The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-09
VAST DOODLE?
Charges Made Against the Old
Republican Board:
MISUNDERSTANDING,
Greene and Mitchell
IN AN AFFIDAVIT
yS.B. West When He Thought
Himself Dying.
Paid $4,000 to the Board to
Influence
Their Decision in Favor of the
Union Terminal.
AIMED AT ANTHONY.
AIMED AT ANTHONY.
The Affidavit Furnished the
Senate Committee
For the Evident Purpose Of
Beating Geo. T. Anthony.

Com missioner Geo. l. Anthony. $0,UUO
Commissioner A. R Greene. ..... $500
Commissioner W. NJ. Mitchell -. 1850
These are the sums which the old
Kansas board of railroad commissioners
are said to have received for their decis-
ion ia the celebrated Union Terminal
cases. according to sworn affidavit
made public today, and offered to the
senators who are TO investigate Mr. An
thongs record before they confirm him
The affidavit was made by s. B. West.
a Kansas City man, when he thought he
was on his death bed. West, it is said,
acted as q go-between for the Union Ter
minal company and the Kansas railroad
commissioners in this remarkable deal
He had been in the service of the Union
Terminal company, prior to that time.
West thought he had but few days to
live when he made the affidavit in March,
1898, but he survived THE operation he
refers to in the atfidaHit and it is now
said lives in ST. Louis
Twill be remembered that the Union
Terminal company were building a new
line of road in Kansas City, Kan, which
was to supply switching facilities for the
packing houses and wholesale establish
ments, and their route lay across the
tracks of the Union Pacific, Missouri
Pacific and Rock Island roads.
The railroads brought Injunction pro-
ceedings TO prevent the Union Terminal
company from crossing their tracks, and
after long legal fight and many trials
and hearings, the railroad commission
ers decided the case in favor of the
Union Terminal company.
West says, in the affidavit that he en-
gineered the whole transaction, and was
the one who succeeded in getting Presi-
dent Z. L. Martin Of the Union Terminal
company and the railroad commissioners
together. West alleges that the total
sum paid for the decision was $15. 600.
of which he was to have received an
equal one-fourth He says he only re-
ceived 81, $50, and that is supposed to
have something to do with his making
the sworn statement
Had Mr Anthony's name not been
sent to the senate by the governor for
confirmation as superintendent of the in
surance department it is doubtful if the
affidavit would ever have seen the Erht
AS it is, the affidavit has been put in the
hands of Senators Thacher, Dennison and
Sterne, who are instructed to investigate
Anthony's record and the charges which
have been brought against him
The following is the affidavit:
STATE OF KANSAS
COUNTY OF SHAWNEE,
Mar. Z, 1898.
10 b. P. Waggener, Attorney Missouri Pacific
Railway:
l being in my right mind with full use
of my mental faculties, make the follow
Ing statement in view of the fact that I
may not survive the trip to Kansas CITY.
On December goth or thereabouts l met
Mm. Mitchell at union depot, Kansas
CITY, and asked him should | 90 on and
make arrangements with the Union Ter
mInal to give them the decision in the
case then pending before the railroad
commissioners between the Union Ter
minal and Missouri Pacific railways.
VIM. Mitchell railroad commissioner
told me to go ahead.
On the morning of Decent Der % l had
a meeting with E. L. Martin (president
onlon lermlnal). He told me that they
(tne Union TerminaD would give ten
thousand dollars to have the case decid-
ed In their favor l went to Topeka the
same DAY and met VIM. Mitchell at the
othce OF the railroad commissioners in
the state house.
he told me that it could not be done
Tor that money. | was not authorized to
oHer any more. Finally the proposition
was made to go back to Kansas CITY with
me- ana would arrange a meeting be-
tween Mitchell and Martin. sent r 7.
AAOl4 bAS pOSlAl I6i6
graph ohce on Main street, asking him
to meet myself and friend at the Mid
land hotel at Z p. m. or after.
we arrived at the Midland hotel at
p NJ, Il think December 2l the re,ista,
NlIt snow. As Mr.. Martin was not in
4sn1, Mr. Mitchell registered and went
Upper. L waited in his office to meet
A mArtln. he came in about TAO o.
@ IL ne sad: This is no place for me tc
iu; e' nm; will go over to Jones' sa-
when Mitchell came L.. on' oul ahO
we went OUT and met Mr. Martin on the
sidewalk In front of the Grand omar
mousse, and he says, Let US go down te
my once, which we did, (the Martin
ferrin wholesale liquor housel
When we arrival tnera ~ r..
asked Mr. Martin for nriva+o ;.,.aN-! chel
and they Mr.. Martin and Mr. 1TitoSOT Siew