Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-02-20

and four attorneys employed by I'll
city to attend the trial and report I'll
proceedings. Her transportation t
and from Clayton was furnished b
the city before her departure froI
Mexico. lSee city records.l Further
more, she was duly subpoenaed as
witness 10 the case, but owing to a
admission by the plaintiff as to th
facts to which she would testify he
testimony became unnecessary. Use
court records.) Again Gen. Kenna'
says:
Miss Porter, being DESTROYS Of max
ing the transcript In said case, and a
the same time knowing full well Sh
could notget her pay for them as cost
in said case, unless they were receives
by the attorney for the Reeds, callei
upon Mr.. Robertson and asked him t
consent to her transcript.
This statement, Miss Porter tells us
Is absolutely untrue; that she neye
called upon Mr.. Robertson for an,
such purposes. Gen. KEENAN,, how
ever, as an attorney, knows too vel
that, even II such were true, it coult
In no way effect this bill. The cit.
could obtain its transcripts from any
one 1t saw fit, and after the Council
had authorized us TO order 1t from
Miss Porter, the city Immediately be
came liable for costs Of the same. Ht
further is well aware that the appel
liant in every case is invariably com
PEELED to pay for the transcript In at
appeal; that the same is never taxed al
costs In the ease and the appellant il
never reimbursed one cent for same
tSee Supreme Court DECISIONS WI
defy him to cite toa single instance IL
the records of any case in any court In
this state 10 the contrary.
In this connection, Mr.. Editor, the
figures quoted by Gen. KEENAN, VIII
demonstrate beyond the peradventure
of a doubt that the Council, by order
ing the transcript from Miss Porter,
saved the city sl92.55, and at the same
time serve to disclose Ia whose inter.
ests Gen. KEENAN, has been working.
According to his article, the Clayton
stenographer's costs for preparing the
transcripts would have been 1851. 80.
Had the transcripts been ordered from
him the city would have been COM
PEELED to pay him that sum, and not
one cent could 1t have recovered back,
and this regardless Of whether the
city was successful or not in the final
determination Of the cases. On the
other hand, Miss Porter, through her
kindness and fairness to the city, after
having gone to Clayton, spent five
days In reporting in shorthand the
proceedings and several weeks in
%transcrlblng the same on the type
writer, only made the exceptionally
low charge Of Sl84. rs, a total saving of
sl92.55 to the city. And yet Gen.
KEENAN,, who has assiduously refused
to talk to either Miss Porter, the
Mayor o. any of the attorneys for the
city in regard to this matter, prefer
ring TO gain bis Information and ac-
cept the advice Of the attorney oppos-
ing the city, and, after failing to inn
press the Council with his views, not
only begrudges this young woman
this small sum, and this, too, In a case
wherein the city was sued for $780, 900,
but would also wish to deprive her Of
the benefits Of her labor, and then at
tempt to hold her up to public scorn
and criticism. His attempt, Mr.. Ed
itor, to draw the "veil Of righteous
Indignation over his acts and utter
ances can not shield his real motive
and desires or serve to conceal his
spirit OF revenge. Such efforts are
more worthy an unbalanced than a
sane mind. And yet Gen. KEENAN, is
not alone to blame. Mr.. Robertson,
In his letter, even goes out Of bis way
to misstate facts. For instance, he
says;
l know that the transcripts prepared
by the official stenographer were ac-
cepted by the court as made by him,
and all the changesand interlineations
which had been made by some one
we're stricken out by order OF the Cir
cult Judge.
The transcripts now in the hands Of
the printers, Jackman & Cluster, re-
flute c~onclusively this assertion. The
changes and additions therein are evil
dence OF themselves, and are physical
facts which speak louder than words.
In confederation Of the same, we sub
nit the following letter:
Messrs. Fry and Clay.
MEXICO, Mo-, Feb. 10, 1907. In
answer to your inquiry OF even date
herewith, l will say that / am a men,
Der Of the firm which Is printing the
transcripts in the Reed cases and find
throughout the same numerous cor
rections, interlineations, eliminations
and additions, covering what | con-
slider the most important portions of
said transcripts. Said interlineations
and changes were made to conform to
the transcript as furnished by Miss
Porter. Yours truly,
II. Il. CLUSTER.
Thus 1t will be seen that the city
got the benefit OF Miss Porter's trans
cripts, and was saved s192. 80 thereby.
The above, Mr.. Editor, are the facts
surrounding this matter and we sub
nit them to the readers of your paper
that they may judge in whose inter-
estGen. KEENAN, has been active in these
casees, as well as also the other mem
bers of the Council, and whether Gen.
Kennan is justified in his unmanly
attack on Miss Porter.
In conclusion, we beg to apologize
for the length OF the communication,
but the article Of yesterday has made
the same necessary. Thanking you
for your space, w beg to remain,
Yours, etc,
FRY & CLAY.
Laws-Hankins.