The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-22
THE BANNER CASE is CLOSED.
All the Evidence Is In and the Council Will
Meet Tuesday to Pass Upon 1t.

stances OF our giving Shea an order to
turn over the scrip to him. because when
We gave Shea this order for his scrip we
felt safe as to getting our money. M,
Shea sold the scrip that we gave him an
order for and gave Mr. Foley the money.
II was in this way that the pay roll was
signed.
Alderman Ha1verton moved that I'M
less the attorney had some more impor-
tant witnesses than he bad already intro
duced the council adjourn.
Attorney Sam said that he regarded
every witness he had put on as belng
material.
Alderman Halverton then Withdrew his
Mr. Patillo testified to having eren
the pay rolls before the grand jury.
49,
j. j. Hussey remembered that Mr.. Ban
ner had made suggestion to Elm to put
dead men on the pay roll.
Question by Mr.. Banner: Witness
said on tho next pay roll ne
brought IN Mr.. Banner asked him
If he had any dead men on 1t
and he said no; he would put them on
next time. He remembered that MIR.
Banner had afterward remarked TO him
that Alderman Dickson was very sus-
picious Witness never carried any dead
men ON his roll. When the matter was
first mentioned about dead men he did
not know Mr., Banner as well as he af-
forwards did and he attached some SO
riousness to II and remarked that $3.50
was enough for him. He Afterwards
treated it lightly. When he brought IL
/ the next pay roll Banner asked him II ho
! had any dead men on the roll and he
remarked mo. but III have some neat
time" then regarded 1t as joshing. At
first ! regarded 1t seriously and II pricked
ma considerably. | did not understand Ii.
Mr. Banner never suggested dividing I'D
on any dead men. When Mr. Banner
suggested about dead men on the roll.
told him $500 was enough for me. 1t
Was afterwards that Mr.. Banner told me
about Alderman Dickson being suspicious
When Mr.. Banner referred to the matter
again ! regarded it as being in a jocular
way.
Alderman Halverton asked that MI.
Kennedy be again put on the stand. He
was asked II he knew what were dead men
on pay roll ME-. Banner had never said
anything to him about putting dead men
on his pay roll. He had never heard OF
any proposition to put dead men on the
roll
Questioned by Mr. Sam: witness said
he had kept kime for railroad work. and
after the roll had been paid he would
throw the time books away. in reference
TO his office as street commissioner, Mr
Kennedy said he never kept his time book,
after the making out Of the pay rol& or he
report, but he never remembered ,arAt any
Of yaem had been cut up.
4 4
Mr.. Pattllo was recalled. Alderman
q Dickson IL the finance committee was tn,
, FIRST man who approached him regarding
, the making Of an investigation. We wer,
afterward employed by the finance com
mittee to try and supply the missing
9 books. IL have no prejudice in this mat
ter against Mr.. Banner, and We were actu
. ated by no prejudice in making the inves
. tlgauon We made no charge that "
= were not perfectly satisfied about Whe
u We were drst employed It was not wi;
the View OF making any charges. we wer
: simply employed 20 try and supply tn
:, missing books. or restoring them In form
u and IL WIS In this work that we came i
contact with these Irregularities"
Question by Mr.. Banner: Witness re
I iteraJed that be had no prejudice in thi
matter He had never talked TO alder1ne
. II
! questions. He had talked TO Alderme
, Robinson and Halver1on, but had not at
/, tempted to prejudice any aldermen agains
= Mr. Banner
, motion here prevailed that when tn
council adjourn 1t adjourn I'LL 10 a. IN
I Tuesday
G W. VI. Baugh was chief OF police Il
May 1898. He did not remember APPROX
: ing special police pay roll for May. 1895
a He knew that the men got their pay. l
was for some special work. Witnes
9 never made out pay roll and know moth
3 ing about dead men being on any roll.
~
Ex7Aldorman Dickson was introduced
o He had first spoken to the experts Abou
their employment 1t was simply to re
store the city books and not with an
- reference to making any charges.
t. Questioned by Mr.. Banner; Witnes
D." tried Eo get up new system
Z OF ray roll when he was frs
Il IN office, but 1t was not adopted
n Witness had talked to Mr.. Banner abou
9 the possibility Of dead men being carrie
on the rolls He may have asked MI
h Banner 10 be sure that the pay rolls wer
i called tho attention OF tho mayor an,
0 finance committee TO his experience wit
. head men on pay rolls and did not wan
1t to happen with the city. Mr., pickso
was shown the Humphreville bill. II
I had signed It, but he did not think It wa
s in the condition Il Is now when he slgne
r II, He would not have signed the bill I
= its present shape without an explanation
Questioned by Mr. Banner: Witnoa
. had never made the statement that h
d would sign anything the mayor woul
d sign. He m'ly have said Ehat he would sis
q certain paper II the mayor would.
r y ~
II Mr.. Mike Shea was introduced. II
n again stated that Mr. Foley had cashe
e his time checks when working for tn
u city Mr. Banner had not talked to hi
h, about this case before the trial begaI
Mr. Banner asked him when the trial con
n. menced II he was a witness In the cai
ct and l told him yes"
}" Questioned by Mr. Banneri Whne-
r eaIld telat after he was on the stand NJ
:, Banner mad told him that ne was glad I
had remembered about getting the ord
SIS for a piece Of scrip from Foley. as It hi
nc refreshed his memory.
" The ordinance creating the orfioe ,