The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-12

1915 q. m, Hanley announced the de-
tense rests.
District Attorney Lauier informed
the court he desired to call some wit
nesses for cross-exaMination before
the defense rested and Hanley said TO
accommodate the prosecution, We will
withdraw the motion to rest."
Mcdonald Quissed In Detail Aboat
Sign
Lanier,s questioning Of Mcdonald
revolved entirely around : dgn the
defendant said he saw outside the
federal emergency relief offices r the
time he sought to solicit employees
for contributions to The Leader"
The government charges the defend
ants conspired to obstruct operation
of a federal act by soliciting political
contributions from federal workers.
Lanier referred to McDonalds Pre-.
vious testimony that the sign identi-
fled the relief offices as state emer-
gency relief office" The district
attorney sought to obtain from Nc
Donald description Of the sign and
its exact location in the postoffice
building where relief offices then were
located.
Chaput was then called and handed
e batch Of cancelled checks from The
Leader" account.
Asked by LAnier II he had obtained
any more Of the checks. Chaput re-
piled he had not.
Lanier inquired Of the witness il he
had endeavored to obtain additional
cancelled checks. Chaput answered
he had made an effort to obtain other
checks from State Senator Oscar Z.
Erickson, publisher OF THE Leader"
who was indicted along with the other
defendants but Is not on trial now be-
cause Of illness.
Lanier then asked him to select out
OF the checks entered in evidence,
those made payable to Gov. LANCER.
Judge Miller declared Q recess to
permit Chaput to perform this duty.
Gross Examined Closely
Chaput was cross-examined again
al length regarding the purchase by
him Of q cashiers check or draft ct
the Bank Of North Dakota. Previous
". he had identified the checks q
those given the prosecution by the de-
Tense, and explained that among
them, he could find no checks payable
to LANCER.
A deposit slip dated September 10.
1888, and showing . cash item Of 1919
withdrawn from the deposit was in
troduced.
why was that 1879 withheld from
the depo6it?" asked Lauier.
There's nothing to indicate It was
withheld" explained Chaput.
Mote there Is . balance OF 16o.70.
and that the total amount Is $l47.70."
ordered Lanier. "Now. do you say as
about the $37o?"
I'm not in . position to say
whether know anything about It or
not" Chaput replied, II really don't
know about It,"
Lanier then took Chaput back over
his previous testimony In which Cha.
put testified he purchased . cashiers
check or draft.
"You got . $500 draft or cashiers
check" pursued Lanier, "and paid for
It with funds you were depoeiting, q
that correct-paid for it with cash
and checks you ware depositing3"
after deposited the money I ask
ed them TO give mo Z cashiers check"
explained Chaput.
did you give : Leader check for
the cashier's check?"
NO"
Msmeey Faib uim
An Of the money was not depoGtt-
ed On September 70. though. was IT."
asked Lanier.
'Yes. It was. I gave them NJ
money and asked for tho eheek. I
understood It Was charDed aoninot
The Leader account"
@You didn't have any LsaAsr'
checke"
81 don't rUcall.s
l,anier pgodueed '1he LoaAees -
count ledger, and drew 0h0Dut1 -
tanetoo u on00G1&a lnn&n moGnHn 1. r