Brinton. these notes
we're. used in part to make good short
lges in the funds of the Scandinavian
american bank Of Fargo, caused by
TRAITS made by j. j. Hastings during
he period that. he was in charge OF
he. Sisal enterprise and vice president
Of! the Fargo bank
Townley declared, according 70
;rinton, that these drafts by. Hastings
had been made without his knowledge
@IthouEh the money mad been used In
n es.Gasnnection with the. Ssals Trust j. \ /.
+ i3l Placed in Bank.
To coverYthe balance of the alleged
shortage, Brinton said note of the
.:sal Trust for some $10,419 was
nank.- It was this note, he declared
that. he paid in October, 1919, follow
ing the LANCER raid on the bank, with
a worthless check, on the suggestion
of O. E. Lofthus, state examiner, IN
order that the supreme court might
be derived as to the condition Of the
bank.
Lofthus. Brinton said today, at the
Scandinavian : American bank IN
Fargo, following conference between
Lofthus and William Lemke.
Goes Into Detail.
This last phase Of the affair which
was included in Brintons testimony
before the house audit committee anc
forms part of the assignment of per.
jury in the present case, was going
into some detail during the trial today
Dunbar Called.
Harry Dunbar, now state examiner
and president of the Publishers Ma
tional Service bureau, was placed or
the witness stand for a short time
this morning to identify records of the
Burleigh County Farmers Press, 6
league paper formerly published II
Bismarck; evidence in connection witt
which will be given by the defendan
later.
P. L. Warhus, manager of the Pub
lishers' National Service bureau
identified some Of the records of tina
corporation.
At noon today, Judge W. L. Nuessle
who is trying the case, announced
that a recess would be taken unit
next Tuesday.
This means that Brinton will no
finish his testimony before next Tues
day evening and it may be late mex
week before the case goes to the jury
Fridays Session.
Bismarck, N. D., July IA. c
Townley, alias I'VE and us, J" told J. W
Brinton that he was using money patt
in by members of the Nonpartisal
league for subscriptions to the Non
partisan Leader and other publica
tions OF the Nonpnrtisan Publishing
company to finance the United State
Sisai Trust. Brinton declared this aft
ernoon in the course of his trial TO
perjury in the district, court here.
Brinton further tied up the Nonpar
tisan league president with the sisa
scheme by the production Of severa
documents, one Of which was a lette
from Mrs. Elida Lundin. widow Q
a sisal trust employee and stockholde
in which the writer states that II.
Paddock, now secretary of the Nortl
Dakota industrial commission, prom
,ised her on Townley'ss behalf that sh
should have her husbands share Il
the sisal enterprise.
Brinton's testimony during the da.
was full of sensations among whicl
were the introduction of letter indi
eating that Mr.. Townley through Will
liam Lemke and Thomas Keys wa
the controlling factor In the Consum
ers United Stores company, revela
tions concerning the manner In whicl
the Consumers, United Stores com
pany conducted It's business and |
number Sof details concerning the fin
ancing Of the Scand -Americal
bank and other enterprises by j. J
Hastings and other league leaders.
State Tries New Tactics.
In the course Of the afternoon j.
Weeks Of Bottineau, special assistan
attorney general, announced to tn