The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
IT COMES OUT QUICK.
The "Journa's' Demand For S. B.
Vests Second Affidavit
RESPONDED TO WITH ALACRITY.
1t Proves That Kr. West Lied But
Which Time Did He Lie?

1t Proves That MIR. West Lied But
Which Time Did He Lie?
The demand of the public through last
evenings STATE JOURNAL for the publi-
cation of the second affidavit of s. B.
West, in which he takes back all he said
in the first one, has had the desired eff
feet.
The friends of Ex-Governor Anthony
and ex-Railroad Commissioner Mitchell
lost no time in procuring for publication
a copy of the evidence in the hands of
the senate committee and carrying it up
to the Office of the morning paper. No
grass grew under their feet
The affidavit explains itself as follows:
Vests Second Af1davit.
Topeka, Kan, April 30, 1898.
s. B. West, of lawful age, being duly
sworn, testified as follows:
"Some time in the month of February,
1898, Howard Parks, car agent of the
Missouri Pacific railway, solicited me to
go to ST. Louis with him as his guest on
the Wabash railway. We arrived in st.
Louis and l went to the Moser hotel and
Parks to the Lindell. afterwards moving
to the Moser, accompanied by the follow :
ing named gentlemen: G. NJ. Rath burn,
superintendent Missouri Pacific railway,
Atchison, Kan; James Dalbey, superln
tendent Missouri Pacific terminals, Kan
sas City, Mo-, and Bailey Waggener, at
tornev Missouri Pacific, Atchlson, Kan.
In the evening of the day after my ar
rival there. we (the above named gentle
| men and myseIf) attended theater at the
| Hagan, c. NJ. RAthburn paying for the
tickets. After theater someone suggested
| 1riu init a
near the theater and all took drink,
everyone taking beer or whisky.
Someone PARKS, I think.) suggested
that we walk down the street awhile,
and we did, visiting a large number of
houses of i'll fame. At each house we
drank either beer, whisky or champagne
according to the tone of the honse. At
one place I called for cigar, but the
| gentlemen with whom l was objected,
and insisted that drink every time. l
| mistrusted from this that they were try
ing to get me drunk for some purpose,
and from that on was very careful.
These carousals were kept up until $3.50
or 3 a. M, when we returned to the hotel.
In the evening of this same day, after
supper, and before going to the theater,
James DAlbey had said to me that il
would be worth $4,000 to them to have
the crossing case decision reversed, mean
ing the enc given by the railroad COM
missioners of Kansas on the Union Ter
minal crossing of the Missouri Pacific
railway and the Union Pacific railway
indicating to me that if I would go into
court in the injunction case now pend
ing aud testify as directed they would
give me ($5,OOO) five thousand dollars
They paid everything except my room
bill at the hotel. l did not see any but
Parks and c. NJ. Rathburn after tina
night and came back to Kansas City the
following night on the Missouri Pacific
railway with Rathburn and Parks, pay
ing no fare.
"Shortly afterwards I received a tele
gram from B. P. Waggener to NEE
him at the Coates house at 6 p. m. al
shown by attached message. and me
him and ate supper with hun, and sfte
supper the proposals previously made b.
Dalbey were renewed, and an increase
if necessary If I would testify to what ht
wanted in the approaching injunction
case. l afterward went to meet him a
the Union depot, in response to a mes
sage, and the same proposals were re
} newed and pressed, and two more ap
Dointments were made, which failed t.
} keep on account of sickness.
"After | was able to be out I was a
the Union depot, and Mr.. DaIbey 9TH
, same one mentioned before) wanted m
, to go to Atcnison aud see B. P. Wagge
, ner, and he spoke to conductor to tax
? me there. l went I can not give date
, but the register at the Byram hotel vii
! show this and visit made subsequently,
Mr.. Waggener renewed the proposal
| and made some remarks about Governo