The morning call., 1891-03-08
SITTING The
BRUNER SCANDAL.
The ASSemblymaD'S ACCuSerS
Give Testimony
Political Pledges Set al Naught in the
Fight Against Ballot Ref0rm-PrGSer-
walton Of Suffers Fort.
sreoial to THE MORNING CALL.

: SACRAMENTO, March AT the meeting
=. 4o-uigbt If The special committee OF the AS
sembly appointed to investigate the charge
made against Assemblyman Bruner in the
Examiner the accused AssemblymaD, Chief
of Police Crowley and the Police Commits
.sfoners of San Francisco were present; also
the managing and city editor OF the Exam-
.uer and several correspondents connected
with the paper
:; Chairman Blpdsoe decided that the com
mfttee should first hear the representatives.
of the accusing paper The Supreme Court
icon, in which the committee met, was
.thronged with members Of the Legislature
and Sacramento politicians.
The committee in executive session de
cfded that they would not permit either side
to be represented by a LAWYER. Grove john
son, who came up to represent the ENaml-
npr, objected seriously TO the committees
action. He declared that the case could not
- je properly tried without lawyers. Brdner
soDpcteI to the employment Of a lawyer, as
no argument in the case was necessary he
twas willing that the Examiner should tell
Tts story Tonight and he would tell his story
: on Monday. night
= AN ATTORNEY SQUELCIED.
.:-:Young johnson, who came M with his
# tier took occasion to criticize the COM
- ittee's action and was promptly informed
-:by,A sSemblyman Gould that the committee
. svrs competent to mind its own business
=, ..Mauaciug Editor Henderson Of tie Examiner
" was Gu led auu testified That lie had been m3p-
.ar!us editor Of The payer two years. lie told Ihe
% 2 a RVUueT substantially
as follows:
The city editor OF the paper received letter
declaring that one Jones was canyassng lhe
80 car men of lie city 10 whom lie was Offering
" 10 sell places on The police force, to be obtained
through Mr. BruueT. reporter nam o'iil-
well was detailed TO work up the story he
learned enough to warrant q thorough iEYeStlga-
lion. lie " given $500 To- purchase poslllou
-. from Bruucf, and was told 10y banker OF TIC
-Ie,I form in winch tie money should be OBJ alned
NV hin WIN a view to tracing the money back
10 the person TO whom II was given. Slllwel
carried out his Instructions.
IAwRFNCE's CONNECTION WITH THE CASE.
-. Q-Had Nr. Lawrence any connection with
this matteT2
A-Nune whatever
Mr. II pnd-rson stated that lie did not instruct
Mr. SWIVEL to employ either Jones or Belau.
s. The two men who ii is alleged introduced Sui
well to Bruuer. Mr.. Henderson saIu thaL tue
Examiner gave no money either 10 Jones OF
Eeau. Il was the purpose vi The paper To eA-
pose al. concerned
Tie letter which It Is alleged was written Uy
BrUnrr TO The Police COnmIsslone' urging them
to appOut Thomas St0ley, StilIwelPs alias; as
. policeman. placed tn evidence. The letter
wIiteu By man named Jasper, informing me
laitr OF The safe OF the positions ou lie ioice
was also Produced aud 4 subpoena was issued LOT
lie Wllel-
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
Tie CrockeI- ooworth Banks certificate
of det o-it which was given TO hIunef was
exhibited and marked. cory OF the con-
uaIht Brought against Bluner Oy the Examiner
Ion Tie recovery OF the money was submitted.
met stated that he received the JASPER letter
last Sarutday. That letter was the nrst lntlma'
lion tie aUpr bad OF lie BruueT affair. jasper
lived ueEr seventeenth and Na'euris streets
Wand leiegT8uueu 10 Lawrence and Alexander
o. TIE Sacramento correspondents, gu tile day the
-JJsiet teller was received 10 learn III "hdt way
.-fAe 200 places ON tie san franc SEQ force " re
10 lie divided. Alexander replied: See Bas-
>etJ, STUMP OF Paris hHbutn. Lawrence y on
Train and viii interview BTuueT, who Is also on
Irsin" Lawrence made personal report Of his
49, interview WlIh BiuHei I'D lie evening.
Mt. Ward stated thai 50 fir no one connected
Win lie paper had seen LetteT-wrIter Jasper.
MAJOR HAMMOND TEsTIFIEs.
