The record-union., 1893-02-16
M'KENZIE +" lNTERVIEWED.D
ASSEMBLYMANJ oHNSON'S FRIEND
TELLS HIS STORY.
A Threatened Arrest for Election
Fraud-NIanager Edwards Enc
mies-Spfcy Testimony.

johnson of Santa Clara were further in
vestigated last night by the special AS
sembly committee.
More witnesses were called. and by
their testimony attempted to blacken the
character of Messrs. Rea, Darlington,
Mckenzie and Edwards.
John II. Garnett was first called. He
did not know anything about the charac-
ter of Mr.. Edwards, but the regulations
of Rea. Darlington and Mckenzie he con-
sidered bad.
Orlo Phelps, IAN attorney-at-law and
member of the City Council of San Jose,
said the reputation of harrington, Nc
Kenzie and Edwards is bad. In answer
to Attorney Richards, Mr.. Phelps ac-
knowledged he was opposed to Mr.. Rea
and his friends politically.
The next witness sworn was II. Z.
Schilling, resident of San Jose for thirty
years and at present Mayor of that city.
He knew the reputation for truth, hon
esty and integrity of Mckenzie and Bar
rington to be bad. He and Nick enzie, he
admitted to Mr.. Reals attorney, have been
opposed politically. They live in the
same ward in San Jose. Major Barring
ton had assailed the City Council, and
himself in particular. He believed that
the San Jose HeroLd is supported by his
friends, but would not directly admit he
gave the paper more support than merely
subscribing for it.
Attorney McPike asked the Mayor if it
were not a fact that great many persons
in his ward other than Mckenzie clashed
with him in politics, yet whose reputa
tons were good.
YES" replied the Mayor.
and there are great many who agree
with you in politics in your ward whose
regulations are bad, are there not?" asked
Attorney Richards quickly.
81 suppose So" said the Mayor, and a
laugh followed.
w. w. Gillespie was called to the stand
and testified that Barrington's reputation
was bad. ON crosS-eXamination by Mr..
Richards, Gillespie said he took an active
part in politics III San Jose. He didn't
like Darlington, because the latter had
published an article derogatory to him.
1t was also developed that the witness
was Secretary of the Light and Power
Company, which is a business rival of
Rea's concern-tha Electrical Improve
ment Company.
In answer to questions asked by one of
the committeeman, Gillespie said that the
reputation of Manager Edwards of the
Improvement Company was bad, as well
as Barrington's.
Attorney Richards wanted to show that
the witness was preiudiced against Ed
wards, but McPike objected, saying that
the ''other side' had no right to cross
examine on points brought out by the
committee. The Chairman of the COM
mittee ruled, however, that the investi-
cation should not be limited, and di-
rected Richards to proceed.
Gillespie, in answer to the attorney,
then admitted that he and Edwards were
managers of rival companies, and were
unfriendly. They were both interested
in gas companies that combined" and
in the fusion Edwards lost his position
Of Secretary in one of the companies.
After that, he admitted there was ami
mostly between them.
"As a matter of fact you drew pistol
on Mr.. Edwards once in the Office of the
Light and Power Company, did you not?'
asked Mr.. Richards.
Gillespie admitted that he had, but ex-
planned that he did it because Edwards
tried to open the Office safe. II told him
to get out or l would blow a hole through
him. said the witness. Edwards said
he would not look well going down the
street with hole through him"
By close questioning, Attorney Rich
ards brought out admissions from Giles
pie that his company had subsidized
newspapers in San Jose to attack Ed
wards company; that his company bad
used its money at the last spring election
to defeat the Rea candidates for the City
Council and other offices; and that cor
rupt methods were INDUCED in generally
by both companies.
Mrs. II. IL. Johnson, wife of the ac-
cused Assemblyman, was the next wit
ness. She said they had been married
several years, and had four children. She
knew Assemblyman Brownie, and re-
membered the occasion shortly after cleo
ton when Mr.. Brownie called on her
no nd Shn haarl than to1 i-i. oID
the United States Senatorship-particu-
larly about stephen NJ. White. She also
saw Brownie hand her husband a card
Assemblyman Brownie was brought
forward at this juncture and Mrs. John
son recognized him as the man who was
at her house.
The lady was cross eXamined briefly
by one of the committeeman and then
excused.
After recess of five minutes J. NJ.
Nash, former resident of San Jose, but
now of Sacramento, took the stand and
testified against the character of Man
ager Edwards. He did not know
anything about the reputation of Johnny
Mckenzie.
Cross eXamined, Nash said he was
teamster by occupation, but had not been
i'll any business except running an ex-
press wagon once in while during the
past two years. He did not mingle in
Edwards ''set' in San Jose, and the
only persons he knew of who were associ-
ates of Mr.. Edwards We're Messrs. Rea,
Mckenzie and Holman. The last named
is teamster, who does most of Mr.. Rea's
trucking. Nash insisted that he had
heard Edwards reputation discussed and
had known saloon keeper, now dead,
who had said he would not believe Ed
wards under oath. He thought a cooper
named Rearden had made similar re-
mark.
a. Castenado, a teamster for Mr.. Me
serve, Assemblyman Johuson's EN-
ployer, next testified. He knew Henry
Connors. The latter had spoken to the
witness twice about Johnson, but he did
not know whether it was before or after
election. Connors only asked where
johnson was, and the witness told him he
did not know.
Are you Democrat? p" asked Attorney
Richards, opening up the ross-examina-
tion.
mo; I'm nothin'," replied the wit
ness.
Castenado was asked numerous ques-
tons as to the time of Connor's calls but
nothing new was developed. He was
then excused.
E. l.. Schlact of San Jose, teamster.
was called. He knew Assemblyman
Johnson and Major harrington. He be-
longed to the same Democratic club that
they were members Of He. met the
Major at the club one evening before cleo
ton, and Mr. johnson told him to listen
to what Darlington might say. Barring
ton told Johnson, in the witness pres
ence, that Jim Rea would put $500 into
his (Johuson's) fight if he wanted it.
did he say that Mr.. Rea had author
lied him to make that offer ?" asked
committeeman.
"No, he didn't say anything about
that" replied Schlact.
In answer to further questions asked
by McPike, the witness said that Barring