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[DE 81’ again 1 it in the Home Bank THOS. HEASLIP- To Mr. iu-Wart, Mr. Heaslip stated that m- I‘md at Janetville, was a Cewsirm 1: the Farmers’ Bank, and had swr; \Kr. I‘Ipury in June. He Was m'L‘ wank-(l by Mr. N. McGill. He mt" than. at the church, “There Was 24‘: ."w'u‘h Said, bllt I got his imF‘TQ‘FFffltm :hat the Farmers’ Bank Was FAT}! ’10 safe, and I traDSfened 11.1: mm;- :0 the Home Bank. 1"“ not v?‘ \Ir. I‘leury’s‘ suggestion.” said 3‘ witness. He Wted the mom-y m» still there. "I asked if there v.11: any danger, and the re- E‘ly was “Let there was danger." Tn Mr. Stewart the witness stated he had \nuwn m. McGill all his life- "We hru respect for MT- MCGm and admire: him. It was McGill that caused us :0 go to the Home Bank. and not the Farmers’ Bank-n MR. SAMUEL STIXSON. . In Ivar: to Mr. Dewar-t the mtness Said: “I live at, Janetville, and was 8 (Eyesimr in the Farmers} Bank last June. I withdrew part Of my money and put it in the Home Bank 1 did not see Mr. A. B. Mch until July 12. He told me the stocks Of the Farmers’ Bank were 10". either 11 or 16, and he advised m6 to Change. Mr. Mch thought the Home Bank was a Safe P13“ I don’t know what he said about the Farmers' Bank. I asked him if the Farmers’ Bank was going to W 0? not. and he said it wasn’t for hint“ to Sav.” To 1! that he deposit‘ had see was an went 2c McGill money again t To in. Stewart witness Bank ness. ’ book. I that nig} next daj about fix me mv n1 of an amins 000. " extent at Ja W88 5 rould .ank sod if sitex {mm lur N) umuy 3:41;, My gt'rlt'ffll health is once more t'xm-Hent and I cannot say mu much to express my 111.1:ka 2- r the great benefits dcrivm". from taking ‘Fmit~ a-twes.‘ " u ____._ .. -IIMA‘- " 377‘ “ 't‘tix'vs V' 1.8 not got- 1m. ‘ ' :3r::ggi<15(>rexpert c9: iEmL-now nothing BEL-31‘ ~ \L .md the needs 1.x .. tum bndVâ€"but is 11; \- :eztiizxc ti>C0\ try of 3 mil hm u. ‘: pm) ~ici m and is the only medicine in the world made of fruit juices. L '{m\ 6 for .,'2 ”50 or trial size, 25c. Atall dealers, or sent, postpaid on ,-: pr «:6 by F mit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. 71 all): RSI“ To Eive You a Statement . In Regard To ‘Frutt-a-tives “I FEEL IT MY DUTY CASE OF CONSPIRACY HARDWICXE, MIRAMICEI, N. 3., Jan. 17th.1920. .1 1; .7 :1 it my duty to give to you and the world an unsolicited statement in ,1 ._ .11 the xi-ondexful cure I received by taking ‘Fruit-a-tives.’ Chronic g 141.11 ‘1 1s 11 1e complaint I suffered with for years. My general healtn , t-as :1 rank of this disease, and I became depressed and alarmed. I i by ph} xicians without the slightest permanent benefit, and I tried ‘ z pills and tablets but nothing did me any good. 1-1" Arongtestimonial :_ r 111‘Fru1ta-liv’es ; "runswick s Grand :1; «. the Hon. John ' ,. and I knew that - , he stated was .» 3-111 true and given 1.1 1: .1) 11. s fellow- men. . i '~ nut-"a-tixes and 11:. :s were most mar- - ,.-1:1va21111entire1y ,, 1:11 :111 my Chronic ; 1111111 that I suffered zur .er many years. vvrn 7:11 health is once Cominued from page I smv McGiIl on June 30th rxiih“. He asked me where he M'Hrv an office for the Home H. slid to me that he knew nimlctiun about to be issued m. Farmers’ Bank for $150, - A. G. \VILLISTON. x your money now '2" 5:.mk of Montreal. I gave my check and my pass {If not see A. B. McGill , but was talking to him He told me nothing J'amwrs‘ Bank, bUt told v‘mv “us safe in the Home us a substantial busiâ€" ~‘-wart witness said he 001 with Mr. McGill. Mr. “canvassed him to put his the Farmers' Bank, _and mvm‘t : "I live in Janet- employed in Mr. Burns’ ,1, money in the Farmers' said Mr. Paul. During of June witness had been \Ir. Fleury and Mr. Nor~ nn the night of June. 28 ,n o'clock. “They gave rr'c's‘sinn that there was wriuusly wrong, and ad- » change over. The bank q-d. and the standing of Rank was also discussed. :1(‘ to believe that there my; very seriously wrong a the Farmers’ Bank. I money over to the . giving the check to Mr. