Show LARGE SUMS PAlO PAID OUT FOR CLAIMS Kansas K-ansas City Merchants Kep Kept No No Account of of Transactions Transactions With Thomas NOT CURIOUS Did IId No 1 clI Inquire Nunie of or Mar Mai Who Vho i Him Several Sc l 1 1 t t t th I Kansas Sa lly i. i o Ma lri 1 I Taking of or sq fu 11 freight rate Iato con con- case oi o aT the thc In the Sta States cs circuit b was completed com cOin pieCed this rn t n and tile tho attorneys l eS e'S will wiH sum su up UI Jp on o on Friday Frida Today's Toas tes Indicated l that Broker e rsc L. L Thomas and L. L B. B Taggart his ld rk who arc mc tho the chief defendants defendant's defend efen- ants ant ailts mist have been el very ery busy me men n f se several lal y ars nIS According Accor In I to this testimony the had ha routing contracts contra con con- tra tracts ts With With tile the largest st wh wholesale and retail firing In this city an and StLouis St St. Louis Lotus attended to tho the shipping of or oran all an their goods goos from the tile Atlantic seaboard sea sen- bo board i and even e front points In Michigan Michigan Michi Michl- gan gao and anti Pennsylvania collected on on all Josses shortage damage or overcharges and nd were generally general useful in fn a satisfactory an and wa way It appeared too that notwithstanding that thai large laige S J of or money always ay rot for or claims were vre w l' l sent by Thomas to Kansas Kansas- non none of these firms kept acc accounts account's o of such uch moneys s 's The 8 c could pot not r tho the de- de e- e tails of trans actions in which oil only a a afo w thousands of dollars were In Involved Involve In- In volve nn and in strong contracts contracts' t 0 one yesterday could not recall aver eyet haying having heard of such a thing tiling a 19 is a O rebate t I k ld N c Tile The testimony p of T. T II 11 of of the Har Hargadine rich Dry Goods Good company compan of ot St Louis LouiR vas l as of most of tile the evl- evl Iene submitted today an and gives go a n i Idea of or how Thomas with scores of oC arge throughout the middle west vest Mr testified that hint he had Thoma lit lii If lO to perform arlous arious duties connected ej with th the thenn's I nn's s freight fl business Tim Tho contract Os as sJ Jl j In N. N v Ne York Thomas aid a n salary al Iv 9 of 09 d year Y Tile The I Irm HM 1 a. a h. h l ll i t K J fl ji 11 1 t to tin thc A Mi Mi- Mc IcK told toM lu iii much detail about claims r l' damages overcharges and other inns olms of claims all of which Thomas was as to adjust The agreement con- con 1 until 1901 t. t Only a memorandum dum um urn record was kept Ic t of oC the tile claims the Ile ic witness said A Xo No Mr lr McKittrick said he ho had never 1 money which ho could coul testify had iad come from front Thomas He lie had hall re- re dyed elvod money mone from unknown es s. s One two or three years ears ago a man entered the firms firm's branch of- of Ice In ill New Nest York and paid tile the firm several everal hundred dollars 0 liars Mr MeRit MeRit- McKittrick trick rick did 1 not know the man nina and did I not ask his name He lie took tool th the money muncy he sal said and made no Inquiry He lie I had ha also received money mone by express from unknown sources probably 1000 ocio In three or 01 four foul years on a freight business S that amounted to Mr Mi Thomas had ha told thu firm witness sail said that he could get concessions over 01 some somo water atel routes of or transportation All he he Thomas wanted was hl his salary of The cross examination was intended to show that lint all arrangements were made In Iii New York and that Thomas never ne paid out any rebate rebato motley money in Ill Missouri |