The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-10
He Feared to estify
Before Deane.
COULD NOT SMOTHER FACTS
THE NOTARY rs A BRoTHER-IN-
LAW OF M. 81. DE YOUNG.
The Railroad Candidates Fear of Dis
closures That Might Blast His
Senatorial Hopes Prepared
the Gold Brick.

The gold brick with which Dan
Burns and w. F. Herrin of the South
ern Pacific hypnotized ex-Attorney
General A. L. Hart has already begun
TO lose its glitter but the object of the
political tricksters has been accom-
iplished and it matters not to them how
soon the victim of their joint knaVery
discovers that he has been bunkoed.
Hart fell into the trap baited for him
by the Mexican and Lis railroad part
ner, in consequence % which he has
been rendered practically powerless to
interfere with Burns shameless desire
TO disgrace California in the United
States Senate.
There is no question but what Hart
could have administered a mortal blow
to the ambition of Dan Burns had he
pressed his suit for $4,000, the amount
which he estimated was due him for
saving the railroads unsavory Sena-
torial candidate from a cell in the
penitentiary. The exposure of the base
ingratitude and dishonesty Of the man
who is asking the representatives of
the people to give him a certificate of
character by electing him to the
Senate, which would inevitably result
If the suit were ever brought to trial,
caused Burns to take shelter beneath
the wing of his political sponsor, there
by publicly acknowledging what has
been all along known, namely that he
is in the fight as the tool of the rail
road, willing to crawl on his stomach
to do the bidding of the corporation.
Between Herrin and Burns the scheme
was cOnCOcted which resulted in the
gagging of Hart until such time as his
disclosures would have no effect on
Burns candidacy.
As told in The Call yesterday morn
ing, it was J. B. Wright division
superintendent of the Southern Pacific
at Sacramento, who was selected to
make the first Overtures for COM
promise to Hart, and it was this same
Wright who was finally proposed by
Burns and accepted by Hart as the
arbitrator.
Is 1t now develops that while Harris
suit resulted in giving the public an
insight into the workings of the gold
brick factory operated by the Southern
Pacific in connection with its political
manipulations, it was not the mere
fling of the action at law that caused
Burns to tremble with apprehension
and apply with frantic haste to his
master, Herrin. for aid and protection.
Burns political influence in certain
quarters is such that he might be able
TO smother any particularly unpleasant
disclosures which showed a tendency
to crop out during the course of trlal,
but in this instance he found hlmself
face to face with an obstacle which
he knew could not be removed from his
path without resOrting to trickery and
deception to pull the wool over the
eyes of Hart.
1t appears that when Hart finally
secured an order from one of the Su-
perior Judges of this city commanding
l. ,r,+e Mn h n
to make a deposition in the case, j. j.
Deane was named as the notary to
take the deposition. Up to this time
Burns had viewed the proceedings with
"a certain degree of equanimity, but
when he saw Deane's name he baked.
He knew Deane as the brother-in-law
of NJ H de Young, his arch enemy, and
consequently he knew that his inftu-
ence would avail nothing to suppress
facts which were sure TO be brought
out as soon as Hart had him Writhing
in the witness chair. The result was
the hasty preparation of the gold brick
which Hart accepted with as much con-
fidence as if it were the offering of
person of responsibility instead of be-
ing rendered to him by the conscience
less hireling of the railroad and the
man who had repeatedly deceived and
lied to him. Hart has been again
duped by Burns, as he is doubtless
aware by this time. He agreed to leave
the matter in the hands of the arbi-
TRAITOR until the Senatorial fight is in
all probability thing of the past and
this takes from his hands the only club
with which he could force a settlement
of his claim, as it is alleged the statute
of limitations operates against him in
his suit.
Whether he will consider himself
bound by the terms of the agreement
secured by such means and calmly
wait for the man who has repeatedly
and shamefully deceived him to do him
long-delayed justice remains to be seen.
AS he lacks the peculiar characteristics
of Burns he will probably pocket his
gilded brick and wait. In the mean
time the gold brick factory in the
"knoekery'' is in full operation under
the skllful direction Of w. F. Herrin
and before the Senatorial contest is de-
cided large number of the bogus
prizes will probably have been disposed
of, all of them warranted to retain
their dazzling brilliancy until they are
T presented for redemption Then 1t is
feared they may take on a decidedly
brassy appearance