San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-02
RING DOODLE.
THE s. A. p. INVESTIGATION
SHOWS UP MORE COR
RUPTION.
Yoakum says BergstTom got Big
Pile IF Money for Election Pur-
poses. The Peoples Money
Spent, and the Ringsters
Roll High.


chancery again heard the evidence in the
Arkansas Pass investigation. Mr.. Yoa-
kun was the only witness on the stand
and his testimony ran follows:
On cross examination by Mr.. BergStrom
Mr.. Yoakum said: Il think Mr.. Macna-
mara was in New York discussing the
matter with Mr.. Lott in February. did
not see Mr.. Lott there, after Mr.. Macna-
mara saw him. don't know when Lott
came to Texas. did rot say that | dis
cuSSed the voucher with Mr. Lott in Tex-
as. discussed it with him in New York.
Think met Mcnamara in New York
in February. We did not go to Mr.. Lofts
together. Mr.. Lott told me when he came
to Texas, that Mcnamara had the con-
ference with him. | discussed the matter
wi Mr.. Lott before Mr.. Mcnamara
did. don't remember that Mr.. Macna-
mara ever said anything about the vouch
er before it was signed. | told Macna-
mara about Captain Kenedy'S offer to
help us out. We discussed the matter
thoroughly. | made the arrangement
with Mr.. Lott in New York abont pay
ing the voucher, returned to Texas, |
think in the same month. | don't
know whether Mcnamara or | ar
rived first. | don't know which left
first During the election Capt. Kennedy
offered to help US out with money, as IL
was going to be expensive. did not take
the voucher to New York. | went there
on other business. Mr.. Lott signed
number of Capt. Kenedy's papers. l
don't know whether he was his attorney
or not This voucher is registered as
January voucher, but don't know when
This unnpbar iS q In
airy voucher made up by Hanna and
don't know what his instructions were.
He may have dated that voucher back.
On my return from New York, Reagan
Houston signed this voucher at my re-
quest by authority from Mr.. Lott. Mac
namara knew OF this voucher as soon as
il was made He discussed it with me and
signed it. | only received half the amount
of the voucher and Mcnamara received
the other. Mcnamara stated that he
and Lott had some trouble over some eX-
penSe. and he said LOCt threatened to
abrOgate the authority about signing the
voucher, which had been credited to us.
Mr. Mcnamara and Lott We're cOntnu-
ally having fights. Everybody connected
as did. He and Lott had a spat over
me management of the road. | don't
remember the date of MacnamaraS and
my settlement. His statement was made
by Cooper. When got this statement
don't think the receipts were given. |
did not get the 1000 receipt. | think
Mcnamara had IL. don remember he
disposition of these receipts. | don t
nov whether Mr.. Norton checked the
statements with the receipt. don't know
what became of the receipts. | know
asked for the statement of the joint
amount and this was given me. | know
nothing about those receipts, and never
settled them with Wheeling. They were
credited to the auditors spec ial account.
don't remember of Wheeings ever
accounting to me- Mr.. Wheeling never
paid Jhat money. | did not know any
thing about those receipts. ! began the
constructions of my house in 1859 and
finished it in lSyl. ! commenced it before
the receivership. The house is a good
house but was extraordinarily expensive.
The rock from MUlGO0u here-WaS hauled
free by the ). \. Il \. =. My house bills
are all paid. The conversation with you
about employing your firm about August
S3,CoOi, what you said you would work for.
| think it was in August. No written
agreement was made. That was to cover
the work or local attorney. The time
the 5000 CiTer was made was at the time
We were making the King pro-
position. don't know the exact time
The 5000 agreement was not talked over
with Mr. Aubrey. There was no con-
tract. You drew up one hut it was not
signed. You said after the election you
"Ould 60, II necessary. to out side cOun-
ties Mr.. Aubrey would not sign your
voucher for 5000 because he said thai
his understanding was that you we're to
receive 5000 He signed every other one
on the road. You never mentioned Col
Epson name to me. 1t took this S2,OOl
extra for your political pull. ! was acting
as receiver of the ). A. Il \. p. and you wa,
acting Is agent of the pDIitiCianS. NOl
said you would arrange this 5000 witt
politics across the creek. This was ar
ranged in the receivers Office and Mac
namara was present. ! don't remembc
Ofany record being made. No vouchers
were made for your 5000. You have al
ways done your work well for the company
have no recollection of Mr.. Cooper try
ing to borrow $4,000. did not send hin
there. | never strained my credit witt
my banker 50 | could not get money.
agreed to pay you on this election $1,000
or $1,000 outside OF your salary. Tha
money was paid to Won in order to cOntrO
certain political influence for Judge King
That was what you said you needed i
the election. You said you were going /
pay it TO other parties. You said tina
those others had TO run every two years
while King had TO run only every fOu
years, and they wanted something |
ease them over the next election.
| was not present at all the meetings
| was there several times. ! was on
sub. committee to see the newspapers.
was not interested where the ST 900 wen
but do know that gave it to you"
"A great deal of talk was had about tn
election, and a number of legal question
were discussed
After the discussion he continued.
II never discussed with DR.. Graves a
the club the fact that election finance
were short. | think Mcnamara wa
present at the club when paid you 81, OO
The other 81, 900 was paid afterward. TIL
money came from f. GrooS' bank. 1t VIZ
q loan for 5000. The note was Signe
by Mcnamara and myself, secured b
my cOllaterals."
E.Conrt adiournef until 0:30 O'clock th