The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12

: served upon him by the District Court of
I Utah, commanding him to appear as a
witness in the case of Freeman VS.. The
Westinghouse Company. Affiant further
stated that 1t became apparent to him that
there was plan on foot to disgrace him,
and possibly send him to prison, and that
he maze up his mind to come TO San Fran
cisco to confer with his brother, Alexander
ii. Freeman, who, he believed twas
familiar with more of the deviltry of ar
rem P. Freeman and H. S. Mackaye, who
was then in Salt Lake City, and pretended
/ to be a resident of that place In the short
time that Warren ?. Freeman and H. S.
Mackaye were in Salt Lake City discoy-
cred that both OF them were liars and I'M
worthy of belief" Then he asserts:
Warren P. Freeman and II. S. Mackaye both
told me many times that if | would testify in
behalf OF the Westinghouse Company ! would
De given one-third OF 0,000 that had been
set aside for the purpose of paying Wallace Z.
Fr eeman, Alexander H. Freeman and myself
TO testify in behalf of the Westinghouse Com
pany. Alexander Ii. Freeman and myself both
positively refused TO change our former depo-
s1tions. 81. S. Mackaye and Warren P Free
man thereupon began TO Systematically
threaten us with Imprisonment or death if we
refused to testify as they directed US to do.
Warren ?. Freeman has threatened TO shoot
me If l did not testify for the Westinghouse
Company, and have heard him on several &C.
caslons threaten to kill Alexander H. Freeman
In the following language: 'f--y you, you
shall testify as | want you to or l will blow a
hole through you. will have no monkeying
with this affair al all. l am going to carry out
my contract with the Westinghouse people if
l wade through blood" And he has threat
ened me in almost the same language until
hnally am in state of mind that do II OF
know what to do.
Affiant then declares that an agreement
was obtained from him and Alexander II
under false pretenses, which makes it ap-
pear that they have contradicted their
or n
cites that plot was formed to ruin the
reputation OF j. B. Church. the attorney
Tor Walter X. Freeman, by having him ar
rested for bribery. 1t is described as fol-
lows:
The scheme was to secure rooms at Is Eddy
street, the hons of Stella Watson, the friend Of
Warren 2. freeman, and To invite Mr. Church
TO go for consultation with them. Alexander
II. Freeman and myself taxed it over and
agreed with H. 5. Mackaye to take part in it for
what extent H s Mackaye would go in his
conspiracy TO prevent any person representing
waiter h. freeman appearing at the exami ma
ton.
About the 29th of October, 1895, I was
served with subpoena 20 appear before the
Unlteo States Grand Jury at P. NJ, November
L. Alter had been so served l had a CONVEX
Mackaye. Warren P. Freeman offered me. in
addition to the $4,000, S1O,0 900 in gold, in
the following language: "Marvin. the West
inghouse Company must win. We have got to
break up Walters case here. and if Won viii
testify favorably before the Grand Jury for
Mackaye ana me, and give testimony favorable
for the Westinghouse Company, | will give
you, in addition to the division OF the $50 900,
$4,000 in gold; and if you do not testify for
us, by -, Will blow hole through You"
II. S. Mackaye said: MARVIN, the Westing-
house Company has made up its mind to
carry this thing through, and if you do not
testify for US we will spend all the money that
is necessary, and we have 1t right here in San
Francisco, TO send you to State prison, and we
will bring on lot OF witnesses from New York
and send you up as sure as Christ"
The next day or so had q conversation with
Wallace j.. Freeman, and he tod me that the
Federal Grand jury had been fixed so that no
indictments would be found against him,
Warren Z. Freeman, or II. S Mackaye: that
Horace Platt had arranged it.
1t is then related that affiant and War
rem P. Freeman met Walter X. Freeman
on the evening of October 26 and all three
entered the cafe in the Baldwin Hotel.
and that conversation began relating to
WalIace's perjuring himself before Com
terview is then described as follows:
During the conversation heard Warren P.
say to Waiter: II am in the scheme for the
money there is in il. / undertook TO secure
for the Westinghouse Company the necessary
witnesses to break down your case / don't
give a who wins the patent, and l have
no hard feelings in the matter at all. 1t is
me, and Wallace would be just as well off in
States Prison he would be on the street
He is a - drunkard and don't amount
to anything" Later we went to the billiard
room.
During the conversation Warren put his
hand on my shoulder and said: MARVIN
Knows good thing; he is going to stick to the