The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-19

Kansas. That affiant, said Bowman
and Steele, before they endorsed or
made said railroad contract with said
Cutler, wanted their expenses paid that
they had been to in working up the
bonds of said company and for expenses
as members OF the board of directors.
That we three gentlemen applied TO said
Cutler for such expenses. That we had
mere or less talk about ii, and at last
Mr.. Cutler, still refusing TO pay Us mon
ey for or 10 secure our expenses, offered
OF his own motion TO give US, or assign
10 Us, large amount OF Rice county
bonds-that is, his interest in them.
This was at Salina. We did not think
them worth the paper they were written
on to Us, and refused at the time TO take
them. This was Mr.. Cutters own offer,
and il was go much larger than we had
asked that it make US more suspicious
than ever of him. This condition OF
affairs was communicated To Mr.. J. ii.
Prescott, OF Salina, then president of
said board The contract for the building
of SAID road was ut that time drawn up,
and at the request OF Mr.. Cutler him.
self it was left in the hands of said Pres
colt, Mt Salina, while Mr.. Cutler agreed
to meet US Emporia gentlemen at Topc-
ka within the next week and pay our
expenses above mentioned, and that Mr..
P was to deliver the contract, and
IT was not 10 be delivered before. Mr..
Cutler did not meet US ct time and place
appointed, and the next we knew Mr..
Cutler was back TO Salina. We wrote
to Salina to Mr.. Prescott of Mr.. C.'s fail
ure and charged him not TO deliver the
contract or we would hold him rcspon-
sib.e for our said expenses. That Mr..
Prescott wrote US that Cutler refused TO
pay or do anything. The next month we
had another meeting of the board, and
the matter was brought up before il
and the contract delivered. We have
never got q cent of our expenses. At
the time it was suggested 10 Mr.. Pres
colt first about our getting our expenses,
he said he thought it was right and that
we had better bring the matter before
the board. Mr.. Cutler did not ask that
at first, but offered and promised to pay
us. Mr.. Prescott knew nothing OF this
matter until after We had talked with
Mr.. Cutler for sometime. Mr.. Prescott
did not claim OF Mr.. Cutler any expen-
ses, or demand any bonds or money
to my knowledge. Mr.. Prescott did the
above acts as stated ut our request and
in order that we should get our expen-
ses. Mr.. Cutler acted very tricky, IN
fair and lied about the matter. Mr..
Prescott was away IL good deal and
busy, and told as that il we could settle
our matters with Cutler he did not care
to have anything to do with it, and Mr.
Cutler told Us that Mr.. Prescott had told
him the same thing.
(Signed) {. f. KELSEY.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, }ss
COUNTY or WAYNE.
Charles f. Kelsey, residing at the
corner Of Adams avenue and John Il.
street, in the city OF Detroit, county OF
Wayne, State OF Michigan, being duly
sworn, Opposes and says that the fore
going statement is true to the best of
his knowledge and belief, and that he
was in condition TO personally know
the circumstances TO DO as herein before
stated, and that he has no personal in
terest in the matter beyond willing to
vouch for the truth of the statements
made. (SigDed) CHAs. T.. KELSEY.
Subscribed and sworn TO this seventh
day of October, A. d., 1876.
WILL III. BREARLEY,
d. L.. Il 4 A