San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-15
WHEELING WHISPERS
TO THE MASTER IN-CHaNCERY's
COURT OF INVESTIGATION
And Relates What Cooper Told
Him on the Quiet-Another Chap
ter On How TO Get Rich
In Modern Days.

The Arkansas Pass investigation still
continues to interest the general public.
Yesterday when the session opened Mr..
+. A, Fulwiler was recalled by Mr.. New
ton and was INTERCEPTED regarding the
item of $500, which Mr.. Cooper checked
out in April and May. The copy book
was produced and the dates on which
money was paid were shown. The
book was also gone through for the
months of February and March and
showed that no amounts were paid Mr..
Cooper personally during these months.
In answer to his questions, Mr. Newton
received answers from Mr.. Fulwiler as
follows:
Sometimes there were as many as two
or three small amounts furnished and re-
ceipts taken at one time. The item OF
s2C0 dated February IS, 1891 was paid to
L. j. Polk. | did not always return the
receipts Immediately after the money was
furnished"
The witness was then turned over to
Col A. w. Houston, who, in response to
certain question was answered as fol-
lows:
Eyes sir; all the station money during
February and March was paid to Mr..
Polk
Mr.. C. s. Wheeling, the present general
agent of the road, who for two years
previous to his present appointment was
the roads cashier, was placed upo n the
stand by Col. Houston and testified, in
answer to the questions of that gentle
man, as follows:
The reason happened to go into Mr..
COoper'S Office at the time ] got those
papers, was this: On the morning of
May "a, l came up in the elevator and met
Mr.. Cooper. He said, Come into my
office went in and had a seat. He
said: We are having a h of time
now. This master is going to conduct an
investigation He opened a drawer of
his desk ana took out the Missouri, Kan
SaS a. Texas receipts for 5000 and said:
i want you TO carry it in lien Of the Sc. So
receipts which you hold against me per-
sonally and hold it until the investiga-
ton is over. Mr.. Spear told me he did
not know where the $500 receipt was
and told him he had better get dupli-
cate of Mr.. Cooper, which he did
When | went into Mr.. Cooper's Office
he said that Mr.. Mcnamara was going
TO be appointed sole receiver, and he also
stated what salary he Cooper was TO be
paid by. Mr.. Mcnamara. l was not
until went into Mr.. COODer's Office and
he detached it from the voucher. Mr..
Cooper told me Mr., Hoakum was going to
be removed"
The following letter was then read by
the witness which he madein the nature OF
memorandum, which he said was made
on May 70, and for the purpose OF pre-.
serving the facts in his memory:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May %, 1892,
To whom it may concern:
The attacked Pacific Express COM
nNy'o int Tor
auditor and | received credit for same
May "a, 1892.
On morning Of May "a, 1892, Mr. A. G.
Cooper, then auditor, told me to accom-
pany him to his Office and stated the court
had concluded to remove B. +. Yoakum,
receiver, and would appoint ]. S. Macna-
mara as sole receiver. That the conrt had
been patiently waiting for an opportunity
to remove said YOakum, and as his con-
necton with the government contract al
galveston would give the court a valid eX-
cuse to remove said Yoakum. During the
above conversation, he opened a drawer
OF his desk and withdrew some
vouchers, detached receipts fol
5000 given by express COM
dered me to take it back to my office and
carry it on hand together with similar re-
ceipts which the auditor had given my
assistant cashier, w. E. Spear. These
receipts said auditor had returned. lie
had once given US credit for and instruct
ed us to carry them in lien Of his receip,
for $500 given by said auditor for money
obtained by him in his official capacity as
charge of disbursements.
He ordered me to carry said receipts as
cash items and present them as such be
fore the maSter-in- chancery, who woulC
be directed by the court to hold an inves.
tigaJion, and further, stated that wher
Mr.. Mcnamara had been appointed
sole receiver 1t would be all right for GOV
ering up the Sc, 500.
G. s. WHEELING, Cashier.
A cash receipt was then introduced BY
Col. Houston for $500 signed by A. G