The record-union., 1891-03-12

the way, Senator, have an old friend in
San Francisco who has a friend for whom
| would like to get place on the police
force; do you think you could help me?''
| Witness replied: my dear sir, you
| don't need my assistance-you helped to
pass the bill, and I think the Commits
sioners would favor YOU"
Mr.. Bruner replied, "But, Senator,
don't know any of them"
| Witness, however, assured Mr..
| Bruner that he would speak to Chief
Crowley in behalf of his friend, and did
so. Chief Crowley could make no prom
iseS when witness saw him.
In reply to other questions, witness said
he knew Louis Jones, but neither he
nor Belau had ever approached him on
the subject of police places.
RECORDER READS TESTIMONY.
E. P. Read, County Recorder Of San
Francisco, was next called. He testified
that he had requested Mr.. Bruner to assist
him in getting Il friend on the police force
thinking he would have some influence
! with the commissioners on account of his
efforts in behalf Of the bill. He had
known Mr.. Bruner for several years.
| His request to Mr.. Bruner was made by
letter, giving the name of the friend foI
whom he wished the appointment.
The letter was here produced and
identified. 1t was IL friendly letter, re-
of +. NJ. Barnes.
Mr.. Read said Mr.. Bruner's reply was
that II he found he had any influence he
would be pleased to use it in behalf of his
friend.
II. A. MELvIN's TESTIMONY.
II. \. Melvin Of Oakland testified that
he was correspondent here for the Oak
land Tribune. He met Mr.. Bruner on
the day the Ecan33ae1. article appeared in
company with Mr.. Older of the Post.
! The latter spoke 10 Mr.. Bruner about the
charges referred to, and he denied them.
lThis witness was for the prosecution,
but was not present when the defense
opened.
TESTIMONY OF JESSE MARKS.
Jesse Marks of San Francisco testified
! that Recorder Read told him one day in
that city that he had requested lawyer
| Bull TO ask Mr.. Brunar To use his influ-
ence in behalf OF friend. When Mir.
! Bruner next visited the Bay witness re-
| qnested him to do what he could toward
furthering the request OF Mr. Read.
JUDGE ARMSTRONG on THE STAND.
! The next witness called was ex-Su-
| perior Judge j. w. Armstrong. He tes-
titled that he had known Mr. EruneY for
q long time, but very intimately for the
/ last three years, as District Attorney
| There was bill before the Legislature in
/
witness was opposed On the morning
of Tuesday of last week witness was
| standing in the rotunda OF the Capitol
Mr.. BT.uner came along, and witness in
terceptcd him and spoke about the bill
Mr.. Bruner said. Judge, there is another
matter | wish to talk To YOU about.n
| Witness asked, WHAT'S it?''
Mr.. Bruner replied, '''The Examiner
reporters are trying to entrap me, but they
won't do it!" Witness said to him.
We'll, il anything of that kind is going
/ on, you'd better be on the lookout" This
occurred at about 10 o'clock on Tuesday
/ morning.
just then Mr.. Bruncr was called away.
and later on witness wanted to see him
| about The bill referred to, as it was about
to come up. He started to go down stairs
in search of him. He saw him at the bot
tom of the stairway, in consultation with
state Printer Johnston, and called him
| upstairs.
That afternoon AIr. 4. j. Bruner told
witness that the EcamiRer reporters were
trying to entrap his brother, and wished
witness to see him and confer about the
matter. He said that Isadore Alexander
was said to be in the conspiracy, but he
hardly thought he would be guilty of
such thing Witness said he didn't
know about that-that little men with
newspapers III their back were some
times made to look very big, and to make
| big men look very small
| Chairman Bledsoe asked witness if he
was friendly to the EIdaeineT, and he re-
! piled that he was not. Being asked to
explain, he said he had reason to believe
that one of its reporters once tried to
blacllmail him in regard to case ash
vs.. ASH on trial in his court.
| 70 MIR. Gould witness repeated that il
! was carly on Tuesday morning when.Mr
! Brunar told him the E1camia,cJ was trying
to eEtrap him. lie had no other conver-
| sation with him on the subject.