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Joseph Hopr, Cross Examination. 1081
Chicago? A. You mean that were going to those theatres?
Q. Yes. A. Y^es, sir, that is true.
Q. Where was Mr. Thompson employed at the time you discharged him? A. Where he was employed?
Q. Where was he working at the time you discharged him? A. At Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Q. So he was your representative at Sioux Falls? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And was he the manager of the Standard Amusement Company? A. No, sir, not at that time.
Q. Had he been the manager of the Standard Amusement Company prior to that time? A. No, he had not.
Q. What was he doing for the Standard Amusement Company at Sioux Falls? By that I mean, in what capacity was he employed? A. For the Standard Amusement Company?
Q. Yes. A. If I remember rightly, Mr. Adams used him on the books there, bookkeeping. Mr. Adams was the gentleman in charge.
Q. Did he go out on the road any? A. Mr. Adams?
Q. Yes, Mr. Adams. A. Yes; I learned afterwards he did.
Q. He had been out on the road, hadn't he? A. Yes, he had been out on the road.
Q. Was Mr. Thompson a resident of Sioux Falls? A. No. He was at that time, yes. His family was living there then.
Q. Did you send him there from your Chicago office? A. Originally, yes, sir.
Q. He had been employed at the Chicago office, had he, before he went to Sioux Falls? A. No. Afterwards. Not before that. He had been connected with other exchanges prior to I being the means of engaging him and sending him to Sioux Falls.
Q. Did you send him over from Chicago? A. Yes.
Q. Now, with respect to the Standard Amusement Company located at Sioux Falls, did you look after the details of that business yourself, or did you leave it to a manager? A. I left it to a manager.
Q. And who was the manager? A. Mr. C. D. Adams.
Q. Now, Mr. Thompson had been working for licensed exchanges in Chicago, had he not, before he went out to Sioux Falls? A. No; no, I don't think he had. If I re