The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-13

but would be later on. l left, came back
some time after, sent the cards up second
time and received the same reply. Then
Mr.. Johnson, another newspaper man,
came in and got him to send cards up to
these same people. Mr.. Gilmore receiving
his cards in the same way, telling him the
people were there.
81 then went to the room these people
were supposed to occupy. They were on
the fifth floor. / met the bellboy and told
him l was looking for the gentlemen occu-
plying the rooms of which gave him the
numbers. He laughed at me and said
there were no such rooms as that in the
house. In one of them. he said, they
never allowed any gentlemen. Gilmore
did send three cards up with that number
on 1t. l am very positive about that.
81 then inquired of the bellboy for the
second room. He said, " GU must be badly
fooled The second room was filed with
sections of scenery and chairs. and had the
appearance of not having been occupied
for some time.
II then went downstairs and sent up
card to the same rooms. Gilmore pre-
tended to send them up. and in a short
time told me again the gentlemen were
not IN, but would be later. then went to
Hardenburg aud told him of the matter.
l said to him, 'Ha,denburg, don't you
know there are no such rooms in the no.
tel?' He looked at me minute and said,
You had better see Mr.. Dexter told
him could not stop to see Mr.. Dexter at
that time.
soy GU know what the rooms are said,
and he replied, L don't know anything
about that. you mad better see Mr.. Dex-
ter You know" l continued, that the
men are not here, and we know they are
registered on behalf of Mahoney' He
says. L may know it. but that's none OF
my business. You had better see Mr. Dex.
ter. l washed my hands of 1t since l
heard of it, He told me then to see Mr..
Dexter or Mr.. Gilmore.
81 had no conversation with. Mr.. Dexter.
He was not about the hotel al the time.
"These conversations occurred during
the week In which registration at the new
City Hall closed. 1t was either Wednes-
day or Thursday"
Witness could not be mistaken about
Mr.. Gilmore. Knew him quite we'll. The
conversation win Hardenburg occurred in
little anteroom 10 the rear of the outer
office after Mr.. Gilmore had been relieved.
The testimony given by Harrigan caused
quite sensation, coming as it did right on
top of the disclosures of Mr. French. and
every body eagerly awaited the appearance
of Mr.. Hardenburg. They were certain
that lively times were ahead. Emil Nye,
proprietor OF the What Cheer House, 529
Sacramento street, was called to fill in the
gap. but during the ten minutes he was on
the stand he told nothing that had to do
with the case. He knew Mahoney and
had seen and talked with him frequently
on matters pertaining to the general CAM
paign. but knew nothing about suffers.
At the conclusion of his testimony,
bookkeeper French was recalled asked a
! few questions concerning the cashbook
and dismissed. The bailff then announ-
cad that Mr.. Hardenburg could not be
| found at the Baldwin as he was off duty.
! j. B.. Fort of the New Western then APP
peared, loaded down with the books of the
hotel. His opening testimony was rather
amusing than anything else as a new view
of the hotel business. When he had fini sheC