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Show KIH6 IS GIVEN BONUS ! STOCK INWEST CACHE Senator Tells How He Became Be-came Interested in Sugar Venture. Hearing Goes Over Until Monday Morning at 10 o'Clock. Tie testimony of United States Senator V. iliiar., H. Ki:i a? a witness lor the defendants, wjL taken before Judge H. Bramel of the Third district court :.-c:er-1ay in the j-uit of the est Cache Sugar company against J. A. Hendrickton - and Lorc.io N. mo)i!. Senator Kin? t entitled that l.c received $:0v0 in bonus stock i:i co-.-.sideraUon of ; h's subscription for JJj.i'OO v. onh of stock. ITxpialning mat he was unable to fix the : ciiie. hut that it a-- not that of January j i ! , IS 7, the wimos said that he way j present at a stockholders' meeting when j the contract with the Lyneh-Camion Ktijriii"r!r,g company for removal of the Krignt factory from Canada to Cache alley was famed over by Mr. Ilrndrick-tun. Ilrndrick-tun. Me sail be noticed that the page carrying tlie consideration had been cit f.i and that Mr. Hendrickson did not j 'e the lieu res, thouch he and several , o:: ers afked about them. j Mr. King tesiuied that he inquired of Mr. Ht-ndrickson and Mr. ?tohl as to their j profits in turning o'.er the Knight plant in the company, but was never toM. Be- j fore sipnhig the a-ti.'lc of incorporation. uncord inp to hi? testimony, he made in- : jiries of others, Ini'luding Thomaj K. , Cuer and J. Wihiam Knight, to help f hint' in concluding as to the desirableness j of the eniure. lie aid that he first be- came interested in the i:fid"rtaking some time in November or December. I9!t ; having conversaiion a bout it with Mr. j him and Mr. Stohl in a drug store at the refreshment counter. Qualifies Testimony. L'nder cross-examination. Mr. King tes-thied tes-thied that he knew Mr. iiendrlckson coi-lecu-d stoek subscription money to pay on tlie contracts for purchase and rein re-in ov a 1 o the K n i s h t i a c t or y . Lat e r ho iialiried th's testimony. "You didn't know." asked .Attorney John Jensen of counsel for the plaintiff, "whether Mr. Hemlrickson had collected money fno:n farmers up there and was maktn? payments on ihls contract witn that money or no;, that is, on the eon-Tra.-t w:t!i the K nights and the contract vlth the Lyr.ch-Cunnon Engineering company?" com-pany?" A. Brother Jnscn. a: some period before be-fore the meetk.g when we organized Q. Yes? A. 1 knew that he had co'leeted money from subscribers to p a y on tlie contracts because ire urged me to pay as much as I co.i'.d of the SLo.'X'O, as they h.ad some heavy drafts to meet. . Then you did know t ha t he w as collecting money from the farmers and tistng. or from subscribers, and r.sinsr that mony to pay upon thee contracts? Objection was made to this. .Q. Wed. did Mr. Hend.-ickson tell you ? A. Mr. Hrdrickson told me I don't know that I cm answer that vos or no. Q. Ye?? A. Mr. Hentlriekson told me. wh.fr, 1 told hhii I would srhseric for :h".p'J vorth. I told him I had that amount in tee h.nk. or nearly that amount, but I needed part of it for other investments, fei.d I on.y cp. re 3 to give him a check for Sir;. om T r. en h e s-a : d , " 'A' e have some rather heaw payments to meet." I i e-ot.it e-ot.it something about freight and other m 3 iters. I don't just recall and he said he wanted the money for that purpose. Escapes Memory. Se na tor King t c 1 i f 1 1 i that, a i t h. o ; ? h Mr. Hendrickson :.ad refu.-ed to dlvulce : he c r. s : n e r a : i o n or" the L y n e h - C a n ; : o n t-aatrct for the profits o: h-.mseif an 3 3Jr. s:ohl In turning over to the corn-pa corn-pa z y t .1 e K rh g r. t p ia t . h e assured his tues rioners the. co.T;;-ar.y v. as ge; t : r.g a good bargain at ?'I::.'"h Tiie record of the cftbe shows t..at the two eonraoLs "vere for a total of $;; ".'". Just her ore his cross-'-xa miration ? as cor. ciuded ar.d he as ex c used from tae n :tne-s sian'i " itiio ;: retire-: Tx.inhr.a-tion. Tx.inhr.a-tion. cr.aor King wa- asis.;j :o identify b. c.-.r-'on copy of h letter vrifen to hi:n b;' Her.iri kson under iU- of March l. l'tl. A.-k-.-d if he hud re.-e.vr-d letter, he ar.r-v ere .. 'I am not sjre. My tcs.t re-'o'.'tic;!'-:! i- t..at T did." "Your ros: re 't- he--: ; on :s t it a: you did ?" a.he'i -!.;-f for the ph.ir.t'.ff. "It lad craped ir.y rcem.'.-ry." said the sr.a:or. 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