The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-24
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ner. For that reason I have no con-
noence IN It. I wouldn't believe MI
sonally- I have had dealings with
nun. and repeat that@I positively
would not believe him under oath.
You are willing to make the state
ment on the witness stand that you
would not believe Mr. Casner under
oath. are you ?"
Il say that I have no confidence in
these bond quotations, because Casner
made them.
What day were these Comanche
county bonds purchased ?"
I don't know"
What month 2"
I don't know-July, I think"
Did you know the Indebtedness OF
buy these bonds
I did not. / will tell you frankly
that until I saw It published in the To-
peka Journal I did not know the MS
tory OF the Comanche county bonds
Did the school fund commissioners
ever, so far as you know, buy any
ponds on the basis OF county valuation
liked by the state board Of equaiiza-
Z don't know of any instance. but
1 say that there Is not a county IN the
state VIII ose bonds, on a basis OF -
per cent of the valuation as nxed py
the state board Of equalization, are not
as good as government bonds.
You knew that A. A. GODDARD put
$3.50 into his pocket that didn't belong
to him In connection with this trans
action 2"
II heard about it afterwards.
went to General Coleman. and he told
me that if the charge was true, he
would make GODDARD put it back"
At this point the court took recess
supt. Dayton Testifes.
I L. Dayton was called Mr.. Day
hof is state superintendent of public
instruction and. a. member of the board
of school fund commissioners.
Mr. Williams asked whether the wit
ness was a party to any conspiracy to
buy the Comanche county bonds.
I was not" said Mr.. Dayhof1.
Was any secrecy enjoined upon any
body7"
7 did not speak to any one about II
outside Of the board
Did anyone bring any pressure on
Auditor Wells to induce him to register
those bonds?"
MOT that know Of"
Did you receive, directly or indi-
rectly. any profit from the sale Of those
bonds
on what day was the offer made of
Comanche county bonds?"
"On July 21.''
rnissioners were then produced. The Of
fer is shown to have been made on July
81 The purchase was made July q
and the warrant issued August IL
w P. Hackney crossexamined Mr..
Dayhof-
IF you had been guilty Of CON
spiracy,' said Mr.. Hackney. you
wouldn't admit 1t. would your"
This question was objected to, and
the objection was sustained.
Mr.. Hackney read the laws relating to
the keeping of records Mr.. DayhoI
said the records were kept as required
MI Hackney pointed out that the
record books were not completely hiled
ont Mr. Dayhom said he didn't know
why the omissions occurred.
why didn't goa keep a record show
ing the condition of the permanent
school fund2r was asked.
The various records, taken as
Who did you consult about buying
'" no one one but Burrow and Coleman.
about the bonds"
what else did you consult about?
General conditions OF the county
~Did you consult anybody about the
market value Of the bonds?
.iD id you 'cS try to ind the market
value?"
we're not on the market. We simply
went on the Is per cent OASIS OF Vaiua-
uo ..Where is that offer made by Mr..
Godard?"
81 don't know"
Ever seen it since it was hied
NO sir. I have looked for 1t.
Did you know it was missing before
this article was printed
"Yes, sir.
rs it a fact that you refused to al
~ go N h
.sBy Mr. Matson Of the State Journal
any 9D ia YOU refuse to let Mr.. Matson
see them before this article was
printed"
wanted to look at them for MALICIOUS
and wicked purpose
were not your books public rec
= NO. sir. they were open to the in
spection of state officers ana legls-
lators. and no others.
you never made any investigation
to determine whether the bonds ex-
That was ali the business of the
attorney general.
.tes which had been made on a sepa-
rate sheet of paper of the meeting Of
July %. These we're introduced in
evidence.
Not only did he have the typewrit-
ten minutes. but he had what pur
ported to be the original memoranda
from which the minutes were com
piled.
DO you keep the memoranda of all
the meetings of the board?' asked Mr.
Sometimes 1 do; usually 1 have
Them
Have you the memoranda and min
utes for the meeting Of July ZIP"
''I don't know
Can you tell me of any other meet
ing for which you have the memo
randa and minutes"
mo. not right now"
Isn't it rather remarkable that you
happen to have the original pencil
memoranda preserved for this one
meeting of July z22" inquired Mr.
Waggener sarcastically.
s.Ob, I don't know that it is
W.. .......-esEad til.