Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-03-14

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piled to the charges made against hin
yesterday by "a San Francisco pape
which accused him of accepting fou
hundred dollars for his influence TOWARD
securing an appointment on the polict
force Of San Francisco.
Bruner recently introduced in the leg
islature bflincreasing the police force
ID cities OF certain population, and sue
ceeded in having it passed. The paper
stated that in return therefore he claim.
ed the power of appointing six members
OF the San Francisco force, and that he
endeavored to exchange these appoint
ments for money, and that a reporter of
the paper secured from him in exchange
for certificate for four hundred dollars
a letter recommending his appointment
of mythical parsonage proposed by the
newspaper man. Bruner today denied
the allegations contained in the article
and claimed he had been blackmailed
on the floor of the house in the interest
Of a certain measure by a representative
of the paper in question. He introduced
as a witness Francis p. Bull, Of San
Francisco, an attorney.
Bull said he was present as attorney
pressing the claim of Peter Connally in
which Mrs. Himmelman was the only
other person interested. He continued:
"Mrs. Zimmerman said Andrew Law
renee, o. the Examiner had been to her
and solicited her to let him take charge
of the CAIN In the legislature. She said
she preferred that / take charge of it."
Bull here introduced in evidence tsle-
gram from from Lawrence, to Mrs. Him.
melman and continuing, said Lawrence
came to his Office and asked what he
was going to do for him, but was re-
quested to deal with Mrs. Zimmerman.
Lawrence subsequently made several
appointments, only one of which Bull
kept. Witness said: "That was at Cafe
Royal. We met in a room there and
Lawrence said he must have $4,000 or
he would defeat the claim and burn me
up. said that was a large sum of
money. He said he must have it.
Later Lawrence met Mrs. Hlmmelman,
and rather than stand chance Of de-
feat she offered him $1,000. He said he
would not take it from her, he would
get it from Bull. Later met Lawrence
and he demanded that he be fixed. He
said: You must fix newspaper boys
and am just the boy to do that" LIDO
not think the proprietors of the Ex-
aminer knew of his transaction. At the
close of Bulls testimony, Bruner
reiterated bis innocense of the charges
against himself but acknowledged taking
4 check which he claimed be held as
evidence of the attempt to bribe him. |
A special committee of seven was ap-
pointed to investigate the affair.
WHEELING, w. ", March 7.-Dr. |
George BARN prominent physician and |
~ A-mayor was shot and killed by DIR.
ieorge Garrison member of the state
BOARD of health. They had been enem-
es for long time. Garrison was ar
ested.
BELFAST, March THE Right. Rev.
ym. Beeves, D. d. Bishop of the United
ioceses of Down an Conner and who
as issued a letter amounting practically
o an ex communication of the Catholics
Tho support Mr.. Parnell, which letter
as caused considerable excitement in
he city and elsewhere, says during the
curse of this epistle:
''These men who are supporting Mr..
arnell have become the propagators Of
ublic scandal and have, by their own
cts placed themselves in company with
nose to whom it is unlawful for priests
, administer the sacrament"
A HEAVY SENTENCE.
PARIS, March THE appeal of Peter,
the wealthy young Russian,
no was sentenced to 20 years penal
,ryice for the murder of his paramour
[m. Carmine Freycinet, at Villa D'Avery
October last, has been rejected. The
urdered woman was handsome widow
nd the mother of two childron. In ad-
tion to the twenty years penal servi- :
lde he was sentenced to an additional {
snalty of not being allowed to reside in {
rance for ten years, without special {
ermit. He is only 10 years of age. I
sTRANGLED TO DEATH.
BELGRADE, March lit has transpired i
lat Helena Markovic Helena Kniscanie i
no attempted to kill King Milan in [
iS2 have been strangled to death in [
.ison. Milan requested NJ. Garaschanine I
ho was premier at the time OF the G
tempt, to institute an inquiry into the {
of the killing Of the pris-
lerJ. s
No RED HAT.
ROME, March THE announcement n
several American newspapers that s
rch Bishop Williams of Boston would
appointed cardinal is not true. Arch
Ishop Williams has written letter to t
70 Pope, requesting his holiness not to [
lpose that honor upon HIM. c
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 9.-An anus C
g predicament has resulted in this 2
ate over the legislation of the first !,
yoming Legislature in regard to the
ate seal. The design adopted by the
wer house was a picture Of mines and
inches over which was a platform v
equality of rights" upon which stood
10 clothed figure of woman from
hose arms broken chains were falling, L
presenting the enfranchisement of
omen in the state. 1t is now discover r
that some one, either in the senate
after the bin passed that body and be '
re- it reached the governor, substituted
design which was copy of the origi-
al except that the figure of the woman
as nude, this design was attached to
he bill approved by the governor and :
the legal seal. The house members :
re protesting vigorously against having :
ne seal So made and under the circym- !
.ances the governor will use the old !
,rritorial seal until the next legislature
leets, when the figure can be properly
Iothed.
CINCINNATI, O., March 9.-The re-
lains of Professor Wilhelm Steffen, of
KY, according to provisions
q his own will were today cremated
nd the ashes consigned to the river.
REDDING, Cal. March 9.-The Redding
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