The record-union., 1891-03-07

INTO tne library; want 10 Talk WITH you. -
At that moment my brother came
along, and we all went into the library.
A call of the House it seems was ordered,
while was in there, and somebody in
formed me that the doors were closed,
but as to that I do not know, and as
did not care to be brought into the House
under arrest, and as did not believe any
body knew where was, l stayed there a
| few minutes. Mr.. Govan and Mr.. john
ston were sitting at the table, talking
about the political fight coming off next
| Tuesday. My brother was sitting in the
room somewhere, and Mr.. Leake some
where else, when | said / would go and
see what they wanted in the House. /
came in and found the road law still un-
der discussion, and 1 went back.
AS l Went back Mr.. Belleau approached
me and told me to come into the library
l said, ''All right" He said, II want to
introduce you to Mr.. JONES'" / did not
expect the plot would thicken so quick
Went Immediately to him, and MIR. Bel
leau stepped away; | called him back
because | desired witnesses to the trans
| action. Applause. +
Mr.. Jones made & proposition, the first
time that | ever saw him. / said, ''All
right, what kind of a letter do you want"
| and | wrote it. 1t was mistlated, because
it should have been March Sd, instead of
February 3d. '.Now,, he said Eve have
naming Mr.. Belleau and himself but not
naming the third party. | said, "All
| right" ard | took out what money had,
and it lacked $50 of being Sl5G. l walked
into the library room and closed the door
behind me, and l said to a gentleman, II
have the sons Of b--s," and held the
check up in my hand. [Applause.]
| went to MIR. Leake and said, 4 want
you to let me have some money. ZAP
| plause.) l said to Mr.. Leake, II want
some money" '.How much do you
want?o he asked. 81 want SS0'' said.
land can deposit the check with you
until morning." Mr.. Lealle was mem
did not choose to tell him any of the facts
with regard to it. He stepped out for a
moment and then came back. Those
gentlemen, however, didn't go ON and
ask me about it, because they did not
know, or any of the others knew, what
| was doing.
Mr.. Leake came back and said he could
not get the money outside. lie said, Il
have some money i'll the safe, and you
can have that" l handed him the check
and he said, at is for S400.' l said,
Yes, you can cash it in the morning."
And | want to call your attention to this
fact; the reason l desired this check
cashed was that L might be able not only
| to trace the man who put up the job, but
to trace the man who forged the signature
upon the check.
On the next morning Mr.. Leake went
early to the bank, came back and notified
me that he had cashed the check. 1 went
in and paid him the balance due him and
| took $50 in my hand. and walked di-
rectly from the State Library to the Office
OF the State Printer and placed the $3.50
in his hand, and told him to mark it as
coming from Inc, and | would fully ac-
| quaint him with the matter thereafter.
| lApplauSe and cheers.
These are the facts that / can prove by
reputable men. / make this statement
at this time to let you gentlemen know
that I was acting in good faith, and knew
what l was doing all the time; / know
! that this man Lawrence is black mailer,
and attempting to blackInail me upon the
| floor of this Assembly. / ask the privi-
lege of you to bring before this Assembly
at this time brother attorney who is at
torney for bill before this Legislature,
that he may give his testimony to cor
robOrate what l have stated. viii the
Assembly grant me that privilege? [Cries
OF Yes, yes."l
| FRANKLIN P. BULLS STATEMENT.
The House, at the suggestion of the
Speaker, then went into Committee ofthe
Whole, and Franklin p. Bull, an attor-
ney of San Francisco, was sworn. He
made long statement, delivering HIM
self with evident deep feeling. He said
he was the regularly employed attorney
to prosecute before the Legislature the
Peter Connolly claim; that he had in do
ing so neither offered reward, promise or
trade to any legislator or other person;
that he had done nothing dishonorable or
that might not be barred to the light of
| day. He had pressed the claim upon it's
merits, convinced himself of its perfect
justice and then engaged his best ener-
| nj "a
took occasion to advocate the cause of the
claim, whereat the House showed some
signs of uneasiness. Finally, however,
he came to the case in hand and said: [
went with that letter of Introduction to
Mrs. Himmelman and had a conversa-
] ton with her in regard to the measure,
and she employed me to look after the
interests OF that claim. She told me,
however, at that time that A. M, Law
renee had solicited from her the privilege
of looking after that bill before the Leg
lslature. | asked her if she had made
any agreement with him or entered into
any contract with him to do so and she
said mo, and, Mr.. Bull, L do not want to;
l would rather have YOU attend to it than
anybody else" l said, Every well, Mrs.
Himmelman, l will look after your inter-
ests as best 1 might"
Mrs. Himmelman's son-in-law, Theo-
dore Mauch, was present at the time, and
him telegram when he had made the
necessary arrangements at Sacramento
and he was to come here and sec him al
the French Restaurant, and he (Mauch)
said: Suppose that telegram comes
what shall l do?" / said: ''When the
telegram comes, come and see me, and
will tell you what to do" On the 18th OF
January, 1891, Theodore Mauch received
this telegram:
| SACRAMENTO Cal .TanI1aTv IA 1901
To Theodore Mauch, SIS lIc1iaister Street
San Francisco: Leove city tonight at z
A. NJ. LAWRENCE.
This is sworn to as being correct copy
of the telegram.
A VISIT TO SACRAMENTO.
Mr.. Mauch came to me and asked me
what he should do. / said: go to Sac
ramento and see what that man has tC
| offer"
He came to Sacramento. He agreed
before he came up here that he would
come to see me the Friday after. He said
he would come back on Friday morning
on the 2:45 train.
Saturday morning I wrote him letter
requesting to know what I would do in
regard TO this matter, if was to represent
| Mrs. Himmelman, and to present this
matter to the Legislature, and if so to call
at my office SO l could draft the bill He
said he thought that Mrs. Himmelman
desired me to go ahead.
asked him what became of Lawrence.
He said there was good talk about
what Lawrence could do and what in
1iuence ne had, but no definite arrange
ments We're made. / said If Mrs. Him
melman desired that I have charge of this
matter, of course, as attorney, they must
make arrangements in regard to what ]
was to have. He said: .sYou 90 d tho
house, and we will draw the contract this
afternoon"