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VOL. XXXIV.
NUMBER 36»
PRICE: SUWS 65 : CENTS
HENEY ACTS
FOR OLDER
PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATES AR.
REST OF EDITOR
"KIDNAPED? CERTAINLY I WAS,"
SAYS NEWSPAPER MAN
Assistant District Attorney Likely to
Appear In Los Angeles Court
When Libel Case Comes
Up for Trial .
By Associated Prfss.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.-^Asslstant
District Attorney Francis J. Heney may
Institute criminal proceedings against
Attorneys R. Porter Ashe and Luther
Brown of the United Railroads for the
part they played last week In the arrest
of Fremont Older, managing editor of
the Bulletin, and his removal from the
city and county without privilege ot ball.
Mr. Heney said today: "I am looking
into the matter carefully nnd if I find
that an offense against the law was com
mitted I shall take legal action. I am
not prepared to say more at this time."
Mr. Older said: "I have turned the
whole matter over to Mr. Heney. He will
decide whether criminal suits shall be
brought. The statement Is being circu
lated that I waa not kidnaped because
I was legally placed under arrest and
was removed from the county by of
ficers of the law duly qualified. That Is
not true. I was arrested on a warrant
by an officer — a Los Angeles constable —
but he at once turned me over to em
ployes of the United Railroads, by whom
I was physically restrained from exercise
of my statutory right to be <aken before
a San Francisco magistrate, and by
whom I was hustled to Santa Barbara.
"It was an employe of the United Rail
roads who poked a pistol In my ribs and
threatened to shoot me If I made an out
cry w -le I waa being whirled In an au
tomobile through the streets of San
Francisco."
The announcement that Francis J.
Heney will appear for Fremont Older
when the latter Is arraigned on the libel
charge brought by Luther Brown caused
considerable surprise at the court house
yesterday Heney has never practiced In
the courts of Los Angeles county and his
appearance In the preliminary will be
watched with great interest by the local
attorneys
News of his taking charge of the de
fense of the accused editor was received
yesterday In a telegram to Acting Dis
trict Attorney McComas, asking that the
date of the preliminary hearing be post
poned until after the Ford trial in San
Francisco had been finished.
Deputy McComas, In the absence of
Capt. Fredericks, Immediately tele
graphed Heney granting the delay asked
and requested Heney to let him know
when he would be ready to proceed with
the case. Justice Summerfleld, before
whom the preliminary will be held, said
he had no objection to the delay In the
case.
4 MURDERS IN DAY,
CHICAGO'S RECORD
WAVE OF CRIME SWEEPS OVER
THE CITY
Police Kept Busy Investigating Kill.
ings, Attacks and Suicides.
Little Girl Victim of
Negro
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.— Chicago appeared
yesterday to have been seized by a veri
table wave of crime and when the last
reports of the day were in the police were
confronted with two baffling murder
mysteries, one murder and suicide, and
one killing in which the murderer fled and
left his victim to die later at the AUxiun
Brothers' hospital.
In addition 'there was another attack
upon a white girl by a negro. The victim
In the last case being a child 6 years of
age.
As a result of the almost unparalleled
criminal activity the police in every sta
tion of the city were given instructions
to be unusually vigilant and to arrest all
suspicious characters under the new
vagrancy law.
Following is a summary of yesterday's
crimes:
Body of unidentified man taken from
the river; hands tied and clothing
weighted with stones gives po'.ice new
murder mystery to solve.
Body of Joseph Genlsslti taken from the
lake at foot of Twelfth street; police scent
murder mystery and are Investigating
the death.
Ross C. Price murders wife because
baby cries all night, then commits sui
cide.
John Goss struck on head with iron bar
in quarrel; dies at Alexian Brothers' hos
pital; murderer escapes.
Hilda Anderson, 6 years, latest victim of
attack by negroes and fifth to be reported
to police within ten days.
Constables Subpoenaed
Detective H. J. Hess of San Francisco
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday with
subpoenas for Constables Ben Cohn and
J R Cochrane, summoning them before
the grand jury at San Francisco to tes
tify as to their connection with the ar
rest of Fremont Older in that city Frl
'"There is nothing illegal about this
business," said Cohn after he had been
served with the summons yesterday. 'All
I did was to receive the papers and have
them properly indorsed when I got to
San Francisco.
