The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-12

hAN ANaAA AHaAAAAAAA " W Will
which appeared In the Menace Noyem-
Der i6. 1912. IN compliance with a rul-
/ ing OF the postofice department. and
notwithstanding a positive statement
10 the contrary published In the Appeal
10 Reason itself December 2s, 1919.
Up TO this week the reason for this
particular kind OF a campaign against
the Menace on the part OF the Roman
lists was a mystery 10 us-but not 70
any. longer
The cat is out OF the bagi
The campaign against the Appeal Is
also backed by the Romanists!
And the campaign TO destroy the
Appeal also includes the Menace!
The secret agent who manipulated
tho wires for Rome IN the Appeal
prosecution Is one Priest Pompeney.
Of Pittsburg, Kan.
The truth OF these statements is
brought out In the testimony OF A. w.
Iovejoy, a citizen OF Girard, whom the
prosecution had mistaken for an
enemy OF the Appeal, and whom they
/ had given a commission as a detoc.
tive thinking they were using him as
tool 10 trap the Appeal His testi-
mony before the probate Judge under
oath r. too long 20 give In full. and that
/ part which is not germane to the case
/ OF the Menace Is omitted and Is indi-
Gated by star lines. The Testimony In
part follows:
A. w. LoveJoy, being produced by the
plaintiff as a witness, was, by the pro-
bate Judge before whom the deposl-
tlons were taken sworn to testify the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, and he then testified as fol.
lows:
O. Are you acquainted with the de.
fendant ln. this action, X. J. Bone1
A. am, slightly.
@. When did you become acquainted
with hlm7
A. October ;, 1912.
@. Where did you meet hlm7
A. In hIs office In Topeka, Kan.
Q. How did II happen that you met
him In Topeka last October?
A. went there at the request Of
Or. J. A. Pompeney who gave me a
letter Of introduction 10 Il. J. Bone.
Q. Who ls Or. Pompeney and where
does he reslde7
A. He ls a Catholic priest and his
present residence is In Pittsburg.
Q. Did you know from anything that
Father Pompeney said at the time he
gave you the letter Of introduction TO
the defendant, Bone, whether he was
acquainted with the defendant3
A. He said he was.
q. What conversation did you have
with the defendant at the time you met
him In his office In Topeka7
A. The conversation was quite
lengthy; occupied a good part Of the
afternoon and two hours In the even
ing. Do you want me to give the whole
eonVersation9
Q. Yes. want the whole converse
tlon.
A. When arrived at his Office
presented the letter Of Introduction
and he told me he was expecting me
and had had conversation both by
talklna with Mr.. Pompeney over the
LONG distance phone and by correspond.
Ina In regard 10 my meeting him. ]
/ asked him what the object was In meet
/ Inu me, what he wanted Of me, and he
replied that he supposed that ! under
stood thoroughly and understood that
Or. Pompeney had stated the object OF
the meeting, but ! wanted " from hls
own mouth. I wanted a plain under
standing Of the meeting, so that u
would not come second hand to me.
He then stated that he had visited
Washington recently, think about two
weeks prior TO the date, had met the
president, Mr.. Taft, and the attorney
general, Mr.. Wiekersham; that they
| had agreed 10 furnish or have the gov.
ernment furnish funds 10 be used for
the purpose Of putting the Ap-
peal out Of business and putting
WayIand, Warren, Debs and Sheppard
/ In the penItentIary. He stated that he
had made Inquiries about me and was
satisfied that ! could help them to DO
IT,. IN reply 70 the remark that made
that u would be an expensive Job, he
said that he realized that, and owing
to the fact that the democratic con-
sress had been very penurious In their
appropriations arrangements had been
made 20 procure funds from some In
dlViduals, who were anxious 70 have
the work done. ! inquired the names
Of the individuals and he told me that
they were General Otis Of the Los
Angeles Times, . Mr.. oleed. whose
residences was In Topeka. connected
with the Kansas City Journal. and
! think president Of the telephone com