The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-29
Warrants Issued for Two BoOd.
ling Assemblymen.
John P. Dunn Eade Complaint Against Fruner
and Mccall Before Judge Coff.y
FOR Felony.

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two persons: named. No sooner. was the
thing: done than the news spread like Wild
fire.: Everybody knew all about it. 1t WIS
the sensation of the day at the new City
,Eall. -:
In conference with the Judge yesterday
had been Barclay Henley. foreman Of the
famous Wallace Grand Jury. accompanied
by Assistant District Attorney Hosmer and
George Lezynsky, the attorney. John p.
Dunn, ex*State Controller and the man who
had made tile complaints. had appeared on
Wednesday. He swore to- them yesterday.
as did :Adolph 0ttinger, a railroad ticket
asealper. Afhdaylts are attached to the four
com plants, two against each of the accused.
= 80: 20 TIE COMPLAINT.
1.-The complaint ag ainst Bruner. though all
are substantially the same, is as follows:
IN the Superior Court OF the city ard county
OF san Francisco, state of Cdliforuia-Tbe Peo-
pie OF Ihe state of California vs.. Elwood Bruner
state pf California, city aud county OF San
Francisco, So.
Personally appears before me- this 9th day OF
April, a. ID. 1892, John p Dunn, who on oath
makes complaint and deposes and says upon his
Information: and belief that on the LIST day OF
March. slS9l, In the city and county o; San Fran
cisco, Srae of California, the crime OF felony
wascemmilted by Eiwood Bruner. who then and
there snlignt Ito ebtain sum ef money, TO wit:
the slim of s 1000, from .Adaiph % finger upon
the trelense.clatm Ind representation: thatbe
coiild and world thereby and ny ms All s. hereof
Observation-Disclosures lileIllbers Of The Assembly
of lie Leg slafGre ef:the 81 rte of Calf oria. and:
loftke Judiciary Commit ee: Of said Assembly in:
:regatf iefr and eae1f of :tllelt votes.snd &C:
Hen III ON a. certain bif flfen permitting before the
said Assembly. aid: before the judiciary Gem:
mtre:6f said Assembly. which Bills el4t4ed AS
$e4ltbi af: No TQG, an act To prevent frauds
IN uoh tEayeieis" contrary to tie;fUrni force and
effect The slatHie III such cases made and pro-
.yiued:and agalirst the;rpeace=snd digit ~ Of the
,peolEe OF the:Staie OF cAllfQthia; and this com:
liz nt
B@;unerQ Of Rasing committed tie said crime. and
this euiIiDlalualft Htays- THAT the said accused
may. be trasehl betote :a:Iaagtslrate ard dealt
:. Subscirhed ana sworn to- beele,!ue this 27lh
Jfdgs: Of lie :sifpefier Court: If tie city: and
= :eanIiy of j. AN rapciseo. +<:::.. ;: =
!: a ttacH ell to- tlfis COMP laintiis an affidavit
stay As Qttfnger, that: oR:1the: .lst:of- March.
1891. :BffneE,' ASA mem Der Of*fhe Assembly
0f The Eeg isiatIlre OF Calf Qrnia, came q. rs
pFane of bqsFn ess: at go Market street,'in
ibts city. gifG ssaieif: lflat -.:if:I would pay
hin. the .sl.iii<o $3.50 e-tle said BTrdnef.
gould aud: would Influence: GER ain inc nj beers
;tf: the said Assembly of :tlfe: Iegisiature.of
;iaie:State of.ea'ifGrnia anfi:Of she sJud ciary
:CamnilJ1ee:0f. said assembly. so fiat me ac-
.liin wngla be taken Blythe: said Assembly
or the: SAID COMMITTEES upon assembly bill
No: SQ6, then peHdiAg before said Assembly
and before said committee, and THAI thereby
said:bIH would be:Gefeated and killed..
II lie. second Complaint: against i3runer is
for felicity, while. a member Of the "A ssenf=
p; " of: ihe Eesislattlre Of The State of Cali
fpynia in asking: DIiHger for $1,000, upon
the understanding that; Ills official: vote
0pini0ps Judgment and action in the Assem-
bis: and: in Yhe gIdiciaty: Committee sh6Aid
DE. Influenced Thereby CONCERNING The bill in
CUES ton. :: :: $50
!: : Tie afldayit reads. that ''fBrumer asked
me ( Had heard from the a rlcan Trket-
brokersl Association in the East about :fhe
matter that: said .Bftiner aud. myself had
Been. talking. ABOUT before: Told him that
the; asssiela1ion wanted the bill, meaning
Assembly bill .Sets then pending in the
ASSEMBLY of said Legislature. to be; de-
feateG on lis me[its' and did. not want any.
money =paid. He. then said in substance
ahatit:wGttld take slS00.-to beat the bill;
That this, El0ney was to be divided between
himself ana four other members CT the
Judicial Committee Of the: Assembly,; that
en- sad bin wGuld' be taken in the said
Assembly: and that the same would be de-
feated.s. =.
