The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
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He Explains: Various Matters
=: Before the edera1 Grand =:...
:.|..= .=. Jury. :. s.
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W,.K. FREEMAN in ANGRY MOOD
He*Is Threatened With Expulsion by
. United States Commissioner s..
: .'-:: /. -: Heacock. - =. -. III -

Interestin the celebrated Freeman- W est.
! lnghouse case eenteretl yesterday in the
| proceeding before the Federal Grand Jury
which concluded the hearing: of witnesses
| In: reference to the charges pending against
H: IS. Maekaye, Warren p. Freeman and
/ Wallace E.: Freeman of perjury, suborna-
ton: OF perjury: bribery, criminal conspir-
acy and intimidation OF Witnesses: i: =
| i. The witnesses heard yesterday were J.
B. Church, counsel for Walter K. Freeman,
and H. S. Mackaye. counsel for the West.
inghouse Com pany.: s; +: = = -.
f.; Attorney Church testified with reference
to the reputation OF his client, and related
how his firm had thoroughly Investigated
the reputation of Walter K. Freeman be-
fore. they had undertaken to prosecute his
cause. Fl He. also testified to the general
/ character of the other witnesses who had
/ appeared before the Grand Jury; and the
manner tn which the testimony of such
witnesses ,wasHobtained by the: parties :ac-
| cused. g Mackaye3s reputation and that OF
his partner, Terry, in New York, also re-
eeived undesirable attention. !: Mackaye's
alleged anprofesslpnal conduct in. this City
| was also gone into: !: :: *<.:>. -
|: Mackaye was the last Witne called, and
his testimony was to the effect that he was
morally sure when he left New, Z Ork that
Walter X. Efeeman's case was fraud ulent
from one end to the other. Healso claimed
{ that the various. deceptions lie had prac-
+ ticed upon Alexander II. freeman were
perfectly legitim ate that bribery. had not
been attempted, and that these fdeeeptions
/ were simply resorted to In. order to bring
|. him in direct personal relations with
|, Alexander Il; Freeman, that he *migh
secure: admissions of the truth from him.
|, He then told how he: succeeded IN obtain
ing without any. brlbe an afid ayit from
him entirely oontradictlng his former tesl
timony given in behalf of: Walter K.. Free
man at: Los Angeles. He also referred to
the testimony recently given by Wallace
T. Freeman before Commissioners Heacock,
which Gontradicts9his former testimony in
! favor of Walter K. Freeman, and alleged
that this was done without the use Of any
promise. beyond the payment of an ex-
| trenely moderate, per diem. He also
ALLEGED that Warren :P. Freeman had
| warned w alter K, Freeman that. he would
| not join him In seeking to, establish a false
claim:to the invention In. controversy, and
| that Warren F.. Freeman actually is get
ting less money from the Westinghouse
/ Company:for his services here than he is
losing In the East: by being absent from
his business. .@:i ...~::s- =:
He furt her claimed that Marvin l.
/ Freeman was never decelVeu by means ol
| the cake rubber company contract into
|. giving witness an affidavit strongly: COR
tradicting his: former testimony in favor
of w alter K. Freeman, and that he gave IL
|. without being offered bribe or any other
|: l:inducement. 3 .....:*: -: ll.e:. -; :.
I. In explanation of how. he came. to use
the alias of William Steele be said that his
middle name was Steele, and that the
name ef w iliian has been in the family
for several generations, ::;-.:.. .
/ After considerable further discussion OF
/ the case: the: Grand Jury adjourned with
t.out making any report to Judge Morrow,
AS its life expires at the: end Of next week
it will make its. report on. this case either
ON Tuesday or Friday next. # ~; :