The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

Mio Mr. fringe was, OF VIA o4tuS
know him now. I have since learned that
he was candidate-that he was Coun-
Gilman or something like that.
Mr.. Sanford-'FWrigh told you, then,
that he agreed to vote for Grant lot sen
ator for this money!"
Ale told me he had agreed TO vote
for Mr.. Grant, and that, as he could not
under the circumstances he telt mat ne
ought to return the money, and ne was
going to do So "a,
Ale did; said he was always for
him; came there and told him he was IN
favor OF Grant. ard was going to vote
Mr.. Robert T. Devlin-"If I may be per
mitted to ask. was the agreement to vote
for Grant a consideration for. giving this
money-you ask the question:
Mr.. Sanford-.'That was the considera-
The witness-"He did not put 1t that
way He said he agreed 10 vote for dr;
Grant, and went there for assistance, and
got this money and. as he could not now
vote for him-could not keep his word
with tim-he felt that he ought not to
Mr.. DevlinE''In any conversation that
you had with Mr. Wright did he say that
he had received money from MT. Grant IN
consideration for casting his vote Tor
SENATOR"
A-"He never told me he got money
Gin any conversation did he say he
had received money from Mr.. Green in
consideration of casting his vote for
Senator?"
A.H"He told me he received this money
through Mr. Green. and that he had
promised to vote for Mr.. Grant, and that
as he could not, he would return the
money"
Q.I.'Did he say that. this money re.
ceived from Green was In consideration Of
his voting for Grant?'
Ale put it in as strong terms as
Q.-"That was the inference you drew
from it?''
Q.-"Did not say so in words. Now,
have YOU anything else in this matter, eX-
cept what you state, based upon the con-
versatons between Mr.. Green and Mr..
Wright"
Al got the information direct from
Mr.. Green and Mr. Wright"
Q.-"That Is the only information that
you have upon the subject?"
Al don't know as l have any other
evidence as good as that"
Q.-'N as anybody present, or have you
any other evidence"
A.-'No; only what he has told other
parties"
$50 far as you are concerned. that
is based upon the conversations with Mr.
Wright and with Mr.. Green in the con-
versations that you had with Mr.. Wright,
was anybody else present besides you and
Mr.. Wright?"
The witness-"Not in position where
they could hear all he said, because he
asked to see me alone-called me away
from the members of the staff"
Q.-"Then nobody heard the converse
ton except the parties-you and Mr..
Wright?"
Al don't know that they heard It
Part of our conversations were held in the
room. where there were half a dozen re-
porters, but they were all busy: ~, c-oou
On the conversation with Mr.. Green
was anybody present besides you and Mr..
Green?'
A-"Not engaged in conversation"
q ~ al under
stand it besides you and Mr.. Greene?
A.-"Not TO my knowledge.
Mr.. Mellick-"Mr. Lea..e, in The Call
Wright told the story of his wrongs to
several persons, among others being two
representatives of this paper and was I'M
abide by the bargain he had made.
A.-"Who does that refer to-?
Q.-"Oh, Green: That IT became known
i" %.E"He did tell that to several peo-
Q.-"And who was the other represent
sentatives of this paper Was one OF
them you?"
Q.-"And who was the other?"
Any understanding, is that he told
Mr.. Burke practically the same thing
that he was a confidential operating :
-, and told, I don't know whether
it is Raymond or some of the others.
The ehairm Ma adke o Won h9 saw tbat at
the time that you had this conversation
with Mr.. Wright, and he told you about
having received this money m that y9@ al
Al had 1t from Mr.. Green.
Ooh"
G.-"Green had told me before I had
Q.-"The first knowledge you had was
Al charged Mr. Wright with receiy-
ing the money. He admitted IT. he did
not tell me voluntarily.
Q.-"You escape the point.
A.-"Excuse me-"
Q.-"Had you any information In your
possession of this transaction prior to
your talk with Mr.. Green and Mr.. Wright
or either Of them?"
AI'0nly what Mr., de Young, told me-"
Ooh. yes. Well, Mr.. de Young told
you nothing of his having received money
from Grant,"
A.-"No; but he said he got the money
who the other man was He told me
about the Herrin proposition-about play
ing both ends against the middle"
Mr.. Devlin-"I would like to ask the
Green. Did Mr.. Green, in any converse
ton with you, say that he had "iven
money to Mr.. Wright in consideration of
Mr.. Wright voting for Mr.. Grant for
A.N"Gave it to him with the. under
standing that he was to vote for Mr..
Grant: told me that explicitly; no ques-
ton about 1t, because Mr.. Green was
pretty mad because he had gone back on
his words"
Mr.. McEnerney-"Mr Leake, you testi-
fed that Mr.. Wright, when he met you
in the Golden Eagle Hotel, just after
you had received his message from
Burke, told you he wanted to see you
alone. In whose company were you?"
AIR. Levings and Mr.. Burke, and
we'll. there were n hundred people In
there, but there were probably five or six
Joining in this little beverage"
Q.-'Who went with you TO the Golden
Eagle?"
for the purpose Of hearing the converse
ton, and Mr.. Wright would not talk to
me in their presence"
Mr. McEnerney-"Now then, / suggest
to YOU gentlemen. # you have copy of
that Call Of last Saturday morning-Sun-
day morning-that you let Mr.. Leake
have it. He may have overlooked some
thing The matter was then fresh In his
memory"
me I don't want to look through it,
The witness (after examining paper
This does not suggest anything now.
The chairman-"There is nothing on the
other side, l guess. l read that principal
A.-''No. I don't think of anything now,
Mr. Chairman"
The chairman-"Will you gentlemen of
the committee have anything further TO
inquire into?'
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