The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
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joicing.
| A-Yes sir.
Q.-And you got a drink?
Aft I wanted il.
| Q.-YOu and Gone are good friends?
| Ayes sir; 1 stood by him when he
either.
Q.-As a matter Of fact, Mr.. Cook. yeu
nave been helping Cone and Cone has
been helping you.
| Ayes sir.
Q.-Kind Of a stand off?
A--That is what we done.
Q.-Well, he never tried 10 buy your
vote in his life?
! A.-No, he knew he could not do il
! because he didn't belong 10 our people;
l might have been born over there but
| he didn't.
Ole never tried 10 buy any vote?
/ A--No sir, never tried 10.
/ Q.-DOn't you remember the fact that
Mr.. Cone has frequently let You have
small sums Of money in the last five or
six years; isn't II a fact that Mr.. Cone
/ often let You have money when you
/ would be out and wanted II.
At has been 50 small 1 don't re-
member.
Odd you ever ask Rufe Cone for
: anything he did not give You?
/ A.-No sir. Il didnt make any differ
ence whether 1 was begging or steal
/ ing.
Q.-Weu somebody drove you up here
one day TO make an affidavit about it;
do you know who was in the office?
Al don't know who 1t was. II was
/ just, correct and right.
! Q.-Wen today you have endeavored
| 10 tell the truth about it just as you
recollect it.
Aust as near as 1 can remember.
/ OF course 1 don't remember all about il
/ because don't remember.
! Q.-Who brought you here TO make
/ the affidavit, Charley Horner?
Ayes.
Ole didn't give you anything or
anybody else?
A-No, they didn't give me any
/ thing.
OR did they promise to give you
anything?
A.-Watch out.
! Q-Tell what they promised you.
! A-Well, l told you l can't remember
/ If a man tells me one thing in one half
an hour, and 1 am filled with opium be
cause 1 can hardly sit here and 1 have
] TO take it every night TO sleep.
Q.-But can't you remember how
much Horner promised TO give you?
/ Was 1T $500 or $500?
Al can't remember.
Q.-Was it as much as $500 that he
/ agreed TO pay you?
Al wasn't coming here TO harm him
/ If l can get $500.
Dwell, how much did Horner say
he would pay you?
Al can't remember.
Dwell, as nearly as you can; I
don't expect you to De exact.
A.-Wen, Of course 1 can't call my
mind to that; 1 don't remember about
| that; 1 will tell the truth if 1 know it.
Odd You go to get a drink before
or after you made the affidavit with
Homer?
Al don't think we got any drink at
all.
Q.-Don't you remember where you
went with Horner or anybody to get a
drink?
A.-No don't. I didn't go before. I
came right along up with him.
Q.-YOu don't know whether you
went afterwards or not?
Al don't think 1 did afterwards. 1
haven't been afterwards. l can buy
all the drinks 1 want.
Odd Horner promise you any
thing besides money.
A.-Well, he-nO.
Q.-What did he promise you?
A.-Of course money is what talks.
Q.-HOw much did you tell him it
would take TO talk?
A.-There is man that comes great
er than me that will tell you that.
Q.-Who is he?
AIR. Allen.
Q.-Did MIR. Allen promise you any
thing?
A-Who?
Odd Mr.. Allen promise you any
thing?
A.-No Allen did not promise me.
Odd he tell you that Allen would
promise?
Ayes.
Q.-Just tell what it was
Ale knows all about it.
Q.-But you just tell us. We would
rather have your testimony than AL
lens
A.-Whatever I say belongs to truth
and unity. l belong TO Gods creation
and humanity.
Q.-That is the reason that we would
rather take You than Allen; tell what
HOrner said; you just tell US what Al
len said Homer would give you.
A.-Well, all right. He said ne would
give US ten dollars apiece.
Q.-That is, ten dollars for you and
ten dollars for Allen?
A.-That is ten dollars each.
Q.-Allen was to help get this affida-
Wit?
AYES, but he failed 20 pay this
@ Hasn't he paid this?
A.-No.
o. would make him pay this right |
away.
The last witness called was Perry !
Allen, who related a conversation be |
tween himself, Cook and Cone. He said |
that after election he was at Cooks !
shop one day and that Cook told him /
he had been out the night before with |
Cone and Sutton, and that he would like |
10 see them now. Presently Cone came |
along and Cook called him in and be- /
gan talking with him. Allen said that |
Cone told Cook that he had nothing /
against those who told the truth, but he /
would railroad all those out Of town /
who began telling lies. Cook replied /
that he could not be ''railroaded" out Of |
town. That he had a right 10 borrow or /
lend money il he wanted 70. The wit /
ness said nothing that would indicate |
any act Of boodIing on the part OF Cone.