The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-02
13 COMP AN|ES PAID
Him $4,000 wage,
insult TELLS JURY
Denies Motive as Wanting to
Keep Firm Control Of
Management
DESCRIBES FLIGHT IN 1882
Declares He Was Broken Down,
Hoped to Avoid Political
Persecution
DESCRIBES FLIGHT IN 1882

Chicago, Nov. 2.-(P)-Thirteen sal
aries paid to Samuel insult by his
companies gave him q pay check Of
roughly half million dollars in 1890
and 1881, insult testified Friday under
cross-examination In the mail fraud
trial against him.
Prosecutor Leslie E. Salter listed
the 10 salaries In as many questions
to all of which insult answered Eyes
sir"
insult had testified that he formed
the first Of his investment trusts. In
sull Utility investments, to insure
control Of his huge public utility sys-
tenn.
"You also had q personal motive
did you not, in wanting to maintain
the insult management" Salter
asked.
Excuse me-" said insult. what Dc
you mean?"
Denies Personal Motive
well, you were receiving from
these various insult companies In the
neighborhood Of q half-million dollars
year III Sal6IyY
Eyes, SIR
ITO that extent at least you had
some personal motive in wanting tx
see the control Of these companies
kept by you and your associations
didn't your" Salter asked dryly.
"You may think that Is the mo-
tive" said insult. II don't"
Then insult took this point straight
to the Jury. Turning to them he said;
Il will say to the jury that I sc.
ceived these salaries, and think that
ordinarily, gentlemen. the laborer 4
worthy Of his hire"
You were receiving in 1929, 80 and
81, 5000 a year from the Common
wealth Edison company"
Yes. sir"
"And $4,000 year from the Com
monwealth subsidiary corporation?"
"Yes, sir"
And $4,000 q year from the Peo-
pies Gas Light and Coke Coz"
YES, Sir
Salaries Total $4,000
The rest Of the list included the
following:
$4,000 from the Peoples Gas Sub
sidiary corporation.
$4,000 from the Public Service
Company Of Illinois.
$4,000 from the Public Service
Subsidiary corporations.
$4,000 from Middle West Utilities
Company.
$S,333.33 from the Midland United
Company.
$4,000 from the Chicago Rapid
Transit Co.
$l2,409 from the Chicago North
Shore and Milwaukee Railroad.
$500 from the Chicago. Aurora &,
Elgin Railway.
$4,000 from the Peabody Coal Co
$4,000 from the Midland Utilities
Investment corporation.
They made total for 1879 Of
$4Sl 900.
insults salaries not only held UP
during 1880 and 81, but he received
two raises" he testified under ques-
tioning.
His salary from the Midland Unit
ed Company was raised from $8,33a
in 1929 to $4,000 . year for 1890 and
81, he said. and his salary from the
Peabody Coal Company was raised In
1881 to $4,000.
Tells Of 1851 Flight
Before his cross examination, In.
sull told the jury that he fled across
Europe in 1882. Ito avoid being prose
cuted as part Of a political campaign
purely!"
insult said he left this country ir
June Of 1882 for rest and quiet" He
learned while in Paris, in October
that he had been indicted, he said
and left Paris for Turin.
II got some advice from some Of my
friends that I probably would find II
more desirable to 90 to Greece.
what I was engaged In was try
ing to avoid coming back to Chicago
and being prosecuted as part Of 20.
litical campaign-purely!"
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