The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
Of Course He Tries to Throw All The Blame Upon
 His Wife.
INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
Many Witnesses Summoned to Give Testimony as to the Corruption
 of COuncilnaen.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE. Feb. 17.-John P. Schully, the police officer, who has been charged with having secured his position on the force by means of money alleged to have been paid to W. C.. Krieg for Councilmen Julius Krieg and George c, Dittus, got into a confessional mood to-day. He expressed himself as being of mind to tell all that he knew rela- tive to the transactions that resulted in his being appointed on the police force. Later, however, after he had had an iterview with Julius Krieg, one of the accused Councilmen, he ex- perienced a change of heart, as was shown in the course of an interview he vouchsafed to Deputy District Attor- ney Partridge.
 Schully went to the office of the Dis trict Attorney voluntarily this after noon and submitted to an examination, but his manner and answers were not those of a man who was disposed to make a clear breast. His answers were evastve, and showed a strong inclina- ton to shield all those who had been implicated in the corrupt transaction except his wife. He seemed to take a deep qualification in laying all the blame on the woman whose fortune he had squandered, and whom he after ward virtually deserted.
 The substance of his statements to the representatives of the District At tOrney's office is as follows:
 Krieg has done repairing for me. I should judge he did $50 worth. 1 saw Julius to-day on the corner of Fl Dorado and Market (Cavalaro's saloon) 1 never asked Julius Krieg if he ever got any money. My wife has paid the money She wants to get me into it. She has done it and ] don't know why she did or how she did it.
 Q.-Dtd what? A-Paid that money. She said she was going to pay the money. l wasn't present when she paid the money to krieg. l never saw the
 Q.-This $50 note was given to ". c. Krieg by you and your wife as part pay ment of the S200 to secure you your job, wasn't 1t? A.-Well, it is true; that mulch,
 Q.-You knew 1t when you signed 1t? That the money went over to ". c. krieg? A.-Yes.
 Q.,-For part payment of your position !?
 Q.-Didn't you tell me that in the pres ence of the Chief of Police the other day :? A-That might have been true enough.
 Q.-You did speak to Krieg about get ting a position on the police force? A l did. It was before the delivery of this note. Of course l went to see Krieg to lG. Kept at him most every day, as much. guess as any other Councilmen.
 Q-Did he ever intimate to you that it would be necessary to pay any money to either him or anybody else to secure your position? Ale did not, never did. He asked me how the other Councilmen stood.
 Q.-Why did you sign that note? A Just because he wanted it. My wife said 1t was the balance of the $50. I mean balance of the s200. l paid the money to "a i
 Q.-To keep her from paying 1t as the price of your job? A-That was the sup favor of it. She volunteered to pay it.. l signed it to save her from paying 1t Of course she signed 1t with me. She was responsible for the payment
 ment of that $50? A.-Yes. She said the s2oo was to be paid to ". c. krieg. She said then to, get me on the force. 1 don t Krieg's presence or not. She gave him him W O. KrIeg was present when the W. c. Krieg's handwriting. I don't re- member whether 1t was his handwriting or whose 1t was. If the note was drawn up 1t was not drawn up in the house. Don't suppose my wife drew 1t; might have been W. c. Krieg; might have been bis bookkeeper. I'll tell you right now or not. l don't. recollect. It was given to me. ] tore the signature off because the note had been paid. The signature But I could not swear at the time whether I signed it or not I dAln't cut ". (; Krtegs name out of 1t; krieg cut handed to me. I know when I signed the note it was part payment of the s2OO. Krieg didn't tell me who wanted the He said. like this: Jack, I have got to have the money. They want the money
 Q.-Didn't you know you were signing the purpose was not the payment of any debt that you owed Krieg for work done or for money borrowed from w. c. Krieg A.-Didn't know that My wife may have know where she got the $50 She said she got $50 in cash. She said that Will want ed $50 more. My wife was the one that worked 1t. and I told her not to do it: I Will Krieg and my wife. There was no talk at the time l signed the note No- thing was said as far as I can remember
 Q.-How did you come to sign the note ? A--She said the money was all right and she had it. My wife said this. He said he wanted $59 more; I heard him say said that he wanted $50 more That was fin my house My wife said she didn't know where she was going to get 1t. Then he said he would come around and see her. or something like that I don't re- member exactly. He came over in two or three days. maybe week or two weeks nave IOrROIlen
 Q.-And he brought the note over writ ten out? A.-Yes The note was signed and he kept the note.- I think 1t was signed in the house I guess 1t was in the front parlor. That was before I was appointed Don't know whether I signed it or what passed. I got approached by spoke first. I might have signed it and might not. They called me In to have me sign it. What would be my object in tell ing you I didn't if I did? Actually and I Inc ;V (meaning State prison) than live with the woman as I have. I don't remember signing it.
 w c. Krieg, after you had paid the en- tire note. didn't you notice then whether your name was on 1t or not? Al didn't If Billy Krieg gave me the note 1t must have had the signature on it. I don't re- member tearing the signature off. I tore it off, but I don't know whether my sig nature was on 1t or not. At the time the nnfa was given nothing was said what it