The record-union., 1891-03-10
MEN OF GALL.
How the Joneses and BeIau Did Their
Dirty Work.
further Testimony in the Bruner In
vestigation-StilweI Relates His
Novel Experiences.

against ASSemDlyfflan 1IlWOOU brlllcr
reassembled in Supreme Court Room No.
1 yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, Chair
man Bledsoe presiding.
Grove l.. johnson asked the committee
to reconsider their action excluding at
torneys from participation in the pro-
ceedings.
Chairman Bledsoe explained that in
his view attorneys should be permitted.
He asked for motion to that effect, but
none was heard.
Mr.. Bledsoe recalled A. n. Lawrence
10 inquire if he was the Sacramento cor
respondent of the Examiner at the time
she police bill was introduced.
"Yes," was responded.
''What was the position of the Exam
merq Did it criticise Mr.. Burners ac-
ion in Introducing the bill?',
ITO the best of my recollection, the
Examiner editorially approved of the bill,
and did not criticise Mr.. Bruner."
James Comisky was called, but was not
present.
Timothy O'Meara was sworn; gave his
residence as San Francisco; his occupa-
ton car-driver on MiSsion-Street line.
In reply to questions from the Chair
man and members of the committee, the
following testimony was elected:
81 first heard of the place on the police
force about two weeks ago from Co
misky. Comisky keeps a saloon at the
end of the line. Thirtyfirst ahd Mission
streets, and L make seven trips day out
there. Comisky had told me that Louis
Jones, his landlord, was getting place
on the police force for friend OF his, and
he believed / could get one. One day
when l drove out, Comisky was standing
on the sidewalk and Jones WAS Il little
way off. Comislly says to Jones, Here's
the man that will just suit you.' Jones
says, Have you got Si00?' I said I
thought could get place without any
500. Comislzy said no ! couldn't, for he'd
tried to get one for a friend and failed. 1
went toward the car and Comisky says to
me in low voice, He's all right; he's
got the points, He said, 'I've seen q
telegram from Sacramento, and it's all
right Jones got on the car and rode
down with me, and offered to get the
place for me and for Comisly, too. /
said Comisky was not eligible. Says
Jones: 1T don't make a - bit of differ
ence; they'll fix that -
To the question, WAS Mr.. Burners
name mentioned as the man in Sacra-
mento?'' the witness replied: 81 don't
remember that any name was men
toned. but / got the idea that Jones'
friend was a member Of the Legislature.
/ don't remember hearing Mr.. Bruner's S
Ddilc I'LL llle ILLtlUttjtGT lOlkS POKE dDOUb
it.
"Jones urged me to take the position !;
said | could not get it of Crimnlins for
less than 500. Just by way of getting rid
OF him l told him I'd consider it, and he
gave me his number. I did not intend to
try for it, as | had heard my friends on
the force say they were tired of it,"
To question. "Have you ever talked
with Jones since about it?" the reply was
"No."
''Have you talked with Comisky?'
''Yes, pretty much every day. ioked
with him and told him he'd be Police
Commissioner yet. l asked him why he
didn't try, and he said he was doing too
well. When l said S400 was too much, he
said Moran and L were alike. he thought
so too"
Questions from several members failed
to connect the name of Bruner with the
proposal of Jones. He persisted that he
had heard of it first from the EcdDliae1'
people.
To question-"I never saw any tele-
gram or letter. I never tried to. but
Comisky said there was no fooling, he
had seen the telegram"
''Have you ever talked with Mr. Still
well about this?"
To questions as to whether he knew
Henderson, Lawrence and Jasper, wit
ness answered no.
Dick Belau sworn. Gave his residence
as San Francisco; his occupation clerk;
had been disengaged three or four months;
had been in Sacramento off and on for
two months. Asked to tell the commit
tee all he knew, his story was as fol-
lows:
1.-TWO weeks ago to-day I met Mr.
Bruner in San Francisco and asked him
if he would give me letter to the Police
Commissioners which would give a
frtn md of ion, lf,,rA
force. He said: 4 don't know as l have
any influence; I don't know them.
haven't time to write it now. I'll see you
in Sacramento. | am going up. VIII
you be up again?'"
''This was at the Grand Hotel. / said I
would come, and was here a week ago to-
day. When / saw Mr.. Bruner / asked
him if he had decided to do me that favor
He said not yet, that an E.cGntineT re-
porter had approached him to know if he
had authorized anybody to sell places on
the police force. He asked me if had
authorized anybody TO say so. l said no.
He said: Pm not ready to consider your
matter yet.'
''On Tuesday evening / met Jones at
the depot. He introduced his friend, Mr..
Stitell as the one he wanted the letter
for. We took the cars and came to the
Capitol, where we met Bruner in the hall
way. L asked him ii he was ready to
consider that proposition. / said: My
friend is here, and there's S400 in it L
want my fee of $50 from it, He said:
All right, go in the Library five minutes ,
''Stilwell and myself were in the library
and Sones outside. Bruner said to Still
well, Are you the man that wants the
position?' Stilwell said no, he wanted it
for his brother-in-law, Thomas Stoley.
asked again if Bruner would write the
letter and repeated that there was S4O0 in
it. $50 for me. Bruner asked what kind
of letter, and while writing it / asked
Stilwell aside if he had the money, and
when he said he had certificate of de-
posit told him to indorse it, which he
did. Bruner asked if that letter would
do. Stilwell said yes, and put it in his
pocket. Bruner handed me SO and /
waited outside till he gave me the rest
$50. went down to the Capital Hotel
and handed Jones $50, telling him he
might need it.''
In answer to questions, Belau said that
he had known Daniel Jones six years;
that he had received letter from Jones
within two weeks asking him if he could
get a letter to the Commissioners to get a
friend of his on the police force. He had
written him he would do what lie could,
and had atterward telegraphed him to
come up with the stuff He supposed
Jones thought he would have infiu-
ence in the Legislature because he had
been active in the Republican campaign
Bruner's name was not mentioned in let
ters or kilograms. Had no understanding
with Jones how much he (Belau) was TO
get.
..Have not you and the Joneses been
more or less together all the session?''
with hesitation) '.Yes."