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1910. M R. PA UL the stocks of u’ ‘ are low, either Whtlengflgzga; advised me to ninety-three 1: thought the p011 me from no place- I WW1" '0 b" aid about the We?! mfierer ed him if the 'BWk’Blt rim to break any tTy 52°; f)” ' GEO. HUTCHINSON. { Mr. Geo. H. HutchinSOn was called iand said he also was a. depositor in )the Farmers’ Bank at Janetville. He had transferred his account to the Home Bank because he had heard it lwas not quite safe. He had a talk 'with Messrs. Norman McGill and Floury. McGill stated that his bro- ;ther had resigned from the Farmers’ [Bank and was securing a large amount of money and putting- it in :the Home Bank. He said the stocks ihad got very low. He didn’t say to ,me, 'I’m not saying that the Farm- ; ers’ Bank is broke, and you wouldn‘t isay so either.’ " “So the bank was closed on Sat- urday ?” “Yes." Witness stated that Mr.~ McGilI and Mr. Coulter were in the bank on Sunday. “Mr. McGill asked me if]: had heard he had resigned from the “% used :(llx bottles. “ gain ten pounds in two . WhenIbegantotakeitIonly whiz! ninety-three pounds. It just see to pull me from the grave as I- never ex- pected to be strong again. I Will tell every sufl'erer of our wonderful remedy.” Burdock Bl Bitters is manufactured only by the T. Milburn Co., Limited arm. m 89.31:» their signature’ Mr. Dewartâ€"“Where was he on Fri- day and Saturday ?” "I don’t know. He and Mr. Mc- Gill got my horse and my rig on those two days. They remained away all day Fri-day and Saturday after- noon." Mrs. Fred Biggs, Kingston, Ont., writeszâ€"“I was completely run down my blood was out of order, and I use to get so weak I would be compelled to stay in bed for weeks at a time. I could not eat, and was pale and thin; everyone thought I was going into Consumption. tried everything, and difiexent doctors, until a friend advised me to use Bugdock Blood Bitters. ‘ .v.._..' 'v appeal on every bottle. Bad Blood Means Bad Health. ed to get a. {00m from‘ witness in which to start a, branch of the Home Bank. This was on Sunday. To Mr. Stewart witness said he deposited his money at Lindsay and Janetville because of his friebdship towards Mr. McGill. MR. WILLIAM PORTEOUS. Like the former witnesses, Mr. Por- teous stated that he had no money in the Farmers’ Bank. He lived in Nestleton. Mr. McGill often stop- ped at Mr. Porteous’ place. Witness stated that Mr. McGill was at Nes- tleton on July 1, 2 and 3, and want- _}‘i did not have one bottle used when myjzppetjt? began ,t° improve. had known Mr. McGill for twenty years, and he had boarded at his (Stinson’s) place. He put his monâ€" ey therqbecause he liked Mr. Mc- Gill. Make: Good Blood and Good Blood Means Good Health. BUBDOCK BLOOD BITTEBS if WILLIAM CHAPMAN. - "I was a. depositor in the Farm- ers’ Ban ,” said the witness,"‘bIIt mew the same after seating Kr. McGiIl and Mr. Coulwr, 'Mbre D0- minion Day. 11ch asked me if I would like to change my account to Mr. Stewartâ€"“Mr. McGill did not tell you it was going to fail ‘2" “No, but I took it that way." To Mr. Dewart: "Mr. O’Connor was down to see me, but I do not recollect the date. He introduced himself to me and we had some talk about the matter. He asked me as few questions as possible.” Mr. Stewart: "He had a perfect right to do so." To Mr. Stewart witness stated that it was last winter since he put his money in the Farmers' Bank. He changed his amount to the Home Bank and then back again to the Farmers' Bank. “It wasn't con« venient for me to come to the Home Bank at Lindsay, hence I changed it back to the Farmers' Bank," he add- Witness further said that he was lead to believe that the Farmers’ Bank stock was going down. It might possibly go down or it might not. so he took his money out. But he again put it back in the Farmers’ To Mr. Stewart witness said that a detective and another man “selling oil” had visited him. “Mr. McGill canvassed me to put my money in the Farmers' Bank, when it started at Nestleton and then again advised me to put it in the Home Bank when it started in Lindsay. MR. MUIRHEAD. In part to counsel for the prosecu- tion the witness said he lived near Nestleton. He had an account in the Farmers’ Bank in June, but took it out on Saturday. 