The San Francisco call., 1897-05-11

| new DlOTLTlOSo LQdL many q maA hoN SOS
| into trouble for attempting to DO things
with other mems property" Jones could
not recall if he had consulted with Receiver
| Sheehan previous to the meeting.
| 1t was Police Sergeant Jesse +. Cook
| who took upon himself the task of escort
| ing Hebbard through the front doors OF
| the theater despite the remonstrances OF
the doorkeeper. The candidate for Inc
| bench il seemed had doubts about the
possibility of his reception at the door OF
| the depositors' conferences, and he ac-
| cordingly teleDboned from his political
! headouarters to the California-street sta
ton Tor assistance. Whether 1t was
| SQUAD OF police he requested or not was
not learned but Cook, who was doing
| duty at the theate- doors on that evening,
was ordered by special messenger from
his lieutenant to report to Hebbard at his
headquarters for duty. 1t was about 9
| o'clock when the candidate and the police
! officer met and what followed, according
| to Cook, was in this way:
| 'Where did you meet Hebbard 2"
| SIN the restaurant under his political
! headquarters.
'Was there bar there?"
'No; l think it was bakery"
"The Judge preceded you into the thea
ter?''
YES"
You pushed the doorkeeper aside and
passed the Judge in"
81 went in quickly and said to the door
keeper, This is one of the Superior Court
judges udge Hebbard.' "
What business had you to speak and
pass him in?'
"WelI, l regard him as my superior Off
Ger. AS police officer l am en- officer OF
| the court"
He asked you to go to the theater with
him?"
yes. would do the same for any other
! police officer"
"Would you break into house if Su-
perior Courr Judge asked your
II di mt break into the meeting. I went
in quietly enough.
"Did you see a gang follow you in ?"
al don't remem Der that did,"
"You say you didn't break into the
meetingr'
"No."
"Iou knew that only those with pass
books were allowed in?"
II was told that only those with pass
books would be admitted
Didn't the doorkseper ask Judge Heb
bard for a book!'
Yes"
"Dld he present one?"
No"
"You just pushed your way in-you ano
he?"
81 did as he asked me-to escort him
in." There was more of this kind, and
the police officer made way for c. Z. Pal
mer. secretary OF he bank.
By way OF beginning Palmer declared
that he was unable to discover in the
bank records the correspondence that
passed between Sherman and Receiver
Sheehan concerning The formers indebt-
edness to the institution. There were
other discrepancies in the bank records,
according to Palmer. He told Attorney
Shortridge that there had been no item
lied list OF the assets since Sheehan had
taken possession of the bank, neither had
the receiver offered any trial balance OF
his accounting 10 the court at the time of
his discharge, beyond a simple general ac-
count of the properly that was then in
his charge.
Attorney Shortridge then offered as
evidence the record of the special meet
ing of the stockh olders held On July
8. 1894. and thereby stirred up Hebbard's
Daingertield inquired in what manner this
record affected Judge Hebbard.
Attorney Shortridge in reply related the
court proceedings, by which Hebbard had
made James Alva Watt the banks attor-
ney at Sheehan's request. incidentally,
continued the attorney, I'VE wish to
show the manner in which Sheehan and
Watt created board of directors favora-
BILE to their own interests. We wish to
show how this meeting was manipulated;
how 5000 shares were not allowed to be
voted. We wish to show that Watt and
Sheehan allowed the DR.. Jenningson stock
to be voted only after they had got control
OF Mrs. Jenningson, and that they at that
very time had an injunction in their
pocket preventing any one else from using
it if it was to be used against their inter-
ests, on the ground that the stock was
fraud ulently issued, which was true"
To all these pertinent facts Attorney
Kahn protested from the bottom of his
heart. Judge Daingerfield finally ruled
that the evidence was NOT admissible mas
much as no definite proof was offered
that Judge Hebbard was aware OF the do
ings OF the bank directors or stockholders.
Then Attorney Shortridge attempted to
get this evidence before the jury by means
of an oral recital of the doings of the
stock holders from the lips of Palmer.
WAS the Jenningson stock voted2" he
inquired of the bank secretary.
An objection from Kahn and an adverse
ruling from the court.
HAS that stock been declared fraudu-
lent and void2'
Again Kahn successfully interceded
with the court.
DO you know that an injunction was
issued restraining that STOCK from being
voted, If any one offered it antagonistic to
Sheehan's interests?"
Kahn invoked gag law again. Short
ridge again offered the records of both the
stockholders and directors meeting, but
Kahn fought vigorously against letting
the Jury know what they contained. to the
end that the court decided in his favor.
ATTORNEY II. w. Hutton told of
conversation he had with Judge Hebbard
in the latter part of May, 1894. in which
he complained of Receiver Sheehan's talk
ing in the newspapers in q manner de-
rogatory to the banks interests and the
depositors com mmittee. In one of these
newspaper statements Sheehan had de-
clared that his influence had been asked
by the committee to effect an organization
of the bank. Hutton had told HebDard
that he thought Sheehan had better at
tend to his business. The Judge reulied
that he had no control over SheehAn's
tongue. and the incident ended at that, as
they say in diplomacy.
Private Detective John Gamage was