The producers news., 1927-03-04
the U. S. of A.

the U. S. of A.
During this time and since proving
up on his homestead. the aftlant had
by industry and thrift accumulated
much chattels such as horses. cattle, |
and farming implements. About Sep
tember, 1919, affiant remembering
the letter of John Mckee offering
him financial assistance, and being
short of money approached that
gentleman and borrowed from him
the sum of S5OO.OO. Mckee in re-
turn, placed a chattel mortgage on all
the live stock, personal property and
agricultural implements owned by
the affiant in favor Of the First Ma
tiOnal Bank of PlentywOOd. In 1920
said Mckee approached affiant and
| asked him to sign a crop mortgage
and note for 500 as security for the
first loan which said affiant did
sign. In the same year the wife of
affiant secured two loans from Nc
kee which were less than $4,000
combined, and notes were sent by
said Mckee to said affiant to be
signed and were signed by him. Af-
ter the harvest of 1920, affiant paid
said Mckee the sum Of $887.00.
In the fall of the same year. affi-
ant put on big sale of cattle. hOrs-
es, poultry, farm implements and
other chattel Of which said Mckee
acted as clerk. The total amount re-
allied by the sale in cash and notes
amounted to S220O.00. The sale took
place October IL. 1920. Mckee, who
acted as cashier at the sale. had
notes from different parties. which
; should rightly be made payable to
this affiant, made payable to him.
self, the said Mckee, without the af-
) fiant's knowledge or conscious per
: mission.
E Soon thereafter, said Mckee by
. duress and fOrceful persuatiOn had
4 affiant take out a policy of insurance
e in the amount Of $5000.00. of which
e Mckee as agent for the company de
0 manded of and was paid by this af
: fiant the sum of $4,000 as premium
t Worried by the state of his finan
1 ces and the strangle hold obtained
over the said affiant by the said Nc
Kee, affiant got very sick. Affian
got to worrying more over his finan
cial condition and in 1920 he wa
committed to the State Hospital fO
the insane at Warm Springs where h
was incarcerated for some time. Be
fore being committed he was advises
by DIR. Sells to sign over his msur
ance policy in favor of affiants wife
Soon thereafter affiant was infOrme
by his wife and believes same tina
said Mckee told her that if Gus
,r never comes back. she could get tn
amount of the insurance withOu
# passing through the hands of pre-
IS bate Judge and pay all of his debt
# to the said Mckee.
v That said Mckee made all note
is payable to himself after the sale an
lie never gave any credit to affiant q
n the amount he was supposed to Ow
r. to the First National Bank. Affair
~ from his Investigations knows an
ne verify believes that said Mckee too
OF most of the $1400 notes which shOul
ne be signed to this affiant after tt
sale aforementioned and depOsite
n, them with the First National Bank
st. Paul and obtained a loan {
ne money thereon in favor of said JOF
Mckee.
D. The allegations in the above par;
graph were confirmed when in 1872
Id. big fat man, who said he represen
is ed the First National Bank of
Paul appeared on the farm Of aft
i'll ant at DOOIey and showed him Il
notes and told him what Mckee h;
tn done. The said fat man did not knO
of a crop mortgage put on affiant
Or crop in 1928 by said Mckee.
In 1921 affiant and his wife, beiI
in in hard financial circumstances, we
to Columbus, N. D.. to secure Ell
cir plOyment in a coal mine. While a
fiant worked in the pit, affiant's Wi
washed clothes for the miners. VIII
affiant and his wife was absent. sa
len Mckee without affiant's knOwled