The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1905, Page 1

| O WESTHER. T fo st orecast-miide at San Franciseo for thirty hours ending midnight, eb- rusry 2: San Francisco and vicinjty—Cloudy, unsettled weether Thursday, with showers: brisk south winds. A G. McADIE, District Forecaster. | & FISCHER'S—Vaudeville. GRAND—"The Bonnie BrierBush.” LYRIC HALL—The Dolmetsches. . ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. Matines to- [2/ day. TIVOLI—Grand opers, 3 O A s CEE - SAN FRANCISCO, HURSDAY, FEBRUARY DETECTIVES TESTIF OF BRIBE MON e QEWIN MNAB SAYS. THE CXAMINER SECURED APPOINTMENT OF Knew He Was Dealing With Blackmailers. ND, further, we were positive that this committee had been appointed at the instance of the Examiner to persecute Dr. Dodge and myself. We never contem- plated paying them to stay the pursuit of their purpose. We had the same interest in stopping them that we would have in stopping incendiaries we caught burning our homes or dealing with men who held us up at the pistol’s point and demanded the payment of a bribe. | am interested in goad citizenship and in the public welfare. These are the motives that prompted me to move against these men. x *= » Ifagang of blackmailers is permitted to make re- ports and create false impressions of the financial condition of corporations there is little protection for the community. » x « We knew that we were dealing with crim- inals, and our interest in the State demand- ed that-we take action against these black- mailers.—From testimony of Gavin' McNab. Furnished by Friends. SACRAMENTO, Feb. L.—The trial of Senators Emmons, French, Bunkers before the bar of the upper house of the Legislature on charges fibery has reached a point where a summary of the evidence is permis- and Wrig of eible. The guilt of Joseph §. Jordan. who acted as the go-between, has been s to a certainty, and two charges of bribery and one hed apparent all felonies, are against his name on the police records of Sac- nators Emmons and Bunkers, to reach the goal of exoneration, must wn the evidence of two men, George N. Tichenor, inspector of the al Building and Loan Association, ang Henry Hartling, a San co detective, who was especially employed by Tichenor to aid him in bribery trap. Tichenor has testified as to his dealings with an whereby it was agreed that he should see the money to the accused Senators. He has testified that from vantage points across the street he saw Jordan passed what, to the best of his knowl- ¢ were the bills he had given him for the purpose to Senators Emmons and Bunkers. - o ST b7 AT AT SAW BILLS PASSED TO TWO SENATORS. Detective Hartling testified that he stood a short distance away Wwhen sactions were consummated and that he saw without possibility ke cn hie part the bills actually pass into the hands of Emmons Junkers. As to French and Wright the evidence is not so clear. Tichenor admits that the only evidence he has of his contention that received the ‘bribe money prepared for their entrapment is the rd of Jordan that he had met them and paid them. Jordan had sgreed, he testified, that these men should also be paid within his vision, h in the arrangements made it impossible, Jordan had told him, arry out the plan and Jordan had said he had done the next best ng, had paid French and Wright the moment the opbortunity presented itself, v of the marked bills prepared to bring about the doom of the accused yrs. Counkel for the prosecution admit that, in fact, none of these bills < been traced. This is the weakest point in the prosecution’s case, but, the ays, even if these bills cannot be traced if they are necessary to ~tion of the accused at the bar of the criminal court, they are cution legal conv t necessary to morally establish the guilt and turpitude of the defendant LIVELY Jordan Is Released on Bail| Detective Tichenor testified on the stand to-night that he had not located McNab and Law- yer Cator Get . Personal ,Evidénce Introduccd Puts Jordan in B&nght. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.