"I left the details of the arrest to
Porter Ashe. He knew the men we
wanted and there was no resistance or
anything "' that sort - When Ml> - Older
go into the auto we went to Redwood
City to avoid confusion in the crowded
d °Both left for San Fran
cisco on the Owl train last night.
Elias Anderson Dead
By Associated l'ress.
REDDING, Sept. 30.-Ellas Anderson,
for whom the town of Anderson was
named died yesterday in Anderson, aged
nearly 91. He waa the oldest pioneer In
Shasta county.
Bishop at Washington's Tomb
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.— A distin
guished party of Episcopalians, including
the bishop of London and J. Pierpont
Morgan, visited the tomb of Washington
today as the guests of the regents of the
Mount Vernon association.
Los Angeles Herald.
HE HAS TWO HEARTS;
THEY BEAT AS ONE
Private In Army Well Equipped with
Vital Organs— Never Serl.
ousfy 111, He As.
serts
INDIANAPOLIS, . Sept. 80.-The X-rays
have shown that Ira J. Salyards, a pri
vate in the army, has two hearts. They
beat in unison and are In such perfect
accord that they give him no trouble
whatever.
In addition to this his liver and spleen
are on the wrong side.
Salyards did not know he was in any
was abnormal till he enlisted at Terre
Haute. The examining surgeon told him
his heart was on the wrong side. He
was sent to Columbus for closer exam
ination and there two hearts were dis
covered.
i He was subjected as tests to long in
tervals without sleep, long marches and
violent exercise. There were no ill-ef
fects and the army accepted him. He
pays he never has had any serious ill
ness.
FAST TRAIN JUMPS
TRACK; 7WO KILLED
"METEOR" GOES INTO DITCH IN
MISSOURI
Engineer and Mall Clerk Perish — Pas.
sengers Esoape Without In.
Jury — Texas Limited
Wrecked
By Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 30.-The fast
train on the St. Louis & San Francisco
railroad known as the Meteor, due in St.
Louis at 11:30 a. m., was derailed and
wrecked near Dlxon Hill, 135 miles south
west of St. Louis, at 7 o'clock this morn-
Ing, and according to official advices re
ceived at the general offices of the rail
way company here two " persons were
killed, one seriously Injured and the pas
sengers were badly bruised, but none
killed.
The dead:
ENGINEER CHAMBERS of Spring
field, Mo.
MAIL CLERK FRANK B. CRISSEY
of S.t. Louis.
The Injured:
Fireman Stokehill of Springfield, Mo.
Dlxon Hill is a steep grade sixteen miles
in length. The engine jumped the track
while speeding down this grade, tearing
up a section of the track and ditching
several cars. The cars caught flre and
were destroyed.
BTANTON, Mo., Sept. 30.— The south
bound Texas limited train on the St.
Louis &, San Francisco road, which left
St. Louis last night, collided with a
freight train two miles from here shortly
before midnight. Several persons were
injured, three of whom may die. The
freight train was loaded with cattle, and
a large number of the animals were
killed.
Both locomotives were demolished.
The freight was trying- to make a sid
ing at Anaconda on short time when the
passenger dashed around a curve at full
speed. The engineers of both engines had
barely time to put on the air brakes and
jump.
ONE KILLED, THREE HURT
IN BERLIN BICYCLE RACE
American Rider Thrown from Machine
and Rendered Unconscious.
Is in Critical Con.
dltion
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 30.— One man was killed
and three, including Bobby Walthour, the
American rider, were seriously injured In
a series of accidents yesterday on the
Spandau bicycle track. During a 100
kllometer race a pacemaker's tire burst,
throwing the rider, who broke his right
arm and suffered other injuries.
An ambulance attendant who crossed
the track with the intention of assist
ing the injured man, was Instantly killed
as the result of colliding with Wal
thour's pacemaker, Hoffman, who was
thrown to the ground and caused Wal
thour to fall. The latter sustained a
severe concussion of the brain and was
taken to a hospital, where he remains
unoonsclous and In a serious condition.
