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

SlnKlerS Ofter was made In con.
junction with an objection seeking to
bar admission of the ledger sheet Of
Langer's personal account in the Da-
kota National Bank ANA Trust COM
pany here.
Sinkler failed in his attempt, and
the government through George
Lidecker. st. Paul, project auditor for
the public works administration, be-
gan the tracing Of transfers OF money
from the Leader account to Lang.
er's personal account, and Of expen-
! ditures In one instance, from Lan9er's
account.
Item by item, Lidecker traced
transfers Of money ranging in sums
from fifty dollars to two thousand
dollars to Langer's account. He testi-
fled five hundred dollar payment
by LANCER for margin in playing the
wheat market came originally from
Leader" funds.
Tuesdays Developments
Other developments In today's pro-
ceedingS included:
Efforts Of the government to show
the defendants violated a state law
BY soliciting state workers.
Permission by Judge Andrew Miller
to examine state employees on the
ground 1t had bearing on intent"
Of the defendants.
Introduction Of an exhibit showing
Gov. LANCER lost $l3o2 In grain
market speculation.
| Assertions by four highway work.
ers that solicitors for Leader" pledges
represented the solicitations as LOB
insurance"
Testimony by two former state high
way employees that they were dis
missed after failing to contribute to
THE Leader" with the defense dis
putting this with efforts to show the
men lost their jobs because OF un.
satisfactory work.
When Lidecker took the stand, La
nier asked him to explain to the jury
his analysis of ledger sheets showing
Withdrawals OF funds from the Lead
er general account, and transferred to
Langer's account.
Il will ask you new to take these
accounts and point out to the jury
what In your opinion are the items
OF transfer" Lanier said.
Defense Makes Admission
A storm Of protest arose from de-
Tense counsel.
Sinkler jumped to his feet to
announce "we-all the defendants
are willing to admit at this time that
these deposits. as shown on deposit
slips, came from the Leader se-
count in the Bank OF North Dakota
and that all items mentioned anc
described tby the government) were
deposited to the account OF William
LANCER in the Dakota National Eanx
and Trust company"
He continued with an objection the,
the question put to the witness is jr-
relevant and immaterial, and moved
to strike from the evidence the ex-
hibit of the ledger sheet OF Langer's
account in the Dakota National bank
District Attorney p. w. Lanier re-
sisted the motion, and the court ask
ed what Is the purpose OF this
otfer?" referring to the analysis Of
the bank accounts.
I'VE expect to trace through the
analysis made by this witness OF these
accounts" Lanier explained, certain
withdrawals from the Leader account
In the Bank Of North Dakota to the
governors personal account In the
Dakota National. We also expect TO
show" he added. the amount Of
money transferred. We expect TO
trace the money further to the LANCER
brokerage account"
Sinkler renewed his objections
which the court denied and Lidecker
proceeded with his testimony.
In an effort to speed up the course
Of the trial, the prosecution halted
It's calling Of witnesses who have
been testifying to collateral evidence,
relative to solicitations Of state EN-.
ployes for five per cent Of their sal.
airy to go to = fund to support the
Leader.
| Lidecker Traces Transfer
Lidecker, with ledger sheets Of the
two Leader ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
advertising-and Of the governors
personal account. began his tracing
Of the transfers.
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IN July. 1888 and ending in January,
1894.
In some instances, Lidecker said.
deposits Of certain amounts would
be made In the LANCER account. and
on the same day, the Leader general
accounts would be debited exactly the
same amount. In other instances.
while identical amounts would BE-
charged against the Leader account.
It would be after . lapse Of several
days. following deposit Of money in
the LANCER personal account. he
testified.
-Four deposits In hangers personal
account. totaling 32.200 during the
months Of January. February and
March. 1884. were charged against the
Leader advertising account. Ltdeckcr
said.
December ., 1888. . $1,000 deposit
was made to hangers account, ana