Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-05
SCOTT ON STAND.
Waco JurIst Tells Of Psnslsy Cases st
His City.


Austin, Feb. s.-When the investiga.
ton committees met Monday morning
Judge Sam n. Scott OF Waco was put
upon the stand tn cell about the Waco
penalty cases. He said that Cullen r.
Thomas and he had consultation over
me settlement Of suits and he tScotD
thought that $4,000 would be n good
settlement. as they could only hold
the Waters-Pierce company on one
violation OF law.
He said Thomas came TO him for
tnis consultation. and after II was over
Thomas said that he was going 10 hold
out for $4,000 In penalties. IT you
can get II that will be 30 much the
better" witness said to Thomas
Judge Scott said that he did not nj.
TEND the FIRST conference with Senator
BAILEY and others over the cases. but
ne heard about II. Il attended another
conference at which Pierce was In at-
tendance and heard Pierce say.
Thomas. you are the only stumbling
piock In my way In Texas" Witness
SAID Judge Clark took the position that
inc states attorneys were entitled 20
70 per cent. and his instructions were
mat the attorneys were entitled %
per cent He said Pierce said: Il
VIII give $4,000. and that Is all ="
Thomas replied that he would not &C.
cept e.
Witness said Bailey was not az this
conference and he saw him at no othpf
G0nfnFNnHn 10 oil nh a fn1 srfIft q
Bailey, In which the senator said be-
would do what he could for Pierce. be
cause he believed him 10 be an honest
man Bailey said he was sure that the
Wa'ers-Pierce company would obey
the law In future and assured him feN
would see that Pierce did He said
Bailey based his opinion on what Fran.
els told him.
Judge Scott said that In conference
with Bailey and Henry and others
Henry said that he knew the Standard
owned 81 per cent of the Waters
Pierce stock. Bailey asked for rs au.
thority and Henry went and secured
some documentary records for him To
look at Bailey, after looking at them.
said 10 Henry that II was too contrary
TO prove that Pierce said In witness
presence that he owned all the stock
OF the Waters-Pierce except four
shares, which were given 10 Johnson.
Gruet and one other. for the purpose
OF organization. Witness said that
Pierce said that Pierce told him that
there was no express or implied agree
ment with the Standard and that the
territory his company occupied was
not the result Of an agreement. Pierce
said he bought almost all oil from
the Standard.
Judge Scott explained 10 Judge Poin-
dexter about the penalty suits. He
told OF Henry 4 Stribling's withdrawal
from the case because of n disagree.
ment with Cullen y. Thomas. He said
the record OF plea OF abatement Is in
the court Of civil appeals. He said
the application for continuance of
Waco cases was not according 20 law.
Judge Scott could not tell anything
about the alleged correspondence be
tween Judge Clark and Johnson. Scott
spoke OF his meeting with Bailey and
Henry In the latter's Office at Waco.
but said this was purely an accident
He just dropped in to Henry's Office
and met the two. He said he took one
meal with Bailey. but did not remem-
Der what time Il was. Scott had con.
fdence in Stribling and believed him
TO be an honest man. He said after
the congressional campaign was over
he went 10 Clark's Office and asked
Ballinger about the letters. He was
told the letters did not refer to him.
He was told that reference To Strib.
ling was about his employment after
ward by the WatersPieroe company
Witness expressed the opinion that
some kinds OF lobbying were all right
and other kinds wrong. He believed
would undertake no lobby.
ing which was not honorable. Witness
said he was formerly a Chiffon sup
porter. but afterward for Bailey. He
was Bailey's campaign manager and
had introduced him at number OF po-
litical meetings.
On cross-examination OF Mr.. Odell
the witness stated that Bailey did not
use his influence and the Waters
Pierce cases In Waco were dismissed
through fraud. Witness was emphatic
On this point. He said he never had
any communication with Bailey about
The case. Witness said that when Bal.
ley told Henry the Rockefeller evi.
ience about the waters-Pierce compa.
ny being owned In part by the Stan.
ard was different from what he
thought and that Henry had concurred
with him.
In answer 10 questions by Mr.. Jen-
kins witness said he did not know
Pierce had stated that the Standard
Dill company had owned an interest In
he old company and that the capital
stock OF the new company had In
creased from 100000 to 100000.
Witness admitted that In view OF |
he fact that Pierce had made false
lffidavit. In that sense the dismissal
,f the suits at Waco was a fraud. so
AR as he was concerned. and as 10 the |
lction OF the other participants they |
,cted In good faith.
On a question Of Senator Senter.
Judge Scott said: Il do not know
xho made the offer TO settle the case
or $4,000. presume II came through
Mr.. Pierce. have not talked with
Bailey about the Clark letters" said
Judge Scott Il did talk with Strib-
ing about them after the Thomas
Henry campaign and suggested that he
ook into them at once. as they would
come up again some time.
said: so far as Henry Is
they have nothing to do
With him"
Witness said his understanding was
hat Railev was In Waco at the time TO