Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-23
The Lobbyist Pushes His Lit
tie Claim.
Colonel Crocker on the Witness
Stand.
He Had Conversations With Chute,
Burns ct al.
nut Not with Reference to Money Mat
ters-Faylor Testifies as to Amounts
Received by Legislators for
Their Votes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN Francisco, July 22.-The trial OF
Faylor's suit against number OF state
legislators for an accounting, involving
5000 said to be due him as lobbyist,
was resumed today, and among the wit
nesses were Colonel G. F. Crocker, Gus
Sutro and the plaintiff. Stephen I.
Gage was called as witness, but did
not respond.
Colonel Crocker testified to converse
lions with respect to legislative matters,
but denied that there was any reference
to money matters during these conversa-
tions. He also had conversations with
Richard Chute, but they did not relate
to legislative matters.
On objection being raised to Attorney
Clunie's question as to how money OF
the Southern Pacific company was dis
bursed under Colonel Crocker's direc-
tion, Clunie said he proposed to show
that the Southern Pacific company paid
81, 900 to Chute, which was paid to
Burns, and subsequently paid to the de-
fendant.
Colonel Crocker replied "To my
K0OWi6ORe CQero WAS uO uOucy pdlu lOT
any such purposes"
The testimony OF Sutro was brief and
brought out nothing of Importance.
Faylor testified that he introduced
Senator w. Fl. Williams to d. M. Burns
at Sacramento during the session of the
legislature, and in conversation follow
ing the introduction Williams told
Burns that he had entered into COM
bination to do business. The combina-
ton consisted OF the San Francisco dele
cation in the legislature with the excep-
tion of Britt and Mahoney. Williams
SAID Crimmins had gone to San Francis
co to dig up business, to see the railroad
company and others, and if on his re-
turn the result was not satisfactory he
wanted Burns to take hold of the busi-
ness
Taylor testified that Burns replied
that he did not want to make any money
but would consider the matter.
Witness said he met Williams next
day. Crimmins had returned and said
Colonel Crocker had asked what the
boys wanted. The boys had told Grim
minis to 90 back and see what Crocker
would give. When Crimmins returned
again, he reported that Colonel Crockel
had said for him to tell the boys to &C
on and vote against all negative legisla-
ton, and at the end of the session he
<Crocker) would do what was right.
Favlor testified that this did not sui
1he % hnus whereupon Williams had tht
subsequently Williams anu BURNS uuur
told Taylor everything was all right.
Continuing, Faylor said as soon as ,
finance committee had been appointed
at Burns request, he (Faylor) notifec
them four times week to meet Burns
They met in room in the state library
On one occasion witness overheard q
conversation between them and Burns
when the committee agreed to vote
against the electric bill, for $3.50 each.
"Before this" testified Faylor, Burns
said they had agreed to this, but they
$500 and had not acted like honest
men. They then told Burns that Grim
minis had held out 5000 of the $500 and
they didn't want anything more to do
with him. Burns said he would turn
the whole business over to Chute. Upon
another occasion Williams told me he
did not 60 to Chute for his money.
He said he had received $1,000
from the railroad company; from the
insurance trust, $1,000; Glenn county,
$1,000; the pool bill, $500; the Riverside
bill, $500, and the pilot bill, $500. There
were other items do not remember
Taylor testified that after he returned
here from Sacramento, Burns told him
to come to his fBurns's) office, and he
would settle with him. Burns admitted,
Taylor said, that the combination owed
him (Faylor) $4,000, and that it would
be paid.
Burns had given witness $3.50 in part
payment for his services.