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Show THE WEST CACHE SUGAR CASE HEARING END SALT 1 KE, Apill 25. Conclusion Conclu-sion of the suit or the West Cache Sugar Su-gar compaii) agaltiBt J. A. Uendilck-son Uendilck-son and Lot ouzo N. Stohl Is In sight. This was made apparent jest onlay by tho nnnouncwiicnt of opposing counsel coun-sel to tho effect that halt a day would probably bo sulllclent for completion com-pletion of tho case of tho defendants and presentation ot tebuttat by tho plaintiff. Juijgo W. 11. llramel, before whom tho case Is on trial In the Thltd district dis-trict court, inquired it counsel hnd been able to agree as to tlmo tor beginning be-ginning and dutation or argument. Frank E. lloltuan, of counsel for tho plaintiff informed tho coutt that ho wfis for making tho arguments as soon after taking ot testimony should bo completed ns might bo possible. Attorney A. U. Irvlno of counsel for tho defendants, exptcsscd a preference prefer-ence for delay until ho should be lu possession of n transcript of certain of thojktcstlmony In tho case. In-qury In-qury elicited that It wilt tako hlnij several 'days at best to get out all of tho transcripts ordered by counsel for the 'defendants. COURT ASKS FOR AGREEMENT Tho court finally suggested that counsel should undortako to agreo as to when arguments should bo begun after completion ot evidence taking, stating that the court, In tho event of failure ot counsel to agree, would fix uptime?' Counsel" for tho defendants defend-ants offered the suggestion that briefs be submitted In the case, the suggestion meeting with no favor from counsel for the plaintiff. Taking of testimony of Mr. Heu-drlckson Heu-drlckson was completed yesterday, although Interrupted to permit tho hearing ot two other witnesses who were anxious to be excusea early. They were James Pingrco of Ogden nnd A. A. Law, an attorney of Logan. Lo-gan. On dltect examination Mr. Law testified that ho was at tho stockholders' stock-holders' meeting ot tho sugar company com-pany held at Ixgon on Juno 1, 1018, and that ho did not hear Mr. Hen-drlckson Hen-drlckson admit In answer to questions ques-tions put by Ernest R. Woolloy, ptes-ldent ptes-ldent of tho company, that tho contract con-tract for purchase ot tho Knight sugar su-gar factory had been negotiated for nnd on behalf of tho West Cacho Sugar Su-gar company and had always been tho company's ptopcrty, as testified by previous witnesses. Ho said that he heard Mr. Hcndrlckson admit that tho contiact was tho ptoperty of tho compan and saw him give It to tho secretaiy, Hen C. Rich. OGDEN ATTORNEY TESTIFIES ' On ctoss examination Mr. Law said that he was retained by Mr. Ilen-dilckbon Ilen-dilckbon as counsel for L. D. Nals-bltt, Nals-bltt, son-in-law ot Mr. Hendrlckson, In tho suit brought by Mr. Nalsbltt ttt Logan to thiow tho sugar company Into a recelvorshlp, which action was instituted subsequently to tho bringing bring-ing of the suit now on trial bote. Mr. Law also said that ho had not yot been paid his feo. Further cross cx-amlnution cx-amlnution broucht from tho witness tho statement that ho was ptesont by proxy .it tho stockholder meeting at tho lnnanco of Mr. Hcndrlckson. On ledlioct examination Mr. Law explained that ho regarded Mr. Hen-drlckson's Hen-drlckson's fight with Mr. Woolloy nt the stockholders' meeting as foolish. In view of tho fact that Mr. Woolloy had tho majority ot tho stock In his pocket and could vote It as he pleased .TAMES ri.VdllEE ON STAND Jaines Plngree denied that Joseph F. Fcatherstono had tried on October Octo-ber 18, 191C, to Interest him In pro- motion of a company, testifying that Mr. Featherstono had offered to sell him certain beet contracts. He admitted ad-mitted having said that he would have nothing