People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-07-11

Whlmper about Mr.. Faurot having
made any sort of promise, or pledge,
or having entered into any sort Of a
contract, agreement or understanding
In reference to the campaign of 1898,
or the county printing for 1894; that
ne never heard of the conversations
between Stewart and FaurOt and knew
tnat the same was true with reference
TO Mrs. Herring; that the Standard
had pursued exactly the course it had
intended to from the very outstart
and had not varied or modified it In
the least by reason Of what any person
or persons had done or promised to do
during the campaign.
John G. Campbell, editor of the
MonitOr-PreSS, was the only witness
that Mr.. Lawrence really cross-exam.
ined during the day and while there
was only one spectator present who
was supposed to be in sympathy with
him in this case, yet We believe every
man present felt sorry .or him when
jim went after him in earnest-they
couldn't help it. Bro. Campbell testi.
fed that previous to January, 1894, he
and MIR. FaurOt had been very cordial
friends and that during the first week
Of that month Mr.. Faurot had been a
constant visitor at the Monitor-Press
Office; that the county printing Ques.
ton had been discussed in a general
way, and he understood Mr.. Faurot
was for them. He knew that the
Standard and the Voice had bids in on
the morning of the Sth, but he had
not prepared any bid. After dinner
he fell in with Faurot going to the
court house and asked him square out
about the printing. Mr.. Faurot told
him it was settled that the Standard
was to have the printing; that it had
been necessary to arrange it in this
way so as to insure the election of
Yewell Griffith in the north district.
Mr.. Lawrence called his attention
to the fact that he had spoken of this
conversation in the county case and
had been asked to repeat the CONVEX
satiOn and had not then testified that
FaurOt told him anything about the
matter baving been arranged or set
tied in order to elect anybody and
asked him to explain why he had not
told this part Of it in the county case.
But Campbell couldn't explain and
was smart enough not to try. He
said that Immediately after this he
went into the clerks Office and hur-
riedly made out bid, which was the
lowest one on the items he mentioned,
but that his bid did not cover the lob
printing and that the county printing
was let the first thing after dinner.
In reference to the printing of the
official ballots he said that Geo. w.
Bally, Judge Brunette, W. ]. Newbold
and possibly Others had been to see
him repeatedly about turning them
over to the Standard and that New
bold's testimOn. on that point was
correct. He admitted on cross-ex.
animation that, during the trial Of
the county printing case and while
John T. Stewart was on the stand
and Immediately after Harry Woods
had asked several questions suggested
to him by his father and deputy, John
G. Woods tapped him on the shoulder
and took him into the cloak room and
there talked to him about bringing
this prosecution and that he saw the
complaint and warrant in the county
attorneys Office before they were filed
with the justice and that he had
heard that John G. Woods had said
that he hoped they would beat the
county, but that he was not surprised
when Harry'WOods turned up on their
side Of the case in the examination Of
John T. Stewart as a witness. lie
further testified that his information
was that Mr.. Faurot had done all he
could to have him arrested for libel
and that it was no fault Of Faurot's
that the prosecution had not been
commenced.
Geo. T. Pitts was the last witness.
lie gave the same account OF the
Griffith meeting in Stewards Office as
the others. He testified that Stewart
never told him about any talk with
Faurot; that he never heard anything
whatever in reference to any action
or promise, express or implied, in con-
nection with the campaign Of 1893 or
the county printing Of 1894; that he
was not in the city when the printing
was let and knew nothing whatever
about any connection Mr.. Faurot may
have 'had with the matter except
what is shown by the records.
At the commencement Of the trial
all the witnesses were excluded from
the court room except the one on the
stand, and the newspaper men, John
IG Campbell and A. A. Richards. The
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