The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-10

by his attendance on court. was agar
called TO the stand. He SAID ne dian
know who put those pink cards 10 INT
rack. He never became acquainted VIII
any one OF the dozen or so alleged stuffers
He had paic no attention 10 them, IL wa'
true 1t was his business TO pay atteh hol
to wants OF guests of the house.
Mr.. NOugues here Informed the cour
that he had been Informed that tile Deputy
! Registrar was using an alleged oruer o.
the court for ballots as pretext to oreaK
| the seal on the vault in which they were
kept. The court said that no sucn oroel
had been made that he knew OF. out e4-
cused Mr.. Nougues in order that be migh'
| hurry down and see what 1t was all ABOUT
| Some OF the spectators became excited and
| followed the rapidly retreating form Oh
the stout attorney for the prosecution. on'
the majority was so interested 10 Mr. Har-
denburg's testimony that it fingered on.
us it not fact" continued Mr.. Nc
Nab, that it was understood among the
clerks in the Office that these we're dummy
| names placed In the rack for election pur-
poses?"
II don't know that" replied :sthe wit
ness.
Wasn't that well known to you?'
at was not, sir"
Wasn't il well known to you that they
we're placsd there to oblige certain people
for election purposes?"
The witness did not know.
''Do you mean to say" asked Mr.. Nc
Nab, going back, "that twelve people
could stay there one month and you would
l-v,o nfh ~ Of
say that you didn't know that these men
that there had been an understanding,
in which you participated, that these men
were regarded purely as political ex-
igency?"
They were not, sir. They were in the
rack and that's all | know"
Witness admitted that he had paid no
attention to these twelve men. although
he always made it custom TO look out for
the guests of the hotel. He didn't know
why he did sc, but maybe it was because
he had never seen them. He couldn't an
swer why he hadn't become acquainted
with these men.
You cannot say why you abandoned
the practice of the business-the regular
course of the business in The case OF these
men. and neglected them while you at
tended TO other guests"
"These were in the rack" replied the
witness, "and that is all | know"
The efforts of Mr.. McNao for the next
ten minutes were directed to the end that
the witness might explain why it was he
so persisIently neglected these guests, but
the iuyaria bic answer was be didn't know.
There was 10 mark on the cards. lie said,
yybiph yCnnlH indicate him that IN q
twelve names on the cards in the rack
were those of dummies. he didn't know
anything about them. When the house.
keeper notified him day after day that
these persons had not slept in their rooms
he said he paid no attention to them.
He denied that Mr.. French Mr.. Gilmore,
Mr.. Baldwin. Mr.. Unruh or Mr.. MahoDey
had ever stated to him that il anybody
ever inquired for any OF these names that
they were In the rack.
At this point Judge Wallace stated that
it was clear 10 him FROM the statements Of
the witnesses and from the failure 10 find
these names in any OF the books of the
hotel that the men had never been there.
He could not see what was the Use of pur-
suing the inquiry in that regard any fur
Their.
"My purpose. your Honor" explained
Mr.. Nc Nab. "is 10 show that there was a
com bination entered into between these
people and Senator MahOney-"
You bring tie register of the hotel
here" interrupted his Honor, land theil
names do not appear on that. The EN-.
ployes say they DO not appear on that, the
cards in the rack are gone, and the EN-.
plOyes are unable 10 say that they ever
knew any such men as these. Moreover
the books of the hotel when examined
will not show that any such men as these
paid any bills at this hotel. l think the
attorneys for the Registrar will admit
/ that"
Yes. your Honor" said Mr.. Shor.ridge
but that somebody did appear before The
| precinct officers and made affidavits-"
! Yes" exclaimed Mr.. Nougues. who
had returned to the courtroom, land be-
! fore the Registrar"
! No such thing appears" hotly ex
claimed Mr.. Shortridge. at proves tina
they may have illegally registered, but i
! does not prove the noD-existence of these
men. 1t proves there are twelve names
each of a person, may be said to have beer
! Illegally registered from the Baldwin
Hotel. but it does not prove by any mean.
that these twelve men are non-px'steDt
! Take the case OF MIR. Cohen. He was il
the blood-was at that hotel, and he regis
tered. We will suppose that he is illegally
in the register from that hotel. but dC
not understand that that is fictitiou:
name"
II think not" said his Honor.
Il think that would hold good with tn,
Others" resumed Mir. Shortridge. IF they
be citizens and electors and live in some
other district and have been registered in
some other district"
I'VE know now." said Judge Wallace
| that A. Guttman " ent there"
Some one." hastily explained Mr.
Shortridge. "purpor,ing to be A. Guitmar
went before the officer and made an aft
| davit-"
I'VE don't believe" said Mr.. Nougues
that any OF these men made an affidav
there"
my object" said Mr.. McNab, who hat
been waiting for an opportunity, ''ir
going further is to show that these peopl,
have shown 10 their hotel system a CO
operation with the false registration il
| ait To