The morning call., 1893-02-14
REA'S WITNESSES.
They Are Given UnsavOry
Regulations.
THEIR VERACITY DOUBTED.
Continuation of the Hearing of the
Railroad Commissioner Charges
Against Johnson.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. ia large delega-
ton arrived here from San Jose to-day.
They came for the purpose Of testifying be-
fore the Johnson Investigating COMMITTEES
of the Assembly. The committee met again
this evening for the purpose Of hearing fur
Their testimony.
Rea was recalled by Chairman Mordecai.
and Bledsoe asked him if he knew Harry
Connors. He replied that he had never met
him until he saw him In Sacramento. Rea
also said that their relations were social and
friendly. He had never employed him as
secretary, but he had frequently asked him
TO answer letters for him. He was very
friendly with Mckenzie. and had done what
he could to help Mckenzie in securing the
position of Collector of Internal Revenue In
the First District.
McPike asked Rea il he was not particu-
larly friendly with Mr.. Prindle, the owner
of the black smt h-shop where Connors
worked.
Rea said that he was friendly with Prind,e,
but not particularly so.
Rea was then compelled to leave the room
while the rest of the testimony was being
given.
Assemblyman Brownie was the next wit
ness called. He said he first met johnson
in San Jose between the 1st and 18th of De-
cember. He called at Johnson's house to
talk about the sergesn l-at-arms fight that was
coming up at Sacramento. He said he gave
Johnson a card containing the names of the
AssemblymeD. and;seyeral of the men were
marked. lie had put the marks opposite
the names for the reason that he knew they
were for Steve White for Senator. He
couldn't tell whether he put one or two
marks before the names, and he didn't
know whether he marked the names with
an indelible pencil or not. He didn't know
what day of the week il was that he called,
and he could not remember whether there
we're any other names than Sims, Schesingsr.
Schroebel. Hurley and Johnson. he had not
seen either Sims or Schroebel, but marked
them for White because he had heard they
were for him for Senator
After some argument the witness was Al
lowed to see the card that Rea had testified
that johnson had marked in his prese nee.
II 2 said he thought il was the card he had
marked and given to Johnson. lie would
not positively swear TO 1t.
Richards, Rea's attorney, then took the
witness in hand Brownie stated 10 him
that he marked twenty other cards in a
similar way, and had given them away to
friends.
Richards-State. il you can, the name of
one other man to whom you gave one Of
those cards, and state the names that you
marked.
Brownie replied that he gave a card to a
man named Jack Bragg. with dozen
names marked on it. He could not recall
any others.
Richards asked Brownie il he would
swear that he did not tell 5. \. Rucker that
he went TO San Jose to see Charles Moody.
He replied that he would not. Previous
to this he testified that he went 10 San Jose
on bum, just to keep away from fellows
who wanted jobs.
He was closely cross-examined by Rich
ards for nearly an hour, but no new facts
were brought out
Antoine FriaDt banker of San Jose,
testified that in the latter part of November
or tile first part Of December johnson had
called ON him and endesvoTed TO borrow
500. saying that ne needed the money to
pay a number Of bills.
John w Ryland Of San Jose was called.
and testified that Johnson came to him in
Novemb Der and wanted 10 borrow S1O0 He
took him to the San Jose Bank of Savings
and introduced him.
:. w. Boring, the County Clerk Of Santa
| Clara County, was called. He said be
knew John w. Mckenzie, aud that his
reputation for truth and veracity was bad.
| He said that since he had married his wife
! his reputation for truth had been bad
Charles w. Fay. real estate agent Of
| San Jose. testified that he knew 2. L. Bar
| rington, and that his reputation was bad
| He never heard any one say that Major
| harrington was an uDtruthful man, but he
was spoken of as man who could not be
trusted. He said the major was a sort OF
! Bohemian.
II. K. Robin Of San Jose. said that the
majors reputation for truth and veraeity
was very bad.
II. II. Main. business manager Of the San
! Jose Herald, said the majors reputation
was bad.
W. j. White Of the San Jose Record added
| his voice 10 that of the. other witnesses In
saying that Barrineton's reputation was
bad, and the committee then took recess
| for few minutes.
q. w. Lowery said that the reputation Of
Mckenzie was bad.
Henry Phelps testified to similar state OF
facts.
William Winter had the same opinion.
|, TIE committee then adjourned