The herald., 1897-10-15
'In making the loans 1 never expect

"In making the loans never expect
ed cent if he lost his fight"
What interest had you in it?" in
quired the court.
| That question was rather poser, SO
witness answered around, the question.
Il didn't see how he could be defeated"
was the answer, ''andl never thought
| there would be any question about the
matter"
! Next was taken up Mr.. Brooks ac-
count book. 1t was a battered looking
| affair dog-eare5 and in every way the
worse for wear.
What is ii supposed to be-a blotter?"
asked Mr.. Rush.
mo. sir" and witness drew himself
up, at is supposed to be a lawyers ac
| count book
The attention of witness was drawn to
| the fact that while the entries against
| the plaisntiff were entered, altogether on
one page, there were items following
| dated 1S95-a year previous to the al
| legged loans.
well, there are some entries in that
| book for 1898, just after Barlow's ac-
count. It's just lawyers account
L
| The insinuation against the inapti-
tude of lawyers for keeping systematic
accounts was very cruel.
| After beirlg examined on a variety of
miscellaneous matters the witness was
| retired and Attorney A. A. Montana
was called to the stand.
! He testified to meeting Mr.. Barlow in
! plaintiffs office al the opening of the
| campaign, and he engaged with Brooks
to go on the stump ard received pay
from the latter.
Attorney D. X. Trask testified to the
| conversation that took place when
| Brooks asked Barlow to sign the fif-
| teen. drafts for 5000 each. The latter re-
Piled that he had so many things to Gao
| and had to lift S2500 mortgage that it
was impossible for him to do as re-
quested. He cid not, however, repu-
date the Indebtedness.
| THE CONGRESSMAN'S STORY
; The plaintiff rested his case at this
| point and Congressman Barlow went
upoO the witness stand He was in
clined to be combative and first rattle
| he said, in answer to the direct ques-
tion, that he had known Mr.. Brooks
|
| before Brooks had, acquired a reputa-
! ton not to be DESIRED
| Mr.. Denis had that stricken out, as
| regulations were not ussder discussion.
| and If they were, he claimed, some other
people might suffer severely in that re-
| gard. That made the regulations a
stand off, and Mr. Barlow proceeded to
tell all that happened from the time of
| his nomination by the Peoples party
and later by the Democratic convention
in Los Angeles. 1t was avA apparently
candid and straightforward statement
| "On the night when l received the en-
dorsement Of the conference COMMITTEES
| in San Francisco" said he, Il only
had a nickel in my pocket. Brooks
knew how I was situated, and told me
not to bother that the Democrats al
Los Angeles would see me through
| remarked that 1 would like to be at the
| convention a Los Angeles, and he said
that was a good idea, and if l went
through there I could get quickly ac-
quainted, and that in order to do so he
| would lend me SIS. He did telegra ph me
that amount and engaged rooms for me
a the Ramona. He also bought me a
| mileage ticket that cost SIS, but, Of
course, I received not one cent from the
Democratic party. On my second trip
to Los Angeles I received from him two
sums of $40 each. Every one knew l
could not make the campaign and many
volunteered to help me out.
WANTED TO BE SECRETARY
The pass sent to my wife-and there
was one for mel tore up as soon as
| discovered that they We're courtesy
passes. One evening in the presence of
my wife Brooks presented . paper or
petition asking me that he be appointed
my secretary. 1 said 10, that that could
not be. Up to that time there had been
no mention by him Of any obligation on
my part to him, but then we had quite
| a warm time. He said he made me and
owned me, and that he would go to Nc
Lachlan and get him to make a contest,
and that would cost me $2400 anyway.
When he found that he could not be my
| secretary he wanted the petition and the
Southern Pacific passes back, and
| showed him that l had torn them up.
1t is true I wrote the letter saying /
would be guided by him in the matter
! of the Annapolis cadetship for didn :
know of any other applications than
that made for young Thorn. I did know
| that the lad was we'll endorsed by Sen
ator White and Others and al that time
thought it was the proper thing to do.
| But later letters came pouring in with
regard to Brown, and / saw a
| fight was going to be made. 1 con-
ferred with number of gentlemen, and
did what was considered best for the
| cause.