The pacemaker was severely hurt when
he collided with the ambulance driver.
FRATERNITY JOINS HUNT
FOR CHESTER J. SILENT
Brilliant Stanford Student's Disap
pearance Thought to Be Indirect
Result of Overstudy — No
Clew Is Found
By Associated Press.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Sept.
30.— N0 trace haa yet been found of Ches
ter J. Silent, the Los Angeles student
who disappeared so mysteriously a week
ago last Friday. The fraternity of which
Silent was a member has employed de
tectives and his parents have come from
Los Angeles to assist in the search for
their son.
Silent' s fraternity brothers are at a
loss to account for his disappearance.
He had very little money on his person
when he left the campus. The missing
man was a brilliant law student and the
theory which finds most favor Is that he
wandered away while his mind was tem
pororlly deranged by overstudy.
Exposition Officers Resign
By Associated Fdim.
NORFOLK. Va., Sept. 30.— Authentic
reports tonight disclosed the fact that
a number of heads of departments will
resign with Director General Barr of
the Jamestown exposition. John A.
Wakefleld, chief of concessions and A. C.
Sherwood, chief of admissions, announce
their resignations. It is reported that
William Dixon, assistant director general
and S. W. Bowles, director of publicity,
have resigned.
Filcher Is Appointed
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 30.— Governor Gll
lett this afternoon appointed J. A.
Fllcher, secretary of the state agricul
tural society, to be commissioner from
California to the Alaska- Yukon exposi
tion to be held at Seattle In 190%
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1907.
BORAH NOT
IMPLICATED
PROBECUTION MUST CONNEC
SENATOR WITH CABE
NO PROOF OF GUILT HAS YET
BEEN PRODUCED
Federal Judge Announces That De.
fendant Must Be Shown to Have
Had Part In Idaho Land
Frauds
By Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 30.— Federal Judge
Whltson, who Is presiding at tho trial of
United States Senator William E. Borah,
notified the prosecution today that the
case had reached the point where some
testimony connecting the defendant on
trial with the alleged Idaho land fraud
conspiracy must be presented.
The attorneys for the government, act-
Ing on this suggestion, said they would
offer In evidence tomorrow the records
of the county clerk's office,, showing that
scores of timber deeds uad been ad
mitted to record at the request of Sen
ator Borah. "We thought that the mat
ter was conceded when we allowed the
deeds themselves to go into evidence
without protest," put In Mr. Hawley,
chief counsel for the defense.
Mr. Burch of the prosecution said he
desired the county records in evidence,
regardless of the admissions of the de
fense. Judge Whltson's notification to
the prosecution came at the conclusion
of the testimony of the government's two
most Important witnesses.
The trial went on this afternoon after
an abandonment of the morning session
because of the Illness of one of the jur
ors, which was thought for a time to be
of such a nature as to cause a serious
delay In the conclusion of the case.
The testimony again had to do lagely
with the actions of former Governor
Steunenberg In land dealings. Attorney
Hawley protested against witnesses be
ing allowed to give conversations with
Steunenberg. He said they had no bear
ing 1 on Senator Borah's case and tended
only "to blacken the memory of a man
who cannot answer."
Refuses to Produce Books
The liveliest incident of the day was
when L. G. Chapman of the Barber Lum
ber company was called to the stand as
a government witness. Mr. Chapman
brought many books and much corre
spondence which the government desired,
but refused point blank to procure the
company's account books showing the
amounts paid for timber lands and to
whom. He declared the information con
tained in the books could not assist the
Jury in the matter on trial,, but might
tend to Incriminate Chapman as an of
ficer and stockholder in the company.
The matter of requiring Chapman to
procure the books went over for argu
ment tomorrow. Chapman has his own
counsel and Senator Borah's lawyers
took no part in the controversy.
• Two Important witnesses of the day
were E. K Garrett, receiver at the Boise
land office, and L. L. Sharp, the special
agent of the federal land office, who was
sent to Idaho by former Land Commis
sioner Blnger Hermann.
Talked with Borah
Garrett said that Borah came to his
house one evening and asked regarding
some contested land claims as to
whether clearings were to be had on
them.
