The producers news., 1924-04-25

house in the Town Of PlentywoOd,
Sheridan County, Montana, and
thereafter the following proceedings
were had and evidence adduced there
in, to-wit:
MR.. PAUL: If the Court please,
we enter a plea of not guilty.
MR. ERICKSON: If the Court
please, the title of this case is THE
STATE OF MONTANA VS..
CHARLES f. TAYLOR. Call Mr..
O'Grady.
JOHN c. O'GRADY, called as
witness in behalf Of the state, being
first duly sworn. testified as follows:
DIRECT EXAMINATION by Mr..
Erickson:
MR.. PAUL: Before there is any
testimony taken, Your Honor, we
would ask the court to make an order
excluding all of the witnesses ex-
pected to be called in this proceed
ings, or in the other case TO come be
fore the court this evening. We
would ask the court to instruct the
sheriff to see that the order is Obeyed.
And we also request and demand
that the testimony be taken down in
writing | think it would be proper
to make an entry in the docket that
Mr.. Layhe is designated as the re
porter.
THE COURT: The motion is
granted. The sheriff will see that all
witnesses are taken from the room
and are not allowed to- talk to each
other during the case.
MR.. ERICKSON: O. You may
state your name. A. John G. o.
Grady.
Q. Where do you reside? A.
Plentywood.
O. You acquainted with the de
fendant, Charles E. Taylor? A. Yes.
@ How long have you known Mr..
Taylor. A. Four of five years, I
guess.
@. You acquainted with one J. w.
Mckee? A. Yes.
@. You know what occupation he
is engaged in or has been engaged
in? A I do
@. And do ycU recall what his oc-
cupation was on or about the 20th of
June, 1928 A. Yes.
@. What was that? A. Cashier
of The First National Bank. Plenty
wood.
Q. Did you on said day have any
conversation with this J. w. Mckee
concerning money belonging to Sher-
loan County on deposit in the First
National Bank of Plentywood? A.
I did, about that time
Q. What was the nature eff this
conversation A. You want me to
state the facts of it, is that the idea?
the conversation that occurred?
@. Yes. A. Well, l met Mr.. Nc
Kee first on the streets one day about
that time, and he tcld me that he
would not be able to stand or keep
his bank open if they were drawing
on him as they were, and wanted me
to see some of them that would ar
range it so that they would not draw
the money from his bank so fast.
told him / would and / went up and
seen Mr.. Taylor and spoke to him
about it, and Mr.. Taylor told me he
would see Mr.. Moe.
MR.. PAUL: Just a moment, Mr..
O'Grady. Confne your testimony to
the conversation you had with Mckee
at this time. please.
THE WITNESS: That was my
conversation with Mckee until l left
him at that time, and then | went
from him to Mr.. Taylor; and Mr.
Taylor told me he would see Mr. Moe
MR.. PAUL: Just a moment. That
is objected to as calling for hearsay
testimony, and it is not admissible at
this time without some futher show
ing to sustain the charge laid in the
complaint. 1t might be admissible
later on, but it certainly is not at
this time.
THE COURT: Sustained.
MR.. ERICKSON: 9. Did you see
Mr. Taylor? A. / did.
Q. How soon after? A. Just a
few minutes.
@. And where did you see Mr. Tay-
Tor? A. In his office-the Producers
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O. What, if any, conversation did
A. | stated what Mckee had told me
on the street; that he wanted to
know if thye couldn't put in some
more money there; and Mr. Taylor
told me he would see Mr.. Moe in re-
gard to it. And ! left there and seen
Mr.. Mckee Immediately afterwards
and told him what conversation l had
with Mr.. Taylor; that they promised
to put some money in there the next
morning.
Q. Did Mckee make any promises
to you? what he would do if they
would put the money in the bank :?
A. Not that day; no.
Q. At what time did he? A. The
next day-the second next day.
Q. Did you have a conversation
with Mr.. Mckee that second day,
you say? A. Yes.
@. Where was this conversation
held? A. In the bank
Q. What did Mckee say he would
do?
Mr.. PAUL: Just a minute. That
is calling for hearsay testimony,
Your Honor; anything that Mckee
might have said should be testified to