The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-10
WALLACE CONVINCED.
Is Ready to Strike Dozen
More Off.
EVEN SAM sHORTRIDGE ADMITS.
Counsel for the Prosecution En-
deavor to Discover the Insti-
gator of the Frauds.

"If moth ing more appears / am prepared
now to hold that these names are of fcti-
tious persons and should be stricken from
the register"
Such was the language OF Judge Wallace
IN the inquiry into the stufing of the
Great Register of the city and county of
San Francisco yesterday afternoon and
had reference to the entries in that book
of the names of twelve persons other than
Louis Cohen, already under arrest who
had been registered as from the Baldwin
Hotel.
Attorney Shortridge. appearing for
Registrar Evans, would not admit that
the names were those of fictitious persons,
but did avow his belief that the names
had been illegally registered. the deputies
of the Registrar having been imposed
upon.
Attorneys for the prosecution held
stoutly to it that the names. except in the
case of Louis Cohen, were these of fcti-
tlous persons, not Of men in the body who
appeared and requested their names
placed. They stated boldly in court again
and again that the stuffing was the result
OF a conspiracy, and, in the case of the
Baldwin Hotel, was the outcome of an
of that house and Senator Jerry Mahoney.
The proceedings were full of interest
during the entire day, which was taken uD
in the examination of Clerks Brush Hsr-
denburg and II. C. Gilmore of the Bald
win, and the stern manner in which their
apparent lapses of memory were attacked
kept up the excitement clear through.
Then there were several alarms hurried in
from the outside, which served 10 keep
things moving. II was altogether an
even tful day, not to speak Of the important
disclosures of fraud.
The first ripple from the outside came at
the reconvening of court after the noon
recess. 1t came through Attorney Nougues
who notified Judge Wallace that be had
been informed that Louis Sternberger and
Louis Cohen, charged with felony in
stuffing the register. were at liberty, al
though DO bond in the sum of $4,000, as
fixed by the court the day previously. was
in evidence. Judge Wallace stated that
he had approved none and didn't know
that any other person had. Mr.. Nougues
then Informed the court that his under
standing was that the men had been re-
leased at S o'clock on the evening before
by Police Judge James Campbell.
Judge Wallace appeared somewh at
sstonished at this information, but did not
see that any steps could be taken in the
matter.
It was discovered later that Judge
Campbell had accepted bond for the
appearance of Stein berger and Cohen,
with Lucky" Baldwin and Ed Duffield as
sureties, and had locked ii up in his safe.
The next ripple occurred about an hour
later, when Attorney Nouguss again
called upon the court for recognition.
81 have just been informed" he stated,
that the Deputy Registrar claims that
your Honor has made an order for the
production of certain ballots of this last
election. This has not been done in this
case, but they are making it an excuse for
somebody to break the seal on the vault
and get in"
The court asserted That no such order
bad been made, and Attorney Nougues
grabbed his hat, turned the witness over
to the tender merces of Gavin McNab
and left in a hurry for the Registrar
Office. There was an immediate rush of