0n the same day he saw McGill and Mr. Coulter. He lived about six rods from the bank. Witness was going by the bank when apprOached by Mr. McGill, who came out of the bank. Witness went back into the bank and had a conversa~ tion. Mr. McGill said he was man~ ager of the Home Bank. Mr. Dewart : “Here was the man- ager of the Home Bank in the Farm- ers' Bank at Nestleton with the man- ager of the Farmers’ Bank '2” 2. On that day Mr. McGill and Mr. Coulter came to my place. Mr. Mc- Gill said that the Farmers’ Bank Was going down, down and dowu, and selling- at $11 a share. He didn’t like to lose his money and said I felt like taking my money out. Mc~ Gill wrote out the check, I signed it and the money was transferred to the Home Bank. McGill did all the talking. Mr. O’Connor visited me and asked' me if I took my money out, but no more. “Mr. McGill told me they were go- ing to start a. Home Bank branch at Nestleton, and he said that if the Farmers‘ Bank went on as it was going that it would not last long, but that the branch at Nestleton was all right, although others were not,” Concluded the witness. MR. DICKIE. In answer to Mr. Dewart, witness in part said: I live at Nestleton, was a depositor in the Farmers’ Bank, but withdrew again on July To Mr. Stewart witness stated that he took his money out and put it in again. He had a. talk with Mr. Dickson and the latter told him not to take out his money until he put his money elsewhere until he found out if the bank was going ‘up'. ‘ ROBERT THOMPSON. ‘ In part the witness said to the lawyer for the prosecution: "I live at Nestleton. I had an account in the Farmers’ Bank in June, taking it out on July 5. I knew both Mcâ€" Gill and Coulter, and on July 5 Mc- Gill said I was the man he was go- ing to see, and he asked me to trans- fer my account to the Home Bank. I sad-d I was going through this life only once and did not want to do anything to injure the Farmers' Bank. He said he had a Conscience, and advised me to transfer my ac- count. I told him I had been used right by therank. McGilI said the bank would not last long. He said he could not see the stocks going dOWn from $30 to $11 and not ad- vise his friends. He did not want to be in it when the crash came. A gentleman from Lindsay. Mr. O’Con- nor, intu‘iewed me before I wa~ summcncd the second time to Court. ” To Mr. Stewart Mr Brown stated that the detective did not call to see him at all. ARTHUR BROWN. To Mr. Dewart witness stated he knew Mr. Coulter as manager of the Farmers’ Bank at Nestleton as late as July 4. On Monday he saw Mcâ€" Gill coming from the Farmers’ Bank. He did ndt see "Jack" (Coulter) on Saturday. was going to start. Home Bank." 9 a. branch or! the To Mr. Stewart witness stated that there was a bedroom at the back of the bank. Fame-178’ Bank. He also stated he than Railway. and his estunanl‘ e zie, and” vehici‘i.‘ ‘i‘haii‘gii'iéuh had wife, the early-years of Awhose lives recently. have already militia Mr. Dewart stated that there were other witnesses, but they would give mostly corroborative evidence, so that he 101111] not call them .on ac- count of the late hour. To P. M. Jackson Mr; De'artvetot- ed that the clerks in the bank were all under Mr. McGill’s mmegunmt. Mr Dewart tendered two state- meatsâ€"government returnsâ€"chafing theassets , etc., of the Ema-3' mqnths d! May and June. Mr. Stewart contended that the ry and Coixlter. Witness thereupon identified the writing of all three. MR. ABO’I‘T. This witness said he was a clerk in the Farmers' Bank and lmew the handwriting of Messrs. McGill, Fleu- 7 Witness stated to Mr. Stewart that Mr. Dickson waited on him to persuade him to put his money back into the Farmers’ Bank again. DAVID MALCOLM. Mr. Dewart: “You liva near Nes- tleton and was a depositor in the Farmers’ Bank last January and transferred to the Home Bank ?" “Yes, sir." Witness stated that Mr. McGill said that he (McGiil) as a friend of his (witness') advised him to trans- fer the. account. He (McGill) said he thought it was not safe, had left the bank himself for the same rea- son. out. "You heard before that: the bank was getting lovgv '2" _ "W611, I 'heard that some were withdrawing their money." 1113' well ." To Mr. Stewart Mr. Malcolm stat- ed that on Mr. McGill's solicitation he put his moneyjn the Home Bank. Mr. Stewartâ€"“Did you see the an- nual statement of the Farmers' Bank last January 7” “Yes I, “Did you talk to Coulter ?" "ch, yI thought the bank was do- In part this witness when examin- ed by Mr. Dewart said : He lived at Nestleton. He had had a conversa- tion with Messrs. McGill and Coulter at his (witness’) house. The matter of the Farmers' Bank was discussed, Mr. McGill stating that the stock had sold as low as $11 per share, and that he was becoming manager of the Home Bank. Witness handed over his pass book. and Mr. Coulter did the writing. He transferred his account to the Home Bank because of the above conversation.