The San Francisco call., 1895-11-06

sion that they had not seen one another
for at least years. After the meeting
Warren and Marvin had a number of
meetings, in which the project of estab-
fishing rubber company on the Pacific
Coast was discussed, Warren making Mar
vim an offer of $50 week to take charge of
the electrical department of the proposed
factory. The case of Walter K. Freeman
was also brought into the discussion, and
proposition was made to Marvin that he
change his testimony so as to favor the
Westinghouse Electric Company. In re-
turn for this he was to be given the posi-
ton with the rubber company and also a
share of the profits, and as an earnest of
good faith check for $4,000 was prom
| ised for distribution among the four
brothers, all of whom were to have an in
terest in the company, the capital for
which was to be furnished by William
Steele, alleged to be capitalist of San
Francisco.
Witness further testified that he learned
subsequently that Mackaye had come to
Salt Lake with Warren, that they had
both registered and were stopping at the
same hotel, and that Mackaye was in
reality the individual represented as Will
liam Steele of San Francisco. He added
that in order to induce him to sign an
agreement to change his original testi-
mony in the patent case document was
read to him which purported to be such
all agreement as had been already signed
by Wallace E. and Alexander IA. Free
man. He, however, refused to sign it.
He finally consented to come on TO San
as he stated, that he might keep posted
on the plot he believed to be Matching
against Walter. On arriving he soon dis
covered the identity of Steele and also
learned that Alexander had never seen or
signed the agreement shown him at Salt
Lake.
AS further inducement to secure his
cooperation in the interest OF the West
inghouse Electric Company he was in
formed that neither Walter K, who was
then in New York, nor his counsel, J. ?.
Church of Washington, D. c., would be
here when the desired testimony in favor
of the defendant was to be given. He was
also told by Warren that should Walter
and his counsel by any chance appear on
the scene the former would be shot and
killed and the latter arrested and i'm
prisoned. Finding persuasion useless,
they then resorted to threats, he claimed.
He was told that if he did not testify as
was desired by Warren 5000 would be
spent if necessary to send him to prison
for perjury; but even that failed to shake
his loyalty to the brother who is battling
for the right to patent involving millions
of dollars.
Marvin then related how he met his
BROTHER Walter and Attorney Church on
their arrival on the 23d of October at Oak
land, and disclosed the entire conspiracy
to them.
He next told the Grand Jury of what he
alleged was his experience since his arrival
in this City. AT one time he was told by
Warren that there was $40, 600 to be divided
between the four brothers if he would tes-
tify against Walter. At another time
Alexander told him that $4,000 cash had
been offered him on the same basis. But
his most startling statement was that on
last Friday, after the matter had been taken
cognizance of by the Grand Jury, Warren
had been approached with an offer of $10,-
600 if he would drop out of the whole mat
ter or go over to the Westinghouse side.
Marvin further related another tale of
conspiracy which was directed against the
well being of Attorney Church. He stated
that he and his brothers, Wallace L. and
Alexander H., were to arrange to get into
room with Mr.. Church and then to claim