"I indicated to him that the claims
were bad and told him he had better
keep his hands out of them," said Gar
rett.
At this time the Barber Lumber com
pany was not a party of record in the
cases. Sharp, the special agent, said he
was Introduced to Borah in the latter's
office by Receiver Garrett. He talked to
the senator in a general way about alle
gations of persons living near the timber
lands, that the land contained valuable
mineral deposits and should not be given
for the lumber that was on it. There
was also a charge that the timber claims
were not In good faith. One day Borah
came to his office and asked what he
Intended to do about certain contested
claims. Sharp told him the protests were
to be pushed and Borah walked out. He
could not remember any of the conversa
tions with Borah in detail.
GUARDSMEN'S CAMP
DESTROYED BY FIRE
State Troops In Oklahoma Battle with
Flames — Barracks of Regular
Troops Are Endan.
gered
By Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kaa., Sept. 30.— A special
from Fort Reno, Okla., says that the
camp of the Oklahoma national guards
was destroyed by fire which endangered
the barracks of the government troops.
The loss is estimated at $75,000. The flre
originated in the prairie, which is cov
ered with dry grass. The militiamen
turned out with wet blankets and fought
the blaze. Two soldiers were seriously
hurt— Corporals Maranvllle and Rattllne
of Enid.
Murder Trial Is Begun .
By Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30.— The trial of W.
A. Doran, charged with the murder of
George Elllason at the former's ranch
near San Marcus a month ago, was be
gun today. The shooting occurred on a
Monday morning and the defense claimed
that E:iiaaon, who had been drunk the
night before, was quarrelsome about the
place when he was at work and had at
tacked Doran.
Boxers Kill Missionary
By Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 30.— Details received
here today in regard to the outbreak of
boxerlsm in the province of Kiangsl last
week say that the buildings of the Catho
lic mission and the China inland mission
there were destroyed. A French priest
was killed, but the other missionaries,
including the Americans, are safe.
Odd Fellows at Canta Barbara '
By Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Uept. 30.—Dele
gates to th« I. O. O. F. grand encamp
ment, which Is to continue throughout
the week, will arrive tonight on two
special trains. One Is coming from Los
Angeles and the other from San Fran
cisco. It Is expected that 3000 visitors
will be In the city during the week.
WARSHIPS HIT
BY HARD GALE
ATLANTIC BQUADRON SEVERELY
DAMAGED
Lieutenant John M. Purse of Illinois
Thrown Against Hatch and
Dies — Seaman Washed
Overboard
By Associated Press.
BOSTON. Sept. 30. -Wireless dispatches
received today from the Atlantic squad
ron anchored at the head of Cape Cod
bay, off the Barnstable skere state that
two lives were lost, two vessels damaged
and the entire fleet was given a severe
shaking up In the storm which raged yes
terday in the bay.
The fleet >was anchored off a lee shore
and only the strength of their ground
tackle saved some of the warships from
being thrown on the beach.
Lieut. John M. Purse of the battleship
Illinois was thrown against a hatch and
so badly injured internally that he died
today.
On board the Minnesota a seaman, name
not known, was washed overboard and
drowned. '
The refrigerator ship Glacier dragged
her anchor and collided with the cruiser
Des Molnes, necessitating sending both
vessels to the Charlestown navy yard for
repairs.
For more than twenty hours the great
ships were tumbled about in the big steas
which surged Into the bay. On nearly
every vessel some of the crew were
bruised.
In the collision with the Glacier the
Des Molnes' stem was badly damaged
and was raked along her starboard side.
Diamond Trust Tightens
By Associated Precs.
NEW YORK, Sept. J).— Tho Deßeers
Diamond company, called the diamond
trust, and Its principal Independent com
petitors have formed a pool, according
to cable advices. Some importers believe
that the prices which in the cheaper
grades had begun to sag will now be
firmly maintained.
Murderer Requisitioned
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 30.— A requisition
for the return to Lincoln, Placer county,
of John Spera, wanted there for the
murder of Thomas Mastorakos, was Is
sued by the governor on the state of
Nebraska this morning. Spera was, cap
tured at Lincoln, Neb., and Sheriff
George McAulay of Placer will go after
the fugitive.
