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About The Alliance-independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1892)
- TflJS AJjlilAJi U JS - lJfJJJSf ! 1. -r f 1 1 A1? 1 S It f V i i EXPOSE The Corrupt Methods of the Eailroads Exposed by One of Their Own Hirelings. W. C. Holden, the Editor of "Lib eity," Testifies to His Own Boodling and Treachery. An Interesting Affidavit. Note: Wo make no apology for laying before our readers the following document. It is the most complete ex posure of the corrupt methods of the corporations that has ever been pub lished. The publication of this letter is timely on account of the light it throVs on Senator Paddock, who comes! up for re-election next win'er. The milker of this affidavit is W. C. Holder! the present editor of Libtriy. Certainly there is nowheie in history a blacker record of treachery than is hero gien. Many perons may won der wMv a man would thus testify to kiartn perfidy. The explanation is this: When he made the deal with Kimball, the latter required him to him to give a note and mortgage "as a sort of guaranty, you know," and to "conceal the illegal nature of the bar gain." , It seems that the Union Pacific's political managers were not satisfied with Holders services. So they sent down Fred Nye, their go-between, to foreclose the mortgage. Holden then had tho choice between losing his property br losing his reputation. True to his natural instincts, he choso the latter. , The affidavit is printed in full to forestall the charge of garbling. It can be found in the court records of Buffalo county. Tho italics and small caps are ours. In the District Court, Fifth judicial dis trict of Nebraska for Buffalo county. Fred Nye, Plaintiff, x. Answer. William C. Holden, Defendant. , FIRST DEFENSE. Now comes the said defendant, Wil liam C. Holden, and for answer to the petition of the said plaintiff denys that the plaintiff has a special ownership in the goods and chattels mentioned in his Detition. Defendant admits that the pretended notes and mortgages described in plaintiff's petition were signed and de livered by him to the said plaintiff, but thn friet to be that said notes v-" t : j and mortgages were executed and de ' 'timed in violation of law and con TRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY; That the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars mentioned in the said plaintiff's petition was obtained by the defendant from one Thomas L. Kimball of Omaha, Nebraska, at that time and yet one cf the officers of the Union Pacific Rail road company, and with an unwritten agreement between the said Kimball and .this defendant to the effect that said money was so furnished this de fendant as compensation for services to be rendered by defendant in his capacity as newspaper editor and otherwise in carrying elections for the benefit of the said Union Pacific Railroad company. That at that time it was expressly agreed between the eaid Kimball and the said defendant that the said de fondant who was then publishing the Central Nebraska Press at Kearney, Nebraska, should advocate the election to the United States senate, of such a man as might lo thereafter designated by the said Kimball or other persons acting under the direction of the said Union Pacific railroad manage ment. That at that time the availability of A. S. Paddock and Albtnuo Nance as candidates for United States senators was discussed by said Kimball and the defendant; That at lhat timo this defendant in quired of the taid Kimball whether Paddock or Nance would be most satis factory to the road, meaning the Union Pacific railroad management, to which Mr. Kimball replied, that Mr. Paddock had been very friendly to the road, but might not be available as a candidate, and that Mr. Nance was a successful young man and the road might take him as its candidate; That it was then understood and agreed between the said Kimball aud this defendant that either Mr. Paddock or Mr. Nance would be the choice of the Union Pacific rail road management for United States Senator and that defendant agreed to support either Paddock or Nance, but expressed a preference for Nance who seemed to be the preferred candidate of the road, as then express ed by Mr. Kimball; That at this interview the said Kim ball and defendant only were present, and that plaintiff Nye was not present and did not participate therein; That this interview between the said Kimball and this defendant took place at the Union Pacific Headquarters Build ing in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, a short time prior to the date of the mortgage first mentioned in the plain tiff's petition; That at that time it was agreed be tween tho said Kimball and this de fendant that this defendant should execute and deliver his notes and a mortgage on defendant's printing ma terials, to whomsoever Kimball might send with the money, and for such a sum as the raid Kimball might send, which it was then agreed should be twelve hundred dollars; That thereafter on tho date of the mortgage first described in plaintiff's petition, the said plaintiff, Fred Nye, appeared at Kearney with tho sum aforesaid, twelve hundred dollars, and in pursuance of said agreement with Kimball, delivered the sum to this defendant aud took the notes and mort gage first described in plaintiff's petition; That prior to the date of the sa'd Nye's appearance with the money this defendant had had no communication with him concerning tho matter, had never borrowed any money of said Nye or talked of borrowing any; That when said Nye so appeared at Kearney with the money and took said notes aud mortgage, he stated that the said Kimball had sent him up with the money and that he came up at the re quest of said Kimball to carry out the arrangements made before that time CJ between said Kimball and this defend ant; And this defendant further says that tho object and purpose of taking said note3 and mortgage was to make the transaction appear as a loan when such was not the case, and for the purpose OF CONCEALING THE ILLEGAL NATURE OF THE bargain: That it was never the intention o the said Kimball and said defendant MODERN SURGERY A NEW SURGICAL INSTITUTE FOR THIS CITY AT THE HOTEL IDEAL. 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