The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-04
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Jurors Are Told
Deposits Match
Leader Checks

John williams, executive secretary
Of the federal emergency relief COM
mittee, who succeeded r. A. Kinzer,
one OF the defendants. resumed the
stand as court convened shortly after
10 a. m. Monday.
He was asked to identify records
of the minutes Of meetings Of the
federal emergency relief committee
and stubs from check book showing
that check for $50 was issued to Mrs.
Edith Scott, an employe, and then
marked 'void" Another check stub
showed a check was issued to the
woman for $85. Mrs. Scott last week
testified her salary was reduced from
$50 to $85 a month following her re-
fusal to contribute to 1.-THE Leader"
The court asked District Attorney
Lanier the purpose Of the exhibits
and Lanier explained that the govern
ment sought to establish the selection
OF Kinzer as executive secretary and
to show resolution of the committee,
designated by Judge A. M. Christian
son, chairman of the committee at
the time and now state relief admin
istrator as declaration of policy"
The resolution warned employees
they must not participate in any po-
litical activity and prohibited them
from making any political contribu-
tons. Judge Christianson Saturday
had testified as to the resolution.
Thorp Is Overruled
1oo,.vo ,n~v9 dofn..1 rI>
jected to the introduction Of the check
stubs. but was overruled by Judge
! Andrew Miller. The defense con-
tended minutes OF the relief commit
tee show that the reduced salary
check was allowed by the committee
five days before it was issued.
Referring to minutes OF the COM
mittee, Lanier brought out that, on
the resignation Of E. H. Brant as
executive secretary, Kinzer was ap-
pointed with the approval of Gov
LANCER.
The defense asked that Lanier read
to the jury part Of an exhibit of the
minutes, dated August IS. 1888, allow
ing payment of certain bills, includ-
ing the salary Of Mrs. Scott at $85.
| Another exhibit showed that Will
liams was named to succeed Kinzel
September l, 1888.
] After you got into office, how Ions
was It before you learned that five
per cent Of salaries was being col.
elected by some one?" Lanier asket
Williams.
It was the latter part Of Decem.
Der or January. Williams said. HI
added that 1t was about that tim,
that the committee issued an order II
halt contributions.
Williams told Of the committee
action. and said he was instructe.
that II solicitations were being mad
to stop them and to procure post
dated checks employees are alleged Il
have given to the solicitor.
Not . Written Order
WAS q written order placed in you
minutes to that effect?" Lanier asked
1T was not" Williams stated EN-
phatically.
Sinkler objected and asked that tn
question and answer be stricken iron
the records. He was overruled an,
Thorp entered a further objection Of
the grounds that no knowledge exist
ed on the part Of any Of the othe
defendants"
us it your theory that the acts o
one defendant. In a conspiracy case
must be brought to the attention o
other defendants?" the court inquired
Have you any authority to that ef
fect?"
/ Thorp said he thought he had. TIL
court told him to produce it. Thor
pored through the papers in his brie
case and extracted . sheet from which
he cited two cases. Judge Miller sail
the citations were not pertinent q
the question involved.
Those are not sufficient for you
theory" the court said. lis that al
you have? It would be q great sur
prise to me II you could find one"
The courts decision on the lega
point cast aside one Of the defense
contentious regarding the status Q