The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-07
Took $I2S,OOO From State
Treasury to Pay for Bonds.
Transaction Takes Place in His
Office at State House.
PAID GODARD'S NOTE
Given to Interstate National
Bank of Kansas City.
j. X. BurrOW Advised the Loan
to GODDARD.
BANKERS TELL STORY
In the Form of Sworn Testi-
mOny Given This Week.
Give Dispositions Showing How
Money Was Paid.
COmanche County Deal More In
D. X. BurrOW Advised the Loan
to GODDARD.
BANKERS TELL STORY
In the Form of Sworn Testi-
mony Given This Week.
Give Dispositions Showing How
Money Was Paid.
COmanche County Deal More In
famous With Investigation.

T. T. Kelly, treasurer of the state of
Kansas, has embezzled the money OF
the people He used S12S.OOO of the
states money to enable A. A. GODDARD
of Topeka to hold the odiferous Co
manche county bonds until they were
purchased by the state school fund com
.nissioners. The money was advanced
by State Treasurer Kelly on July 26,
1904; the bonds were purchased by the
school fund commissioners on August
IL, 1904.
This is no idle gossip. 1t is the sworn
testimony of George S. Hovey, vice
president of the Interstate National
bank of Kansas City, Kansas, and of
w. c. Henrici, cashier of the same
bank It was this bank that loaned Mr..
GODDARD $115,OOO to buy the Comanche
county bonds on the advice of Mr. J. r.
Burrow, secretary of state, who is a
director in that bank.
The note was made for three days
but was not paid at maturity. One day
after it was due it was paid in the office
of the Kansas state treasurer with
checks on the First National bank of
Topeka and the Bank of Topeka, signed
by T. T. Kelly. state treasurer.
The checks were delivered to w. c.
Henrici. cashier of the bank, who came
to Topeka July 26, 1904, the day after
the note was due to collect payment.
On receipt of the state treasurer's
checks which were two in number,
drawn as above and for SCI, 10000 each,
Mr.. Henrici delivered the Comanche
county bonds to State Treasurer Kelly
and subsequently on that day delivered
the note to A. A. GODDARD.
Here is the sworn testimony to SUBJ
stantiate these statements:
Sworn Testimony.
In the District Court, Shawnee County,
State of Kansas:
c. c. Coleman, Plaintiff. VS. Frank p.
MacLennan. Defendant.
State of Kansas, county of Wyandotte,
Dispositions of sundry witnesses taken
by me, James Ratcliffe. a notary public
within and for the county of Wyandotte,
in the state of Kansas, on the 5th day
of October. 1904, between the hours of
O'Clock in the forenoon and o'clock
In the afternoon of said day at the office
of the Interstate National bank in the
Live Stock Exchange Building in the
city of Kansas City, in the county of
Wyandotte and state of Kansas to be
read in evidence in behalf of the de-
fendant in an action pending in the
district court within and for the county
of Shawnee and state of Kansas. where
in c C. Coleman is plaintiff and Frank
P. MacLennan is defendant. The said
plaintiff appeared by his attorney. J. S
West, and the said defendant in person
and by mis- attorney. B. p. Waggener
1t is agreed between the attorneys
that the dispositions this day taken in
the case of c. G. Coleman VS.. Frank P
MacLennan may be read in the cases of
J. r. Burrow. plaintiff, VS.. Frank p
MacLennan and L L. Dayhoff VS.. Frank
P MacLennan. all pending in the dis
0f
as if especially taken in each case, each
party reServing the right to object to
any and all questions on any ground
when the same is offered to be read i'm
evidence the same as if the objections
were especially noted in these deposit
tfons, and subject also to proper mo-
tions to suppress the dispositions and
signature to the dispositions is waived.
Mr.. George S. Hovey, of lawful age.
being by me first duly examined eau
toned and subsequently sworn to testi-
fy the truth, the whole truth. and moth
ing but the truth, deposes and says as
follows:
o--state your name. age and place
of residence
A.-Ge9rge s. Hovey. 80 years old.
Q--what is your business or voca-
tion2
A.-vice president of the Interstate
National bank, located in Kansas City,
Q-How long have you been vice
president or the Interstate National
bank2
A.-Two years and nine months.
Q.-Is Mr.. j. r. Burrow, secretary of
state of the state of Kansas. one of
the directors of the Interstate National
bank?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-How long has he been such di-
Att win be four years next Janu-
ary.
Q.-Are you acquainted with Mr.. A.
A. GODDARD of Topeka, Kansas?
Al am
Q.-Were you present on July 22nd,
1904, in your bank when Mr.. H D.
Thompson of Des Moines, Iowa, deliver
ed to Mr.. GODDARD 1928, 900 of the funding
bonds of Comancne county, state of
Kansas
Al won't be certain as to the date
and the initials of Mr.. Thompson, but
was present about that time when
some Comanche county bonds were de-
1ivered to Mr.. GODDARD.
Q.-How long had you known Mr..
GODDARD previous to the date of this
transaction?