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Huckins Defense ”Rests Its Case v!IJ j Continued From P**e 1. *n' f until afternoon. Thompson review-1 ed the testimony of Emil Lsvmb, i \ ft | complaining witne-n. that he had *1 it • Invested $300 with Hucklns on the | n, latter’* alleged representation that' it I he was engaged In a legitimate cigar s-! business..11 * Denied Cigar Business. 1 jj,st ■ He cited the statements of Wini- t‘rtliie ! fred Delaney. Hucklns' secretary, o that she could remember only a few Y. letters regarding such an enterprise:.d of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Negus that : C) -e , Hucklns told them he expected to is to prison, and of Verne Marshall jr ,n and Earl Coughlin of the Cedar Rap- t! Ids Gazette that Hucklns denied to a them that ho had a defective cigar *j business.ra Hucklns eat less than five feet re from Thompson as the attorney le , made his Anal argument to the Jury.i asking that the former Cedar Rapids 0f j baseball owner be found guilty. With iy | Huckins were his wife and 4-year-old a son. ; Vsiatle Occasionally during the morning J Hucklns and his wife conferred with WalKfir J. Ramirover, defense coun- ?it-1 ■*InW £elt;?,ar I* • March 18 ——Calling seven witnesses, the state ' Monday closed the taking of Its testi- j, n mony In the trial of George E. Huck- 1 ' Ins, on a charge of obtaining money . under false pretenses.as lMi witneM called. Verne Mar-w, ; shall, managing editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette and Republican, teof ***at Hucklns denied to himlest ]in-that he was In the business of sell lng defective cigars. Fire witnesses earlier in the trial had declared that Hucklns told them that was the1' manner In which he was able to pay , investors 26 to 62 per cent dividends. | aa Marshall’s statements were cor-. roborated by Earl Coughlin, sports | editor of the Gazette, who said he was with Marshall at a 3-hour con-• ‘ ference with Huckins last August at which time Marshall attempted to * learn the nature of Hucklns* busi-ness.*n “Might Be Canned Corn •is* ««onii3seenneI asked him repeatedly If he was in the cigar business,” Marshall said | Huckins shook his head and said, ‘ 'No, It might be any merchandising th I business, it might be canned corn.' What business is it, Marshall said he then declared.I can't tell you yet, h© quoted Huckins as replying. When I do tell Jn you. It will make you laugh. It's so n- Iropl®- 1 could tell you In three sen-30 Ion On cross examination, Marshall ^ ' said that at the present time he has ' an unfriendly feeling toward Huck-I ins but at the time of the August aj. j conference their relations were aml-rs able. He admitted that Hucklns had in told him that his attorneys had sug-pj. gested that th© matter of his busl-j. ness should not be discussed with the Gazette.Marshall and Coughlin were pre-. ceded on the stand by Lou Prazak. ne I tobacco and cigar manufacturer and at-1 Jobber of Cedar Rapids. Prazak declared he had never known of the manufacture of second or defec-pn tlve cigars.ij{S Took Money HomeFarnk Bates of the Cedar Rapids -a. Savings Bank testified that last Au-ho *ust 15. In response to Hucklns' re-h© | quest, he withdrew the defendant's h«, i bank balance of $72,912.52, deliver-ftl„ ing the currency to Hucklns' home aid here. He said that $50,000 then was oir exchanged for United States treasury ,ed I notes.tu. Harry Manchester, sheriff of Linn t,le county, told of gotng to Excelsior j Springs last December to arrest tad j Hucklns who he said was ill In a ho-ite l*l there, registered under the name ten Hodd. On the advice of Hucklns’ ige physicians, Manchester said. Huck-ur. ins was not removed to Cedar Rap-ral Ids for two weeks, en- The court opened this afternoon us- after a week-end recess with comate pletlon of the examination of Elwood rta Royster, who earlier had testified uld that he mortgaged his home to make j an Investment. Royster said he re-• celved $910 In dividends on a total ng-1 of $3,150 he had invested, ced 1 Mrs. Royster was called to supple-ne. ment her husband's statements. She iray said she asked George Huckins what nt- would happen if the federal govern-he | ment Inspected his books.( You don't need to worry about son our books. We're too smart for that, ’ter , she quoted Hucklns as replying, the The defense was given permission ala. to recall tomorrow Charles Negus, ng- --------
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Dubuque Telegraph Herald And Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Tue, Mar 18, 1930
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