Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-25
rHE WASTE BASKET vnRDIcr.

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! THE WASTE BASKET VERDICT.
| Money Traced from the RailroaA TO the
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| SACRAMENTO, March 24.-The commit
| tee appointed to investigate the scraps
| of paper found in the state library, re-
| ported to the senate this afternoon.
They reported in accordance with the
testimony, finding that the money had
come from the Southern Pacific railroad
company, and that within thirteen
hours after it arrived here, it was in the
state library, but who handled it there,
or for what purpose itwas handled, the
committee did not determine.
The report which was submitted to
both the senate and assembly, IN as fol-
| lows:
"The committee finds that 5000 in
currency was shipped by the Fresno
Loan and Savings bank, on March 14th,
1891, through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s ex-
press, to the Crocker- Woolworth Ma
tional bank of San Francisco. The lat
ter bankreceived the currency between
and 10 a. M, on the 10Th inst. Be-
tween ! and 8 p. m. Cashier
0. B. Fogle paid out 5000
in currency, together with $1,000
additional currency, to John B. Jones,
collector in the treasurer's Office of the
Southern Pacific company, upon check
signed BY said company, made payable
to the Nevada bank, and by said bank
indorsed. Said money could not have
left San Francisco for Sacramento earlier
than the 4.30 o'clock train on that day.
The money was not sent by express, and
Oovvl1 hovA orrsuo1 in -
earlier than am. on the 18th inst.
"Tbe papers being investigated by the
Joint committee were found in the state
library soon after 10 :15 am. on the 18th
inst, within thirteen hours after the
time the currency and wrappers could
have arrived in Sacramento.
"The committee finds that the Fresno
bank had nothing to do with the matter;
that the papers found in the basket were
left there between and 10 a. M; that
the following persons had entered the
private Office of the librarian between
these hours: Dana Perkins, librarian,
for few moments; w. s. Leake, assist
ant librarian, for short time;
Assemblymen Dibble and Marion, for
about forty-ive minutes. That during
the time Dibble and Marion occupied
the Office no other person was in the
room, with the exception OF Leake for
few minutes. That after Dibble and
Marion departed, Leake and Perkins
entered. Perkins left Immediately, and
Leake continued in the Office until about
the time Estee arrived. Estee and
Leake continued there till the scraps of
paper were found, few moments later.
That Dibble and Marion stated that
portion of the papers found there, not
strips covering currency, were left there
by them. They each testified that they
did not have, in their possession nor
leave there strips Of paper for covering
cerrency.
ssThe committee finds, therefore, that
a portion of the papers found in the Ii
brary were left by Dibble.
"The committee has been unable to
ascertain who carried the currency, If
any, from San Francisco to Sacramento,
or the wrappers of currency, or how
they became deposited in the librarians
Office.
"The committee is unable SO far to as
certain what became of the currency
paid by Crocker-W Woolworth to J.. B.
Jones, as the committee has not been
able to find Jones or any other witness
who will state or show by whom left
there.
"rhe committee finds that telegram
from John F. Zollner to M. M. Estee,
found among the scraps of paper, was
received by Estee on the morning of the
18th inst, and by him torn up and
dropped on the floor of the librarian's
private office. When the papers were
taken charge of blythe attorney-general,
this telegram was picked up and placed
with the papers.
The committee found nothing to show
that $500, in currency, was used in any
manner to influence any member of the
legislature in reference to the senatorial
contest. No money was used in behalf
Of candidates to secure their election as
United States senator, and if $500 in
currency has been improperly used be-
fore the legislature, the committee is
unable to state for what purpose it was
used.
ssThe committee issued subpoena for
Jones, and a private detective was en-
ployed to ascertain his whereabouts,
within two hours after it was known
that he had received the money from
the bank, but up to this time the
Sheriff of San Francisco or the detective
has been unable to find JONES'"
0The committee has handed the orig
inal exhibits, as arranged by the COM
mittee, to the lieutenant-governor, as
president Of the senate, and recommend
that they be turned over to the governor
for such action as he may deem proper.
CAS- the committee is unable to pro-
cure other witnesses before adjournment
on Wednesday night, it presents the
foregoing report.
The report is signed by Senators Voor-
hies, Crandall, Berry, and Assembly
men Freeman, Rice, Craw, Stabler,
Wentworth.
BRUNER AND BLEDsOE.