The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-23

bonds ?"
That was after your talk with Mr.
yes. SIR
you knew it was charged that the
bonds we're fraudulently issued ?"
Il knew it was claimed they were"
When did you next hear of these
bonds
when they were offered by Mr..
GODDARD to the board
Who was PRESENT."
Mr.. GODDARD, Mr.. Dayhoff. and my
self. I think
did you examine the valuation of
the county at that time ?'
II did. I found that the state board
of equalization had raised the valua-
ton"
When was that done?'
''I don't know"
Did Mr. GODDARD make any state
ment about the valuation?"
He said the board had fixed the
valuation, and 1t was high enough
Was there ever another instance
when bonds had been purchased dur
ing your administration when the val
uation was fixed by the board of
equalization 2"
''I think not"
How many bonds were purchased
during your administration? ?"
about a million dollars q year.
Did the board ask you for an
opinion as to which valuation should
be taken2 2''
Not of1cially''
Did Mr.. Nation talk to you about
''Yes, we discussed it."
You voted to accept the propo-
sition?"
yes. sir
Did you talk about the value of the
bonds?''
Yes, in a general way"
Did Mr.. GODDARD tell you that he
bought the bonds below par?''
NO, sir
Didn't Know of the Loan.
Did you know Mr.. GODDARD worked
this transaction through the state
treasury"
Il did not
After you heard Of it did you take
any steps to recover the money? %
Yes; about four months ago. I
called on Mr.. GODDARD to refund the
money after the Morris report
Did you take any steps to pros
ecute the state treasurer for the IN
lawful use of this $123,0OO of the
states money!"
I did not"
Then the only inquiry you made
about the value of the bonds was from
GODDARD %
L talked to H. B. Kelly. Mr.. Kelly
said that he was thinking of refunding
the bonds but that owing to somebody's s
az ton he would not. He said Az per
cent bonds for 30 years were as good as
6 per cent bonds for 16 years.
Did you agree with Mr.. GODDARD prior
to July - 20 buy those bonds %
I did not
Why cid you postpone action on
those bonds from July p to August II %
We had an informaI rule not to pur-
chase bonds until they were ready for
delivery
Did you examine one of these bonds
before you voted to buy, to see if it
was in the proper form?"
Il did not"
Mr.. Waggener showed Mr.. Coleman
the bond purchase record from the state
superintendent office, and asked him
t state what the records showed about
the Comanche county bond deal on July
21 and %. No record was made on
this date. The record of the purchase
on August IL was introduced in evil
dence.
Mr.. Coleman explained that the board
contracted to buy the bonds on July q,
and carried out the contract on August
II. To record was made Of the deal
until August IL.
interest?''
I don't know
This record says that the bonds were
purchased at par"
What is the last entry on thatpage?"
Mr Waggener found an interlineation
showing that s638 was to be paid as in
terest-
Don't you know that that interlinea-
ton was made after this State Journal
story was printed? p
Il don't know"
isn't that made in a different kind
Il don't think So"
williams Reads Extracts.
Mr.. Coleman was then excused from
F. L. williams then commenced to
read extracts from c. c. Coleman's s
scrap book of clippings from the State
Journal. The purpose of this was to
prove that the state Journal has been
moved by malicious motives in its at
tack on Mr.. Coleman. Some of these
were extracts from other papers, re-
printed in the State Journal. Others
were editorial Items
Mr.. Waggener objected to the in
PRODUCTION of these clippings, but the
objection was overruled.
"All right" said Mr.. Waggener. IF
you want to go into Mr.. Coleman's Of
fetal record, we will meet it. We had
hoped to try this case on the merits
and issues involved But we serve
notice that we will go into the Cole
man record if this Is brought into the
case"
Before court adjourned Mr. Wag-
gener asked that Mr.. Coleman be re-
qufred to bring into court all the let
ters sent to him by Governor Bailey
and Governor Hoch concerning the in
vestigation of shady transactions in the
office OF the state treasurer and his re-
plies to those letters.
This Mornings Session.
When court convened this morning F
L. Williams resumed the reading of edI-
torials in the State Journal, all of which
were published subsequent to the BLACK
and Ugly article of August 20 1904
Mr.. Waggener then recalled c. c.
Coleman to the stand.
AT the time of the purchase of these
bonds from Mr.. Godard.'' said Mr. Wag-
gener. were there any. Comanche coun-
ty bonds in the school fund.-"
It found out subsequently that there
were two Comanche county bonds, for