The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23

the record. In connection with the circumstance MT. Snyder said:
 T never gave Turner one single dol lar for the purpose of having him dis miss any case. The only money that has ever passed between him and me paid him for some work that he has done for the county. I deny every word of his statement as falsehood. l never gave him money; 1 never told him to dismiss that case. That is all have to say.'
 Thomas Lovedale, who is mentioned in the memorandum made by Cassel- man on the 22d day of November, 1897, upon being asked the question whether or not he heard Ed Curry say that Su- perviSor Snyder had offered him $100 to ''quit on the gamblers replied:
 I have been dragged into this affair without my consent, and shall make no statement one way or the other concerning that conversation. When this matter comes up in court it will be time for me to make a statement, and before that I most respectfully re- fuse to be interviewed"
 MT. Lovedal is very prominent man in the county of Yolo, and much re- gret is expressed by many that he should refuse to tell what he knows. His word would be accepted without a moments heSitancy and would have great weight in whatever direction the influence of his statement would tend.
 George K. Rider, who is also men toned several times in the CaSselman statement, was seen at his home on Fifth street this morning. MT. Rider Is associated with Frank Daroux in the proprietorship of the Washington pool rooms. Said he:
 Tn the first place I am too old duck to be caught doing such foolish thing as to offer or give man bribe in the broad sunlight in the presence of a dozen people. Had I been doing the business MT. Casselman gives me credit of doing, you may depend upon it he nor no other man would have Wit messed the transaction. l remember the occasion very well when l gave Tom Snyder some greenbacks at the depot in this city. It was one morning just before he was going to woodland. I intended giving 1t to him up town, but in some way missed him, so went to the depot knowing that could over take him before he left. I stood Where I could have been seen by at least dozen people, and knew at the tlnie that that was the situation l dld mana Supervisor Snyder some money. It was currency. It was not sloo, however. nor was there much of a Wad. IL amounted just exactly to one-tenth or $1OO-in other words, handed snyder on that occasion the sum of $lO, -ne denomination being two $5 bills
 For what was this money given !' was asked.
 T was paying a license fee for some saloon keeper over in Washington, re- piled MT. Rider.
 Did you ever have talk With CdS- selman about it?"
 "I believe did on one occasion, and if I remember right, told him what l gave to Snyder, together with a state ment of the purpose"
 What business relations do you have, if any, with Abe Morris at Wood- land?"
 we pay him a commission for the money he handles for us. 1 believe he makes about $100 a month. We pay it to him, not for the purpose of securing ourselves in any way, but simply as a business proposition. Why, we do the same thing in Fresno and other places in the State. Money is handled for us by some local man, and for that we pay him commission. l am LOOK ing for a good man now to represent us in the city of Stockton. We are known throughout the State as being reliable. Men know that when they play their money with us they will be treated right, and for that reason we have many connections similar to the one with Abe Morris at Wood land"
 "Did you ever contribute any part of s25O for the purpose of repeating the present ordinance?"
 Do you mean the two-fifty Abe Morris has been reported as getting? ?"
 "YeS."
 Well, that is the biggest fool propo sition of any. Do you think l would ex- pend any part of $250 to the end of re- pealing an ordinance that suited me to death? Why, say, I would be more apt to loosen up a few dollars to have that ordinance remain just as 1t is. Under that ordinance, I can run my games with impunity. Why should I want 1t changed for one under which they might bring me to time? No, sir; you are all wrong on that proposition. When my men were all arrested l em- ployed an attorney of Woodland to se- cure a dismissal of the case. told him I wanted my case dismissed and not to bring the ordinance to test. I was satisfied where stood, provided I could avoid a trial. I do not know what was done or how it was done. I paid my at torney-Baker was his name-I paid him. I say, to have these cases dis missed. He got them dismissed with out attacking the validity of the ordi- nance and that is what I wanted. He did the work for me and I paid him and asked no questions"
 'Do you contribute anything for pro- lection now?'
 i've do not"
 "Has Tom Snyder an interest in the games?"
 "He has not; no more than you have.'
 "Are you satisfied with the present state of affairs in Washington"
 "More than satisfied" replied Rider, with a smile, as he excused himself and said no more
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