San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-01
WHO LIES9
CHARLIE NILES SAYS JUDGE
KING DID MAKE THAT
PROPOSITION.
Other Conductors say so tOO-Wag-
ner Tells His Tale-Yoa KUN
Scores Bergstrom one and
Vent lates the Election
Fraud

At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
the investigation into the affairs of
the Arkansas Pass receivership case,
was again resumed before Mas ter-in-
Chancery Fleming. the first witness
placed in the stand being Charles c.
Niles, who said:
II had an interview with DR..
Graves aud Judge King in the San
Antonio club. Baldwin and Geo.
McHardy and myself were in Hor-
ner's saloon talking about the strike.
DR.. Graves was there but said moth
ing. Afterwards, however, we were
in Big Dicks saloon. DR.. Graves
asked us to have u drink, and in
speaking about the affair he said it
was q shame; that il King and Mac
namsra had been present there would
have been no strike. DR.. Graves
and went to Macnamara's residence.
He was not there. We went to the
club about IL O'Clock, went up stairs
in a private room and talked there
until 2 o'clock. DR.. Graves abused
Yoakum. Judge King said If
L would get a good many old
men to sign petition for Goakum's
removal, the court would remove
him and appoint Mr.. Mcnamara
sole receiver. He said it would
have to be drawn up in a
legal form. DR.. Graves offered to pay
an attorney to draw the petition up.
| went with DIR. Graves to the Nav
srick hotel. Judge King was also
in the carriage. None of the boys
were waiting for me and l went to
bed. Later on in the night DR.
Graves woke me up and insisted that
the petition be gotten up the next
morning The next day talked with
a great many of the boys about the
matter. / communicated these facts
to Yoakum the next morning. When
told him, he laughed and said: Il did
not know they were after me that
bad He further said that as there
were probably 1000 men out of Work.
and he wanted to do everything in
his power to settle the strike, and II
his getting out would put them to
work he would resign his position.
We told him that we wanted none Of
that. as he had always been oul
friend, and we proposed to fight 1t
out"
On cross examination by Mr.. Berg
strom, the witness said:
No one was in the carriage with
DR.. Graves when we went to see
Judge King. l did not say that Mr..
Yoakum was the cause of my leaving
Judge King made the proposition. l
did not tell him anything. went
there for him to tell me. Judge King
said that the first thing he knew OF
the strike was when he got telegram
from DR.. Graves. Judge King said
that if Mr.. Yoakum did not know
how to manage the men he had
better get out. The strike was
settled on the Dist. Mr. 9Oa'
KUN and Mr.. Mcnamara promised
to let me have my run back. But
afterward Mr.. Macnamara refused,
aud said he had not promised to do
any such thing. My release from DR..
Graves was given to Mcnamara. He
tore IL up and told me to get another
made out in the proper form. L am
now in the employ of the company
aud have been since the new man.
agement went into effect. | made the
affidavit at the request of Mr.. Reagan
Houston. | asked Mr. Nelson to put
me to work and he told me L could go
to work. | went TO work about a
week or teD days after that. l took
Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Ogden to
Houston on q special. | did not meet
Mr.. Mcnamara on the night l had
the interview with DIR. Graves. Imet
him day or two after that in the
Menger hotel. We talked about the
matter then. We talked about
it every time we met. [ never
told Mr.. Mcnamara about the
King proposition. During the strike
did not go around the country ask
ing the roads not to handle the 3. A.
p freight. abused Sands after Mr..
Yoakum and Mr.. Mcnamara offered
nv place back to me and he Knocked
it in the head. l saw the affidavit
that 1 made, this morning in Mr..
Houston's office. Mr.. Houston, Mr..
Yoakum and Chase were present. L
read 1t over. | did not read 1t aloud.
1t was not read aloud. When that
was handed to me, | was asked II L
wanted to see it. l run between 1oa'
kun and Waco. My train master
ordered me here, at whose request,
do not know. | was ordered to report
to the compsny's attorney. | went
to Mr.. Yoakum's house. L have
been there before. The train master
said Chase, Baldwin and Luke had
been laid off for this invest igation. L
did not get telegram or any commu-
nlcation from Mr.. Hoakum, or any one
else, except Davidson, about coming
here. Mr.. Davidson said he supposed
1 was wanted in this case. Most pos
itively, was not told by Mr.. Norton
that II made that affidavit would
get my run back"
Mr.. A. D. Nash was sworn and
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