The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17
ADMITS MAKING MONEY
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- (contauued from Page Seven. l it's columns. but Mir. Kennedy testified that the advertising had not cost him a cent. '-.sss.y s.ss.i .t-.--. Could Not Get L,st. Mir. Caldwell asked Mir. Doster some | questions Mir. Doster said he was l fourth vics president of the association and a member of the executive committee and that he went on thestrfp. He thought there were numerous persons on the trip not members of the asSociatioi. He had written MT. 5Rountree' for . list of the party before leaving home. ,but did not get it. A great many persons were on kthe trip without authority. especially from Birmingham. He asked. Mir. Roun- tree on leaving Birmingham for list and number of persons. Mir. Rountree told him about 1&, but did not give him a list. He said he understood there were . number of persons on the train who had no passes at all.
 President Yerby of the association. was next called. He said he did not thinl 1t was the duty of hountree to stop thu train and put off persons who had nc passes. Questioned by Mr.; Dostcr, Mir Yerby said the executive committee had | no opportunity to pass on the list of per | sons who went. As president. he hat asked Rountree for a list and could no get it. Mr. Yerby testified that Roun tree told the executive committee tha $2s was the best rate he could make. Il had been customary with the committed | to leave this arrangement to, Rountree. MT. Glass read an extract from Roun | trees circular letter wherein he said S2 va vas to pay sleeping car fare and trip or
 Continuing hiss testimony. lPresiden 1erby said he did not ask Mir Rountre, wny ne allowed outside persons on tn,
 Questioned by. MT. Glass. Mr., Verb, said he did not think Mr. Rountree dit | his duty as Secretary.
 Frank Crichton, editor of The Clantor Banner. and member of the Executiv, Committee. testified that he went on tn, trip and knew of irregularities but sait nothing aboI: them. .-f
 Cues s:ioned by Faikner Mir. Crichton sait the excursion was gotten up and man aged by MT. Rountree. Mir. Crichton wa, asked if he did not apply for passes fol two sisters and said he did not. Captain Falkner said he did.
 MT. Rountree explained that Mir. Crich ton had three passes but used two.
 Do you think 1t was proper for Mir Rountree to take up passes?" asked Cap tain Falkner.
 'It was handy" Very Handy.
 Undoubtedly, 1t seemed handy" sait Captain Falkner. l Mir. Crichton at this point admitted h, asked for passes for two mythical per | sons.
 ''who asked you to request thos' passes."
 After some hesitation by Mfr. Crichtor | MR n.x. MT. Rountree?"
 | Well. er-yes," said Mir. Crichton. l MT. Caldwell questioned Mir, Doster. H, said three persons went with him on tn, trip. They went to Captain Falkner ant got passes.
 "on The PrattviIie Progress?" asked Mir. Caldwell.
 "Yes. had permission from the Exec utive Committee ''
 And that was perfectly satisfactory said Captain Falkner.
 Mir. Rountree was closely questioned b, Captain Falkner about transportation fur nished MT. Harris. a Birmingham trans fer man. He said he sold transportation to Harris for his children. He said tn, money paid by them was given to differ ant newspapers who got passes from Captain Falkner. Mir. Rountree told about Harris visiting him and how he ex plained to him what to do to get passes
 'When you know the trouble I've had, asked Captain Falkner. "why did you takt up those passes and continue this fraud You have acknowledged hundreds of ia vors at my hands. sir,a and no man or earth knows better than you the troubl, I've had. Why did you do this?'
 The arraignment of Mir. Rountree bS Captain Falkner was severe. Captain Falkner's voice faltered when he closed MT. Rountree said he took passes to save annoyance to passengers.
 "Then you acknowledge you are the re- sponsible man?" asked Falkner.
 T have not denied it.
 Didn't you get ,s15 from a man in Tal ladega to let him in?''
 ''I do not remember"
 "How about Rev. w. D. Parrish of He lena?'
 He represented The Birmingham Times" said Mir. Rountree.
 Mir. Rountree said POP passes were Is sued for the train but many were no used because people could not go.
 MT. Rountree was asked by Mir. Dostel how much money he received and ex pended.
 MT. Caldwell Talks.
 Mir. Caldwell jumped up and said h, wanted to make a statement. He ad dressed the Commlttee, saying MT. ROun tree had met the charge of imposing ol railroads. He said Mir. Rountree had ad mitted making money. Sifted down, i was not a press excursion, said Mir Cald we'll He took the position that the in vestigating committee could not ask fo a financial statement. He declared tn, Executive Committee alone could demand an itemized statement from Mir. Rountree
 He had admitted making money and tn amount was not essential.
 Mir. Caldwell closed and Captain Falk ner introduced Mir. Harris as a witness He testified that three of his childrel went on the trip. Arrangement was mad with Rountree to whom he paid $l32 liar ris said neither he or his children eve saw any l.. and N. transportation. H said he took his children to the depot an, put them in Mir. Rountree's hands. H has no connection with newspaper. Mfr Harris is a next-door neighbor of MT Rountree.
 Questioned by Mir. Rountree Mir. liar ris said he regarded it as friendly act and was grateful.
 Captain Falkner addressed the Commit tee impassionately. He said the l.. am N. railroad with Jeff Falkner as agent and the Alabama Press Association, witt Rountree as agent were involved.
 There sits the Alabama Press Associa ton with whom I. as the l.. and N, ar ranged that Canadian trip" exclaime Captain Faikner pointing to MT. Roun tree. Laying aside all modest verbiage, I aNAav TNolf avrAE E9OtR