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

"Yes," was the reply.
EIanley added q touch Of hunnor q
his questioning by asking, ARE yo'
the champion golfer7"
mo-" Cook smiled. mo relation
(Another Cook, Paul, is former stat
golf champion).
As the questioning continued
Lanier objected and the court sus'
tanned him. stating, the witness
comes within the class in which
superior under the state statute. can
not take any portion Of the salar.
provided by legislative appropriation.
|. AZ Hanley concluded the cross-ex'
animation, Lanier asked to court x
take judicial notice Of Chapter l25 o.
the Laws OF North Dakota, 1893
creating the one-man highway com
mission. Judge Miller replied that h
would take judicial notice OF tht
statute but denied Lanier the priv.
ilege Of reading It to the jury.
Government Finishes Phase
The prosecution has finished 1T
introduction Of collateral evidence
Lanier told the court. He plans to cal
no more state employees to testify te
similar solicitations. he said.
A number Of witnesses were waiting
In the corridor and United States
marshals office when Lanier made
the decision. As Lanier finished with
Miss Sarah Benedict, highway depart.
ment employe, Judge Miller asked
LAnier II he had any more similar
witnesses to summon. Lanier said
he had.
well, I really think you should
bring this phase Of the testimony to
q halt" the court said. indicating q
method Of speeding the course Of the
trial. LAnier agreed.
LANCER used . portion OF his stock
account to trade in grain futures, q
study Of the government exhibit,
LangerS brokerage account, intro
duced into evidence Tuesday. re-
veak.
The account record shows LANCER
transferred $500 from his stock ac-
count with the firm of 2. G. Reming-
ton d Son In Bismarck, to the grain
account.
The grain account was opened June
IL, 1888, and shows the state execu-
tive purchased 5000 bushels Of Sep
TENDER wheat at $l.2l per bushel.
July 20, the account shows, the
governor sold 5000 bushels Of Sep
TENDER wheat at 95A cents per BUSH
el. His net loss on the deal was
N,302.l0, while his debit In margin
was 9802.40. He had placed $500 on
margin. September %, the record
shows, q credit Of $723.90 was trans
ferred from the stock account to the
grain account.
Subsequently, . check for $500 from
the governors personal bank account
ct the Dakota National Bank and
Trust Co., at Bismarck, was applied
against the loss, leaving q debit still
Of $7s.50.
The government contends monies
used in the grain account are the
same funds as those used in the stock
account which, witnesses have testi-
fled, came from the personal bank
account Of LANCER. The government
also claims various sums Of money
deposited In the LANCER personal ac-
count came from funds of 1.-The Lead
En-" which was made up Of money
contributed by state employees, accord
ing to witnesses testimony.
Attorneys Battle Over Accounts
Introduction Of the grain brokerage
record precipitated another legal bat
tie between defense and prosecution
counsel.
J. NJ. Hanley, one Of the defense at
torneys, objected to the introduction
Of the record on the grounds the rec
ord did not involve any money except
that from Langer's personal bank &C.
count.
His objections were overruled by the
court who said the evidence shows five
per cent collections were deposited In