San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-28
BEFORE THE MASTER,
YOAKUM AND GRAVES GIVE
LIVELY TESTIMONY.
Ii Took S21 900 to Elect Judge
King-Other Fraudulent Matters
EXpOsed-Facts Showing How
the Officers Conducted
the Road Matters

the nvestigstiOn of the affairs of the
Arkansas Pass road continued, Mr..
Yoakum being again placed on the
stand for cross examination. His
testimony is as follows:
1.-THE Kennedy voucher for $40, 900 WIS
for an amour of material delivered to
the receivers by Captain Kennedy. 1t
was checked over by the road master.
From the testimony OF the men who
handled it, it was a correct voucher.
This amount WAS credited to the re.
receivers on their accounts. The
reason the money was paid to the
receivers instead of being paid to
Captain Kennedy is this: Keneny had
agreed to allow 1T as expense occurred
during the election. Mcnamara and
got credit for one hall to each of US,
Sir. Macnamara certainly received
hall the amount. Mr.. Cooper received
instructions as how to handle that
S2l 900. These monies as shown by
that statement, are shown as being
drawn by both. l could probably find
the receipts. Captain kennedy agreed
to contribute the amount (S2l 000I to-
IL. w
amount for the election and more, too.
learn that the old cash book was
destroyed in May. l did not instruct
Mr. Cooper to destroy it,"
Were you exercised about the
Hanna Investigations" asked the at
torney.
After / had heard the matter ex-
planned to me I thought it was un-
necessary to make an arrest as Hanna
had nothing of Importance. Mr..
Cooper told me that Hanna, who had
been his chief clerk, had solen some
papers from his office and he thought
he ought to be arrested. L told Mr.
Cooper that II Hanna had any papers
showing crookedness in the Office We
should know 1t ourselves, and that If
he did not have any we should not ar
rest him. l don't remember OF hav.
ing told Mr. BergstrOm TO try to stop
the investigation. / may, however,
have told Mr.. Aubrey that the Hanna
investigation must he stopped. We
all wanted it stopped after it got into
that election business. The S2l 600
was taken in different amounts"
The msster-in- chancery's report on
the Hanna investigation was then
EOskum continued
"Nr. Mcnamara received credit for
one half OF this S2l 600 He probably
paid Mr.. Bergstrom g, 200, for which
he has q receipt ] handled between
SIG, O00 and SIS 900 during the cam
ia On. I got the money back.
/ think the destroyed book
mad a detail ofthese election accounts.
Isuppose the object of the investiga-
ton was to clear Hanna and not to To-
cate the expenditure of money for cleo,
ton purposes. I did not tell Cooper
to destroy that cash book. We used.
I expect, more than S2l 600 in the
election Of Judge King The amount
allowed by the Kennedy voucher was
intended to REIN burse Mr. Macnamara
and myself for expenses incurred in
the election. We spent good deal
with The Times, which was practi
cally q clean loss. The amount ex-
pended by us was considerably over
sol, 900.
Mr.. Houston then took the witness
and the testimony continued as fol
lows:
THAT check was paid on May 18th
1891, to Mr.. Wheeling. The auditor
kept the joint account. The credit Of
the Kennedy voucher was allowed OF
the receivers Joint account by direc.
ton of the receivers. Mr.. MacnamarG
knew about it. Mr.. Cooper knew
about the material and he attested Il
the road having received it. | have
several receipts which were returned
to me upon settlement OF accounts anC
here they are. [ never authorize &c
Mr.. Cooper to pay out money for me
except on very small matters. II,
never notified me that he was carry
ing me for IS 900. Inever owed Mr.
Cooper any amount"
"WOuld the interest on that $40
Times note amount to SOL 80 from Sep
tember 20, 1890, to January II, 1891, a
II per cent per annum?" asked MI
Houston.
mo sir; it would be more thal
twelve months interest"
"Was Mr.. Mscnamara informed q
these election expenditures in 1890?
Yes, We were both In 1t "
"Mr. Yoakum, I would like for 20
to bring in any further papers bear
ing on this prosecution which yo
may be able to find. We are no,
through with you for the present, an
will rest our case until we ca
get MI. Stevens balu Mr.. Houston
The court then adjourned until ]
o'clock this morning.
MORNING SESSION.
This morning J. S. Mcnamara wa
put upon the stand by Mr.. Newton
Mr.. Bergstom being absent. II
testimony ran as follows:
II was appointed receiver of I'll
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass in Jul,
1890. On November 8, go, | receive
$1,000 from c.. s. Wheeling
cashier Mr.. Yoskum and divide
that, he received one half an