—Chairman { Belshaw of the special committee be- | fore which Senators Emmons, Bunk- | |ers, French and Wright are on trial on charges of bribery preferred by William Corbin, secretary and man- | ager of the Continental Building and | Loan Association of San Francisco, | called for order in the Senate cham- |ber at 2 o'clock this afternoon and | announced that the hearing would | proceed. Gavin McNab requested | that his cross-examiation proceed im- | mediately, as urgent matters of busi- | ness demanded his presence in San Francisco, | Thomas V. Cator, legal representa- | tive of Senator Emmons, sald that in | PRICE FIVE CENTS. A JoErr & JommascT ALLEGED VENAL COMMITTEE "TO THE PASSING " TO SENATORS. by “the ‘Hassell” Auditing Company at | “You don’t think for a momeit that the. instance .of the Examiner. After | any ope of them would dare come to _their ekpert had completed: his report [ Me; do you?" “I-don't know,” said Cator. * he told me that he had found that our Here the -chairman calied +Mr. * Mc- company was orie of the soundest in | Nab's attention to the fact that he was the 'State. This he also told t6 the secretary of the Building and Loan Commission. But the purpose of those that made this examination was not: to determine ' the present methods of thé corporation. “ “If a gang of blackmailers is per- | Indjtted (o make reports and create false ! impressions of the financial condition | of corporations there is little. protec- | tion for the conimunity. “We did'not purpose submitting will- ngly to the demands of this committee when we were aware ‘of the fact that ne so-called expert had already gone ‘hrough our hooks for the sole purpose if° creating talse impressions for the Jerefit of _his employers, which —was ‘ :he obvious purpose of this committee. “We also reached the conclusion that nen tnat are proposing. bla¢kmail are | aot. looking for apportunities to make | honest reports. 4 . 1 “We 'knew ‘that we were 'dealing with criminals and our interest in the State denianded that we take summary | action against these blackmailers.” Cator was not satisfied with McNab's statement: of the motive that prompted 4 | him to lay the trap with Grange for the exposure of the four accused Sena- tors and d>manded further explanation. McNab gave it to him as follows: CATOR GETS A BACKSET. . “We assumed that Jordan's state- ment of the blackmailing demands of these Senators was evidence of their intentions and reached. the conclusion | that if these men were not guilty, as Jordan-led -us to believe they were, they could not be trapped. If they were in- nocent they would not accept the money we arranged to give them in the presence of witnesses.” “How did you know that your plan of operation might not involve you?” “I am always willing to do my duty. turning cross-examiner instead of the cross-examined. and Mr. McNab apolo- gized. McNab then proceeded. He said he did not know either of the accused, bat it was within his knowledge that ‘Emmons was engaged in Bakersfield as a principal in a bitter law suit with the Continental. Centinuing, he said: “A man that seeks a pesition to in- vestigate a corporatien against which be is litigating. to my mind, occupies a peculiar pesition.” 3 . Asked what was meant in Corbin's affidavit by the statement that the Committee on Commissions and Re- trenchment had been packed im the interest of the Examiner, McNab said that although he dld not prepare the affidavit he would explain. He said that_while no intention ex- isted to cast reflection on the president of the Senate he was positive that the allegation was true, that the committee had a harmle$s title and that Presi- dent Anderson had been made the in- nocent victim ‘of a scheme to pack the ccmmittee, “and,” he added, “yoy know men in office often yleld to. the sugges- ticn that the appointment to certain places of certain men would be pleas- ing to them and to others and I be- lieve this was the way this thing was dome.” -° . PROOF OF THEIR GUILT. Again Cator wanted to know why McNab. had resorted to the proceedings at bar against the four Senators. Ha answered again that the situatign ap- pealed to him as an attorney and as a good citizen and an American. gislators. the absence of Attorney Copeland, as- : > . - v soclate counsel, who conducted 60-BETWEEN. FOR THE FOUR 'ALLE3IED BRIBE.TAKING MEMBERS OF THE JORDAN IS RELEASED ON BOXNDS. { case last evening, he would llkeu:: STATE SENATD ANDIWELLEMOWE BN TraCH rToRNBY WHO prsi e e “Mr. Grange il e A 2 am > The word is around to-night that Ex-Governor James H. Budd will ar- | gecnsed. He sald that as u cesilt ¢ i ackead o do this work, make a statement on behalf of the D T F 0 CATCHIMUIGUILT S ONEE: ment of Tichenor to here to-morrow to defend Joseph 8. Jordan at the trial of the charges |the sudden surprise of his clients, | ¢, tne questions of Cator he leltfliefl . = T o > joining in your “’“fl‘?" of com- | though I have known him for some wilioh thesother sias. ok nental as sufficient évidence that some- | mendation of yourself,” said Cator |time and knew that he was faithful Jordan i free to-night. having been released on bonds fur- . | onirapment, they had had ne saper. | In part as follows: 5 thing should be done to place these men | surcastically. & ;nd skillful n:i :::. kind cf'\vo;k. “: Frank Wright and William Hanlon. These bonds are for $9000, |tunity to prepare their defense and| “Mr- Grange of the Phoenix. Associa- | Where they could'do no further harm.| “Ob. I am only quoting you,” an- have employed him before in chas therefore must depend upon the acu- | tion called at my office and informed In addition to this the agent had de- |swered McNab. quickly. ‘“You said other classes of criminals. I never em- e the appearance of Jordan to answer to three felony charges |men of their counsel—if counsel v | me of the demands of Mr. Jordan and, $2000 this. last ployed him to chase honest men and i m“l“:‘r : S to me the last time we had a dis- |} {5 V0 f TS wsual line of em- ¢ his name—two of bribery and ome of lobbying. The bonds in each glttedjvuh such—and hence he would | after agreeing upon & plan ‘to entrap | ‘“Angd fu R . Fe were fixed by the court at $30Q0. like to’ have the rule set aside limit- | these' men, I told him’ that T would Uik were positive, ployment in this case. ing the right of cross-examination of | take care of all of the details. .On that this commiittee had.been appointed at "':lo:lolgm;l‘llc:::c ‘:e ':unlc::t.rn:!fl It is possible, judging from the drift the testimony took to-day, that |the prosecution’s witnesses and the |same evening (it ‘was Sunday) we had Corbin as to how to get evidence that used - Senators Il trs: 4 LaDES WaX 500 Wart for thei, to Shift the - direct zxai.rrypgt@op of t‘he' def me?tlng Mr.-Older was_pres- i %:’.:;:2; s‘:&z;:n:;dm':e' money Bisvden upon Yordan’s shedifiers; to stand with those that believe n SR B s gl e i -Jorfan 1ok the goid and then deny With sanctimonions look that he cver-paid them a dolias, bat umed them as tools to carry through & eriminal plot-of Which he was the suie aréhitect and the sole beneficiary. Color was et g this theary to-das oy the lack of effort on the part of the defense | sdeD 8 s m Jordan and. the desperate struggle they- et - que g ated by waged whenever suspicion and proot swept toward any of the accused Sen- * | tions of the & phmes By fl::%ué!h ;::"fg‘:':"‘?w“ m' 7_)‘:!"(:‘““_.. ators A only right that they should. have the | interests and mine.” . e Tut if the evidence forces the accused Senators into this line of gefense | T0lieSt scope granted them in present- | Asked if any member of his company. ing their defense.” had been approached by any they will find & merry battle on their hands. When it was announced that McNAB ON THE STAND. jand (e or secute Dr. Dodge and myself. ~ We'f 5 to 5 “No;: I was the Jawyer in the case,” b gy . .3 answered McNab. “I was willing to * | take all responsibility in the matter if I could but take four political high- waymen on the road. 1 knew that no arranged to see that no curred. Had they not been seen tak- ing the money there would have beem Jordan eould be admitted to bafl, 75,000 was on hand within half an hour to | |- Chairman Belshaw sald there woild P r e d At B Mty ey Mol IS omey e Ry actih e y secure his release, if such a sum had been necessary. And every dollar of | D¢ MO objection to granting the request E v%om know of your own knowl- | the burden to no one.” e f counsel, but he requested p - this money was owned by a friend of Jordan. They will not permit the f,m n“h!' best é,,:.q“&t‘ 'g:“u‘-“ . ehifting of more than his portion of the burden to his shoulders, but win | May be concluded as soon as possible. battle to the end to see that he is justly and fairly treated The nmimflonz\p“tldalm Me- ks xS m‘“:t‘ '."““7"". i | Returning to the question of the fn- Continued on Page 2, Column 1. 5 Vi | Nab was then taken up in answer 7