The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20
SUGGESTED BY Mr.. RoURKE.
Continued from Eighth Page.)

Recently Mr.. Aimar you filed a bill-a
petition to stop this?
Yes sir
How did you come to do that?
This question was ruled out on the plain
tiff's objection. after argument
Mr.. Aimar, did the contractors the firm
of Rourke, Mitchell & Delaney, or any
member of that firm. see you a bout bring
ing this suit before it was brought? (This
was also objected 10 by the plaintiffs, but
the answer was allowed)
Well, we had considerable talk. We had
some talk. ! have been furnishing them
with material for their work. To answer
that question I will have to go into two or
three others. For some time we were fur
nishing material for them, and they claim
ed they were not able to get any money,
and If these notes could be turned into
money, or the city made to pay them,
they would have money. We had furnished
considerable stuff and expect to furnish
some more for them, SO on the strength of
that went to hunt Mr.. Lawrence and he
heard / was hunting him and he came to
see me and l told him to go ahead.
Did you talk to the Messrs. Rourke, eith-
er of them, about bringing this suit before
it was brought?
Well, cannot say positively that did.
We had considerable talk at different
times. We have seen each other a number
of times. In fact nearly every day they
would come down there and want some
material, either they or the Mitchells.
When did you come to the conclusion
that you would bring this suit?
Last week, str.
Did you come to that conclusion after
talking to Mr.. Rourke?
Not only to Mr.. Rourke but to others,
too.
What did Mr.. Rourke tell you about
hrf.D vff,,r a
cannot say positively now. There was
a good deal of talk.
You will not deny that he asked you to
bring the suit, Mr.. Aimar?
Well, / couldn't deny that, nor affirm it,
We have had a great deal of talk about
this and other things. We mixed up good
deal-Mr, Rourke and myself.
With whom did you have your first con-
versation about bringing the suit?
can't tell you that right now. sir.
VIII you state it was not with Mr..
Rourke?
1 can't state that, sir.
Did Mr.. Rourke agree with you that it
would be a good thing to bring the suit?
/ cannot say that he did that, either.
Win you say that he did not?
l don't think he told me it would be a
good thing, or he didn't. I could not So Y
| positively. 1 know just as soon as Re
notes Che was contracting a good many
bills something had to be done with those
| notes so he could pay. He has got to pay
| his money out every week. and would soon
come to standstill That's the principle
| of business, as far as l know it.
When did the conversation first come
up about bringing am injunction suit
against the city-how long ago between
| you and Mr.. Rourke?
| I W Mr.
| Rourke and myself We have had a lot
| of conversations.
| When did you have your first CONVEX
| sation with Mr.. Rourke about bringing
| the injunction suit?
| First part of last week, l suppose, or
| the week previous. That 1 cannot say
positively either, Mr.. Adams.
| Whenever it was, it was before the suit
| was brought?
| Yes sir.
The fist time you and Mr.. Rourke talk
( ed about your bringing an injunction suit,
| what was said by you and what was said
/ by Rourke-what was the substance Of ii ?
| That's some time ago. If you had the
business on your hands to do I have had
| the past two weeks, you wouldn't remem-
| Der 1t.
You swear you don't remember it?
| i don't remember it all.
State what you do remember. State, in
| substance the conversation you had with
Mr.. Rourke about bringing an injunction
| suit.
I think 1t was down about the mill. l
| said to Mr. Rourke, "how is money He
says well 1 haven't got any, don't you
know. I said why should L know. He
| SAYS these notes are no good, l can't
realize on them. 1 said the dickens you
say you can't realize on them at all.
| said something ought to be done then TO
| put them where you can realize on them.
| may or may not have said why not get
| an injunction"
Will you swear you said why not get
an injunction, or did he say that-which
one of you suggested that you get an in
| junction?
He may have and may have suggest
ed II. We had some talk on that line.
Do you swear, Mr.. Aimar. that you really
do not recollect whether he suggested or
you suggested it?
He may, possibly, have suggested it Mr..
Adams.
Don't you recollect that he did, Mr.
Aimar, is not that the real truth about it ?
You seem to know it better than do.
What is the truth about ibid he sug-
gest it or did he not?
He may have. 1 could not say whether
he did, or 1 did, or who did.
VIII you state that you don't recollect
whether he suggested it or not?
/ could not do that.
Surely you can do one of two things
state whether he did suggest it, or you
don't recollect whether he did or not /?
Will you say you don't recollect whether
he suggested it or not?
Mr.. Rourke I think was the leading
man.
Mr.. Rourke you think was the leading
man-Mr, Rourke really did suggest it?
Very probably.
Don't you know he did?
1 think so, sir.
Amt it TRUE that he did?
If l say l think so 1 am under oath
and it must be true
You are only prepared to say that you
think so-not prepared TO state positively
whether he did 1t or not?
No. There was some conversation was
called off at the time was very busy.
You answer he was the leading man,
you think that he suggested it and as you
are under oath, If you say you think so,
then II must be so?
That's about il. sir.
Did he suggest what lawyer you should
| see?
think I asked MIR. Rourke who his at
torneys were. l think he told me his at
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