:: 1'he complaint agai6st Mccall is for seek
Ing $1,000 from ottinger; TO influence Bru-
ner In regard to this bill ottnger's
affidavit is also attached. The latter IS to
the effect that o q March L: ls9l. al go Mar
ket street, Mccall said 10 him that IF bad
made any arrangement with Mr. Bruner
he hoped would adhere to. r.. L had pre-
fFuuSll lOM uiil tIlet olt:S DfUneT Htu
preferred to SUPPRESS Assembly bill 7O6
for peeuniary consideration, aud he knew
that theres.was no arrangement between
Bruuer and myself or any business between
US except What was upoiia financial basis
concerning said bill.
=. :. ASKING A .BRTBE.
TIE ether complaint against Mccall is for
asking bribe. and the AFFIDAVIT is the same
as above. Mccall is. agent for the Erie
Railway end has an office on Montgomery
street,: :: =. -.
:. The war rants fartke arrest of the accused
were: placed for service In the hands of
Sheriff ~Eanmester,s he being the officer of
the Sifpertor Court charged with the per- /;
fornence of such duty the papers In the
case were pTepared by the District Attor-.
ney's pftiees.. -. 3:
: Now while all these proceedings Of yester.
day prGveda great surprise for every one.
the subjectamatser Of the accusations is not !.
new bnt:has been kept before tho public
almost constantly since the last Doodle Leg
lslatufe.'
F.: The. alleged offense was. committed in con-
neceloTi Win the scalpeEs; bin before that.
Is grs fatnre; Briner was chairman oft
Jnd Iciary: Committee Of the Assembly, and
In that, Position he >is.alieged to have sup
pressed the billion. a. promise OF being paid
by "A. g. tiBgery a local scalper He: after.
ward to This clty.-and, with Mccall.
demanded the m0ne8 from: Ottinger:. ::
otnb ltl4dUeltu DF sJu1Xe
Wallace indicted Bfuner for felony, but the.
decisi'tn of Justice McFartani' OF the SUI
rrenfe Court, by WHICH il wis adjndged an
illegat:body, inya1idated The indictment, and
BEuneF's b0ndsmen were eX6nerated. Sub
se9ueptly the Sacrament0 Grand Jury, of
whicii Frank Rhodes. the. Republican boss.
was fQrenran. pretended to investigate the
matter:of the alleged bribery. and reported
that there was no evidence against Brurier:
Then the:late Grand jury Of this city and
county: split in twain on tie case. and eight
secured the discharge of the Jury because
the ether IL we're determined 10 screen
Bfuirer. The latestattempt to bring Bruner
and mccall to.the bar Of the court is The .
result of .the efforts Of: members; Of tile ;
Wallace Grand Jury. =.
:; judge Coffey, it is. said, was. selected as
the Judge.io issue the. warrant because it
was known that he:.w0uit issue II If there
was any merit tn:the. application.
Citizens, Defense Movement.
= TneprOceedinps thus stituted riginated
with the Citizens' Defense Association. OF
whichex-Controller Dunn. is secretary. A
few days ago .;the association issued a stir
ring PROCLAMATION, In Inch its aggressive
campaign against boodlefs was very clearly
outlined: The arrest Of Brunar and Mccall
Is to.I;be only a: beginning. The officers Of
the association are on the trail a bigger
game than either Bruper or. Mccall. but az
one H.. dtlsman identified with the: associa-
ton remarked, the proceedings. against
these two. will be largely in the nature of
test to : determine whether tile judicial
machinery for the punishment OF influential
criminals in San francisco has really
broken down.. '...:.-: -
$: If. :unon the evidence to be: presented
against Bruner and Mccall at their prelilni-
nary examination, Judge Coffey shall COM
nit them for trial. the ne KIT step will be the
flliQp. n II form afInn he ha
DISTRICT: Attorney. This official will have
ne. discretion in the matter He must
Within 80 days of the commitment proceed
against the defendants by information or
forfeit his own office. Public interest will
Con IT IN sx,hi ~ l..