Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-08

SACRAMENTO, March 7.---In the senate
today Ragsdale's mutual Insurance bill
was deferred until Monday.
The bill creating Riverside county
came up- ON. final passsge, Bailey OPP
posed It, and was followed by Ostrom
and Heacock- The Lsli WAS fnails
passed, % to IL.
The senate adjourned to Monday at Q
O'Clock, it being we'll ahead of the as
semby in its work.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The ballot reform discussion was
resumed in the assembly this morning.
Mordecai of Fresno led off in speech
favorable to the bill.
After spending the entire afternoon in
speech-making. it was found to be i'm
possible to bring the members to vote,
number OF them having slipped away
to take the afternoon train for San
Francisco. The sergeant-at-arms was
deputed by the speaker to proceed to
the depot and arrest them. This caused
delay of over an hour. The officer
Jailed to catch any of them, however,
and another effort was made to take
vote. but there was desire to put it off.
1t was finally decided to make the bal
lot reform bill the special order the first
thing on Monday.
THE BRUNER INVESTIGATION,
The special committee appointed to
investigate the charges made against
Assemblyman Bruner, of selling posi-
tions on the San Francisco police force,
met tonight. A. B. Henderson, man
aging editor of the Examiner, was the
first witness, and stated that last Satur-
day the city editor informed him that
named Jones was selling positions on
the police force for $4O0 each. A re-
porter named Stillwell was detailed to
look the matter up. Mr.. Henderson
produced letter of recommendation
alleged to have been written by Bruner,
and taken charge of by the committee.
A letter from a man named jasper,
which was the foundation of the ex-
posure. was also produced and retained
by the committee. A subpoena was
issued for the writer. J. M. Ward, CITY
editor of the Examiner, also testified as
to how the story was obtained. Police
Commissioners Hammond, Alvord and
Tobin, of San Francisco, testified that
no lnducemeht had been offered to any
one to secure the passage of the police
bill. The police commission had not
promised Bruner control of any posi-
tions.
Bruner admitted that check had
come up from San Francisco, and had
been cashed here. He wanted to know
why it had not been paid in San Fran
cisco. O. B. Eagle, cashier in the
Crocker- Woolworth bank, said he had
been instructed not to pay the check by
a person who made deposit.
A. M. Lawrence, of the Examiner.
testified that he had been instructed to
interview Bruner on the subject of sell
ing positions, and had done so.
Louis Jones testified that several men
asked him to get positions on the police
force, and he had written to Dick Belau
on the subject. Finally Stillwell came
to him and asked his aid Jones sus-
pected that he was reporter, and
led him on. Belau tclegraphed
him to send Stillwell up
and he did so, in company with his
brother. He had no understanding with
Belau about getting positions on the
force, bat just thought he could do some
thing. That was all he knew about the !
matter until he saw the article in the
Examiner.
JUDGE CATLIN NOT IMPEACHED.
The Judiciary committee held meet
ing this evening to consider the inn
peachment charges made against Judge
A.P. Catlin, growing out Of the imprison-
ment by him of Messrs. Carpenter and
Vance, for contempt of court. The ar
ticles Of impeachment were read, in
which Judge Catlin was charged with