The producers news., 1924-04-25

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THE COURT: Yes.
@. You know if at this time, on or
about the 10th day of June, 1923, the
defendant Taylor was indebted to the
First National bank? A. l do.
Mr.. PAUL: Just a minute.
Strike out the answer. That is OBJ
jected to on the ground it is immater-
lal
THE COURT: What was the
question?
THE REPORTER: You know if at
this time, on or ABOUT the Goth day
Of June, 1923, the defendant Taylor
was indebted to the First National
bank? ANSWER: l do.
THE COURT: / will sustain that
objection.
@. At the time you had a CONVEX
satiCn with the defendant Taylor
about him seeing Moe about putting
some more money into the First Ma
tional bank, what, if anything, did
Taylor say that he wanted Mckee to
do? A. He wanted him to return a
note that he had in that bank before
there was any more money deposited.
@. Did you convey this informa-
tion to Mckee? A. I did.
@. What, if anything, did Mckee
say as to that? A. He wanted to
know if I would take the note back
to Mr.. Taylor.
@. Did you take the note back?
A. No.
Q. Do you recall what the sum of
this note was ? A. 1t was around
$3.50.
@. Do you know if this note was
returned to Mr.. Taylor? A. Mr..
Taylor told me that afternoon that it
was.
@. Did he tell you how it was re-
turned? A. Yes.
@. How was it? A. He said he
got it through the mail.
Q. Did you see the note? A. No.
@. That is ALL You may cross
examine.
CROSS EXAMINATION, by Mr..
Paul
MR.. PAUL: o. When did you
first acquire any knowledge, Mr..
O'Grady, concerning this $3.50 note :?
A. l knew for quite a while before
that that the note was there, because
think l was with Mr. TAYLOR when
he first signed the note there.
@. How long prior to that time
was it! A. 1t was quite a while be-
fore that. I don't know exactly how
long. | know it was quite a while
Q. A year or more? A. No; it
wasn't quite a year, [ don't think.
Q. And do you know the amount
Of the note? A. The amount in the
frst place was about 5000, | think.
Q. And what was the amount on
June 21, 1928? A. Be around two
fifty.
Q. Is that the principal? A. I
think there was some more got be-
sides and Mr.. Mckee and myself had
considerable conversation in regard
TO it. He told me he had it put all in
one note.
O. Were you interested in this
particular indebtness? F.? A. Not on
that one no.
Q. Was this note that you request
ed Taylor to give to the First Nation
al bank for your benefit? A. No.
lie never gave any for my benefit.
Q. Is it the note he gave at your
request? A. | think it was a part
of it, yes.
Q. So that there was some obHga-
ton on your part to see that the note
was paid? A. None in he world.
Q. Who was present at the time
you had the conversation with Mckee
on the 10th of June, 1928, the con-
versatlOn yoU have been telling US
about? A. Myself and Mckee.
O. Anyone else present at that
time? A. No.
Q. Was there ever anyone else
present during the time that YOU had
any of the conversations with Mckee
concerning this $3.50 note, either on
or near the 10th of June, 1923 =?
during that particular period of
time? A. No; not on that one deal
there wasn't.
Z. Was anyone present besides
you and Mr.. Taylor when you had the
conversations with Mr.. Taylor YOU
have testified about? A. No, not
until after the deal was finished and
Mr.. Taylor told me that he got the
note back.
Q. Now, when did Mr.. Taylor tell
you that he had the note returned to
him? A. The same afternoon that
| had seen Mr. Mckee. He told me
he mailed it.
Q. That was the 10th of June +?
A About that time.
Q. 1928? A. About that time.
| am not positive of the date.
Q. Well, how do yoU know it was
about that time? A. l have a pretty
fair recollection of it because that
deal was pending for two or three
days and Mr.. Mckee talked to me
every time / went uptown in regard
to it before he knew what was want
ed.
Q. How did it happen that Mckee
was talking tOyou about this note if
you were not interested in any man
ner? A. He never talked to me
about it until Mr. Taylor told me
what he wanted, before this deposit
would be put in.
2. And then you communicated
this information to Mckee? A. Ex-
actly
Q. I understood you to say in vour
direct testimony that this PROPOSE
tion first started by Mckee approach
ing you on the street. A. I did.
Q. And that at McKee's request
yoC went to see Taylor. A. Yes.
z. So that you were acting as the
go-between between Taylor and Nc
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