The morning call., 1891-03-22


low a crumbIiDg stone, on which were the words,
"And the dlbble shall be put into the earthn
He remembered that he had read these words In
an old play called "The Winters Tale" but he
thought that some nice text from the Scrl lures,
such as 1.-The wicked cease from Troubling"
would have been more appropriate for an actors
grave or a politicians
He saw upon the stones around him the names
of the ''solid sixteen" from San Francisco and
noted with surprise that the dates they bore
were the oates Of the last days of the Legisla-
IuTe-thaE Is the last days of the performance of
"Hunting the Sack"
Tie vision made him morbid. He told 1t to
Captain Marion OF Los Angeles whose memory
also began TO fail after he had played his part IN
the waste basket scene, and the Captain has nor
been himself since.
THE wAsTE-BAsKET STORY.
The story of The wasIe-basket is an interesting
one and VIII probably be concluded on Monday
next IL viii be remembered that on Tuesday,
March 17tb, Assistant Librarian Leake per
mitted Assem- blymen Dlbble and Marion to hold
a consultation III the private Office OF tile Ii
bray. When they left the room he entered and
fouud upon The Table aud III tho basket torn
money wrappers that bad contaiued greenbacks
to the amount OF $500 Some of lhes,s wrap
pefs bore Ine imprint Of The Fresno Savings
Bank. All OF hem were dated March 16, 1891.
Dtbble ana Marion swore that they had never
seen these wrappers until they saw them the
hands OF The Inv stigaLlng Committee. Officers
OF he Fresno Bank were summoned and swOre
that The wrappers having the imprint of the In-
stIiution they represented had contained 5000
in gretnbacks, which they forwarded 10 the
CrOcker-W Ooworth Bank on March l4th. Their
testimony accounted for but $500 OF ibe $500,
but the Investigating Committee learned to-day
where the balance came ton, and obtained evil
dence lmplicatlug the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company IN this rather shady transaction.
RAILROAD MONEY.
o. b. Fogel, paying teller OF the Cr0cker- Wool
worth bauk, WAS called He was shown four
manila strips or currency wrappers found by
Leake and recognized them as having been used
in the bank 10 incose currency PACKAGES. Tue
figures 316 aud 3.13 on the strips were in his
handwriting. Witness also Identified one OF The
blank Fresno checks as having been used TO In
close greenback packages, aud the hgures 3 16
were his. These figures represent The date.
The witness Identified all the wrappers found In
the library waste basket and the writing on the
backs indicating The amount OF currency ana
The date of lis reception in the San Fran
cisco bank. Tie currency from Fresno
was received In The morning. On March 10th
witness raid out $500 10 john b. Jones on
check drawn by the Southern Pacific GU the
Nevada Bank. 1t was indOrsed 10y tue Nevada
Bank ana witness took the check an d handed
over Tue $1,000 In currency to Jones. Jones
resides in San Francisco aud Is Il messenger
tor The Southern Pacific Company The sum
$500 corresponds with The Total Indicated by
lie torn wrappers. The money must have bec
paid out between 1 and o'clock on Monday.
Foge swOre that lie has had no talk with any
one about the subject matter OF the Investigation
except 10 members OF the committee. Witness
had no talk with Jones and had not asked what
the currency was to be used for.
MESS ENGER'S TESTIMONY.
S. B. Solomon OF San Francisco testified that
he was messenger TO EStee while tue latter was
a candidate for United States Senator. H. was
In tue library about 10 o'clock on Tuesday. He
saw several men about tie desk in the Office,
and witness went after The Attorney General at
the request OF some OF the persons. He saw
papers III the wasie-bdsket and had not been In
the room that morning or the uight before. Dur
ing the day before, Monday, Witness bad been in
the room and had seen EsIee, Burns, Leake and
others IN there. That was In the forenoon. He
had no keys TO The library. He knew OF no
money having been paid out on the Senatorial
question:.
