The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-13


we distributed in the house.
Q--Did you see any of the notes?
A.-Yes, two.
Q.-Wha were they?
A.-Mr. Foley's note, which he showed
me, was signed Wilson and said: Don't
support the school book bill. See me
between 1 and 1:30."
Q.-What was the other one you
found?
A.-One sent to Cubbison.
Q-Aow did you happen to see it?
A--Found it in the waste basket.
Q.-What did it say?
A.-"Keep your forces in line. How
about RothWeiler?''
Q--HaVe you the note?
A-NO.
Q.-What did you do with it?
A.-Turned it over to Ravenscraft.
Q.-What else do you know?
A--NOthing.
G. W. Moab, clerk of the house COM
mittee on banks and banking was the
next witness.
The examination of Mr.. Moab ap-
pears to have discovered the first man
who has actually said he had made
money as a legislator Asked for in
formation he might have, Moab said:
Il know nothing only what was vol
unteered to me-
Q--By whom?
"A member Of the house
Q.-What did he say?
A.-That a man could just as we'll
make something as he went along.
Q-What else?
A.-That he did not believe in this
gOOdy-goody business
Odd he say he received money?
A Yes.
Q.-How much?
A.-S100 and was to get $500 more
Q.-Anything else?
Ale said the average legislator
was susceptible; that the fellows who
were giving bribes were suckers and
that a man of ordinary Intelligence
COnI0 nf Gid
Q.-What else did you hear?
A.-Nothing till on the train going
home.
Q.-What then?
A.-The member I have referred to
showed me a roll of bills, which he
said contained 81 000
Q.-Did it look like a large roll?
Q-What did he say about the
money?
A-Said he made it during the ses-
sion.
Q.-Who was this man?
A.-Representative Walters of La
bette county.
DID any one else talk to you
about boodling?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Who?
As. R. Boyd.
Q.-Where did he see you?
A-At the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Q.-What' did he say?
A.-From what he said I inferred his
business was to find who could be
bought, but not to handle the money
himself.
Q.-Were you with Mr. Boyd?
A.-Yes, sir He slept with me the
night before the exposure in the senate
made by Mr.. Titus.
Q.-Have you seen Boyd since?
A.-NO, sir.
Q.-Have you heard from him indi-
rectly?
A.-Yes.
A.-Mr. Henshaw. reading clerk of
the senate, told me in Paola a few days
ago that he had seen Boyd in Kansas
City.
Q.-What was Boyd interested in?
A.-F'rOm his conversation, inferred
that he was interested in the stock
yards legislation.
Q.-Have you any further informa-
ton?
Mr. Moab was excused and J. NJ.
Doyle of Republic, a member of the
last house, who had been implicated
in bribery transactions by Represent
ative Dingus, took the stand.
4 want to say" said Mr.. Doyle, that
Mr.. Dingus' evidence is absolutely false.
When he testified before this committee
and said I told him 1 could secure $500
for him in case he would LAY down"
and cease supporting the school book
bill, he stated what was absolutely un-
true"
time?
A-On1y once
Q.-By whom and when?
A.-One morning in the lobby, man
whom I did not know asked me how
stood on the stock yards bill told
him I was for it, He said there would
be something in it if l would vote
against it. ] told him did not need
anything just then and passed on. That
was the last 1 heard of it.
1.-The school teachers of my county Op-
- Ill
posed certain provisions OF the plII ana ana
one of them wrote to- me urging that
Stryker, the state superintendent was
interested in the commission scheme be-
cause he wanted to palm off an inferior
manuscript on the people"
When the committee sought to secure
from Mr. Doyle the name of the infOr-
mant against Mr.. Stryker, the law was
read to him, after he had refused to- say
who it was and he responded promptly.
AIR. Nichols
O-What are his initialS2
Al do not know.
O-Where does he live?
An Republic county.
Further examination developed moth
inc. of interest from Mr.. Doyle further
than a general denial OF the charges
made by Mr.. Dingus.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Weilep was recalled and ask
ed concerning a certain visit he made
to Bailey Waggener's room.
''Oh, it was simply social call. We
smoked a cigar and but the remain
der of the answer was lost in laughter
from committee and spectators.
Mr. Weilep was then excused and
went home this afternoon.
Paul Russell of Miami county, chair
man of the house committee on banks
and banking, was the second witness
this afternoon. He testified that Boyd,
the stock yards agent, had offered him
(Russel) $1,000 if he would see Senator
CrOssan of Miami county and induce
him to support the Hanna stock yards
bill Further than this nothing was
ELECTED from Mr. Russell, except that he
had told Representative Ravenscraft
of Boyd's proposition, and they form
ed a plan to trap Boyd. To carry out
that scheme Russell went to the SEN
ate to take Mr.. Crossan into the scheme