Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-05

one time TO another what ne says.
In regard to Trustees Freeman, witness
stated that Mr.. Wsilis said he hsd " a string
he could pull on him every time," and made
the statement two or three times.
After asking number of questions, which
were objected to, argued and sustained, tbs
direct examination was ended. The witness
was very positive in the direct examination,
hus in the cross examination, which was con-
Quoted By Bir. Hinksop, aha was obliged to
acknowledge that many things she had stated
were
ONLY CONCLUSIONS " HEB own MIND.
And thai she did not knew them to E Ger.
tainty. Witness had perfect contsmps for
MIR. Wallis, and az times felt sorry for HIM
as she would for = child. When she left
she gave MIR. Wallis the address Of friend
in San Francisco where Hhe was going
to from Sacramento, Witness is q very good
friend of Miss Patten, and felt very
sorry for Miss Patten's removal she had
no conversation with Miss Pstten in regard
20 plan to remove Mr.. Wallis but had said
he ought 20 be removed. Witness told Miss
Patten that Mr.. Wallis was finding fault
with her; also that two men whom Miss
Pst.en thought were friends were not friends.
One of these was Mr.. Freeman, Chsirman of
the Board; the other was a member OF the
Legislature, but witness declined TO gives his
name. She knew there had bseu an effort
made TO remove Mr.. Wallis, but supposed il
had quoted. William Ham. Hall, the State
Engineer, is the
ONLY REPUBLICAN STATE OFFICER.
When there Is custom Or a vital principle
st stake lie is admissible. Witness vas
Disguised first with Mr.. Wallis because of
the confidential talk he had with her while
sbe considered herself almost q total stranger.
Witness, replying to questions by MIR. Hon,
gafI she FhoughE IL r1,=,ritf Ea mn lind h.,E
only thing she remembered that Dir. WalIis
ever did whils she was in the library was
"bluster." When Mr.. Wallis was telling
about his troubles with othsrs 10 the library
she told him Sic did rot want to hear about
them.
This kind Of evidssca was given by the
witness for some tine, withou, developing
anything new. and at 6 O'clock the Board took
3 recess until 1880 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At 1880 P. NJ the Board met. Mis- KELSEY
! was recalled for further examination. and
stated she desired to change her testimony
regarding telling Miss Patten about con-
spiracy to remove Miss Patten, and stated
she did not know she used the word ICON
spiracy," but that would express about what
she desired to intimate to her, but the exact
word had slipped her memory.
r. NJ. Clark.en was next called, and test.
uSu bnaG ne MaS prtHtnG curing TIC SESSION OF
last Legislature, snd during three weeks he
was in attendance saw one or two persons
drinking in the private Office of the Ii.
brarian three o- four times, and on Que par
| ticular occasion witnessed 9 number of the
Legislsture drinking in there.
| Judge McKune testified to msetipg Mr..
| Wallis shortly after the election of State Ii.
bra-ian, and asked regarding
THE DETAILS OF THE ELECTION,
AS matter of curiosity. not supposing it was
a secret. Mr. Wallis could not inform him
at that time, but few weeks afterward told
him IN the office CT the library, in the pres.
ence of Miss Patten, that MIR. Belchsr voted
against him, il violation of pledges; MIR. |
Edgerton for some tine felt inclined to vote
against him, and moved en- adjournment of
the Board. At that point Mr.. Owen ad-
dressed the Boardand denounced Mr. Edger-
ton for desiring postponement, and that it
meant the defeat of Mr.. Wallis and the elee-
ton OF some other party, and that Dir. Edger-
ton finally voted for him. Mr. Wallis then
said that Mr.. EigertOn dare not 90 Back on
his word. Did not think Wallis said Mr.
johnson wss ready to retors to violence if
MIR. Edgerton did not go vote.
Is. .. Cravens WAS called, aud testified 60
what Mr.. Wallis had told witness Miss Pat.
ten was telling around town was the reason
of the latter's discharge from the library.
By this time it was 9 o'clock, and Mr.. HOll
moved fer an adjournment until 9 A. NJ TO. |
dsy. Counsel for the Librarian urged that |
the taking OF testimony b continued, snd |
sitter considerable discussion the motion TO
| adjourn was denied and counsel called G.. i. |
Gum, the Deputy ia charge OF tbs Law Lii |
brary, and acting Secretary of the Board. |
| Mr.. Gum at first declined to be witness, |
bus upon the unanimous request OF the Board, |
| ard considerable urging on the part ce coun- |
Ion, 18th a,,J IL 30
stand Tins witness produced a book con
| tanning
COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE
OF the library. The testimony of the witness |
went to show that the greater portion of the |
correspondence was conducted by hin st the |
request OF lfr. Wallis, bus witness did not !
believe that the reason was because OF the in |
competency Of his superior.
Board adjourned until 4. N. today.
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIzATIoS-SAcRA-
MENTo HEARD.-Yesterday Yolo, Monterey, |
Contra Costa and Marin counties appeared |
before the State Board Of Equalization. |
Yolo was Represented by the Board of Super
visors and many citizsns, TIE other coun-
ties were well represented. The evening was
the time set for hearing Sacramento county, |
and, whom tho Board IVES called to order, |
Supervisors Smith, Christy, Blair, Nc |
Laughlin and Gotslieb, District Attorney |
Carey, County Auditor Gerber, City Assessor |
Buckley, q. w. Clarke, E. X. Alsip and It. |
Il. Dray were present to represent tie |
county. Mr.. Drsy gave some testimony |
relative to the land in the county. There are |
about sos, 600 acres assessed, and he, in re-
gard to value, divided it into about six equal |
portions or belts. The first il along the foot
hills. and ia valued at from sc to 50 per acre
The second lies west Of tois and extends TO |
within ten miles OF the city, and valued at |
SO per acre. The third west of this, !
and extending TO lice drawn
from Brighton to Gait, valued at So per
acre. Fourth, the swamp or hill land, with
nominal value. Fifth, the fruit and vege-
table land lying along the river and estimated
to be worth from SEQ 20 500. Sixth, west of
the line extending through Brighton and
Gait and extending to the tules being valued
at from S25 to $50 per acre. The Board
cited several instances In which, according Co
the records Of the county, parcels of land are
mortgsged for more than they are assessed
for. Mr.. Dray explained several of these,
while with others he was not fsmiia- the
Board stated that the property of Ssers-
mento county is assessed for only about Go
per cent. Of its cash valus. This was arrived
at by takieg from The records the apprsise-
ments of estates and mortgages and compsr
ing them with the assessment roll. The
Board, by request, postponed further hearing
of tho matter until next Friday evening.
FREE LIBRARY MEETISe-Ths Board of
Trustees OF the Free Library met at their of.
flea in Library Building Last evening. Pes.
ent-W G. Fitch, President Albert Ha
and S. II. Gsrrish, Secretary. The Libra
RAMS report for August was read, as follows
Number Of books issued during the month.
SOL, classified thus: Fiction, 1902; his.
tory, IS; biography, 48; travel and adyen.
ture, 139; miscellaneous literature, 107 re-
ligion, 10; poetry and drama, 27; science
and srs, Il Average number per day, SO
PERCENTAGE of fiction, 80. Number Of pa
irons. 1866. Amount of fines collected,
SIG 80. Amount received from sale Of printed
catalogues. SIG. A bill Of S35 from Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, incurred TO
prevent the note Of the 'old Sacramento LIZ
braTy Association from being cutlawed. was
allowed. TIE library WIS ordersd closed
Monday next, it being Admission Dsy. A
vote OF thauks was unanimously rendered
George l. Lyle for ais generous donation Of
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