The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-28
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE g. 1889

descriptions Of laws which the assist
ant attorney general said upheld his
contention that the question was per-
missible. The judge said he would
like to review the law in the matter
before ruling on the objection.
At the opening Of his testimony,
Gammons testified that he was As
years old, had spent most Of his life
in North Dakota, had lived in Bis
marck since 1922 and was associated
with the industrial commission from
July, 1923, until Jan. 10, 1888.
Throughout the afternoon Shafer
was an interested auditor of the pro-
ceedings but Kitchen, though he was
in the city, did not appear in the court
room.
In this particular action, Gammons
is charged with embezzling 5000. He
has pleaded not guilty to four counts,
charging total embezzlement Of over
81, 900.
Continues on Stand
Gammons continued on the wit
ness stand Wednesday forenoon and
was cross-examined vigorously by
Higgins.
He testified that figures in the
military history account, contained
in book offered as an exhibit, had
been erased and new figures entered.
Efforts were made by the state to
enter the entire book containing the
military history account as a state
exhibit, but, following objections by
Sullivan, only the pages referring to
this account were permitted to be
entered.
Higgins devoted much of the morn
ing to questions regarding the items
entered in the book containing the
! military history account.
Asked to identify some OF the Zig.
ures, Gammons said items had beer
erased and new figures put in. 1--WE
never had such a record" he said. 81
can hardly read the figures"
In reply to question as to whether
he would testify the record was moi
| in its present condition when he LEFT
office, Gammons said Il certatnl.
do"
In all, 81 new exhibits were offeree
in evidence by the state Wednesda!
forenoon, only II of which were &C.
cepted. The II which were refused
by the court were checks supplement
tary to the military history book &C
count Tuesday II exhibits had beer
offered, 10 of which were accepted.
New instruments Presented
Included in the new exhibits Wed
nesday forenoon were the mil1tar.
history account book, an annual re
port by Gammons, and series o
bank instruments relating to c. d.
of s142,95O and $252,000 and cashier
checks of $1,736.23, $4,000 and $40 "a
To each of the bank instruments
Sullivan repeated his objections, as
serting they were "immaterial and If
relevant and not relating to the cas-
in question" Judge Jansonius over
ruled the objections in each instance
saying that they were proper with
in bounds" to establish the practice
of Gammons while in office.
l The pages of the military histor
account book, which were accepted a
evidence, covered periods from jar
l, 1881, to Oct. 20, 1881; from Nov.
1881, to July 30, 1882; and from Aut
/, 1882, to Feb. /, 1888.
Gammons testified that entries aft
er Oct. 26, had been changed in tn
exhibit covering Aug. /, 1882, to Eel
1, 1888. The state then produce
checks purported to check against tn
entries on this particular page an
after examination GammonS said tn
i. figures on the checks corresponded
the figures in the book and that h
] was satisfied they were correct. Her