The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-13

asked him to join a combine or made any
proposition relative to making money out
of such combine is an infamous iie
Senator Henderson takes issue with
Senator Biggy's statement relative to a
proposition made by Chris Buckley. lie
says:
Billy Buggy and l are warm personal
friends. At the time was elected he told
me in friendly, fatherly way that as
was a young man l ought to beware OF
combines and keep a clean record in the
Legislature. He told me that he had beer
offered $1,000 to join combine, but that he
would have nothing to do with It, Chrl:
Buckley did not ask me to vote for john
Daggett for United States Senator. Buck
ley knows that l am not friend OF his
He opposed my election. Alter L was
elected he sent word through friend OF
mine that he had worked for my election
L knew that such was not the case. That
is all I know about the matter.
Senator Dunn, against whom Senator
Buggy makes the charges, has introduced
five bills during this session OF the Legis-
lature. Of these, two-Senate bill 525 and
Senate Dill 526-are and have been regarded
as "cinch" bills. Senate bill D. entitled
can act for the protection of patients from
extortion by dishonest physicians and
druggists" has a doubtful ring, so much
so that when it was enormously credited to
another Senator he made the most vigor-
Gus protest to have the record corrected.
Perhaps the most interesting phase of
the whole matter is the exposure of South
ern Pacific measures in politics.
Il, = tha hoo 80
the discussion, declared that the Southern
Pacific lobby was everywhere. Tonight
In an interview he said:
Il am disguised with their methods
You can't stir without one of their lobby
lists seeking to draw you to some quiet
corner and hold whispered conversation.
Contrast that with the action of the men
who are here in the interest of terminal
for the valley road. They come openly
with an above board proposition.
"They do not sneak into dark corners to
talk in whispers. They submit their
amendment with our open and full knowI-
edge of its purpose and frankly ask us to
vote for the proposition if we believe it is
meritorious."
The Senate committee appointed to in
vestigate the charge against Senator Dump
by Senator Buggy will meet at $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow morning in the room of the
Senate Judiciary Committee to begin its
labors.
DUNN AND THE CURTIS CASE.
The Senator Was Once arrested for
alleged Bribery.
Senator William J. Dunn and Frank
IN
October 20, 1898, on charge of bribery
They were jointly accused of demanding
money from Mrs. Marie Curtis, wife of
NJ. B. Curtis, the actor, then on trial for
the murder of Policeman Alexander Grant
on Folsom street, and their purpose as
charged was to bride iurymen in the case.
The warrant of arrest was signed by
Judge Wallace of the Superior Court for
the crime of felony, to wit: Bribery"
Attorney J. n. E. Wilson charged that
Dunn and his partner, McManus, demanded
$4,000 from Mrs. Curtis with which to bride
the jury, and instead of cash, which she
did not have at the time, demanded ten
lots in Peralta Park, Berkeley, which Cur
It's owned. 1t was at the urgent request of
District Attorney Barnes that Wilson
Bonds for each prisoner were fixed by
fall back on Patrick McDonough, saloon
keeper at Clay and Kearny streets, and
John REFS to bail him out of jail.
The story of Attorney Wilson, which
was corroborated by a deposition, is that
Dunn and McManus visited Curtis in the
County Jail and offered to influence four
votes of the jury for $4,000. Curtis refused
to treat with them, and next day they saw
Wilson in his office on California street,
where the same offer was made. Four
jurors were to be bribed for $1,000 each
After Curtis was acquitted his wife stated
that Dunn and McManus forced their way
into her rooms at the Occidental Hotel and
demanded $4,000 for jurors that had been
bribed. They used threats, whereupon
the thoroughly terrified woman agreed to
give them ten lots in Berkeley, instructing
them to call at Wilson'S office next day.
They stated in the attorneys Office that
they had actually paid $500 and wanted
the balance for the jurors, but Wilson told
them he would call in Harry Morse or one
of his detectives, which had the effect of
driving Dunn and McManus away.
Shortly afterward they made trip to
Fresno where Curtis was living on his
ranch under the protection of a Deputy
Sheriff, as he had been informed by his
wife that they could have him badly
clicked" for $50 and killed for $1,000. On
this trip they were accompanied by Tick"
Famant and Joe Dieves. Dieves went to
the ranch and told Mrs. Curtis that her
husband was wanted in Fresno by Dunn
and McManus, but ,he was ordered off the
place.
In the deposition of Lawyer Wilson the
following statement is made regarding
Dunn: "Thereupon affiant exclaimed
that he (atfianD thought it was a very
strange transaction when the said William
j. Dunn stated that he. said Dunn, had
raised the sum of $500, and that said sum
had been paid on account"
Dunn and his friend, king" McManus,
admitted having made the trip to Fresno,
but added it was merely for change of
air. They pretended to be wholly ignorant
OF the charges made by Attorney Wilson
and Mrs. Curtis.
The jurors named were Thomas NJ. Nc
Farlane, ex-president of the California
Burial Company, and G. Shaw Coy, clerk