The San Francisco call., 1898-01-12
NR. WEBB TURNS ON
 HIS ENEMIES One More School Sen- satiOn at Los An
 geles. The Actions of Banker BraIy to Be Investi-
 gated. Hard Blow at the League for Better City Govern
 nent. TREAT ALL MEN ALIKE So the Man Who Has Been Under Fire Will Have His Revenge
 at Last.
Hard Blow at the League for Better City Govern
 nent.
TREAT ALL MEN ALIKE.
So the Man Who Has Been Under Fire Will Have His Revenge
 at Last.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11.-By one bold stroke Walter L. Webb tonight shat tered and broke away the mask of hy- pocrisy from the faces of the two men in the Board of Education who have been most actively interested in his prosecution. He compelled J. H. Braly to admit that he had committed fel- onious act while acting as a school d. rector, and put Charles CaSsat Davis, the chairman of the board, and the rep resentative of the League for Better City Government, on record as man unfit to sit as chairman of the board while any matter of corruption was un- der investigation.
 Not only this, but he completely turned the tables on his accusers and prosecutors. He took the aggressive, captured the enemys guns and has them now aimed point blank at their late owners. It was one of the most sensational sessions of the present in VestigatiOn, and the climax came just as the members were about to adjourn Without any preliminary words Webb asked permission to introduce a reSo- lution he held in his hand. This being granted he read the document, which charged Braly, on the strength of teachers affidaYitS and articles pub
 
 the laws of the State in cashing school fund warrants, and which further asked that Braly be put on his trial before the board as soon as the present investigation is closed.
 It came as an utter surprise to MT. Braly and his friends, and their con- sIernatiOu was evident. Chairman Davis lost his nerve only momentarily. When he recovered he said the resOlu- tions were not in proper shape and that he would not vote for them. The charges against Webb. he declared, were signed, and he thought these should be.
 Webb denied that any charges were brought against him. He said the in- vestigation of the charges against him was undertaken on the adoption of a E milar resolution to that which he Sought to have passed.
 This Davis emphatlcally denied, but subsequent investigation of the rec ords showed that Webb was right and Davis wrong.
 Nothing daunted by Davis tactics, Webb signed the resolutions, and ev- cry member present, Braly excepted, voted for them. The only member ab- sent was Kubach, the new Director.
 Then another bitter pill was admin istered to the League for Better City Government and its proteges and members, Davis and BraIy Chairman Davis asked for suggestions as to how charges against Braly should be pre- pared. Bartlett suggested the same parties who are carrying on the prose cutiOn against Webb take charge of the Braly matter.
 'The League for Better City Govern ment?" asked the chairman, in aston ishment.
 Yes, sir" smilingly answered Bart lett. and motion to that effect was duly carried.
 Attorney Oliver, for Webb. opened the proceedings by submitting a sum- mary of the affidavits which had been filed by the teachers and other em- ployes of the school department as part of the case of the defense This show ed that there are 455 teachers in the department; that 434 had filed affida- wits and thirteen others had testified orally, that there are fifty-three jani- tors in the department, and that forty seven of them had filed affidavits: that six teachers had been asked to pay for their positions by c. H. Axtell and J. F. Adams; that two teachers had paid for their positions to J. F. Adams; that two Janitors had paid for their posi- Qons, one to J. s. Putnam and one to c. H. Axtell; that teachers had busi- ness relations with members of the present board during their term of of flee, as follows: Seven with Matthias, one with Poor, two with Conney. six Ben with Bartlett, two with Davis, two with Adams, three with McInerney seven with Braly, six with Webb; that 480 teachers and janftors examined ont of 481 believed their appointment due to their qualifications and that one tes- tlf1ed she believed her appointment was due to the friendship of Mr Conney.
 After this was filed as evidence in the case, Oliver stated that some of the more important witnesses who had
 
 had been subpoenaed to explain these transactions. The first two called Miss Dora Jones and Miss Duncan, failed to respond Miss Frances WhitIock tes- tlIled she had some legal business with MI. Davis during the last few weeks. DaVls Ieft the chair and explained that q cIalm mad been presented against MISS " hluock and she had consulted hlm about it. He was a friend of the family and had made no charge for his services
 Having finished his statement Mir Davis resumed the chair.
 Carrie M. Blanford was called hut was reported to be too i'll to be nres- ent She is the school teacher who holds Davis note for $20O. the nartic1 ulars of which were told in yesterdays issue of The Call
 F. F. Powell, one of the princinals who was asked to pay for his position by the Axtell-Adams combination fail ed to respond
 At this point Attorney E. A. Me serve for the defense said he would like IL to be understood that the teachers Wno falled to attend in answer to a subpoena were guilty of a misde- meanor.
 Miss Clara M. Preston, who has been teacher for six years in the schools of Los Angeles, testified that she had secured loan at Braly's bank during August last. The matter had been re. ferred to MT. Braly, who at the time did not know her as a teacher. The loan was afterward consummated through the regular channels in the bank.
 Mrs. Emma A. Thurston, principal of