The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-25

Q.-Now there can be no mistake
about that?
A--No, sir.
Q.-You knew, when you struck Mr..
Thompson about ten o'clock on the
morning of July 22nd. that the bonds
had been actually disposed of to the
was a delivery?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-And that there was nothing to be
done after you returned to Topeka ex-
eept to deliver the bonds, to complete
that transaction?
As-The refunding bonds had been
sent to the auditor, according to the
terms of my contract with Comanche
county. I had made an optional con-
tract with that county, by which /
agreed to endeavor to refund the bonds.
They were to execute new bonds and
place them in the auditors office, and
that had been done, and they were
there. and I had an option on taking
those bonds up.
Q.-Then when you went down there
you made an arrangement with the
bank to supply you with the money?
Al did.
O.-For the purpose of obtaining the
had you prior to that time had or in
duced any of the school fund commits
sioners or any state officer to give the
bank an opinion as to the value of those
bonds? If so, who?
A.-After the bonds were purchased,
said something to Mr.. Burrow about
referring the bank to him as to the fact
of the purchase, and 1 think there was
a conversation between the bank and
Mr.. Burrow over the telephone regard
ing it.
Q-what did you ask Mr.. Burrow to
do?
the new refunding bonds to take up
the old bonds of Comanche county had
been purchased by the state-simply
the straight fact as 1t existed.
n Gaxx- hnr
90 Kansas City to get the bonds, Bur
row had already notified the bank that
the bonds had been purchased by the
school fund?
Al think the bank called up Me.
Burrow about the time I got there-that
is my recollection-and asked him about
Q-When you went down to Kansas
City and came back with the cashier
of that bank, he having your note and
those bonds and expecting payment of
the $115. 900, where did you go upon ar
irving at Topeka?
bank and he deposited his bonds and
notes in the vault. while we went to get
dinner. and after dinner we went back
to the bank and got his papers and
treasurer's office.
Q.-Prior to that time, what talk
had you had with T. L. Kelly about
paying that money?
was on Monday morning that we
brought the bonds here-I had said to
Mr.. Kelly that unless Mr.. Wells was
in the city we could not close the
transaction of the sale of the Conan
che county bonds; that had sold the
state S123, 600 of bonds, delivery to be
made at the state house and exchange
of the old bonds for new bonds at the
auditors office; that could not COM
plete the transaction at that time I'M
less MIR. Wells was in the city.
Q--1hat was on Saturday the 23d?
A.-That was on Saturday that /
told him they were TO be delivered
Monday.
Q.-What date was Saturday?
A-Saturday was the ODD. said to
him, Il suppose MIR. Wells Will be =
here Monday afternoon or Tuesday /
morning / wish you would look up
and see that those bonds have been
bought and satisfy yourself that the
bonds have been bought, and that the
state Is going to take them, and it Will
be an accommodation to me if you
will pay over the money, and we will !
get the warrant just as soon as Mr.. /
Wells comes in, which will probably !
be before night on the same day, and
81 not before night, it will be very
be gone long" And, with the under (
standing that the matter was to be /
closed Immediately, he agreed to do it, !
but said he would first go and look up
bonds had been bought. I don't know /
what he looked mp or what he saw.
will say that I further called /
his attention at the time to the 1
fact that the statute makes it manda
tory upon the auditor to register bonds |
that have been bought by the state p.
school fund commission and that his /
duties are merely clerical in that re-
gpect. / showed that to Mr.. Kelly, and 4
he knew that it had been customary
to extend that kind of accommodation I
to municipalities at least, perhaps to
individuals. for years in that office, and |
with the expectation that we would +
have the warrant right away. /
Instead of that, Mr.. Wells was de- \
tanned at his home from July % until
August II. The first moment that he
put in an appearance at the state
house. we had the transaction closed.
Q--The bonds were registered as Sc
curity the same day you brought them
here, were they not?
Al think so.
Q.-You and the cashier went up to
the state treasury on Monday?
Q,-After getting back from Kansas
City and after getting your dinner?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Ihe state treasurer paid you
912s, 900 by two of his checks, of $61,-
500 each?
Alt was really paid to Mr.. Hen
rici.
Ole paid you the $4,000?
A.-Well, no, it wasn't $4,000.
Q.-It was $4,000 less the accrued
interest?
Accrued interest and the banks
charge.
Q.@On that date you got from the
state treasurer the entire principal on
those bonds?
Ayes.
o.-The entire principal?
Ayes
Odd you not understand that
when the principal was paid, it ceased
TO bear interest?
Al do not know that / ever gave