The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-08
given shipper for overcharges?" Mr.
Mnneft asked Mr.. HeaIY

Monett asked Mr. Healy.
1T can be done, replied Mr. Healy
Q.-How voluminous would it be?
Ave pass on from 5000 to II, 600
claims a. month. perhaps 100000 a year.
and it would be necessary to go through
those.
Q.-You have all of these papers, have
you?
A.-Yes. except where they have been
forwarded to connecting roads that are
concerned in the claims
Q.-You keep copies Of them, do you
A.-Yes. we have letter press copies
You mean you have letter press
copies of the letters of transmittaI, don't
you?' said Mr.. Dunlap.
A.-No, of the claims.
Q--What is the transcontinental
freight bureau?
Al do not know.
Q-Do you know who its officers are?
Al do not
Ayes, have the tariff sheets it is
sues.
Q.-Who issues them?
Mr- Dunlap-That is, if you know
Al don't know.
Q--Do you keep a record of them?
Ave keep a file of Them
Q--How far back
Ave keep all papers back for five
years When they are five years old
they are destroyed.
tariff sheets for 1902. 1903, 1904, and
up to the present date.
Mr.. Dunlap objected to this.
Al presume can produce them
They ought to be on file
Mr.. Monett offered to accept COMES
Of such as are needed for daily use
by the company, provided the defense
would waive objections to copies.
Q.-Are you familiar with the or
ganization of the Trans Missouri
Freight Bureau2
Al am not.
Q.-Do you receive its tariffs?
A-Yes.
Mr.. Dunlap-You don't know any
thing about this association, do YOU?
Mr.. Healy-No.
Mr.. Mr. Dunlap ,l4: eI,,, then objected to the
knew nothing about Mr.. Monett OBJ
jected to any cross examination until
the proper time came
Mr.. Healy-They used to issue
tariffs I can't say whether they 10
now.
DO you act under it in any ca
pacity?
A.-OnIy concerning the tariffs.
Mr.. Dunlap moved to strike out the
answer as the witness was not quail
fed to testify.
o.-What do you mean by acting
on tariffs only?
Mr. Dunlap objected again. but Mr.
MoEett insisted on an answer
Mr. Healy-In my previous answers
I referred to the time years ago when
I was familiar personally with that
work.
Q.-Have you seen these tariffs for
the past year2
Al don't remember. It's a ques-
ton of memory
Q--Have you these tariffs on file?
A-YeS. if we have any of them
Mr.. Monett-Please produce them
at the afternoon session.
Mr.. Monet also asked about the
southwestern Tariff committee and
the Western Trunk Line committee,
and instructed the witness to produce
the tariffs 6f thoseA associations since
1902. Mr.. Healx was also asked
about the Western Passenger associa-
ton, but he denied knowing anything
about any of the associations and what
persons representing the Santa F'e are
members of them.
Referring to the annual report of
the Santa F'e to the railroad commits
sioners, Mr.. Monet asked:
Q.-Here is an item of $139.123 re-
ceipts from elevators. Does that come
in your department?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Whose department does it come
in?
Al do not know.
Here is another item in this report:
Receipts from stock yards. $S5.746.40.
Whose department does that come in ?
Al don't know.
On the freight receipts it says:
other items. S139,133.12. Where does
that come from.
Al don't know.
Q.-Do you have a ledger showing
this "other items from which this
information would be secured?
A.-No, sir.
Q-who is w. E. Bailey?
Ale is assistant general auditor
at Chicago
Q.-Do you furnish him the in
formation on which this revenue re-
port is made uD2
A.-Tha freight revenue.
Q--The total freight revenue is here
shown as $27, ,324. .O90.70 in which is this
'other items, $139, 133. II. - Who keeps
this account marked "Other items?''
Al do not know where that is kept.
Q.-How long would it take to make
a transcript of the vouchers showing
overcharges?
Al would say from four to six
Q-How long would it take to pro-
duce your registers?
A.-Not long.
Q-Please produce them at the af-
Mr.. HeaIy then said it would take an
express wagon to haul them over and
a lengthy argument followed over the
production of various records called for,
during which Mr.. Dunlap said they
would have to look the records over
and it would take a couple of hours
to determine what the company would
Nj. Monett Instructed Justice Simon
to make a note of Mr.. Dunla0's state
: Finally Mr.. Dunlap said: Mr.. Healy
is not under obligations to make a
search for you If you want anything
you must specify"
Mr. Monett-We have.
Mr. DunIap-You only want to fish
around and see if you can find any
thing.
MI. Monett-The days of prophecy are
Mr.. Duniap-The days of prophecy?
Mr.. Monett-Yes. you seem to be try
ing to foretell what we want with this
c. S. Gleed was placed on the stand
and testified that he has been 81 a.