The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26

the tar was used for fuel OIL" said
Tucker. Il don't imagine that MI.
rake off. There is a regular tar mar
| ket and if Mr.. Stannard had sold it
| there he could have got a great deal
more than peddilng it around the
paying Sc barrel right now for this
for greasing their trucks. That comes
In the rebate system; you politicians
know more about that than l do.
| Stafford Not Well Informed.
| j. F. Stafford, the agent at Wichita.
for the Uncle Sam Oil Company, ap-
peared to be put of his element. IT
don't know what you mean by this
| tar, he said in bewilderment. When
| went lin there first a year ago I
| didn't hardly know gasoline from coal
| OIL, he frankly confessed, amid the
smiles of those present. He said that
| he had received one car of the tar at
his agency and that he had some of 1t
still on hand. portion being returned
to the refinery. He had made an at
| tempt to sell it at first at $1.S5 per
| barrel, but the product was returned
| to him by customers who were dis
satisfied with it as a fuel oil. He
stated that since he had sold some
1900 barrels at $1.85 at Wichita to
parties without notifying them of the
nature of the product. That the sales
| mad been made within one month and
ne did not know yet whether the tar
| had been used for fuel oil purposes.
he said that he was governed by
price list in the newspapers and that
| he did not know of any tar being sold
west OF Wichita for less than $1.75
| and that east of there it was sold
| cheaper, each county having a price.
Stafford stated that his tanks had
been leaking for a year and that he
had lost about 5000 gallons; that he
had notified both the company and
later the receiver, but that on account
OF the difficulty in making the repairs
of the tanks nothing had been done.
Morse Again on Stand.
Mr.. Morse went over again on the
witness stand the details of why a
contract was not made with the Sol
diers' home for fuel oil and reiterated
that he didn't think that he should
make a contract for the reason that he
didn't know how long his administra-
ton of the company's affairs would
last and also because he didn't think
they had enough tar to supply the
contract. Efforts were made to get
at the price which was offered by the
Soldiers home but these were unsuc-
cessful though the claim was made
that 80 cents a barrel was the price.
Judge Hazen sustained repeated
objections and at one time threatened
to dismiss the whole proceedings if
Wilson. fuckers attorney. did not stay
within the bounds outlined by the
court.
G. c. Colvin, agent at Leavenworth
and P. Mccarthy, agent at Atchison,
were cross examined but gave nothing
of importance to the information al
ready CLEANED. Ex-Sheriff Bert Lu-
cas- who acted as appraiser testified as
to the condition of the plant.
Mr.. Morse on Stand
In pursuance of the attack that is
being made on the receivership of the
Uncle Sam Oil company during the
lncumbency of j. G. 0. Morse, receiver
whose term ceased with November
Sth, Mr.. Morse was subjected to a
grilling cross examination Monday af-a
ternoon at the hands of Albert L. Will
son, attorney for H. H. Tucker, jr.
Wilson attempted to show that
Morse had neglected the affairs of the
company for his telephone business
a Wichita and that he spent a greater
part of the time in Wichita instead of
Kansas City. This Morse denied, stat
ing that he would leave Kansas City
Friday night only spending a couple
of days in Wichita. He also refuted
the charges that unnecessary expense
had been incurred.
Judge Hazen was required to inter-
vene a number of times in the effort
to keep the hearing from dragging on
interminably.
81 want to say here that I think
the intimat tions that are contained in
the affidavit to the effect that 1 didn't
try to sell that tar to the best advan-
tage are damnable and outrageous"
said ]. G. o. Morse, receiver of the
Uncle Sam Oil company Monday af-
IernOOn IN Cno course OF a cross eX-
animation at the hands of Albert L.
Wilson, attorney of H. H. Tucker, jr.,
Mr.. Morse was red in his face and
held his indignation into subjection
with difficulty
In the course of the bill of excep-
tions filed by Tucker to the report of
the receiver was contained an affidavit
which stated that Morse had sold the
tar below a price offered to him by an
intending purchaser.
hn
to take up with the bill despite the OBJ
jections expressed by attorneys for
Mr.. Morse.
'I want to hear what there is in
this Let's fight it out" said Judge
Hazen, waving aside the objectors.
Before we go into this 1 want to
have S. D. Faust present. We want
to have an opportunity of bringing
Now your honor these parties
were given ample time in which to
prepare, began an attorney for the
other side.
Lets go into this and examine Mr..
Morse and see If there is anything in
this" interrupted Judge Hazen. This
Is very serious matter"
ST presume you can get Mr.. Faust
here in the morning."
eyes, sir, we can get him here in
the morning"
"Well, proceed"
Morse than took the stand and will
son proceeded to quiz him with re-
gard to his offer to sell to c. A. STAN
nard of Emporia $4,000 barrels of tar
which was to be delivered to a re-
fnery of Stdhr ards at Cherryvale.
How did you come to see him?"
"'Mr. Stannard came to me shortly
after 1 was appointed receiver" ans
wered Morse. land asked me what
chance there was of getting some of
that tar"
Morse continued and said that he
y,
and that his answer was non-commit-
tai. Wilson then asked him why he
did not enter into contract with the
Soldiers home at Leavenworth to fur
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