The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-15

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| the nature Of his duties and the workings of
| ms department, and then Richards wanted
| 10 know what he knew about the details OF
| the Kentucky corporations Bookkeeping
/ and OF the operations of the various depart
| ments outside Of his own.
The witness said that the bookkeeping
| was something he knew but little OF and
| that g. L. Lansing was the man who coul1
give all that kind of information. but thai
| he would furnish schedules showing all
/ classes OF freight rates If desired.
AS to his own duties Mr. Smurr defined
them readily, showing that he was the head
I OF the commercial Office of the Southern
/ Paelhe, as lar as freight business was con
! cerned.
/ he knew nothing whatever about the
! company's capital stock. and referred the
/ attorney who questioned him again % Dir.
| Lansing for Information on that point
BY this time Richards concluded that
| Smurr vas not the man he wanted, ard he
asked that subpoena be issued for G. L.
| Lansing.
| Then Secretary Kelly touched a little
electric button and the curtain dropped en-
| the first scene.
| The intermssion was tilted fer luncheon,
| a recess until p. NJ having been taken.
Before adjourning hea made another Wig
| or0us effort to change the minds OF his
| Commissioners. and to have them
consent To the introduction Of Colonel Nor
gan report
| Beckman accused the San Jose poll tician
OF talking for the benefit OF the reporters
Only. so as 10 obtain notoriety.
"The matter is settled. What Is the use
OF all this talk p Beckman asked.
i want to convince you that You are
wrong, Rea answered.
You are taking a funny method OF doing
II" Beckman responded s0tto yOce, where
upon Rea subsidized aud collapsed into his
armchair, sileneed for the tiIEe being.
a 'nln of fAE nuNVs ri. 4
| the typewriter of the shorthand reporter,
the play continued.
q. j.. Lansing, secretary and controller Of
| the Southern Pacific Company, was on tie
Witness-stand
The personnel on the stage otherwise was
| the same as during the forenoon, with The
exception OF the presence Of 4. y. T0wne.
/ VITO remained for about an hour and
! formed very much interested addition 70
/ the Huntington cOntin gent.
Mr.. Lansing testified that the Southern
I Pacific Company's capital stock was S1lS,-
/ S5e, 200, but that the corporation was author
| lied TO issue S1500o0o0e.
When questioned as 10 the separate prop
| critics, earnings or expenditures the com.
/ pany had In this State, the witness said that
/ IN many eases hls books did not contain any
/ figures fTOm which Caiferuis expAnditaTss
/ etc, could be aseertsIned especially.
| There were 80 many sub-corporations con-
! nected with the Southern Pacific COmpany's
| system sod the latter extended over so much
I territory that il was almost impossible To >
I tell just Aow much their earnings in Califor-
| MIA alone were.
Mr.. Richards seemed, however, to be de-
sirous 10 obtain California figures only,
and when Mr.. Lansing admitted that be
could, II given time, furnish statements of
/ the amounts paid t6 the various leased
/ lines Of the coast division and OF the gross
receipts Of these lines. together with the
/ operating expenses Ae was excused until
/ Thursday morning, as which time he will
/ produce those statements.
/ Colonel Richard p. Morgan was called bv
! the callboy. ana stepping out of the wings
| bF the left lower entrance, he faced the
ordeal awaiting him calmly and serenely
ne co0nel mas martial air, and he EVIL
! IDENTIFY earned his military title on the fiesd
of honor.
he is no amateur performer and was not
a bit stage frightened.
My occupation UP to last july" he said
IN answer to one of Dir. richards first
queries, was TO construct railroads and TO
expert their construction and operation.
since that time | have been In rhe aps-
ploy OF the California Rsiiroad Commission
investigating the eatlre railroad system OF
the State"
PreIiminaries disposed of Mr.. Richards
no longer disguised the fact that he had put
/ Colonel Morgan on the wltuess-stand solely
| for the purpose OF obtaining in this man.
| ner the much coveted report, which was
| refused admittance during the forenoon.
Colonel Morgan admitted that he had
/ drawn up report containing the result OF
| his investigation and he stated that he could
| produce the document in FIVE minutes time.
al ask this board that Colonel Morgan be
instructed 10 pre- luce the data upon which
| be based the report he speaks Of" Mt.
Richards said.
Besides a repeated and stubborn denial
of the request on the part of Litch6eld. tals
demand also brought Attorney Martin 70
his feet
Mr.. Martin had up to this time been only
an almost silent watcher OF the proceedings,
but thin king It now time to speak, he said
that this frequent demand for documents
whose introduction had been positively de-
MED by the board was improper. mo Wit
ness would be asked 10 write out his testi-
meny and bring IL int court" Mr. Martin
| put in.
Yainly stToye Nj. Richards to conYinee
! the board that he only wanted The facts al
Morgan bad gathered, and that he cared not
for the conclusions the report might con-
tain.
Colonel Morgan himself admitted that in
order tn answer the questions put 70 him by
Mr.. Richards, he needed his memoranaa.
| but the man who wrote tae play had tx
eided that k s as great part of the r,tst to
deny the admission OF the ealon-fs pansrs
In evidence, and OF course the actors could
only follow The lines laid down for them.
Il was fine piece of acting on the part
Of the generally SO kindhearted Litchheld
| to play the heavy Yii lain in the manner in
which he did, aud 1t was only because the
/ audience was apellbound with admiration
| that he did not receive suy plaudits.
/ And there are tew men en- the American
stage to-day who can surpaSs the effort Of
! AIT. Richards, when he with voice trembling
| with emotion and sc0rn addressed the cruel
Commissioners and dramatically denounced
/ them as an unjust tribunal
~ bat means this persistent denial?' he
| ssked with an Edwsa Booth information.
/ Why are we refused the testimony we
/ rave every right 70 ind at cur disposal?
Yea pointing the niger Of seorn 81
! Tatehfsld who WINGED just little in spite
81 his effort 10 stick to his part have told
II faiseboods when you said that an expert
/ would be employed BY the State to gather
/ ali the figures We needed In this investga-
/ ton. You have been untrue TO the people
| OF the State whe employ yon when you
1 engaged tue services Of this man under false
/ pretenses, and II you persist in denying MS
/ access to the evidences in his p0sSes sIen you
| are acting unfair and partial 10 bis iinpor-
tant investigation.
/ No greater compliment eould he rad 70 Ir.
| Richards esoquenee than the teas thstssood
/ in Barker Beckman's eyeo Wigta re c0a-
i cluded sfsis seiiloQuy.
II shall no longer refuse the admission OF
/ any data containing pertinent facts IN the
possession of Colonel MORGAN feeiiagiv
! remarked Mr.. Beekuan. thereby depetinS
| the triumph of justice over tFraBnleal
| ruling, as doubtless the crest man Ysho
wrote the play wanted It portrayed
/ With this great scene ire second act
closed, and Just As Colonel Morgan received
| permission to bring any d0cgmsuts 81
i desired to use in answering the questions Ct
| the examining attorneys. tho cGr;aln
| dropped once more al signal OF oeefetaEy
Kelly.
| What do they mean BY leaving It 30 ne
| whether / shall or shall not produce tsesa
papers ?" asked the eoieaei.
| Bat Rea and Richards had lssarpearF3
/ aud we're on their way 10 ths Saq use
depot, and nobody else ces,d or ssoasa
| answer the expetr,s query. - De vii have
! TO think 1t out ali BY himself until Tnsrsd ~