San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-08

Galveston was $1.40. will refuse {,
figure. 1 don't think you have any
right to think of what thought.
don't remem Der making any asser tior
that Lang sold out because there wal
no money in the contract. I'm willing
to give you all the rates, but will MOI
figure or tell you anything irrelevant
TO this case. Ihave no interest in the
Muldoon quarry. / made Kerr nc
i offer. He made me q proposition a
year ago. The Muldoon quarries are
under lease. Kerr receives 81 pei
| car royalty on that stone. The II. 4
L. G. are paying 10 cents per car from
! their quarries. tried to get Kerr to
reduce his price This was few
days before the government engineers
were sent out. Kerr said he wanted
his original contract, but if Clark
& Co. would reduce to 35 cents, he
would reduce to IS cents. making 20
| cents. After the lease was out he
would take 50 cents car. II was q
proposition TO buy material. not to
transport it. The difference between
the Led better and Muldoon quarries
load. The Central averages $4,000
pounds. made no purchase OF my
interest in the con tract till Dec, 10
When bought it 1 bought. / did
my own figuring. did not purchase
it in conjunction with two Others or
one other. bought it myself. No one
bought with me. No one was inter.
ested in the contract with me-"
Newton tried to get the answer in
many evasive ways who was inter-
ested In the contract with him. New
ton Kicked as to the reporters taking
snatches of the testimony. The court
said he had no newspapers, did not
control them He had his own re-
porter, however, who was getting
1t all down. Newton got pretty
we'll hacked through it all
Argument on the question which
was put yesterday, then began.
Question Who is interested with
Mr.. Yoakum In the 1-3 interest pur-
chased from Mr.. Lang, of O'Connor,
Lang & Snoo,?
This was submitted to Judge King,
who ruled that the master could use
his own discretion in the matter as to
the relevance of the question to the
case.
The defense finally withdrew the
objection after consultation with
Nc. Yoakum, who simply desired
not to speak of another mans pri-
vate business during his absence.
"When did you turn this contract
back TO Lane?"
Yoskum-"I think the letter was
dated May L. 1 think 1t was ten
days after. I " ent down a week after.
1 received the letter. Mr.. Houston
fixed up all the necessary papers. My
attorneys advised me to abrogate the
contract. Whether 1 got nv money
back IL my own business. L bought
The contract on the 10Th of December
81. I think after [ returned from
New York, 80 days after.
.Old 25 per cent of my interest to
Reagan Houston. He purchased it
for himself That was 20 or 80 days
after the 10 of December. The contract
shows how the money was to be paid.
| gave check for it myself, before
Houston had an interest in it."
Newton asked on what bank it was
drawn.
Yoakum refused to say and the
court sustained him. 1t was with
drawn.
Yoakum-"I can not tell the differ
ence of quarrying stone at Led better
and Muldoon. 1 have no information
about it,"
Judge Fleming-"One question /
want to know: Whether there are
%, 900 tons of stone In the Muldoon or
other quarries men tioned?"
Yoakum said the only estimate as
to that would have to be got at by
measurements.
Court then adjourned until 2:30
O'Clock y m.