Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-25
THE srArEsMAN-M'KrNNEY SUIT
Details Of Testimony Letters Of Irvine
lease Goes to the jury.


Ie Details Of Testimony Letters Of irwin
J. lease Goes to the Jury.
y M'K1NNEY's TESTIMONY.
The Statesman had aoout $40 sub
!, scribcrs when quit. When 1t cam
i into my hands it had about $50. Let
ters 0f-Iryine were introduced offerinl
: to renew for six months, but statinI
: that the renewal clause would b'
, struck out. Another letter to sam'
effect was read as notice to Mckinne!
: To quit. But he declined to quit OF
such terms as he had paid $3.50 fo
the routes on account OF the priyi
lege Of renewal without which h'
could not sell to anyone. Nc
Kinney said he went to the States
man Office with Mayor Catch,
; and asked TO renew contract before
IL had expired. Irvine offered to re-
new for q year, If the renewal clause
could be struck out. On the 18th OF
May he went in again, and they re-
fused renewal at any terms. Irvine
by all his conduct acknowledged the
validity Of the contract between Nc
Kinney and Brown.
Mckinney said he went to the
Statesman aud offered them there set
Elements. They wanted time to con-
slider the matter, but sent him word
that they could not entertain any of
them. The three carriers employed
by Mckinney continued to go on car
rying as before, with his pouches until
June goth, when they refused to give
the carriers any papers. There was
no complaint at his service. The
price OF tie Statesman per month was
6j cents.
Cross ex: Had paid David for car
rying papers. He was still in his en-
ploy. Mckinney got papers uD to the
20th-for Baker, Barrager and David
aud had paid them.
SOME FUN.
Hayden: As a matter OF fact, you
Deyer liked this work OF soliciting |
subscribers for the Statesman?
Mckinney: seem to like IL well
enough to want to hang onto IL.
[ [Laughter.l
q. Did you ever get a single sub
scriber to the paper?
A. Yes; got A. Dilley. Laugh
teri
q. Did you not tell two carriers
about January that you had not and
would not canvass for subscribers?
A. i did not. was soliciting all
The time, from house to house.
e. Were you not n delegate to the
county convention? {
A. was.
q. Did you not spend great deal !
# time at Turner the past year? 5
A. / have not been at Turner the I
,ast year.
q. Did you not agree to canvass
lalf the town II Mr.. Irvine would
lave man canvass the other half? {
a. did but the man they hired u
'ot only twenty names aud | lost I
money on them. They did not pay. I
Juror c. y. Bishop: Did the States
nan Pub. Co. ever present bill for
nythlng due after May II? m
Mckinney: No sir, they did not. ii
z. Did the Statesman Pub. Co. nc. =,
ulesce in your manner OF collecting Gu
nd paying your bills? SC
a. Always. The bills were rendered M
nd settled by me in satisfactory on
lanner.
W. HOW many new subscribers have
lu got since the 18th of May last? ~
a. FIVE or six, | think, whoordered m
stopped, renewed 10 again. No
hers.
Brown; Had $40 subscribers when po
turned IL over TO Mckinney. | had wi
y during the legislature of 1893. an
" What part OF the money that Jo
ckinney paid you for the route was
rned over TO the Statesman.
objected TO. Holmes maintained 81
ey mad right To show that the 4
ateSman got consideration out OF Il
ihlnney for the renewal clause that r.
ey now sought to bulldoze Mckinney \;
I or They had n double lndlct.
mt to rob Mckinney of something Z
lich he made valuable. rs
hcNary said Browns contract was res
! IN question. The only question The
re was this; Is any money due at
IN Dllley to the Statesman. cor 90,
The objection was sustained. DE. ver
se rested. ID.
rank Barager Carried papers for H, Ilo
Kinney up to May IL. M Nj
; Have you been employed by him
ce that timey \
Objected To. Overrnled az