The record-union., 1891-07-23
THE Taylor SUIT.
Plaintiff Tells of the Formation of the
Combination.

Plaintiff Tells of the Formation of the
Combination.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-The trial ol
Faylor's suit against a number of State
legislators for an accounting, involving
$4,000 said to be due him as a lobbyist,
was resumed to-day, and among the wit
Sutro and the plaintiff.
Stephen t. Gage was called as a wit
ness, but did not respond.
Colonel Crocker testified to conversa-
tions with the plaintiff on legislative
matters, but denied any reference to
money matters during these conversa-
tons. He also had conversations with
Richard Chute, but they did not relate to
legislative matters.
On an objection being raised to Attor-
ney Clunie's question as to how the
money of the Southern Pacific Company
was disbursed under Colonel Crocker's
direction, Clunie said he proposed to
show that the Southern Pacific Company
paid 50, 600 to Chute, which was paid to
Burns, and subsequently paid to the
defendants.
Colonel Crocker replied: ''To my
knowledge there was no money paid for
any such purposes"
The testimony of Sutro and Banks was
brief and brought out nothing Of import
ance.
Taylor on taking the stand testified
that he introduced Senator W. H. Will
Jams to d. NJ. Burns at Sacramento dur
ing the session of the Legislature, and in
the conversation following the introduce
ton, Williams told Burns he had entered
into combination to do business. The
combination consisted OF the San Fran
cisco delegation with the exception of
Britt and Mahoney. Williams said Grim
Minis had gone to San Francisco to dig
up business, to see the railroad company
and others, and if, on his return, the re-
suit was not satisfactory, he wanted
Burns to take hold of the business.
Faylor testified that Burns replied that
he didn't want to make any money, but
would consider the matter.
Continuing, Taylor said that as soon as
a Finance Committee had been appointed
at Burns request, he (Faylor) notified
them four times a week to meet Burns
They met in room in the State Library
On one occasion the witness overheard a
conversation between them and Burns,
when the committee agreed to vote against
the electric bill for $3.50 each.
before this" testified Faylor. "Burns
said they had agreed to this, but had sold
themselves to CrimminS for 81 500 and
had not acted like honest men. They
then told Burns that Crimmins had held
out $500 of the 81 800, and they didn't
want anything more to do with him"
Faylor testified that after he returned
here from Sacramento Burns told him to
come to his (Burns') office, and he would
settle with him. Burns admitted that
Taylor said that the combination owed
the latter $4,000, and that it would be paid.
Burns had given the witness $3.50 in part
payment for services.
After Fayior's cross-examination,
which did not materially change his tes-
timony, Frank Freeman was recalled,
and asked about that $4,000 deposited in
Sacramento bank to pass the Glenn
County bill. Freeman testified that the
money could be drawn by three persons
j. K. TroXwell OF Willows, w. 3.
Freeman and Henry Wangenheim of
San Francisco. Freeman further said
that the money could be drawn on a re-
lease signed by him. Such release he
gave to Wangenhem.
Ex-senator j. J. Sullivan testified, and
was questioned as to several conversa-
tions with Senator Welch and Faylor.
He understood that the combine was
formed, and recollected that when the
railroad bill came up Burns said if the
members were not satisfied with 81 900
apiece the bill would be transferred to
the Assembly. He understood that some
thing like 1,300 apiece had been received
by certain Senators for their vote on the
electric-railroad bill, and that Senator
Williams had received about S3 400 in ALL
He thought that Faylor was to receive as
much as the Senators.
The case was adjourned until to-mor-
row