Pioneer Dies at Salinas
Ej Associated Press.
SALINAS, Sept. 30.-Davld J. King, a
pioneer Civil War veteran, a thirty-second
degree Mason and past post commander
of the G. A. R., died this morning of heart
disease. He came to California in 1851,
served in the navy for several years and
later engaged in Journalism.
FORECAST
For Loa Angeles and vicinity <
Fair Tuesday} Unlit weat wind.
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Protection
HOME FROM ABROAD
MEN WEAR GREEN HATS
King Edward's Lead Followed by
Americans Returning from Eu.
rope— Ties and Scarfs
to Match
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. SO.— Green hats,
Such as King Edward wore during his
visit to the continent recently, are now
In vogue with certain returning Ameri
can tourists.
Several voyagers on recently arriving
steamers wore them and some completed
the color scheme by wearing ties and
scarfs -<if the same shade.
The fashion, the returning travelers
say, is spreading over Europe,
PATHFINDER CRUISERS
TO START THIS WEEK
ADVANCE VESSELS OF ADMIRAL
EVANS' FLEET READY
Warships Will Go Over Identical Route
Planned for Big Squadron and
Will Keep Complete
Logs
By Associated Press. ,
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.— The armored
cruisers Washington and Tennessee, which
have recently been alluded to as the
"pathfinders," of the battleship fleet, are
expected to start on their voyage to the
Pacific this, week. The Washington, which
is now at the navy yard here, will go to
morrow to Hampton Roads, where she
will be Joined by the Tennessee from
Boston.
The cruisers will go over the identical
route to be taken by the battleships
under Admiral Evans, which will sail in
about ten weeks, and the most complete
log ever kept on board a ship will form a
feature of the cruisers voyage. At every
port of call Admiral Sebree, who will
command the cruiser squadron, will mail
two copies. One will go to the bureau of
navigation in Washington and the other
to Admiral Evans to guide him when he
sails Just before Christmas.
SHOWS HOW TO BREAK
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
Famous British Caterer Arrives In
New York to Find Publishers for
His Book, "The Master
Crime"
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.— James Lyons, a
famous English caterer who provides the
lord mayor's annual banquet and controls
more than 100 restaurants, has arrived
in this city to find a publisher here for
a fanciful tale which is his pride. His
story, "The Master Crime," caused a sen
sation In Great Britain when it was pub
lished. It purported to show how easy
It would be to break the Bank of Eng
land.
Seven years ago Mr. Lyons caused some
stir in the London restaurant world by
opening a cafe in Piccadilly in which no
tips were allowed. It was a great suc
cess.
Electrical Workers May Strike
By Assoclaced Pros*.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.— J. C. Kelly,
president of the Paclflo district council of
electrical workers, Is quoted here this
morning to the effect that he Is about to
call a general strike throughout this union
In central California and Nevada. Accord-
Ing to his statement 350 men will walk out
Wednesday next.
Sails in Airship
By Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAVEN, Germany, Sept.
30. — Count Zeppellne made another suc
cessful flight In his airship today. He
was in the air for seven hour«
SINGLE COPIES: S»&W i^SSVi
CUBAN REVOLT
IS SPREADING
BANDITS ACTIVE, RAILROAD MEN
STRIKE
Governor Magoon Decides to Deal
Harshly with Insurrectionists.
Orders Rurales to Kill
Them
By Associated Press.
HAVANA. Sept. 30.— The small band of
rebels which has been traversing the
country in the vicinity of Mayari, In the
northern section of Santiago province,
has, according to late dispatches, again
exchanged shots with the pursuing ru
rales. The latter are close on the heels
of the bandits.
While there are signs of unrest in vari
ous parts of the island, the opinion pre
vails here that no serious disturbance is
likely.
In commenting upon the situation the
Diarlo de la Marina says: "A combina
tion of unpleasant circumstances having
no link, one with the other, appears to
make the situation at first sight more
serious thatjit really Is. Each one of the
problems that at present confront the
administration— the yellow fever epi
demic, the conspiracy of Para, Miret and
Ducassl, the existence of bands of out
laws In the country and the railroad
strike— ls of an alarming character, but
except for the tendency of the strike to
become general and stop railway commu
nication throughout the island, these
events are of no great importance in
themselves.
