The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-09
COL. ANDREWS
IN CONTEMPT
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why I'm unable to vote on it or express
any opinion"
With the next witness, Mr. r. T..
Potts. local freight agent for the South.
ern Railway, the Commission had no
better success. Though he didn't spring
Bushels Standard Answer" on them
often, still he either never had known
anything or had forgotten it.
What record, if any, have you of
the shipment of Wilson's goods to Round
Knob?"
Il can't remember"
DO you keep a record of all ship
ments from here?"
Eyes, SIR"
Have you investigated since tie pro-
cess was served on you to find out wheth-
er a record was made or not?
I've been trying to get my books to-
gether, but | had no data to work on.
where are your records?'
"In my office"
Were you not ordered to bring them
here?"
81 was
''Why did you not bring them?"
Didn't have time to get them to-
gether'
did you find the entry now sought?"
Il did not"
did you look for it?'
II did"
'What personal recollection have you
of the shipment of these particular
household goods?"
i have nome"
'Where were you yesterday after
noon from 1 to o'clock?'
SAT my house, up town and at sew
eral other places"
10 ir,fn of of flor
1 o'clock yesterday that a subpoena had
been issued for you to appear before this
court?"
/. mo sir.'
'.How long would it take you; Mr..
Potts to refer to shipment made last
August"
81 don't know"
''This shipment would not have been
made without some record, even if
sent free of charge, would it?
mo sir.'
"How long would it take you to get
together your records between April list
and August 1st?'
Il don't know"
Scan you get them by o'clockY'
81 don't know. / can try"
''We shall expect you to have them
here at that time
Here Mr.. Busbee stated that he didn't
want the Commission to understand
from the witness answer that he was
promising to produce the books.
Mr.. Ell. W. Miller, who said he was
a clerk in Col. Andrews office, was next
put on the stand, and questioned in re-
gard to the issuance of free passes by
the Southern Railway.
Nj. Miller, like Mr.. Munson, adhered
strictly to ''Busbee's Standard An
swer," with one or two ''No, Sirs," and
don't remembers" thrown in to vary
the monotony.
He was asked to state how many free
passes and dead-head tickets had been
given by the Southern Railway during
1S95-'96 and '97, (declined); whether or
not he kept record of all passes issued,
tdeclined): whether that record was now
in his office, (declined), did the Southern
Railway issue passes to members of the
last Legislature, (declined).
Have there been any passes issued
since January 1st?'
None except such as are allowed by
the Railroad Commission Act"
''Have any free mileage books been
issued?"
Il know nothing of them. They are
in the hands of the general passenger
agent, Mr.. Turk"
Docs Judge Simonton ride over the
Southern Railroad without paying trans
portation?'
II don't know
The questions asked Col Andrews
were very much the same as those pro-
pounded'to the other witnesses, he being
queried. touching both the issuance Of
passes and the rates on Ohio Wilson's
freight. Some of the questions he an
swered, in reply to others he read BUS
bees Standard Answer"
rs there a record kept in your office
of passes issued for the past three
years"
''Such record is kept
Where is itY'
Casually at the end Of the year it is
sent to Washington"
"Have you a record of passes issued
since January /, 1882
II suppose there is such record"
t'Will you produce that recordg'
81 will say that we have issued no
passes since January list, except to d.
rectors, editors and attorneys. And I'll
go further and say that we've issued
none since Oct. i, when Judge Robinson
delivered his charge to the grand jury
here"
"Can you have a record of passes IS
sued since January /, 1898, producedg
Il would like to have time to consider
the matter"
''Does Judge Simonton ride over your
road on a passY'
II don't know"
ssHave you ever sent to Judge Simon
ton a private car for his use.'
Bushels Standard Answer" was
quoted in reply.
''Have you issued since January LIST
any mileage booksw
81 have not"
"Haye the conductors since January
LIST had any instructions in regard to
passing certain persons?
Il have not so ordered"
''Was an application made to you for
special rates on the Wilson goods?'
II have no recollection of it. !"
you received the notice of the order
made by the Railroad Commission
touching the issuance of passes, did
your"
81 did, and the order will be strictly
obeyed"
Colonel do you decline to furnish the
Commission with list of passes ISSUED
during 1872"
81 decline to do SOL
''Do you decline to furnish list for