, 1879-08-20

Watncsecs 10 LUIS n1atteft A0uit@"b %"At sut" III
We'll, can't sny TINT he over l,as admitted
such an agreement bcforG witnesses; as said
before, there was All understanding fn regard to
tllc matter.
yon were IN frequent communication With Mfr.
Rtn'cv. were you nota
Yes, Sir. "
In conducting business IN whnt may DO
called m underlI.nticd manner, would 7 PIT
have been human nature to uct solid With hlr.
Ripeyf
IL vnu will allow me, / Will 20 bnck anl e;
pla!n whv u was not policy for nc to 0ct to1'q
with slr tp!sy 10 this su:e. About 10 T.. nay -
lime to AtrhIson. 1io gave nc ne rate Is we
TO mt In 9 stock Of ling; can 90 90 a. mat
1sta'" S s"9 ss e.. s ~ bT lime
iG Rosk Miss lsias hoad n had " eaneea ,e'
from five 10 ten cents. I went buck to Cross
II ~as i've e. cents. Sot beus sat:saci. ucnt 10
The general office. mud found The rate len cents.
I wrnt bark to Mr. Cross and asked him to
nntily Chicago Ssat!on lint thr roniraet to
Atch}son for lima was Ave cents, md lie did 50;
but thcs would not bill It at nny less ratio lhnn
len cents. THEN when told Cross about 4. hr
said II / had taken his rate mud said nothing
about It, ,.......,
! WOULD HAVE uEEN ALL nfan7.
The witness said further: / had come renson
10 believe TINT the Hannibal Il St. Joe Rallrotd
knew something nf th!s ARRANGEMENT, because
tl,.. contract wa,. carried out. =, -..-......
1o shipping thfslumbe as salt what was your
mottvof
hiy motivo was protcct!on,-to get what tho
railroad company owed me hs not carving out
their contract, 'f1se carts were nut on tho cars
so as TO deceive the employees herc; there was
no secrecy at aIl abuut It between Atr. Gross md
myself: ! tntked to him q good deal about It.
When this matter was first suggested nskctl
Cross What would be the result II tho ears wcrc
cnught and reported; he said they would be
run In It. Cross told me onre; ! had better Jet
IN, md snid tt MAS going all smooth. md
didn't sec wny should stop then. About JulT
II learned that this had been dIscorered, and
went ont tn Riverside to see Mr. Cross: my
boo.keeprr went with me; told him atout
this trouble, and he toll me not to SAT anvthInG
about IL, and We would try TO Ax It up; he
wanted to know Why had not stopped long
aeo, and l told him wished had. have on
den7orcd, rs hard as possible, to cover up this
Why did you want 10 prevent an invcstira-
For the reason that nv relations with the
Burlington Road hayc been such that didn't
want them to know It, and didn't want to snv
ANYTHING ugatnst Mr. Cross. Ny claim, againss
thr road IL .0l up TO July II; tl.nt ts the
| difference between tho number Of cars fur
nislled at s:o.5. and the number Of cars pron,-
iscd; they had promised Mo twentr-iige cars
In answer to 81. i1orrlck's questions OH be-
testified rs follows: Did not tell Mr. Cross how
many cars was goinE to s!ip,, anl did not
talk TO hin, much about It; caletilatco to stop
| when got even with the railroad compnny:
Cross told me to stop shfpplnl cars IN this war
long befaro dill stop, but Ia spite Of this war.-
| linz Ind continued TO 6hu; had made every
effort to cover this thing uo fur Mr.. Cross
sake; thrre was nothing said as to the quantity
| uf she shipments to be made in this wnv.
/ Wap fhlS taking NO01 uGHl NJ rlAk
the part Of alrr: Cross for tic purpose Of necom-
DO not know about that; Mr.. Cross allowed
| II.
I hud conversation With Mr.. Ripley about
| this matter When 1t first cnnc out, and l ID
formed min that thrse shipments llau been ma1r
Without his knowledge; ! uttempt:d to cover
the uiattcr up, und gave Mr.. Wheeler to uuder.
stand tint
TWAS TIE GUILTY PARTY;
did not attempt to cover It up with Ms. Cross
from experience knew that railroads did fayorE
occasionally for parties which arc not granted tc
tue public.
WILLIAM HOWELL WAS SWORN.
nnd testified that he wus brother Of s. 4
Howell; was doing h1ftfcas Mt Alarysvsle, Mo
While In Chicago last spring he bad ridden dowi
town M,,,l met Mr. Cross; after greetings hat
been exchanged, Cross asked how the cement
business ans, 70 which Ills brother had replied
George Howell, another brother Of S. r.
Howell. said while IN Chicago, on June 10
lLe Ind ridden to the general oiliee With y. II
Howell nl.d Mr.. Cross; Cross asked Ills broile
how he was eottang on With his shipments o
salt; tis brother had satd "nll r,Rht.n mn
CROSS thought he had hotter let up; Howell hat
said that everything wns going OIL well, a'nl l.s
didn't scr aus reason to !et 'ip; when they bne
saw Smith In Mp!uy's abscncc. ,Cross cam'
Out u,,d said s.nith said that, in Riplcs'
absence, no freight should be out down IN LIN
coin at less than s. cents hundred; s. X
Howell lIad replied tl,nt Cross snrw tint IL
could get better rates than tint: Cross snls
that he could onty do It ny shipping as salt
that hn could no, do It straight.
II. 81. Jewctt, Of Atchtsol', stated that he wa
! present wlien mn agreement WIS lna1e lgtwce,
i. II. Howell md hir. Ridley concerning q re
bats Oh freight to AtclItson; Howell stated tia
he was nbnut tu 70 to Atehlsnn. aud tlc Wantci
for lii. III; K,ptey sad 10 per cunt; Howell SAX
Tint wns not enough; flint lie wanted 20 pc
cent; finally Ripley agreed to a)low Is per cent
had charge OF the lunihur shipped ~ suit, an1
there Ind been no ATTEMPT to conceal ny fac
t!r local ggcnt had told hin, lle kucw it wa
lumber, but tllat It wns noac OF bis business
thu cars wore detected bY being weighed by
uc,y Mnu OH lie roa,l. who lnl,nd them remark
ably % HEAVY: Ills luai to ~ inve:!lra,ion st u
cars n,.l tclegraph!1w between there md 4,
main Office; thoilElit thet, thls WIS !ertlmat
transaction, md believed 80 now; Howell ha
stated ctGss rssy Hsv e 'pSn,y spayt at it: Acssn sa
Of tl,e cars werc bllIel to /, II. Howell & ca
and otMrrs were ht1tcd to II. N. Jewett. nVcnt
could not say whv thu cars were sh!ppcd IN thI
eMpIoye 10 wink Ut this transac,lon at Atchsos
Mr.. q. ". Smith. Of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad, was sworn: Ncser mad
, A[r. Howell any promises II he went to Ateh
hc stouid 70 there; three Or four DAYS since NJ
! Howell mad called on him md talked abou