The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-15

made a clear statement, but did not
want the case to hinge on that asser-
| ton.
How much was you offered at
that time ?'' asked. Price
II don't know declared Make
peace, but the man had a bill in his
hand. I didn't look at it. The man
came to me twice, but I told him
would not help him.
Tell what sort of looking man this
was
We'll, he was rather f1eshy and
had red hair
This answer provoked a laugh and
Price asked if the man was from
Wichita. Makepeace did not know
where he was from and said he would
not know. him If he were to meet him
again. He said the man wanted a bill
advanced on the calendar, but did not
know the nature of the measure.
Were you approached this year,"
mo. Mr.. Leahy warned me against
it."
Tell how that happened
He sent for me to come to the gov
errors office. I went there and Mr..
1eahy said to look out for a man who
would want me to change the name of
Representative Cassin on the docket. "
Makepeace said Leahy, Charles Gibbs,
the stenographers and Governor Stubs
were in the office when he entered. He
did not know whether they heard the
conversation. In his direct examina-
ton Leahy reminded the senate of the
good morals of young Makepeace. He
said he had warned the boy against sin
and corruption and moralized to him
because he was newly married. The wit
ness was unable to recall the fatherly
lecture. When questioned by Reed,
Makepeacc said he had been employed
| in the governors office prior to the
present session and did special work
there.
Cassin Tells of That Bill.
Representative J. H. Cassin, of Craw-
ford county, was given a rough ride re-
garding the alleged fixing of the Pitts
burg waterworks BILL Cassin was. in
the house in the days of Populism and
| he referred with pride to his record of
former days. He said he introduced the
| Dill because Representative A. II. Nc
| Cormick, from the same county, was
| opposed to the measure. Cassin then
| told how the Porter bill. which passed
| the senate, was murdered in the house
| committee of which Mccormick was a
| member and he recited the hostility
| which existed.
| The witness declared the bill which is
| supposed to have originated the Leahy
/ story, was purely a local bill and was
/ introduced to Iegalize technicality re-
| gardlng the voting of 100000 in water
works bonds in Pittsburg. He said Moore
was interested in the bill only as a
] private citizen. CaSsin denied there was
| graft connected with the passage of
| the measure, although he was anxious
for 1T to escape the anfmosity of Nc
/ Cormick, who, he said, had formerly
1 owned the Pittsburg water plant and
/ opposed the passage of the document.
| He said there were no irregularities
and that the bill had been placed on the
calendar under general orders in the
i customary manner.
Did Moore ask you to introduce this
4 bill?' asked Glenn.
Yes, I believe he did, said the wit
ness.
Did Moore suggest changing the
name of the author of the bill in order
to escape trouble from Mccormick?
asked Robertson.
"Well. all 1 know is that the chief
clerk came to me one day and said
there was scheme on foot to change
my name to Casey. 1 asked if it was
my friends or enemies and he said he
supposed it was my enemies. When
was positive that no change had beer
made on the records 1 let the matter
drop, but kept a lookout.
"DOcv Moore ON the stand.
At this juncture DOC" ]. H. Moore
editor of the Pittsburg Headlight and
the accused lbriber. was given an in-
ming and for 80 minutes he went into
the details of his interest in the bill
and told of his visit to Leahy to ask
friendly assistance.
| After a meeting of a committee OF
citizens, said Moore in response to 6
series Of questions, Il came to Topeka
to help in the passage of the pill.
talked to five or six representatives, de
voted my time to the work and spent
my own money for expenses of the trip
1 had known Mr.. Leahy for 10 years and
we were both old newspaper men. On
day 1 went into his office and consult
ed with him about the bill. 1 told hin
the situation and that Mccormick op
posed the bill. was not up on parlia.
mentary procedure and. wanted to ge