Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

the letter, mis- was the point OF
which the government based its OBJ
i jectlons.
Joseph r. Carr, who was employe,
by the Rialto company during the pc
Rod between November 1902, an,
April, 1905, testified that on instruc
lions Of officers Of the company h,
drew and cashed q check for $500 an,
took the currency to Vice Presiden
VIM. D. Mahaney, Of the Rialto com
pany, in whose private once Senate
Burton was seated at the time.
Mr.. Mahaney was placed on tn,
stand and testified that on March 20
1908, he had paid Senator Burton $5Ot
In currency. Mahaney further stated
that upon the suggestion of Burton
he destroyed two letters that Burton
had written, Burton having said Ia
him that should any Of his letters fall
into unfriendly hands Birton's mo-
tives might be misunderstood.
Mr.. Mahaney identified q telegram
received from Senator Burton, which
was read to the jury in reply to dis,
patch from Mahaney telling Burton
that 1t had been learned that two
special inspectors had been appointed
by the postofiice department to inves-
tigate the Rialto company. Burton's
reply follows:
mo complaint in the department
against you. VIII write full partlcu-
lars by to-night's mall"
Witness said that the letter referred
to was one of those destroyed at Bur-
toms request on March 20, 1903.
In reply to question by District At
torney Dyer, Mahaney said that to his
knowledge the Rialto company had no
other business in Washington than
that pending in the postoftlce depart
ment.
w. e. Cochrane, former chief post
Office inspector, was recalled and testi-
fed as follows:
Senator Burton called upon me,
cannot fix the exact date, and inquired
i'm complaints had been made or If
there was any investigation against the
Rialto company. said there was and
gave him the names Of the complain
ants.
Senator Burton again called upon
me on January "a, 1903, and stated that
postofice inspector Dice had refused
to return record that had been vol
turned over to him for GER
tain purpose. and asked that Dice be |
ordered to return the book. l accom-
panied Senator Burton to the fourth
assistant postmaster general where |
Senator Burton repeated his request |
and then we all went to the office of |
the postmaster general, where the |
Senator repeated his request to the |
postmaster general and he instructed |
be to telegraph Mr.. Dice for informa-
ton.
Again on February s, 1905, Sena-
'or Burton's secretary telephoned me
asking me to call at Senator Burton's
office. I went there and the senator
old me the record had not been re-
urned, and asked me to send an
'ther telegram, which | did.
On ross-examination Mr.. Lehman
Isked the following questions:
1.-THE only time Senator Burton ever
made inquiry of you regarding COM
'laints lodged in the department
gainst the Rialto company was on
november 70, when ne asked Simply
I any complaints had been made, and
GU mentioned those Of Evans and
IouckT
Mr., Cochran replied:
1T was"
1.-THE only other time he ever men
Ioned the Rialto company to you was
hen he inquired regarding the stand
lg of two alleged inspectors and you
Horned him they were inspectors?"
MIR. Cochran replied: 1T was"
Court adjourned until Thursday