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

fed as to the relative strength of the
several political parties in 1893.
Charles Sadler, county clerk, was
the next witness and was afterwards
recalled. He testified that he was a
candidate on the Republican ticket in
1893; that he was postmaster at South
Haven until September II, 1898; that
prior to September II, 1893, W. J..
NewbOld delivered to him at South
haven, as postmaster, letter ad-
dressed to J. P. Faurot which Mr..
Newbold told him was from John T.
Stewart and that Mr.. Stewart was
very anxious for Mr.. Faurot to get it
as early as possible; that he promised
TO send the letter to Mr.. Faurot dur.
ing the day, if he had an opportunity,
and did send it to him that day, with
his other mail; that he heard indirect.
ly that Mr.. FaurOt came to yelling
ton day or two afterwards; that he
received no intimatiOn from any
source and had no idea that there was
any political significance attached to
the letter or TO its delivery; that he
was not in any political conference
with Mr.. FaurOt during the campaign
OF 1893 and never had any intimation.
Idea or information that there had
been any sort of an arrangement or
bargain made, or attempted to be
made, with Mr.. Faurot with refer
ence to the campaign of 1898, the
the county printing of 1894, or any
other subject.
Yewell Griffith, county commission.
er from the First district was the
next witneas. He testified that he
was the Republican nominee for
county commissioner in 1898; that a
short time before the election he re-
ceiyed telephone message through
Mr.. Funk of Belle PLANE, that he was
wanted at Wellington and he came
down but had no idea why or for what
he was wanted; that some one, he did
not remember who, invited him to
John L. Stewards office that evening;
that John I. Stewart, Geo. T. Pitts,
.. j. Hackney, f. H. Gilmore, Geo.
W. Bailey. W. W. Schwinn and ]. C.
.. Morse were present and w. j. New
bold came in Just before the close of
the conference; that at the OutStart
Mr.. Stewart told him that he was for
him and was doing and intended to
do all he could to elect him and said
nothing further during the confer
ence; that the object OF the confer
ence seemed to be to learn how he
stood on the county printing; that
Capt. Gilmore did the most of what
little talking was done; that there
were no threats made that the Stand
ard or any of the parties present
would support his opponent or any
other candidate. if his answer was I'M
favorable to the Standard nor was
there any proposition to support him
or any other candidate if his answer
was favorable; that after hearing
what was to be said he told them that
ne would not make any promise what
ever of any kind or nature prior to
the election; that he never had had
any talk, at any time, with Mr.. Eau
rot in reference to the January, 1864,
letting of the county printing and
never had received any intimation or
Information of any sort of a deal with
or promise from Mr.. Faurot in refer
ence to the campaign of 1893 or the
country printing of 1894.
James Lawrence was next called to
the stand. He did. not claim his
legal exemption from testifying on
the ground that he was the attorney
OF the defendant but let the county
attorney whack away. He testified
that he had been Mr.. Faurot's attor-
ney for several years past; that he had
been employed to defend the Campbell
Il Hood suit; that he had prepared
and filed the answer without consult
ing with Mr.. Faurot about the fifth
count; that he got most OF the allega-
lions OF that count from Campbells
editorials in the Monitor-Press and
the Others he caught floating around
loose In the air as runors; that when
ne called Mr.. FaurOt's attention to
that count he replied that there was
not Word Of truth in it so far as it
related to him; that In stating that
case to the jury hd told them that he
expected to prove certain things;
that he had introduced all the evid-
ence at his command that he thought
wOnld tend to prove them, and had
argued all the questions in the case to
the jury.
W. j. NewbOld. being called as
witness for the state, testified that he
was the Republican nominee for reg
lister Of deeds in 1893; that early in
the campaign John T. Stewart had
given him a letter and telling him