Henderson,  Auditor  of  State,  and  Ivan  N.  Walker.
Upon  his  appearance  he  was  duly  sworn,  when  the  following  pro-
ceedings were  had,  viz. :  "Question.  State  your  name  and  place  of
residence.  Answer.  Philip  C.  Decker.  I  reside  in  the  city  of  Evans-
ville. Q.  In  what  business  are  you  engaged?  A.  That  of  banking.
Q.  With  what  institution  are  you  engaged,  and  in  what  capacity?  A.
I  am  vice  president  of  the  German  Bank  of  Evansville,  Indiana.  The
president  lately  died,  and  I  am  acting  as  president.  Our  bank  was
organized  under  the  laws  of  Indiana.  O.  State  the  aggregate  amount
of  the  individual  deposits  held  by  the  German  Bank,  of  which  you  are
vice  president,  on  the  1st  day  of  April,  1891.  A.  About  $300,000.  Q.
Give  the  amount  of  money  held  on  deposit  by  said  bank  on  the  1st
day  of  April,  1891,  belonging  to  some  one  depositor.  The  Witness:
Before  answering  the  question,  I  respectfully  ask  the  board  whether
there  is  any  appeal,  complaint,  suit,  or  proceeding  of  any  kind  pend-
ing before  this  board  or  elsewhere  to  assess  any  depositor,  or  to  re-
vise his  tax  list  in  any  manner.  By  the  Board :  No.  We  are  exer-
cising the  power  of  discovery.  The  Witness:  I  decline  to  answer,
under  the  advice  of  counsel,  either  as  to  the  name  of  any  depositor
or  the  amount  of  his  deposit.     *     *     *  "-^

25  A  number  of  similar  questions  and  answers  followed,  which  are  omitted.
