The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-01

responsible for the temperance OF the
unhappy mortal in court yesterday ano
resumed the batting. He began by de-
manding of the witness that he relate In
detail the story of how he came to tell
LAWYER Lloyd that he had sworn falsely
in Mrs. Craven's behalf.
Bartlett told the now old story over
again. He said he had been Informed
that the counsel for the plain tiffs were 60
ing to show UP his past record, and IN
order to prevent this and save his family
from disgrace he volunteered to change his
former testimony. He said he told Mr..
Lloyd that he had been made the victim
of an imam Gus conspiracy.
What was that conspiracy?' asked
Delmas.
Il refuse to answer on the ground that
tt would tend to incriminate me. l am
charged with perjury and DO not intend
to incrimlnate myself.
Bartlett explained further that he had
retained J. N. E. Wilson to defend him
| and that attorney had advised him to de-
| cline TO answer certain questions.
| You swore on the witness stand here
| that you saw Senator Fair at Notary ]. J.
| Cooney's Office on the 9th OF September,
| 1894. Was that true or false?"
| 81 decline to answer.
"You saw person there you saidp'
Eyes"
"Did you think that person was Senator
Fair when you gave that testimony"
"Yes, did"
That was all Delmas wanted to know.
Bartlett was then taken in hand by the
| other side, and, in response to Mr.. Mitch
ell's questions, said that he had asked
| Mitchell to see that the money he had
borrowed from Attorney Ruefs brother
in-law was paid, but Mitchell refused to
put up cent
Mitchell offered Bartletfs written con-
fession in evidence, but the court denied
! its admission.
Delmas took another turn at the wit
ness and asked him if he had not stated
in Attorney Ruefs office several days ago
that he had been offered $4,000 to turn his
testimony.
No." said Bartlett, II said that had
heard from another party that if l would
go to Mr.. Whee!er's office there would be
| $1,000 in it for me.
'.Who told Won thatP'
=tDanieI O'Connell."
/ :. did you not tell M Wilbur, who was
a witness in this case, that such offer
had been made to your: -:
81 Simply told Wilbur that the Fail
side was reaching out for me and that
there was something in it.p
Continuing. Bartlett said that afte,
| O'Conneil had asked him to see the attor-
news on the other side he called upon Rue
and told him what had occurred Rue
told him to follow it up and trap Lloyd
He said also that Ruef advised hi m to sign
any paperor statement that Lloyd wanted
him to, and that every body would have .
/ .good time" with the money. r.
i After answering few more unimport
ant questions Bartlett was excused from
the stand and returned to the care of the
| Sheriff.
Significant winks and sidelong glance:
were exchanged throughout the court.
| room when, shortly after order was called
for III the afternoon, Mr.. Delmas turnee
| TO the baiiiff and directed him to cal
Chief of Police Lees.
Just summon Captain Lees, :piease-o1
Chief Lees, should say" was the way be
/ put it.
The Chief was not present and a mes.
senger was sent for him, so there was 8
wait. In the meantime Mr. Delmas asked
his opponents If it were true that they de.
sired to recall the witness Wilbur for fur.
Their cross-exa mination? 1t had been ru.
mored about, SO it appears, that comics.
sion, similar to that made by Bartlett
was TO be dragged from this witness. But