The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06


status of the journal he represented.
To this Morehouse replied that all the
committee wanted was that if the Exam
iner had no facts in its possession at the
time it should say so right out and the ex-
animation would be stopped.
Knight, how ever, refused to make the
fat al mission.
Morehouse then declared until the COM
mittee had thoroughly examined the peo-
pie who made the assault on the Leglsia-
ture, there could be no fair investlgatlon.
Lawrence was recalled, and while ne
denied he had seen the dispatches which
went TO the Examiner from Sacramento
on Friday las, he admitted having lnior-
nation bearing on the article. he was
asked if the Information was In wrltlng,
AMI declined to answer at first, but subse-
quently replied in the affirmative.
From whom ?" continued Morehouse.
II decline to answer" replied the wit
ness.
Where is that writing nowP"
81 decline to answer"
What did you do with it?"
Destroyed it. Threw it away"
"How did you DESTROY it?"
II decline to answer"
"What was the contents OF the docu-
ment2'
81 decline to answer"
odd or did not the contents have reia-
tion to the subject-matter of the article in
the Exam liner last Saturday ?"
81 decline to answer"
At this point Morehouse turned to the
chairman and said: "If I can't get an
answer then ask that the proper resolu-
ton be adopted by the Senate and that
the witness be committed to prison until
he answers"
The chairman said the matter would be
duly considered, and the witness was ex-
cused for the time being.
Several others of the Examiner staff
were put on the stand, but stated they
had no knowledge whatever of the matter,
and were excused for good.
Levings was recalled, and he was not
long in getting into the same boat with
his superior. II testified that of his own
knowledge he did not know of any one
paying or receiving br1be in connection
with Assem- bly, bill 273 His troubles be.
gan when he was asked by Moorehouse:
"Do you know of your own knowledge
of any kilograms sent by any member of
the S.nate or received by any member of
the Senate to influence his vote for this
bill?'
II shall decline to answer" said the
witness, and then pleaded not to be asked
to violate the confidence that he intimated
had been placed in him, which he said he
would have to do if he piled.
Job Oh
good nor valid, and the witness again de-
clined TO answer.
1.-THE committee will take the matter
under advisement," sententiously and
significantly remarked the chairman, and
then excused the wi ness for the present.
Superintendent Jaynes was put on the
stand and said that if any kilograms that
the committee desired were sufficiently
identified to come within the decision of
the Supreme Court on the matter he
would on Monday produce them, and
Clunie was given the privilege of drafting
the subpenas duces tecum for such tele-
grams, so that the Examiner could have
no cause for complaint.
In connection with the present investi-
CATION it is pertinent to recall the course
OF the Examiner in the notorious Bruner
case. 1t then had facts and allowed its
reporters to go on the stand and testify
freely and fully as to all they knew. If it
has facts now, is the question asked by
legislators, why don't it produce them
and aid the l1ves: :igating com mittee, in
stead of arraying itself in a defiant atti-
tude against the committee?
1t is understood that on Monday the
necessary resolutions citing the two re-
calcitrant witnesses to appear before the
bar of the Senate, and asking that they be
imprisoned for contempt. will be intro.
duced in the Senate