The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08

that every time he loaned $1,000 or $4,000 to
turner Tor few days ne not only eX-
acted interest at the rate OF from ~ TO
o per cent a month. but actually extorted
bonus Of from $40 to $500, paid in ad-
vance. 1t is the business of Frenna's at
torneys TO prevent any such information
getting before the jury and they are
working with that end in view all the
time
Dozens of promissory notes, calling for
various sums from 500 TO 5000, payable
from one TO ten days after date were
handed TO Frenna during the course of
the cross-examination for identification.
He refused TO be certain whether he had
ever seen them before or whether he had
any financial dealings with Turner on the
date on which they purpOrted to be exc
cuted. Neither could he recollect that he
had ever received bonus of 800 for the
use of loan of a few thousand dollars
for ten days. or whether he had on nu-
merous occasions extorted bonuses OF go.
$50 and even $50 from Turner for the use
OF small amounts of money, ranging from
Sl00 10 $500 for one day. He also pro-
fessed to be unable TO remember any
thing concerning a loan for $1,000 made
by him to Turner on September s, 1892. for
twenty days, for which he was alleged 10
have received bonus of 5000. Later he
was forced TO admit; apparently much
of $1,000 on the date mentioned. but he per-
sisted in his declaration that he remem-
bered nothing about having received any
bonus. And yet he would not go so far
as To swear he had not received the
bonus.
The monotony of the proceedings was
broken during the afternoon when, hav-
ing passed the stage OF Shylock loans. the
cross-examination OF the witness turned
on the matter OF the worthless deeds
and mortgages with which Turner had
showered Frenna in order to keep him
quiet. The prisoners memory underwent
a sudden awakening at this stage and
the recollection of the manner in which
he had been gulled and robbed caused
him TO let loose torrent of explanations.
which the attorneys, assisted by the
court. found 1t almost impossible at
times to stem.
In telling the. story OF how Turner load
ed him down with deeds 10 mystical
ranches, Frenna worked himself up TO a
high pitch of excitement.
Turner kept coming to me after found
out that he had robbed me. saying: Here.
Frenna, is some more property; take II
and keep IL until / can settle with you
One day he came to me and said: Here.
Frenna. is 500 acres of land in Fresno
County. You take 1t and keep quiet.
want TO show you that | am going TO
anything about this to anybody for II
IL becomes known that | have given you
this the other fellows will get after me
and l want to protect you and see that
well, what was the resplt?" asked
Attorney Soloman.
why, the deed was no good. ! found
out that he never owned the land at all.
same kind They were not worth the pa
per they were written on" replied the
defendant bitterly.
Then the subject of the $4,000 mortgage
was taken up and almost Immediately
the defendant the lawyers and the court
became involved in maze of argument
over the propriety of a question address
ed by Assistant District Attorney Salo-
mon TO the witness and II was settled
only upon the indignant threat of Judge
Cook to fine both Attorneys Salomon and
fha n~f-
gage had been given him by Turner as
security for the latter's entire indebted
ness and proved TO be worthless. An at
tempt is being made to show that Frenna,
knowing this fact, attempted to foist IT
upon innocent parties.
In the early hours Of the morning ses-
sion before the crOsS-eXamination. Fren-
ma testified that Turner was in the habit
OF carrying revolver and he once saw
him exhibit bowie knife. The trial
will go on to-day at i0:30 a. m.