The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-16

would be embaTra SS1ng to him. He said
it would embarrass him very much and
he hoped he would not get mixed up in
it, but that if forced to testify he would
tell the truth about it which was sub
stantially as follows:
Shortly after Mr.. Grimes took pos
session of the treasurer's Office, he,
Crimes asked me to come to his Office
which I did Grimes took me into his
private Office and Immediately stated his
business with me. He said:
Willard. I want to make $1,000 or
Sc, 900 a year out Of this Office, aside from
my salary and I think your proportion
of it would be about 1920 a year.
Il replied: I Will not agree to pay
you any rate Of interest on state money
left in my bank but / will agree to treat
you right and If at any time you are not
satisfied, Just speak out in meeting and
you will be satisfied in the end.
Mr.. Willard said that was the sub
stance of their conversation; that from
time to time, he. Willard, would figure
up Grimes daily balance on deposits Of
state money in his bank and that he
aimed to allow him from 1% to per
cent interest on such balances that ne
would place currency to the amount due
Mr. Grimes in an envelope and take IL
personally to the state treasurers office
and hand it to Mr.. Grimes. He further
stated that he did not know how much
he paid Mr.. Grimes while he was cashier
of the bank and Mr.. Grimes was treas
urer but he thought about $1,000 OF
81 200. He said these amounts were
charged to expense on the Danh DOCKS.
Mr.. Willard made some statements
duplicating other parties which / do not
deem it necessary to repeat at this time.
1.-THE day after this conversation,
met Mr.. Albaugh, chairman OF the ke-
publican state committee, at noon and
hurriedly told him that something was
going on, Of which I would tell him what
I knew later in the day as 1 could not
then spare the time to do so. That ev-
ening / met Mr.. Albaugh and told him
what I had heard about the intention to
bring suit against Mr.. Grimes and sta
ted to Mr.. Albaugh that I was fearful
they would prove the charges
Il did not detail WIZARDS statements
to him. however, for the reason that the
conversation with willard was consider
ed confidential by all of US. also, the
same day told H J. Allen. private sec
retary to the governor, of the proposed
suit against Grimes and that unless the
suit could be stopped they would prove
the charges. 1 would hardly have car
ried this information to these two gen.
tlemen had been in plot to injure the
FRANK L. BROWN"
Mr.. Bones statement follows: Il have
seen the statement made by Frank /.
Brown concerning the interview Mr. VIII
lard had with US at Topeka, and de-
sire to say that Mr.. Browns statement
relative thereto, is absolutely true and /
believe on Mr.. WIZARDS return he him
self will so state.
Il desire to say further that the ar
ticle in the Capital charging Mr.. Brown
and myself with attempting to bribe Mr.
Willard is positively false and without
any foundation whatever. The Capitals
unwarranted and Hbelous attack upon
me, together with the fact that Mr..
Grimes and his friends are seeking to
discredit me with the Republicans of
Kansas in order to shield himself, is my
justification for this statement.
(SigneO II. J. BONE"
STATEMENT ABOUT BROWN AND
BONE.
Under the heading '.Leland's Hench,-
men at Work. the Topeka Capital,
Thursday of last week published the fol-
lowing, to which Mr.. Brown and Mr..
Bone, today reply:
From a. source that is undeniably re-
liable, news came last evening Of an at
tempted deal by two Of Mr.. Leland's
supporters to obtain testimony against
Mr. Grimes
'.The story is that Frank L. Brown
and H. J. Bone were at the Ilks' club
one day last week, and called up Frank |
J. Willard at LakeView. They asked /
Mr.. Willard If Treasurer Grimes had re- /
ceived interest on state deposits in the |
Central
The Capital probably meant the Mer-
chants bank because Mr.. Willard was \
not cashier at the Central National.
Continuing the Capital said:
Mr. Willard refused to give the de- i
sired information, or to talk about the /
case in any way, even after being urged i
BY Brown and Bone.
after this a conference is purported |
to have been held with Mr. Willard by /
1essrs. Brown and Bone, and another /
determined effort made to get a state
nent from him. Upon the emphatic re-
fusal of Mr.. Willard to make state
nent, the other two are said to have
made the effort to bribe him.
1T is further alleged they told Mr.. /
Willard that if he would give the state
ment asked for and consent to it's use \
& cnc
ne obtained a good position in the In
7ian service. The position would be OBJ
tanned for him by Mr.. Leland at once
Il he would make the desired state
ment.
Mr.. Willard, however, steadfastly re-
fused all the overtures of the Leland
men, and fatty refused to help them in
any way"
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