Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-03-03
Court: We want your state

open town If Mr.. Phillips was elected.
The Court: Tell what ever CONVEX
sations you had and who they were
with.
A. That was with Mr.. Phillips.
Q. When was that?
A. That was before election.
@. What was said between you
Mayor Phillips?
A. The first talk we had he said |
If he was elected we were to have an |
open town and we were to be pro.
tected
@. (By the Court: When did you
have talk and where?
A. That was before he was elect !
ed. in his office.
O. In Mr. Phillips Office?
A. Yes, sir.
c. Now what was said there at
that time?
A. Well, he just promised me l /
could have an open house f he was
elected.
@. What do you mean by open
house?
A. Gambling house.
@. Was that what that talk was
about?
A. Yes. sir.
@. Did you have any other talk
with him about it?
A. Yes, sir, l have. do not re-
member just when the talks were, We
had several talks about 1t.
@. Where did you have the next
conversation with him that you now
remember Of?
A. It was in his office.
@. What was that talk and when?
A. went and asked Mr. Phillips
before l opened up when l could open
up. This was, do not remember,
week or so after the election, he told
me | could go ahead and open up
that night if I wanted to-
c. Where was he at that time?
A. He was in his office.
@. The mayors office?
A. Yes, sir, when l went to see
when I could open up.
@. Was there anything said about
how much you would be fined?
A. No. sir, not by him He said
we would be charged reasonable
fine.
@. What was that?
A. He said they would charge a.
reasonable fine.
@. Is that all he said?
A. He said that fine would protect
us
@. He said that to you?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Was there anybody else pres
ent?
A. I do not believe there was.
went to his Office.
Examined BY MIR. Epps.
@. Now Mr.. Lane did you have
more than one room rented down
there?
A. Up stairs there?
@. Yes, sir.
@. Now when did you begin. When
did you start there?
A. Well as well as can remem-
ber it was the first Of April or the
first Of May.
@. I think the first of June the
records show the fine was assessed.
A. I do not remember about that
c. Now did you pay monthly stt
pend to the city during the time you
were running there.
A. Yes, sir.
G. How much did you pay?
A. Fifty-fve dollars a month.
O. Who regulated that, who fixed
the amount of that fine?
A. Why Mr.. Ki: by, believe.
@. The police Judge?
A. Yes, sir.
G.. Was you arrested at any time
until after the first Of this year?
A. No, sir.
y. Was any information or war
rant ever served on or against yol
before that?
A. No, sir.
G Was any information CT war
rant ever served on oor against yol
before that?
A. No, sir.
Q. Now these fines, how were the.
paid?
A. We went up the first Of tht
; mcnth and paid our fine. just wen
up there and found out how much
was fined. asked him how much !
was He asked me how many table
l had and told him three. He sal,
1t was $25 for the first. $40 for th
second and $40 for all after that. H
| said It would be $55.
g. Did you also pay the money t
7 him?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Who did you pay the money to
J A. Well, Mr.. Kirby.
@. Did you get any receipt TO
thai?
A. No, sir.
@. Did you plead guilty to any II
dictment or any charge there?
A. No, sir.
:, @. Now did you think that the
: were giving you protection?
:. - A. Yes, sir.
@. We're you under that impressio
, until you consulted an attorney abol
: it?
Q A. thought l was getting prote
ton, yes sir.
y @. Now when did you quit tn
place?
A. The first of the year
IS @. You had been paying in thes
monthly allowances?
Il A. Yes, sir.
@. Were you arrested?
u A. Yes, sir
y @. About how much was you finee
A. $4,000.