The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-09-27

Francis H. Marion, charged with brib
cry in school ding/contracts, was
begun yesterday in district conri.
with Judge Dale presiding The court
room was filled with people and great
interest was manifested in the case,
which bids fair to continue a day or
two. The jury selected is an unusual
ly good one and fair ami impartial
trial Mil result. Judge Green and
Sam Overstreet represent the defen-
dant and Capt. IIuston assists his
brother, Harris in the prosecution.
In the evidence yesterday very little
was brought out; in fact, no test
monv was adduced at all damaging to
the def ndan'.
The case was opened by Prosecutor
Huston, who read the indictment and
succinctly stated what he would en-
deavor to prove.
Tom Cuppage was the first witness
called. He read the records and min.
utes ofthe old school board.
Delaney Testines.
The next witness called was Dan j
Delaney. of the contracting firm oi
Scott & Delaney. lie testified: 81 live
in Oklahoma City; ID. II. Scott was
with me in business; went to see DR.
Marion about school to be bnilt; he
told me about what the board had,
Sl5, 600; meeting in DR.. Marion's office;
saw him two weeks later; l asked
him IL they were ready; did not hayC
the plans; next meeting week or Sc
after; we talked the matter over; DR.
NJ. said that Hadley had said that ht
Delaney was u man who it was SAT-
to do business with; next at his Office
had trouble over the heating system
nothing more was said next had 1
message to meet DR.. Marion at New
ton, Kansas; Doctor said his throa'
was in bad shape and had to go tC
some other climate, and had agreed Il
turn matters over to Mr.. Cuppage
We came to Guthrie. | met DIR. M
next morning; he said he would ge
Lyons to work with Cuppage: said TO
me to go to Lyons; the DIR. told me I
go and see Mr.. Lyons. The details hal
been talked over: we were TO get stray
bids-four straw bidders; carpenter
contract su bidders were to be com
petjtors of ours. The plans were I,
be delivered TO different ones. Delane,
~ Scott were TO be the lowest bidder
81, 5O0 figured it could not be ar
ranged. | asked Marion to whom th'
SO, 800 was to go; If the contract woul'
turn without Lyons it would take So,
500, but to go and see Mr.. Lyons an,
aud have Lyons come and see me
Scott e Delaney were to pay the SO, 80
81, 900 when we got contract; wer
TO add 81, 800 to the bid; conversation
about 50, 500 at DR.. MS office, mex
day, after we came from Newton;
went to see Mr.. Lyons; | came int
Mr.. Lyons office; said who was
talked with DR. NJ, Mr.. l.. said wha
plan we had; said he did not know
that he would go into 1t; that he haC
been at logger heads and would see m
again; saw DR.. NJ. at English Kitchen
told him what Lyons said; Mr.. l.. sen
word that he could not see hin
until tomorrow morning; NJ. said la
did not know what IL meant; saw DIR
NJ. next day; told me Z go TO Lyons
office; ! saw Lyons; told him DIR, NJ
wanted to see him; DR.. NJ. said thi
this thing was all right; Lyons said
want TO see Mr. Gray; Mr.. l.. said hoy
much ! am 10 get-sl, 900; you nee'
not tell; NJ said am going away-yol
manage IL without me IL you wan
me soon; saw Mr.. Lyons; saw Gray
said it was all right; had letter from
DIR. NJ (Letter is shown TO witness).
Dan Delaney; Live at St. Joseph
Mo; Oklahoma City before | went t,
St. Joseph, Mo, 81. Louis, Omaha an'
Denver; am same Dan j. Delane,
who was indicted; | have taken tn,
benefit of a start as an informer; 3
years old; first met DR.. Marion IL
October 1898, at his office in Guthrie
dan j. Delaney recalled.) Went L