"The yellow fever has not spread, and
there appears no danger of a general
epidemic, as cases are comparatively few
up to the present time.
Pioneer Dies at Salinas
"The conspiracy was a very ridiculous
one, and even If It had succeeded In in
ducing some fools to take the field It
would have beer nipped In the bud. The
Mayari band of outlaws cannot be con
sidered of more importance than many
other previous bands of guerrillas who
have occasionally appeared in Cuba.
"Even the strikers have not as yet
committed any acts of violence. If their
disagreement with the railway companies
Is rot settled other men will be found
shortly to run the trains. In this case
any attempt on the part of the strikers
to resort to force will be prevented and
punished according to law. The situation
for all these reasons Is not so grave and
the government has ample means to cope
with It."
Clenfuegos may soon become the trouble
zone.. The waiters there are on strike
and others plan to strike soon.
It Is reported also that political trouble
is coming in that vicinity, where con
spirators have been active. Governor
Magoon has determined to deal with out
laws and insurrectionists with a strong
hand. The orders of the rurales, it is
stated, are to capture, kill or drive them
into the ocean.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.— The railway
strikers in Cuba have declared that the
movement Inaugurated by them shall
not interfere with the movement of the
mails so far as they are concerned. This
Is the attitude ascribed by them in a
dispatch received at the war department
from Governor Magoon.
Glllett Names Delegates
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Sept 30. — Governor
Glllett today appointed the following del
egates to the Farmers' National congress,
which Is to convene at Oklahoma City
October 17: Will Lovedal, Sacramento;
J. H. Hartog, Colusa; Daniel Flint, Co
sumnes; Clark Standiford, Orovllle;
George Pierce, Davisvllle; E. G. Gardner,
Red Bluff; W. H. Ramsey, Red Bluff; J.
B. Lankershlm, Los Angeles; George C.
Roedlng, Fresno; A. R. Brlggs, San Fran
cisco; H. G. Helbron, Salinas.
Child Killed by Medicine
By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Sept. 30.— Laura Brenner,
aged 3 years, died late last night from the
effects of poison contained In several pills
which she took from a cough medicine
bottle and swallowed during the absence
of her parents.
OFFICE BOY IS
STAR WITNESS
LAD TELLB OF RUEF MEETING
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
FORD'B FAIR STENOGRAPHER IS
DEFIANT
Girl Tosses Her Head and Bml lea
Scornfully at Heney— Lonergan's
Wife Admits Getting Hus.
band's Bribe Money
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. SO.-CharHe
Hagerty, Abe Ruef's office boy; Miss Ce
la McDermott, "confidential stenogra
pher" to Tlrey V. Ford, and Mrs. Emma
L. Lonergan, wife of ex-Supervisor
Thomas F. Lonergan whom (Ford la ac
cused of having bribed, were the most In
teresting of the various witnesses who
testified today for th« prosecution In the
trial of the general counsel of the United
Railroads and former attorney general of
the state.
Toung Hagerty told of a visit paid by
United Railroads officials to Ruef'a tem
porary quarters at 2423 Pine street after
the fire, when, desiring privacy, Ruef,
Ford and Thornwall iMullally retired into
a bath room for a conversation behind
closed doors.
This bath room, said Hagerty, served as
Ruef's private office. Hagerty ones car
ried a note from Ruef to Gen. JPord. It
waa sealed and he did not know Its con
tents. This was soon after the empanel
ment of the Oliver grand Jury. In the
summer of 1906 he observed Ruef enter
his offioe with a shirt box under his
arm. According to the prosecution It con
tained $50,000 In small bank notes for the
bribing of supervisors.
Stenographer Defiant
Mlas McDermott provoked much Interest
by her airy attitude on the stand. She
tossed her head at each question put by
Heney, pitched her voice to a haughty
tone and allowed a scornful smile to play
about her lips. The defense raising the
objection that Miss McDermott could not
divulge as a witness Information gained
in the pursuit of her duties as stenog
rapher to Ford, the prosecution retorted
that the law throwns no such protection
around the relation when the commission
of crime or fraud Is involved. Judge
Lawlor will rule on the point tomorrow.
