The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-08
Cross Examination.

Did you say to Judge Rofe and Bradsher you would rather have your arm cut off than sign it, but that is they said so, you would sign the bnl?"
 "T possibly said 10 them I would do SO"
 Did you say to them you had sign ed the bil?"
 'I may have said T have signed it' to mislead them and get them to | retire from my office"
 Did you not discuss with gentle. men in your office who you would ap- point as commissioners under the bin
 'I talked about appointing Rice and Kitchens and Bedding"
 Did you not accept the congratu. latiOns of your friends who were un- der the impression you had signed the bil?"
 They all congratulated me after the dis was erased, thinking l had approved the bill" Why was it that you did not tel them you had not approved the brl?"
 'I don't think anybody would have under the circumstances told them otherwise"
 Did you make n demand that Sen ator Harris be elected secretary of the commission?"
 "I don't think l asked that Senator Harris be secretary. l might have said that Senator Harris wanted to be secretary"
 Did you not influence your friends in the senate and house to vote for this bnl?"
 "I never encouraged any member Of the house or senate to support the measure"
 Did you not let your friends he. lieye that you would sign this bill?'
 'I said to many of my friends that | could not sign the biil" Did you not tell Kitchens and Judge Rolfe you would sign the bill after the senate confirmed your ap- pointments pending there?"
 "I did not tell any one | would sign the bill."
 You say you never approved the bill, yet if you had not recalled it from Secretary Stewart and he had reported it, would it not have been a law"
 T wasnt going to let the bill get far away, I recalled if within a few seconds
 Did you not say to George Beld- ing late Saturday afternoon you would sign the bill Monday?"
 T said l might be able to bring my self to signing it, and that I would ! think it over in the meanwhile"
 Did you never tell Captain Rice you would sign the hill?"
 "I never told Captain Rice whether would or would not sign the bill"
 Sawyer on Stand. Judge l.. E. Sawyer, speaker of the house, was called He testified that he was in the governors office dur. | ing the period and that Hays gave the bill to Stewart. Moberly. Beld. ing, Rice Kitchens, Rolfe and him. self were present We discussed with the governor the merits of the bill, and | saw him take his pen and make two or three marks on the bill and seem to do some writing. From what ne said at the time. had no doubt but that he was approving the | bill. | manifested my pleasure to him at the time and told the gover- now how much the legislation meant to the state fair, to my home people, and 10 me. He handed the bill to Secretary Stewart, We remained in his office several minutes, and I sat down and waited quite little while as l wanted to go over with him the commissioners to be named under the bill. Mr. Hnmpnries of the house came in with some enrolled bill II his hand and talked with the gov ernor a little while. The governor after this turned to the door and called someone, and told them to te I Stewart to bring the bill back. l left his office then
 On cross-eXamination MT Sawyer said he and Col. Little discussed the bill with the governor at noon that day, and speaking of signing the bill lGovernor Hays said "I won't do yor any harm" MT Sawyer added that throughout the entire work on the bill in the legislature he understood the governor favored the bill ant would sign it.
 Judge Rofe Testifies.
 Judge l.. A. Rolfe of Forrest Cit, testified that lBradsher and himself and Kitchens and Rice and Beldinl were in the office that afternoon The governor asked them all to leav, but himself and Bradsher The gov ernor then said, he testified: If yo, all say to sign this bill will sign it but had rather have my arm cut Of . than do so.' Judge Rolfe added: "Ho signed it."
 Judge Rofe noticed the governo was doing some writing on the bill , and he and Bradshnr told friends c