George 7. Clark, an assistant In the library
was in the llbrary-rO0m on Monday evening and
saw no one enter the library office. On Tues
day morning Dibbe ana Marion went into the
private Office and no one else entered that wit
ness saw. When DDDie aud Marion entered the
door was opened, but witness noticed that IL was
closed While they were III there.
j. h. I. Pike, chief clerk of Wells, Fargo &
Co. IN Sacramento, was asked II the company
had received any packages OF currency at the
Office here on Monday last. Witness referred TO
tile delivery books, but could find no record OF
any com or currency received here in any con-
sideIa able quantity March 16tn or delivered
on the 17lh. No considerable amount had been
received on those dates
HARTS OBSERVATION.
The AtloTnev-Generai remarked at this iunc.
tuie that the Investigation had reached a point
where Witnesses could not be compelled to an
SWer unless the COMMITTEES was delegated further
powers I'll is evident" lie remarked that
either MIR. Jones or The Southern Pacific Is in
politics"
The committee then adjourned, and the At
ldture TO empower them TO compel tile officers of
the railroad company to tell what part they look
IN sending the money 10 SACRAMENTO on the
evening Of the day on which De Young "trdns-
ferred" his followers TO Felton,, which was the
day before the wrappers were found in the IL
braIy.
WARRANT FOR LOVES ARREST.
The Brnner scandal and Bleds0e's report find
Ing Bruner gully of selling police stars still
keep the legislative tongues ~agging. Bledsoe
This morning swore out "A warrant for the arrest
OF Bruner's friend Lowe, who assaulted him last
night and grossly lusuited him in the presence
OF Ills WIFE Before he warrant had been served
tliend of Lowe came to Bledsoe aud asked
him whether he would not withdraw his COM
plant II Lowe would apologize 10 him. Bledsoe
replied that ne would not withdraw the CON-
HIant unless Lowe made his apology before the
House. This was more than Lowe barGaned
for, and no apology was made The warrant for
assault was served upon him, and he gave bail
III 100 TO appear for trial.
BLEDsoE's FEARS.
Bledsoe believes his life IS In danger from
Burners followers and he obtained permission
from the Mayor Of Sacramento this morning to
carry arms with which TO defend himself.
The Assembly Is very anxious to spare Bruner
any further humiliation, and 1t is probable that
II the report ot majority OF the investigating
committee finding Bruner guilty had moi been
given TO the press before IL was given to the As
semDly 1t would D6ser have been published, for
the House this morning, when t was presented.
voted not to print 1t In the Journal No report by
the minority of The committee has been made,
and 1t Is probable that none will be made. The
three members OF the minority cannot agree upon
any statement concerning the matter. One Of
them is known 10 favor an Out-aud- out white.
wash but the other TWO are not With him,
Burners brother interviewed many members
OF the Assembly this morning before the resolu-
ton 10 Keep The report Out OF the journal was
carried. he asked the majority OF the commit
tee to change their report, saying to them that
they had stated as one of their reasons for find
Ing his brother guilty that he had not shown the
certificate OF deposit obtained from StweIl to
any OF his friends to prove that lie had laid trap
for the eonspirator, whereas the fact was that he
showed III 10 HIS DfOtler. who bore wltna9s In
fact when examined. The committee turned TO
the stenOgrapher's report OF the accused ASSEM-
byman's testimony, aud after having read his
sworn statement that he showed the certificate
TO no one decided not 20 change the report.
L. is now believed that the House will lake no
action on the report.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bill amending the act authorizing
the reincOrpOratiOn OF rural cemetery associa-
tions was passed this morning In the Assembly
as was the Senate bill 10 establish a naval bat
TALON TO be attached to the National Guard OF
California.
The Senate bill authorizing The State Board of
Prison Directors to pay for certain skilled labor
used in the construction of the dam and canal at
Folsom Prison was refused passage last week in
The Assembly. BRUSHES bill Of the Same nature
was then taken up and its passage advocated by
himself and Bruner, who said that the Prison
Directors had vouch9d for all tile work done
and that they were to pay out the money TO the
laborers who did the work. Dennis opposed the
bill this morning. saying that 1t was fraud on
mechanics, but 1t was ordered to third reading
There was an idea that the skilled labor ID
corrected this impression by saying that
it was labor hired outside of the prison.
The Senate bill extending the Jurisdiction OF
the Board OF State HarbOr Commissioners over
East street, San Francisco, was passed.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House refused 10 concur In the Senate
amendments TO the General Appropriation BIZ,