The San Francisco call., 1899-01-28

y. You went to san FRANCISCO Two OF
three times during the campaign, did you!
A. l think as many as that.
Q. Did you not state in Tulare that you
had the sack from San Francisco, and
that that was expended, and that you
We're going back to get some more?
A. Well, | do not know whether dld
or not 1 do not remember of any such
thing. If anybody said that did, why
l would not deny it.
Q. Was it true that you had the sack?
A. No, sir.
Q. You did get money from parties IN
San Francisco to aid in that fight down
there?
A. No, sir.
9. Did you have any money to aid Mr..
Chatfelter in his candidacy?
A. l spent some of this money that was
spoken of for Mr.. Chatfelter.
@. 1t is reported that you received SloOO
of Grants money during the campaign.
Is that true?
a. 1t is absolutely false.
Mr.. Burnett-Do you know who did re-
cetve it down there?
A. Well, no; do not know who received
Grants money.
Q. Well Grant money from Green?
A. No, nor any money from Green
G. From his private secretary in San
Francisco, Miss Levin?
Mr.. La Baree-Do you know anybody
A. Well, | cannot say l know.
Mr.. Melick-What did you hear about IL?
A. Well, l do not know that that con-
Germs the committee-what 1 heard about
Mr. Burnett-That concerns us consid-
A. We'll, do not know. heard a good
Mr. sanford-Did Senator Linder re-
A. We'll, 1 do not know whether he old
or not.
for Linder made an expensive campaign
there, expending four or five hundred dol
lars a week?
A. Is that an expensive campaign?
O. Five hundred dollars week might
be considered considerable.
A. oh, a week? 1 thought you said
four or five hundred dollars in the cam
O. Well. four or five hundred collars
would be more than one hundred and
thirty-four.
A. Well I do not know what Senator
Linder did If the committee wanted to
know what Senator Linder received and
what he did with it and who he got II
from, they ought to have suopenaeo nm; ,. ~ :
Mr. Burnett-How did you know that
Mr.. Green was spending money! How dld
you find that out-in the Senatorlal
fight?
O. You do not know how you found 1t
out? - :. o,t
nor l don't absolutely know that ever
did find it out, that is to say that hAe"
it-of course l suspected 1t. 80
@. What made you suspect IL!
a. Well, 1 do not know. A thousand ana
one things might occur to make
man suspect thing. .o
o. Are you of a suspicious nature?
a. Nv NJ, sif did NO YOU Sir Suspect then, that he
was spending money!. o.,,,xo.
that l heard or saw.
Mr.. La Baree to Mr.. Cosper-Do you
want to ask the witness any quesuons!
Mr.. Cosper-Yes, when the committee
is entirely done l want to ask queSuoa
Mr. Cosper-Mr Lamberson, have been
criticized somewhat through the pubic
press, and the statement has peen mace
here, or something to that effect, and
had delayed the taking of your testimony
in this case. If there is anything, d-
rectly or indirectly, in the way OF a com
to you, that has detained or postponeq
| your coming to testify in this case, l
want you to tell the committee about IT,
A. 1 have already detailed to the COM
mittee everything 1 know about that. !
! have shown them the two dispatches ana
told them of the telephonic communi-
| that L now recall that has passed be
! tween us since you came-since l M leIt
| Sacramento I have never written you
a word and I have never received word
| in writing from you.
O. Have you had any communication
A / want to say that, so far as being
testify before this committee is con-
cerned. that I had determined, after |
| had got into the trial of that case, to
stay there until it was finished. If this
/ committee had sent for me with a war
| rant it would have been all the same.
l should have applied to the Judge there
for a writ of habeas corpus for my re-
! lease, and would have still continued to
| try that case until l got through with
it. That was my duty as L con-
Q. Have you had any communication
from me, directly or indirectly, expressed
or implied by which sought It to O. learn AR
case, or what your feeling in the matter
was?
| or manner, by any communication
through any messenger, by any person,
in any manner whatever.
Mr.. La Baree-:Any more questions?
| Mr.. Lardner-Just one more question.
Did you win your damage suit?
A L got dispatch after 1 arrived here
that the jury brought in verdict for
Mr. Burnett-Excuse me-just another
question. Did you have any conversation
with Mr.. Burns or with any one who pur-
| ported or represented himself as repre-
senting Mr.. Burns in regard to any vote
| for Sena tor?
Mr.. Melick-I asked that question.
The witness-I have not answered any
such question as that before that l know
Mr.. Burnett-WeI, then, 1 will ask the
| question. Have you had any conversation
with Mr. Burns or with any one who rep
resented that he represented Mr.. Burns
| in regard to the Senatorial proposition or
getting votes for Senator?
| A. Yes, sir.
Q. What was that? State who it was
| with and what it was.
A. Well, / have had conversations with
two or three men that l know to be very
| friendly with Mr.. Burns-that is all /
| know. l am not acquainted with Mr..
Burns-or any more than 1 have been in
| troduced to him two or three times. We
meet so seldom that our acquaintance
don't last from one introduction to the
other.
Q. Well, tell us those conversations and
| If they have any relation to the Senator
ship.
A Well, they have no relation to it any
further than that they were wanting to
know If I knew how Mr.. Cosper stood on
! the Senatorial question That Is about
| all.
Q. Did they make any suggestions as to
securing his vote or suggest any means
| to secure his vote?
A. No The talk with those people was
on a line of threats.
| Q. What were the threats?
A Well, Mr.. Cosper would not have any
standing in the administration, or he
would not have any patronage, nor he
would not have his bills allowed, and
everything would be against him If he
did not come into their camp.
O. This talk / understand. was wit