The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
for FOrty=TWO Thousand Dollars.
James G. Fair Fought the Great Manipulator With His Own Weapons Indignant
 COunCn1en,

The Call exposed Moses H. Sherman yesterday morning as the professed cor rupter of the City Council of Los An geIes. In the tremendous scheme which Sherman evolved out of his brain to ruin the Pacific Bank and to win for himself the fortune he now enjoys there were many elements of dishon- esty that had not yet been exploited.
 Sherman received the full indorse- ment of the McDonalds to operate as he pleased. He was at liberty to float excessive bond issues, to foist. upon the Pacific Bank and the Peoples Home Savings Bank worthless securities and to corrupt and bribe public officials wherever and whenever he found the necessity to do sc. The Cali showed yesterday morning that Sherman re- ceived S6O,000 upon his .uncorroborated statement that he had bribed two of the City Councils of Los Angeles to grant him certain valuable franchises that acted as a death-dealing competi- tion to the cable road of the southern city.
 The Call will show this morning how this conscienceless .manipulator at tempted to secure $42, 900. by asserting that he had bribed officers at Sacra mento to assist him in securing the adoption of law necessary to his great scheme in floating the bonds of the Los Angeles Electric Railroad. :"
 It should not be taken for granted that the City Council of Los Angeles or the Legislature of this State was bribed by Moses H. sherman. Fhe only fact that can be proved is that sherman de- clared that he had bribed these bodies and that he received money for: the al legged bribery; :: Most of the men who were members of the City Council of Los Angeles in 1S9o and 1881 occupied positions of trust and honor in their community. Most of them have been interviewed by representatives of The Call and all Yehemently deny that they ever received. a cent for granting the franchises which Sherman. received. Some of these valuable franchises were granted to B: O. Carr, Shernan:s brCther-in-law, who sought the official favor of the authorities of Los Angeles through A. ". Barrett, Who is now adjutant general of this State: At that time Carr was manager. of the Peoples Home Savings Bank and had the right to declare that he had behind him in earnest support the McIQonalds and all: their tremendous resources. '.... =:
 The franchises for the electric road of Los Angeles were granted at a time when the citizens of that city. were do- Ing their utmost to advance their local interests. Speculators and: property owners were eager. to encourage any. enterprise that would be a benefit to the town, The cable road in Which:the San Francisco Savings Union of this city, the Bank of California: James G. Fair, and the Pacific Rolling Mills were in timately interested was the only road that opposed the grant of these fran. chses. There is nothin~ to- indicate that the owners of this road attempted at that time to prevent by corruption the introduction of an electric railroad system. .'
 The fact remains, however, that .Sher-. man received 1000. upon his unsup- ported assertion that he had bribed two City Councils. of Los Angeles to obtain franchises for this road. The greatest indignation has been excited by the publication of this fact The men whose personal honor Moses H. Sher- man outraged to fill his private purse emphatically deny that they were bribed:
 The Call has given the facts as they. exist, and this morning it shows how Moses H.. Sherman attempted to. secure another fortune by asserting his abil- Ity to bribe the Legislature of this State in 1881. In order that his out rageous claim should be thoroughly understood, 1t will be necessary to pub fish something more of the unWritten history of the Los Angeles Electric Railroad. When Sherman conceived his great plot to build an electric railroad in Los Angeles he did not confine his corrupt activity to the Pacific Bank or to the Pacific Rolling Mills. AS The Call showed yesterday morning Sher- man bribed from the, agents of the cable railroad of Los Angeles the se- crets of that institution. He discovered what the Pacific Rolling Mills had al- ready done and what it intended to do He induced the managers and directing spirits of the corporation to champion his cause and persuaded them to under take the construction of the road under conditions most favorable to himself It will be remembered that one-third of the construction price was to be paid In cash, which Sherman determined should be supplied by the Pacific Bank The Pacific Rolling Mills agreed to the ierms, and Sherman's persuasion in- fuced the McDonalds to enter the cheme. Sherman, however had not get finished his preliminary labors.
 The Pacific Rolling Mills could not at