~ Mr. O’Connor did not interview him. To Mr. Stewart Mr. Malcolm stat,- ed that he would not swear tour. McGill's signature. McGill did not say that”the Farmer-3' Bank wan go- ing down. w;l‘o Mr. Stesart Mr. Johns stated that it was at Mr. Coulter's request he had put his money into the Far- mers’ Bank in the first place. JAMES MALCOLM. Mr. Malcolm on being sworn Said in part : He lived at Nestleton. was a depositor and stockholder in the Farmers’ Bank. Both Mr. Coulter and Mr. McGill called on him on a Saturday. McGill said he thought it right to tell the witness that the Farmers' Bank was in poor condi- tion, and it would be advisable to change accounts. Coulter took no part in the conversation. The fol- lowing: Monday witness saw McGill and asked him it he was going to start a Home Bank in Nestleton. Witness said that McGill said the Farmers’ Bank might close in two weeks’ time. He said the branches all around were doing a good busi- ness. but the head office at Toronto was not. Witness was called upon by a detective from the Farmers’ Bank. and gave a statement of af~ fairs. sthe Home Bank 1 did so. He stat. ed the merm was not in good shape. It was not in as good standing as when he went into their service; stocks were going ‘ down. The cheque was drawn out by Mr. Coulter. At the present time my money is in the Home Bank. . Mr, EO’Connor did not call to see me." I To Mr. Stewart witness said that ‘one gentleman called on me. but he ‘was not selling oil. He had put his money in the Farmers-1' Bank with- out Mr. McGill's solicitation. WILLIAM JOHNS. This witness when examined by Mr. Dewart in part stated he lived near Nestleton. and had had conversation with Messrs. McGill and Coulter about July 1. He withdrew his money out of the Farmers' Bank because Mr. McGill said it was in poor shape, the stocks were going down. Mr. McGill said the stock had gone down .to 35¢. on the dol- lar. and a few days later said the shares sold for 15¢. or 11c. He said the bank might break or» it might not. Childre O r m Rama's CASTORIA ‘. Coulter drew the check NDREW MALCOLM. statements covered ' but of‘ White Wfihdom am?! But! 1 ,“a pington fowl have all the am ‘ “The depth of duplicity and the :callousness shown afterward by Mc- ‘Gill in staying with the Farmers' Bank for two days after Plenty had ' gone to the Home, in order to put through the transfers of money to the Home, is one o! the most de- plorable features of the case." said Mr. Dewart. "When Dickson .went to the Ferm- ers’ Bank in the afternoon to take charge, when McGill lett, HoGlll had the brazen audacity to say that there had been a run on the bank. McGill‘ had collected the money in readiness for the run he had ensured-ed." Baez-ring to MeGill's W. over: Coulter, Mr. Dewart referred to Key Gill as a "singularly sinister men." ‘ CALLS IT A DIREO'I‘ LIE. ‘ ‘tll'enners' Beak stock we: not list-1‘ ed at thetrtime.” said Mr. Deceit.“ He asserted that Will’s mmt‘ that the stock was down to 811‘ wuedirectlie, endthete meener stetanent then that was that he} (IcGlll) '76” not know whether or: nottheltocklmmw tell." , by the same mail, were significant. "As early as June 4, they showed concerted action." said Mr. Dewar-t. “Evidently their interest in the Farmers’ Bank was gone. From that time on evidently they proposed to leave and take everything they could with them." "The evidence of Roy Evans shows that the accused held coMerences. McGiIl showed absolute and complete indiflerence to the Famers’ Bank. He desired to help the Home 'Bank at the expense ofthe Farmers'. Magistrate Jackson stated that he would hear the arguments of the lawyers, but he would adjourn the case until Wednesday next, Aug. 10, when he would decided whether he would try the case or not. FOR THE PROSECUTION. H. H. Dewart, acting for the Far- mers’ Bank and for the county crown attorney. A. P. 'Devlin, declared that not only did they unlawfully con- spire. but they conspired to injure the Farmers’ Bank. From the first they showed concerted action. Their principal object may have been to help themselves andthe Home Bank. he said. Their resignations, sent in Magistrate J ack50n, however, a1- lowed the statements to be filed as evidence. deuce. statements submitted were not evi- CLARE BROS. C0” LIM n. 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