The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-17
Wife of president of building and loan
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
 At the morning session, after some let ters between MT. Rountree and Chairman Doster had been read, MT. Caldwell stat ed that in view of the fact that MT. Roun- tree had asked for the investigation, and had constantly written and asked for specific charges, he wished to enter pro- test against the manner in which he was being tried.
 MT. Lawrence of the committee ex- plained that the committee was not try ing MT. Rountree but was simply inves- tigating certain charges and that what it learned would simply be turned over to the state association for final action.
 MT. Glass asked if Mir. Rountree had prepared his itemized statement for the committee and MT. O'Keefe was on his feet in a moment. He said he objected to calling on MT. Rountree for an itemzed statement. He said that the executive committee only had the right to make such demand and he added that he did not want to see them make a scapegoat of MT. Rountree.
 Conductor Duncan of the Louisville and Nashville was placed on the stand at the request of Captain Falkner. He said that he had charge of the party from Bir- mingham to Nashville: that all the trans portation consisted of passes, and that these passes were all handed to him by Mir Rountree. He did not remember the number on the trip, but thought there were more passes than passengers He said he would not have known the mem bers of the party if they had presented their passes themselves, and he said that he saw MT. Rountree go through the train and take up the passes after the train left Birmingham
 FaIkner on the Stand. Captain Falkner himself went on the stand next He said he told MT. Roun- tree that he had looked to him to pro tect the railroad in the matter. He said: T knew passes had been issued to some who were not bona fide members of the association, but I thought that to stop them at that time would have done more harm than good
 'In MT. Rountrees letter he told me he had made all arrangements with the Grand Trunk and the Pullman company, and asked if the Louisville and Nashville could handle the party as usual we have always done this without cent of expense to the Alabama Press associa- tion.
 .I have known of the abuse of cour- tesies extended for twelve years, and have been trying to stop them"
 Captain Falkner then produced check on the Bank of Brewton for sS0, made payable to J. A. Rountree, signed by J. IT. Purvis. and with the words, For two tickets" upon 1t.
 MT. Rountree explained that s5S was for the trip and the remainder went to c. H. Allen of the Sumter Sun.
 F. P. Glass.
 At the afternoon session F. P Glass said the stand of the Advertiser was pret- ty well known in the matter. We have suspected for several years that money was being made from these excursions. MT. Kennedy. our city editor went on this trip with instructions to find how many people in the party were not bona fide newspaper workers. He secured the best list he could and brought it back and compared it with the list of those to whom Captain Falkner had issued passes.
 Pullman Company.
 '.The Pullman company wrote me a let ter showing sl44O was all that was paid