Mrs. Lonergan verified her husband's
confession of guilt by telling how he
brought home and gave to her $4000 al
leged to have been paid him as a bribe
by the United Railroads.
Glass Case Called
Before the resumption this afternoon of
the Ford trial Judge Lawlor called the
untried cases of bribery remaining against
Louis Glass. At the suggestion of Assis
tant District Attorney O'Gara they were
continued to October 7, with the under
standing that they or some one of them
will then be set for trial. Judge Lawlor
granted an additional two weeks' stay of
execution of the sentence already Imposed
upon Glass.
The first witness to be called In the
Ford case was John Henry Meyer, a
director of the United Railroads and a
banker by profession.
Assistant District Attorney Hen'ey's ex
amination of Meyer was brief and for the
purpose of showing that he as a director
was not taken Into the secrets of the
alleged briberies.
"Did you ever know that Abraham
Ruef was employed as a lawyer by the
United Railroads?" Heney asked.
The witness replied negatively. He also
declared ignorance of Patrick Calhoun's
$200,000 deposit in the local mint.
Mr. Meyer was not cross examined.
Charles Holbrook, also a United Rail
roads director, and one of the oldest and
best known merchants In San Francisco,
was called. He told of going with Ford
and Treasurer Starr of the street car
corporation to the mint, soon after the
fire, when a sack of gold pieces was de
livered to Mr. Starr and carried away In
an automobile. He thought the sack
would hold about $60,000.
Mr. Holbrook said that at no meeting
of the board of directors attended by
him was the expenditure of money to
secure the passage of the trolley fran
chise discussed, nor did he learn of any
such expenditures. He said he had never
been Informed that the corporation em
ployed Ruef as a lawyer or In connection
with the desired franchise.
Heney brought out this testimony with
Intent to forestall the plea by the de
fense that the $200,000 paid to Ruef was
paid as a fee, he having been retained
as a lawyer and that not a dollar was
ever paid by the United' Railroads to
anyone as a bribe.
Ford Got $1000 a Month
Mr. Holbrook said he last saw Mr.
Starr in New York last June. He did
not know his present whereabouts. He
said Tlrey L. Ford's salary In 1906 as
general counsel for the United Rail
roads was $1000 a month.
In cross examination by Earl Rogers,
Mr. Holbrook testified that after the flro
no unusual amount of material supplies
— suggesting expectation on the part of
President Calhoun that the trolley fran
chise would be granted — was ordered.
"In 1906," asked Heney, "did an appro
priation of $200,000 or $50,000 come up be
fore the board of directors?"
Mr. Holbrook's answer was: "I don't
remember any such sum."
The witness eald he had no definite In
formation but he had heard rumors be
fore the fire of suit by Rudolph Spreckels
against the United Railroads to prevent
the transformance of the cable system.
He also heard It rumored that Spreckels
offered to build an underground system In
the city to prove false the statement by
Mr. Calhoun that such a system was not
physically practical.
"By the way," said (Rogers, "did you
ever hear of the habit of Mr. Spreckels
of erecting gas plants and water plants
and getting public patronage by promisea
to maintain them, then selling them out?
Ever hear of that habit of Mr. Spreck
els?"
"Yes."
"Not Rudolph"
"You don't mean to say you heard of
Rudolph Spreckels doing those things, do
you, Mr. Holbrook?" Heney inquired.
"No. Mr. Rogers didn't say Rudolph
Spreckels. He Just Bald Mr. Spreckels.
So I answered yes. I never heard of Ru
dolph Spreckels doing those things."
Victor H. Rosettl, chief clerk of the
Wells-Fargn Nevada National bank, was
called to testify to United Railroads d«
poslts In that institution.
By him the prosecution offered to show
that of the $375,000 deposited in the Wells-
Fargo bank to the credit of Thornwell
Mullally, assistant to the president, $115,000
subsequently went Into the United Rail
road's account and was legitimately
used, the remaining $200,000 did not go Into
the corporation account, but was trans
ferred to the. oredlt of Tlrey L. Fort in
the mint.