The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
SAYS BAILEY GOT S14,75O.
Attorney General Davidson Presents
Figures TO Prove His Statement.

Figures TO Prove His Statement.
The amounts which Attorney General
Davidson. of Texas, will attempt to prove
We're paid by the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany tG Senator J. W. Bailey for legal
services aggregate S14,750 OF this amount.
the sum of 5000 is alleged to have been
borrowed by the Senator from the Wa
ters-Pieree Company, and to have been
secured by his note.
The notice fled by the attorney general
demanding the production Of certain dOcu-
ments, records, &c, by the Waters Pierce
Company. which is defendant in the suit
now being tried at Austin. gives specific
data regarding the alleged transactions
by which the Senator secured the amounts
named. Among other things, the defend
ant company is called on to produce a
personal voucher Of II. Clay Pierce. its
president, dated April 3, 1900. for s. 800.
money advanced to Joseph w. Bailey as
demand loan on account Of Texas cases;
also voucher record book showing en-
try of such voucher; also bills receivable
book Of defendant showing entry of the
demand loan to Joseph ". Bailey, on
April %. 1890, for $500; also voucher rec
ord book showing entry Of voucher No.
F-462, issued June 80. 1900. by the Waters
Pierce Oil Company of $1,000. and audited
by D. ". COnroy. auditor of the Standard
Oil Company. of New Jersey; also cash
book. folio 156. OF defendant in use July
30, 1890"
IN the next paragraph Of the attorney
generals notice the defendant company is
da1 70. in
record lin use June - 1900. showing en-
try Of voucher F-S6 to Henry & Strib-
ling. of Waco. Tex. account Of expense
of antitrust civil case of State of Texas
VS.. Naters-Pierce Oil Company, at Waco,
approved by J. D. Johnson; also sight
draft drawn by J. w. Bailey for $3.50 on
Waters-Pierce Oil Company for said
amount paid 10 Henry & Stribling; also
cash book in use at that time. containing
folio IL, showing record Of said transac-
tiOn.
Demand Made for Vouchers.
Next the defendant company is called
on for its voucher record in use Novem-
Der 3. 1900, showing entry Of voucher No.
L-l30. dated November 3. 1900, for 500.
paid to J. w Bailey. account of Texas
cases also cash book in use November
I showing
record of above transaction"
The attorney general then demands the
submission OF check of H. c. Pierce.
dated March %, 1901, for 81, $50 sent to J.
". Bailey in response to q letter from J.
W. Bailey 70 II. c. Pierce OF that date. re-
questing New York exchange for that
amount: also voucher record of defendant
in use on June Il. 1901, showing entry OF
voucher No. FIJI. for 81. 80 paid by de-
fendant TO j. w. Bailey for legal ex-
penses account Texas matters;" also draft
of Fourth National Bank of St Louis,
Mo. 56l. $50, on Chatham National Bank
Of New York transmitting 10 J. W. Bailey
s., 80; also cash book in use March Is
1901, containing folio 225, showing record
of above transaction"
Finally the attorney general asks for
voucher record of defendant in use
March g. 1901. showing entry of voucher
No. C-12, audited by G w Norman, audi
tor Of the Standard oil Company of New
Jersey for $S.Oa0, for amount Of loan to
J. W y. as per note in hands of treas
urer; also bills receivable book of de-
fendant in use at that time showing en-
try OF said note; also cash book in use at
that time containing folio No. 119. show
ing entry Of said transaction; also check
Of defendant. No. A. 40. for 5000"
VIII Produce other Evidence.
1t is stated in the concluding paragraph
Of the notice that if the defendant COM
pany fails to produce the books, records,
documents, &c, referred to. the State OF
Texas will introduce secondary evidence
TO prove their contents.
Senator Bailey declares that Attorney
General Davidson is in a conspiracy
against him. In a telegraphed statement
to Texas papers, bearing a Washington
date. the Senator threatens to prosecute
for perjury any person who testifies thai
there are in existence any vouchers for
moneys paid to him by the Waters-Pierce
OIL Company
He adds that if any sIlch vouchers are
produced they are forgef1es, and says If
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