Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-03
"DoN'T KNOW A THING"
Colonel Morse and Secretary Richard-
son sny They Never Before Heard
of the Two Men Involved.

Colonel c. F. Morse, vice president of the
Stock Yards Company. was very reticent
when asked If he knew anything about the
men charged with attempted bribery, or if
he desired to make any statement on the
part of the company.
Il know only what I have seen in the
newspapers. / know absolutely nothing of
these men or their motives,'' he said.
do you desire to make any statement on
the subject as coming from the Stock
Yards Company"
Mo. sir. l have nothing to say at all on
the subject simply because know nothing
whatever about it. / have never heard
of any of the men named. don't care to
talk about the matter. for they seem to be
doing enough talking at Topeka"
= OF course Colonel Morse would not be ex-
pected to know as vile creature as Boyd.
There is not the slightest doubt but Mr..
Boyd, in his far away, Kentucky home.
10 move Temporarily" to Kansas by Way
of regulating things and seeing that equal
and exact justice be done to all. No one
of the great injustice about to be done to
the Boston Stock Yards Company located
at Kansas City; and this threatened injus-
the slave of conscience to the extent of
quitting business in the place of his birth.
spending his own money on a trip West to
so dearly by all thoroughbred Kentucky,
gentlemen. There can be no doubt but N.Y..
Boyd. of his own free will and accord, paid
his own freight and settled his own bills
and his love for fair play grew upon him
until he concluded to spend his own money
In humps of 0eoss % Sa4a 5S p S
sition of paying 81 for corn and cent a
pound for hay.
No one suspects for moment that Colo
nell Boyd in his great zeal to protect the
Stock Yards Company. ever for a moment
communicated with Colonel Morse for 1t is
pa ns. hsat n ensad woud
with doing. in response to a prompting of
fairness that saturates his soul.
OF course Colonel Morse would not think
of furnishing financial support, aid and
comfort to such mean thing as Colonel
Boyd, who has embarrassed the Stock
n ia ne e he nof it II rn ana the Ge
stock yards management to rescue his
bones from a dishonorable grave. As far
e es.ned @ Colon Colonel Boyd cam he buried d in h9n, a
grave so shallow that beasts of the short
grass county could gambol with his bones.
In fact, Colonel Boyd having disgraced
the stock yards management by his indie
pendent conduct. may be prosecuted by
these greatly imposed upon gentlemen. This
question will be taken up when the next
extortion dividend from dollar corn is de-
.clared. ,ert.. s7-5- - .,,..,,-.
would admit that he knew any man from
Kansas, unless he was forced to do brisl-
ness with him.. 1t would be looked upon as
corn at 81 per bushel If he was so badly sit
uated as to be compelled to recognize any
man who cannot sell his corn for more than
10 or Is cents per bushel- The indignity Of
a dollar corn man being suspected of know
ing 10 cent corn man is enough to make
the average man break his umbrella and
walk in the rain. Colonel Tucher never
touched Colonel Morse. This Is very
plain.
E. E. Richardson. secretary of the stock
yards association, was called out of a meet
ing at the Florence Crittenton mission by
a reporter for The Journal last evening.
II know nothing at all about the reported
bribery at Topeka. know neither Tucher
nor Boyd" he said.
When did you first hear of it, was
asked.
'.At noon." replied Mr.. Richardson. ''but
I paid no attention whatever to the re-
port.
..Who would know If there was bribery"
Il don't know. / was in my Office all
day"
would you know'if there was briberyg'
mo, sir
1t may be looked upon as little rude. IL
not cruel, to ask Colonel Richardson IL he
would know of bribery If any had been