The San Francisco call., 1898-10-12
REA DEFINES
 HIS PLACE
 IN POLITICS Some Very Interest," ing Admissions. HOW HE KEEPS CONTROL HE POSES AS A PURIST AND
 REFORMER. The "Boss" Tells How Jobs Are Put Through and How He Man
 ages to Punish His
 Enemies.
HOW HE KEEPS CONTROL
HE POSES AS A PURIST AND
 REFORMER.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 11.-Jim Req wa, under a searching cross examination by Attorney Delmas to-day in the tria of the Jarman-Rea islander suit Tn, witness became Mustered at times, anC it was difficult to keep him confined tt the answering of questions. He wa: very loquacious, and on several occa- sions answered Delmas rather sharply In the afternoon the court was obliged to admOnish the witness to confne him. self to answering questions.
 There was a larger crowd present than on any other day of the trial, and at times the proceedings were inter rupted with a snicker, and Judge Kit tredge warned the spectators that un- less quiet was maintained he would have the courtroom cleared.
 Req talked politics and told how he and Mackenzie had taken a hand in municipal affairs He practically ad- mitted he was a political boss and con trolIed the present Citv Council. He declared that if any member of that body disgraced him by doing wrong he would walk into the Council chamber and drag the member from his seat.
  having the city affairs honestly admin tstered and wanted none but pure of ficials in office. He wound up by tell ing of his honesty and purity of pur- pose and challenging any one to prove he had ever received a cent for ad- vancinE any measure in the Council or obtaining a position for any person in the various city departments.
 Req acknowledged owning an inter est in the Cav stone OIaTrN which for years has been the means of mulCting the city of hundreds of dollars annu- ally in the purchase of rock for street purposes. He told how he had had Johnnie" Mackenzie manage things in the Council. The boss confessed to meeting committees from the A. P. 4 s, various ehdEC3es and from the Battle field Veterans. In speaking of his med ding in political affairs and in City Council matters witness used the pro- noun we" with great frequency.
 Req was on the stand at the hour of adjournment. It is thought he will be under cross examination a couple of days longer.
 When Req took the stand this morn ing Delmas opened the proceedings by asking:
 MT. Req, returning to these conversa- tions with MT. Maggard, I desire you to state 10 me the urst conversation you had with him in any manner, shape or form relating TO a roller of any kind. First of all, fix as accurately as you can the date or the time of that conversation. Rea-Ihe first conversation l had with MT Maggdrd in reference to the steam roller was in the neighbOrhOod of the 1st day of June, 1897,. The city had not then purchased the roller.
 Was that out at the Gay quarry?
 That is my recollection of it.
 Is that your quarry2
 No. sir.
 Did you not, in speaking of the quarry. did you not so cenominate 1t?
 ] don know whether ] dId or not
 4id you say My quarry, my rock?
 think so; l said that to MT. Jarman
 Vas 1t your quarry or your rock2
 No, not exactly. l have an interest How big?
 MT. Warehouse objected to this ques- ton and the objection was sustained Did I understand you to say that at that time Mir. Maggard offered you the roller No. sir
 Three thousand dollars, then, he offered it to you for?
 Now, then, on the 16th or thereabouts he came again?
 Yes, sir; he came to see me.
 And that was the first intmaaon that you had of anything going wrong, or any improper practice with reference to this TollerI
 TeTI US that conversation in full.
 He said that they were standing him up 
 ''They are standing me up for $25o extra '' ] said, MT. Fay and Noting, are they standing you up?' He said, NO, but they are wrong, I think" I told him that I had seen Mir. Noting and he said he was going to vote for 1t. Fay is wrong" he said; he is kicking" I said, mITqney?" and he said, No" said. you agreed to pay them any?'' NO. 9 ] asked him then if MT. Hogan, Mir. Man Mir Main had ar asked anything from him. NO" he said; That settled that part of it in my mind, and he wanted me to see Mir. Fay. That IS what he said. said, Who are standing you up?, He told me Mr KreiS. said What is the situation what arrangements have you made?" He said, T have exhausted all the surplus or made arrangements to exhaust ali the surplus, $780, Tn this matter, and I won't stand the t raise G6 tb tbat saif 5 have got will see MT. Fay" which I did.
 The next day, 1t might have been. I went to see Mr. Maggard and I told him that Mir Fay would not vote for it.
 You advised MT. Fay?' We agreed not to. vote for it-that is MT. Fay and myself
 'Y Ou agreed ?'
 Well, l saw MT. Fay"
 the CounciI?"
 I Was not: no, sir"
 In telling further of the talk he had with Maggard Req said he had tried to locate where the money had been paid to Influence the purchase of the roller.
 what did you want to locate 1t for?" asked Delmas.
 Because l am in politics, and when ever l locate man who is receiving money either as q public official or out side of public office for his political in- fuence l mark him about all the way rom 70 per cent to Zero. and when pcli- tics come up again I turn his picture to the wall and proceed accordingly" In what way are you in politics MT. Rea?
 As citizen of the city of San Jose. to roads of scoundrels. and, sir, to see that honest and efficient people are in public places. never in my life received one eoeyer for the appointment of any one or for the advocacy of any measure before