St. Paul daily globe., 1891-10-24

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the man who would get s2Oo,O 10 build the
matters SO that introduced Gen. lie Due TO
general didn't know oakes Hmes
6seted 6FSm psSes Of Sh3s lsaher :rS We the
general made bargain with Ames
for S2OO.000 of his cash TO go into the
road. was so unselfsh''-here 1gnatius
looked supremely self-sa;isfed hero-"that
didn't expect or didn't get penny. Why, /
was the attorney for the road and had the
task OF compiling its charter, and could cas-
Ily have fixed place i'll it for my bettement;
but didn't. Inever sought to make penny
by my efforts with lie Due. | wouldn't have
been the unworthy author of any wrong"
He amplitied that it was we'll known
to the Hastings people that LIE Dac
was trying to sell the road out TO the
Milwaukee road. n
when did your friendly relations with
Gen; LIE Due cease:' asked Wellington;
"a ,,di9 1y they cease at the time of the Memphis,
II Paso & Texas subsidy matter, as LIE Due
testIned ou the stand yester day. 10.
NO, SIT My relations with LIE Due ended
wnen tried TO get the Hastings road off his
hands and when he was PLAYING into the
hands of the Milwaukee people. -
Another wrangle between The attorneys and
permission for this answer 10 stand followed I:
LIE Due first showed unfrendliness and
apsorbed by the more aggressive corpora
tion.''
Continuing after dinner, Mr. Don
nelly narrated all the complex affairs of
the Hastings Il Dakota. and made a
clear exposition of his connection, and
showed that LIE Dues career was sus-
piclouS,and that it was generally known
Illat he was schemlng with Oakes Ames.
He described heated encounter with
~ nlaNa .-l.xxl II
cuSSed, ana prior to that time lie Due
had always been witnesses supporter.
AT any OF those times did lie Due say he
matter:'
Not word, not word
ou nave heard the testimony of Mr. LIE
DUO, IN which he said you were going to
make good thing with the Ell Paso matter;
that you were to get So 600 and the attorney
snip for the road Did you have any such
talk in Washington
Not that | know of-not a word that l
know of
DO you remember a resolution in congress
granting right of way to the El Paso road 10
Inc Pacific coast 20
'Yes, sir
Had you any stock in the road ~
NO. sir; not a cent"
Any interest whatever in the pecuniary
part OF The corporation g
NO. sir;'' from the Sage with sharp click
OF his jaws together"
Mr.. wellington read the resolution
granting this right of way to the jury.
You may state if you voted for this reso-
luton while in congress-
=! dld. May | state my reasons
we we don want them, from Capt. Hart
Ihose Will come later" advised Yelling
ton.
The answer here against you says you re-
celved money for your vote for this resolu-
ton. Did you:'
n Nnt
After congress adjourned Mr.. DON
nelly was elected attorney of the road
and he spent a month in Washington,
put he dld not get cent for his serv-
Ices. The road was beggared and all
they could do was to offer 10 issue him
$500, 900 stock, which was worth nothing
and never has been worth ANYTHING.
Witness wanted them to pay his hotel
expenses, and after time refused to
werk longer without pay. He only re-
celved a $4,000 due bill, on which he
never realized cent, and he returned
the stock to the company.
Then Mr.. Wellington took the wit
ness down to the time of the investiga-
ton. lie described the receipt of the
hlng letter. and denied emphatically
that ne mad ever given it to any one for
publication.
That letter." said he with JUNCTION. Twas
a foul letter, and l did not want it printed y
witness brought an action against
King, but the complaint was defectiya
and 1t was dropped. He was very poor
ana unable to prosecute a suit in court.
but his books had netted him something
and therefore he was at last able to
come into court.
The cross-examination developed
nothing further, and that ended the case
for the defendant. -
Gen. LIE Due was recalled by the de-
1enSe. he testified that Mr.. Donnelly's
evidence that he tried to sell out the
Hastings & Dakota was unoualifiediy
false as made. The records of the rail-
way company were placed in the wit
ness hands and his attention
was called to resolution passed
by the board of directors.
witness identified the same, and said
that 1t was found subsequent to the
tine that the transfer was made to
oakeS Ames. The difficulties of the
road were settled up by issuing prefer
red stock to the Russell Sage marty.
which was not the Milwaukee company
Dy any mean; witness was president of
the company at that time.
Inc resolution passed July IL, 1870,
was then offered in evidence. 1t was
the act of the board of stockholders and
embodied the thanks of the board to the
ofhcers of the company.
A legal tilt ensued. Mr.. wellington
insisted upon reading the whole resolu-
ton. 1t showed the election of officers
ana gave the names of the stockhoId-
erS.
On cross-eXamination Mr.. LIE Duc
sald that the Cakes AmeS party bought
a majority OF the stock, and. referring
to the vote for officers as Indicated i2
the resolution, he confessed that thew
were not Hastings men. Among them
were Alex Mitchell. president of the
Milwaukee road, and Russell Sage. of
New Z 0rk, and Gurney and James and
others, also of New York.
Witness testified that it was DonnelIv
VINO proposed the sale of the Hastings
d Dakota.
"Donnelly came to me, )" said he. land said.
lou are tne protector, and / got The land
grant Let US sell out and pocket the pro-
ceeds.'' pAo
Joseph A. WheelOck, the defendant.
was next recalled. He remembered ths
suit of 1884 and saw the complaint. The
action did not include the King Letter
1t had not the slightest relation with il.
Kings name did not appear.
On the cross examination witness CON-
fessed 1t had been seven years since he
Iedu lne complaint.
Yet you have distinct recollection of
it?'' quizzed Wellington. -
"Perfectly.'
You have had number of libel snits
since?' SUMS
Lots of them"
Then low do you know so well tha:
Kings name was not mentionedF',
~ state it from distinct memory, ;,
despite the number of libel suits SINGER,
You are particularly clear on libel suitsY,
Particularly Clear suns
Col. King was then called again. His
attention was directed to Donnelly's
testlmohy tnat he had met witness on
the steps at the capitol when witness
asked to divide draft. and DonneIly-
refused, thinking it Joke.
i want to thank Donnelly for corroborat
ing part of my statement, said Thauma-
turgus. He has got two stories mixed