The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-07

Lawson & Co, Informed him that he
had been subpRned as a witness, to tes-
tify in the taking Of certain dispositions
before Alfred G. Chaplin, in suit where
in the board of county commissioners of
| Lyon county, Kansas, was plaintiff and
other parties were defendants. And that
they wished him to testify as to the
amount of bonds issued by Lyon county.
Kansas, that Donnell, Lawson & Co, had
bought and sold within certain dates.
That as Donnell, Lawson & Co, had
neither bought or sold any such bonds
for or on behalf of or TO any of tne
parties connected with said suit, or p
b. Plumb, affiant instructed SAID
Weems to refuse to testify concerning
such transactions of DOnnell, Lawson &
Co, until il was made to appear to Don
nell, Lawson & Co, that such testimony
would in some way be in furtherance of
justice. And affianced further says:
not brought about, directly or Indirectly
That his instructions to Mr.. Weems were
by any word or act on the part of Mr..
G.. N. Sterry. That Mr.. Sterry, so far as nc
knows never directly or indirectly, re-
qucsted in any way or manner either
himself or any other member of the firm
of Donnell, Lawson & Co, not to testify
concerning their dealings in the bonds OF
Lyon comfy, Kansas. Further afiiant
saith not. GEO. E. SIMPSON.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me,
this 18th day of September, A. D., 1879.
LESTER TURNER, Notary Public.
City of New York, County of New York
and State of New York, SIS.
a. w. Beasley, being first duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is the A. w.
Beasley who testified before Alfred &.
Chaplin IN the taking of certain deposi-
tions wherein the board of county COM
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, is
plaintiff and other parties are defendants:
that before he gave his testimony, on
Monday, September LIST, 1879 he had a
talk with c. n. Sterry; in that conyersq-
ton he stated to Mr.. Sterry that as he had
had no dealings with any of the parties
to the suit, he did not wish to testify, as
it would be exposing private business
transactions with persons who were not
parties to the record. Mr.. Sterry in
formed affiant that he was warm per
sonal friend of p. i. Plumb, and as such
friend he desired to see that justice was
done him in this investigation. He then
asked Mr.. Sterry if he had any objections
to his (atfiant's) testlfYing fully before
the notaryy He replied, none whatever,
and he would throw no obstacles in the
way. If Mr.. Sterry had insisted on aft
ants not testifying he should have refus-
ed to do so until compelled by order of
II court of competent Jurisdiction. Fur
Their affiant saith not.
A w. BEAsLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 22d day of September, a. d. 1879.
LESTER TURNER, Notary Public.
City of New York, County of New York
and State of New York, IS.
r. III. Weems being first duly sworn,
deposes and says: That he is now and
for more than n year past has been in the
employment of Donnell, Lawson 81 Co,
bankers, doing buiness at No. 90, Broad.
way, New York city. and that he is the
same r. II. Weems who was examined as
a witness in the taking of certain depo-
sItions before Alfred G. Chaplin, at 115
Broadway, in the city of New York, on
the Both day of August and 1st day of
September, A. ID. 1879, in case pending
in the district court of Lyon county, Kan
sas, wherein the board of county COM
missioners of Lyon county, Kansas, is
plaintiff and |. A. Taylor, L. A. Wood
and ID. ). Gilmore are defendants, and
affiant further says that in refusing 10
testify as witness as to certain Ques-
tions asked him he acted under the in
structions of Mr.. Simpson, of the firm
of Donnell, Lawson & Co, and affiant
IurIneT says tndI MT. y. N. Sterry, nelth-
err directly or indirectly, had anything to
do with his (affiant' s. refusing to testify as
aforesaid, and affiant further says that
neither he or Donnell, Lawson & Co, to
his belief, bought or sold any bonds is
sued by Lyon county, Kansas, for or on
behalf of any of the defendants named
in said action, the board of county COM
mIssioners of Lyon county, Kansas, or
p. Il. Plumb, during the year 1873 or
1879, and that so far as his knowledge is
concerned neither the defendants in said
action, us individuals or as the board of
county commissioners of Lyon county,
Kansas, or p. b. Plumb, were directly or
indirectly interested in the buying or
selling Of any of the bonds issued by said
county which were, during said years,
bought and sold by Donnell, Lawson 81
Co., and that the sole and only reason, so
far as he knows, why Mr.. Simpson wish
ed him to refuse to testify was because
Donnell, Lawson & Co. had had no deal
ings with any of the parties to the record
in said cause, or with persons claimed by
Mr.. Snoddy to be their agents, and that
therefore his testimony would only have
disclosed business transactions between
DOnnell, Lawson & Co. and other per-
sons whom il was not claimed were IN
any way connected with the parties to the
suit. Further aifiant saith not
RoBT. II. WEEMs.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
tins 18th day of September, 4. ID. 1879
LESTER TURNER, Notary Public.