The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-21

| man that furnished the backing for
| Gilmore on the contract.
He said upon examination:
What connection did you have with
the Fifth ward severn"
IT furnished the money for it,
AT any time during the construction
We're you ever approached by Mr. Nc
Cabe or any one representing him and
demands made upon you for money!"
No. sir Not any time
Did you ever pay Gilmore SCOOP
When was it?''
Towards the latter end of the month
of January tsrs
paid for?''
las part of the profits of the work"
Did you know that twas to be
paid to McCabe? 'S
Has Gilmore ever minated to you
that he was paying anyone?"
mo, sir
When did you first learn about the
trouble between Gilmore and the en-
gineer?''
Friday morning at s a. M; just yes
terday."
No. sir. Not a word
Did yeu ever; see any memoranda
engineering department or did you ever
hear anything of that sort?" asked Coun-
Gilman Ryder.
Not any was the response.
T.. T. Hazen. attorney for McCabe. as to
held up, that he would not give the
names to the committee in open session,
but would willingly give them privately
Gilmore. when it. came to a showdown
in the committee room, however refused
to state the names of other contractors.
He stated that he knew of at least one
other contractor who had come to him
neer had made him dig up. On further
questioning Gilmore refused to give the
name of this contractor.
In his cross examination by z. T. HaZen
Gilmore claimed that Brooks was ac-
posed to be taking place with the city
your business before you got this con-
Il was on the police force
Hazen then produced an affidavit of r.
L. Cofran denying that he ever was in
combine to furnish crossing plates as Gill
more alleged. and stating that Gilmore
had come to him and asked for prices
furnishing crossing plates and then went
to the Capital Iron works with his con-
Gilmore stated that the affidavit was
untrue in practically every particular;
What do you mean when you say that
other contractors had the same experience
as yourself with the city engineer? Did
you mean that they had been held up?'
7 mean just what that says.
Can you name IAN a single contractor be-
Il viii not name any other con-
tractor
When did you first learn that McCabe
was holding contractors up?"
Some time ago..
1 Mr.. Gilmore, will you give the names
of those other contractors to the com
mfttee?s- asked Councilman F. E. Nipps-
Yes. sir. Any time the committee
wants me to. will give the names of
them in private.
Did you ever tell Brooks that you were
going to pay McCabe?' asked dazen.
Yes, SIR
But you heard what Mr.. Brooks said;
that he did not
Yes, sir
Then he knows all about it?''
absolutely
Mr.. Brooks knows all about these
with McCabe?"
Yes, sir everything"
What is that?" producing the memo
randa containing the statement of 81, 000. 20.
THAT is the memoranda which McCabe
handed me when he made the demand
from me for the 81, 600. 20
Gilmore was dismissed.
E. A. CLANCY was asked with regard
to the functions in the sewers and said
that he had been unable to locate six of
them so far. but that they probably ex-
listed
Walter Arnold, draughtsman in the city
engineers office, explained some of the
data on the sewer from profiles in the
city engineers office These tended to
show that the sewer had been raised in
several instances, but that it was due to
encOunterinR stone