to do with any proposition proposi-tion in which Mr. Hendrlckson was Interested. Under cross examination examina-tion Mr. Plngree admitted that Mr. Stohl Is security on a note now held at the bank of which Mr. Plngreo Is an official. James T. Hammond testified that he drew tho articles of incoiporatlon for tho West Cache Sugar company, at tho tnstanco of Mr. Hondilckson, sonic tlmo In December, 1!)1C, subsequent subse-quent to tho signing of tho Lynch-Cnnnon Lynch-Cnnnon contract for removal of the Knight sugar factory fiom Canada. Ho said that ho hnd known of consideration con-sideration by Mr. Stohl ot an offer for (ho plant for Its location at Delta, Del-ta, Colo., and another from tho Eccles Interests. The latter offer, ho said, had occurred after Mr. Hendrlckson had first spoken to him of drawing tho Inrorpoiutlon papeis and had Interrupted In-terrupted tho proceeding for some time, -until Mr. Hondilckson Informed him that the deal was ofr and told him to proceed with tho papers. FAILS TO IDENTIFY SIGNATURES Mr. Hammond failed to identlry, upon making examination nt the ie-quest ie-quest of Attorney John Jensen ot counsel for plaintiff, the final page of tho at tides ot Incorporation, cur-rln'g cur-rln'g most ot tho slguutuies of tho IncotporatoiH, He said that the pa-por pa-por was dlffeient from tho other sheets, piovldcd from his office, and also that the ribbon used In typewilt-lng typewilt-lng on tho final sheet must have been different fiom that used In writing tho previous sheets of tho articles. Ho said that one was written wth n black and the other with a bltto ribbon. rib-bon. As a witness for the plaintiff Henry Baer of Logan testified that ho novor saw or read tho articles ot Incorporation, but that he had signed a single sheet of paper, presented to (Continued on Page Eight) H West Cache Sugar m Case Nearing End M I . -(Continued from Pa&o One) H J Win by Mr. Hendrlckaon. H 1 W. O. Strlngham of the People's H I .Sugar company testified that Mr. H Stohl hnd Bpoken to hliu early In the H . autumn of 101C, of being Interested m i : Jn tho possibilities of moving tho B Knight plant out ot Canada. He Bald I that he and associates had made. In-qulry In-qulry of K. I'. Ellison iia to whoth-or whoth-or tho plant could bu movea and so n I N informed Mr; Stohl. Later, ho suld, M Mr. Stohl Wd Inrormed him that Mr. H JClllsou 'had promised him tho first H vhanco to buy tho plant when tho ro H -atrlctlons should bo rcmoYed as to Us H removnl from Canada, H!f! V. ;. BTRlNOIIAM EXAMINED r Under cross examination Mr. Hftl Strlngham testified that Mr. Stohl HSj ' ind told him that ho was Interested Hjj 'In tho promotion of a sugar factory. 1 iTjidor redirect oxumlnntlon lio was Hb aak'cd If Mr. Stohl had Ubed the word 1 "jiromotlon" nud answered that ho H "vvua not nuro; that Mr, Stohl might Bi tmvo used tho word "build," but H Hint tho substunce of what ho hud E unld was that ho was Interested In R tixa undertaking of a factory. V Under rccross-examlnatlon yester- K 'Hay Mr. Hondrlckson said that stock Hf to fill tlio subscriptions of Thomas &! Xlshmnn nud Ed Blglor was provld- Kl c.J from tho stock of hlnisolt and Mr. Hh'' Stohl, although the subscriptions and K'1 tho checks, for.JlOOO and $500, were Ej aunty' alJtg'Jojtk Wel,Qahpugar Hi vJ company, at a timo when the company com-pany was much In need of money derived de-rived from sale of stock. During tho redirect examination of Mr. Hcndrlckson lotters to him from tho Dyer Construction company, under un-der dato of August 10, 1916, wore Introduced to establish that tho company com-pany hnd offered to build a plant for $500,000 and that It had suggested that unless tho ponding contract could bo cloned his check deposited with them should bo sent back to him at once. |