Police Commissioner Hammond next appeared
o.. before LIE cOmmilte-. lie SAID ne had RAD me
charges W3de against Bruner, nut he knew u0th-
p ing about Tile Jruth Of those charges lie had
. never seen. SPOKEN 10 or wrIuen 10 BruueT 10 his
. life lie was Shown the letter which II is al.
leged was written 10 tie Police Commission by
Ifruuer, ana positively declared lie had never
seen Il bttoIe lie said that all letters addressed
.- As u was addressed ale shown 10 him. lie met
~IHWeI oaCe. He called at his (Hammond'sl
house lu Interview lIlIn- .
.o-Dld Won ever receive a letter from Mr.
b inner, ur were yuu ever approached by any one
iu It's Interest with reference 10 positions on the
force?
A-Neyer.
r. Q.-Ncte any Inducements offered to anyone
60 have lie bill increasing The police force
A.-Ncre to my knowledge.
O.-Nas anyone named Thomas Stoey ap-
POINTED position on the force recently
Al think not.
COMMISSIONER ALYORD's STATEMENT.
Police Commissioner AtYOTd said lie had read
All about tue charges made against MIR Bruner.
He lad read or lie srd OF any letters being
received iium Mr.. BTUner by The commission.
lie did not know That aug patronage had been
promised any person contingent upon tile pass
age of the b'li increasing The police No person
was authorized or asked by he commission to
urge lie passage OF the bill.
Commission eT Tobin corTObOrated the testi-
rDoHy OF Com mis>lOneTs Aivord and Hammond,
and also te-ti fed that neither Kelly, nor Grim
MINIS nor Dick Chute nor Sam Rainey had any
Influence in obtaining positions on the police
force
CHIEF CRowIEY's DECLARATIONS.
Chief Crowley declared that he knew nothing
aUOut the Bruuer mater, except what he had
read in the papers. The Chef said the Dill IN
cfeasing tile police force was written by j. n. <.
wilson No Inducements were offered any one
10 work FOR the bill Btuuer introduced tile bill
and champoned II in the Assembly, and tins fact
world have had some effect III Inducing them TO
appoint On lie force persons recommended by
Mr. BIuner, but he had made no promises 10 MI
Bluner-
Q.-AOu say you Know everybody. DO you
know Thomas Stoley? Al do not
Q.-Do you know j. j. Asper? A.-There Is
such a man connected win the patrol service,
but do not know whether lie Is The Jasper who
wrote the letter
The Chief was asked whether he knew of the
Juueses concerned in The expose. He said that
Ae HHPw uHe OF them.
ODD Senator Maher, who introduced the
police bill IN the Senate, ask for any appoint
hieuts for MIR. Bruner on the police force?
Tie Chief thought Senator Maher did make
such request. Stillwe called upon HIM aud
asked him whether any PROMISES had been made
give places on the force TO any Que. The
chief told him no promises had been given. lie
1oid The ChieI that places were being sold on the
i tod him" said Crowley, "lhat they should
be slioWu up"
SuEwe came back subsequently and said
there was nothing in il.
STOCK REPORT FAKE.
The Chief slated that an item appearing 10 the
Rrioh relative 10 the capture AID examination
OF The JOneses astO the Bruner scandal. was abSO-
iuiely false. The JOneseS were carlured and
held Tor the Ser geant-aI.Arms OF the Assembly,
Aut were not examined.
The Cbipi was,aSked what else had passed be-
tween aim aud Stiliweh, aud replied that Still
well had said that he had friend whom he
would like TO have appointed on the police force.
ilIdt MAS an.
WHY THE CHECK WAS REFUSED.
Warren N0gel. Paying Teller Of tie Croker
Riuner story. de stated That that money had
been lett a The bank by lllweil or March 5ih
He did not know That certificate OF deposit bad
Iefn . c-ived by StiIlwell.
Mr. Burner admitted that the certificate oil
deposit IOr S400 had been issued by tue bank
lad come up TO Sacramento; had been casbed al
. ine.State Bank and had been returned TO San
FrGhcscu What he wanted TO know was why
tie payment Of tie certificate OF deposit had
been refused.
Mir Voge said he refused TO cash the certii.
Gale because The man who made the deposit had
asked that payment be refused. The certificate
was numbered SAG.
LAwEENCE's STORY.
Correspondent Lawrence testified that on last
Saturday afternoon, 10 obedience to Instructions
from the office, he had interviewed Bruner as 10
The manner IN which The 200 places on the San
francisco force were TO be distributed.
Il asked him." said Lawrence, 40 you know
Jones? He said be knew two men OF that name
In Sacramento asked him If he had any places
promised him on The San francisco police
force. He said place had been promised
fora friend of his. i asked him If he had any
one named Jones peddng places for him In The
city. lie said That lie had not that he would
like to know II any one presumed TO d0g such a
. thing went TO the Office ana told Mr.. Ward
what BruneT had told me and said ! Guessed
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