Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

with Ford, and from it l nave cut out all
figures to be charged him for material and
am willing to read that document, omit
ting only the figures l have cut out, but
these l must decline for private reasons as
l have Stated, to give
Judge Ballingal here commended that the
figures could shed no possible light upon
the matter. and insisted that they need
not be given. Mr.. Dickey was not forced
to state the figures, but he read his con-
tract with Ford. emitting the same; show
This" said Mr.. Dickey, lis the only in
stance In which 1 have ever mixed up IN
city work. although | have furnished ma ma
course of my business"
Concluding his testimony. he reiterated
that Baer and had nothing to 90
work in Westport district and
that he had never heard of the "a buggy
mending incident until recently, De mad
nor had he checked up the bills 1or the
work in district SO, as he had every con-
iidenee in his brother and lad ID h lelt every
Il do known that L never made any
money out of the work worth mentioning,
he said.
Fred L. Dickey was next called. He
corroborated his brothers testimony re.
garding his employment on district
No. So; he was not connected with the
Westport work in any way. While on the
work time checks had been cashed at the
saloon of Metzinger & Mccarthy. lie de-
nlSO at any Tune IdNlDS uNS oiN tiso.
ton with Baer in that saloon and affirmed
most positively that Baer had nothing 10
do with the work in district No. 50. He
knew nothing Of the circumstances OF
Baer and Youmans breaking the buggy;
Il called at Cain shop one day. ne
said, Ito get the bills to fix up the pay
Iell and hat bill was among the n NUMBER 11ord
and when he came to that one he told me
that Baer and Youman were to pay 1t
as they had broken the buggy; Later on
ruin n1ma tn sac mo nhnlIt tho hill anu
l told him that Baer and would
pay it, as the work was repairing some.
thing they had broken. L am positive that
is all l then told him."
D you know a C. H. Hoge in the
saloon business near that work?' asked
Mr.. Middlebrook.
that neighhorhood named Henry F. kroge
that cashed time checks on the work, as
well as Metzinger & Mccarthy and Clark
in Bros. All these parties bought the
time checks and l often went to them to
get them n make settlements. never
had any talk in any of these saloons at
connected with the work with them or
either of them. My brother furnished
everything connected with the 50 work
and l know Baer and Youmans had alb
solutely nothing to do with it..
"The manhole covers and castings used in
the work were had under a contract Ford
brought to the work on 50 were sold to
Baer for use on his Westport work, but
Baer paid me for them"
Here witness identified a bill for such
castings furnished Baer by Ford amounting
to s2l2. 30, which had been paid by Baer.
Witness said he did not know how Ford
but they were for the Westport contract
and had been paid for as stated. Asked if
any other material had been furnished
Baer from the work on SO for that in
Westport. he said:
I'VE found tina more ladder irons had
been bought than we needed and We sold
cnp,a of M 10 IDaa- Gov hts
contract"
Witness denied that Baer came about
the work and attempted to at any time
D you r~ecollect telling Ford in Metzin-
ger & McCarthy's saloon that he was over
DRAWN asked Mr.. Lynch.
II never told him any such thing" re-
Asked If he had not signed a check for
500 payable to a workman for Ford, wit
ness replied that he had signed one for
slo: that Ford came to him and told him
that a man by the name of Kingston had
lost his wife and that he had been doing
work both on sewer district No. 50 and for
Baer in Westport; that Baer and YOU
mans were out of town and if he would
give the man the check, upon Baer's return
the money would be returned; that on look
ing at the books he found the money to be
due Kingston on No. 50 work, and SO he
gave him the check. although it was not
collected from Baer and paid back. His
investigation at the time Showed the money
to be due Kingston, who had worked for
because the mans condition was peculiar
ly sad.
The remainder Of the testimony Of the
with the SO work.
After the work was all completed he
said, "and while I was in my brothers Of
flee one day, Cain came to me and told me
no had never been paid for the fixing of
that buggy; and referred him to Baer and
saw Baer and Youmans. and they told me
that the 81 had been included in the settle
n.ent I had with them for the material fur
ders / have mentioned. and on looking into
the old bills I found that to be the case.
and Cain got his money. The item had SIM
ply been overlooked"
N. NJ. Holmes was then sworn, and testi-
fed that he had operated some rock cutters
Twenty-sixth and Grand avenue; that he
bad a telephone in his office; that he saw
Baer about the s. work before the contract
between 6 and I o'clock in the morning:
when 1 saw him he was Just walking
h h.Uns s eSnei s55eeifications on it." A "
What do you know about his being con-
nected with that work." asked Mr.. Perdue.
A 1 know is that Coover, who is now
In New Mexico, who was employed on it
as a purchasing ordering man. came to my
office and ordered the material. I don't
One day he came in and called for Baer by
telephone and then 1 heard him ask what
salary he was getting; OF course; l never vel;
say, Well. it is mighty strange that have
been hired by one man and am to look TO
another for my pay and with that he put
up the phone and turning to me. said: I
was hired by Baer and now he wants me to
Sitting in my. chair listening when he
was talking. That was in March,. of 1896.
1 am certain, before the work on the West
port sewer was begun"
How is it you remember that SO wen?"
asked Mr. PerlCe.
well. I will just tell you" said Holmes:
'when I read in the papers that Baer and
Youmans claimed that these charges
Contractors I went to Cain and told him
about it. Cain is a friend of mine and is a
Had you thought of the matter before?"
What had you thought of it?"
st thought there was something rotten
In Denmark. as l had heard men say Baer
and Youmans were interested in that work.
Bert Martin and a man m Brady
ii I know Of Coover being employed by
Baer what what Coover said. ] never
heard Youmans' name mentioned about the
matter at ALL"
"Ain't you on McCormick's bond?" asked
Mr.. Perdue.
"Yes. I am" was the reply.
You don't like Baer, do you? Amt 1t a
fact that Baer had said you were worthless
and tha he did not want you on any
bonds? That he wouldn't take you on a
bond?"
He never told me that. and If he said
it I didn't hear of it"
Are you sure the conversation of Coov-
er's was about the 50 work." asked Mr..
Lynch.
fore the work in Westport began, and went
away for 4 time"
You are sure then that the work was
on 59?" asked Mr.. Jewell.
Yes, I am