San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-08
THAT CONTRACT.
Investigating the Why's and
Where's.
YOAKUM TEsTIFIEs CLOSELY TC
THE LINE.
Newton is Unable 10 Gam Much on
Him Although Questioning
Him Closely for Sew
eral Hours.

Master in Chancery's court again
convened to hear testimony in this
famous investigation. Mr.. Yoakum
again took the stand aud remained
there throughout the afternoon under
! cross-examination of Mr.. Newton.
The examination of MIR. Newton was
very severe, but Mr.. Yoakum's testi-
mony remained uDbroken, in fact his
position is rather strengthened. This
Is the last witness the defense pro.
poses to offer and it is expected that
the case, as far as the testimony goes,
will be ended in day or two. The
| prosecution have some evidence to
offer. In rebuttal. through several wit
nesses.
| The crowds are creasing and the
excitement, caused by the trial, is
somewhat died out. Every body,
Judge, lawyers, stenographers and
reporters, will, no doubt, be relieved
a great deal when the end has been
declared.
Newton-"Now. Mr.. Yoakum, you
say you do not know exactly the date
the jetty bids were opened?"
II don't remember the exact dates,
1t was about 80 days prior to the Sec
ond letting. Mr.. Newton was the
successful bidder. The contract al
that time contemplated lao pound
rock to the cubic foot. We named
rates based on 80 cents and 81. The
lowest rate at that time by the l. q
q. N. was so cents. / think the com
bination made ST. So to ST. As. was
not Interest," ted in the bid tor the jetty
contra further than il saw fit TO 90
into the contract with Mr.. Nelson, ]
could do 500
"Who went with yof to Calves
TONI"
"Mr. Mcnamara, believe"
"Did Mr.. Nelson go with your
ayes, 1 believe So"
"Mr. Polk?"
| "Yes.u
"What time was this?"
"I have already stated it was prior
| to the time OF letting the contract"
| "Didn't you make an effort to pur.
chase the Newton bid.
| III did not want the contract at his
bid. I might have talked the cues
ton over with Mr.. Newton. / heard
him offer To sell it. 1 made him no
offer for it,"
Didn't you and Mr.. Lott try to
buy out the Newton bid?"
mo. Didn't contemplate 1t more
than to figure on It. The bid was
too low to make any money out of it."
| Didn't You obtain control of the
Newton Did?n
No, cir I don't think Mr.. Lott
| did, not at 81 10 TOR sandstone. Did
| not take it or offer 10 take it,"
| Now, this second letting, what
| time was thal?P
| "March 80 1891"
| what difference is there to haul.
| ing 40 stone and 1870 stone?"
mo difference in expense"
| "Now are you positive that you
never made rate to any one based
on any but the 80 cent to 81 rate?'
| II am not positive but we figured
| on a 80 cent rate. You see We depend
largely on what our competitors are
| doing; if we started IN on 80 cent
| rate and had so cent rate to fall on,
| and they would reduce the rate we
| would come down"
What did you go to Galveston for
at the time of the first bid?"
| "To find out who the successful bid
/ ders were and to ascertain what our
| chances were in getting the stone"
"You went down as receiver OF
| the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway for the purpose of getting the
| stone?"
"Yes.n
wasn't it exclusively your busi-
ness?u
"It might have been. l very often
| have business IN Galveston. 1t was
my principal business, at any rate"
"WhO was the general superin-
tendent of your road at that timer"
"Mr. Merriam, 1 think"
"Would you let me see the esd
mates ne made, about the expense?"
~ have none. / took no estimate
with me Cd the first visit to Calves
ton. Our open rate at that time was
81 or 81 05 on single carloads"
"You say you estimated the bid on
90 cent rate?"
II don't recollecJ exactly, but /
think we figured on that"
WAS the l. & &. n, holding rates
up then?"
''I think So"
"Did you have conversation at
that time with Gslbrai; h?"
eyes. he said he would come down
to the 80 cent rate, but didn't want to