The San Francisco call., 1899-01-24
GRAN rs MONEY
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WRIGHT
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around I can do So" So far as myself
was concerned / canvassed-I went to
Yreka couple of times during the cam
paign, but l went on business as much
and more than electioneering. The Sat
urday before the election Major Myers
big whoop-up at Fort Jones and he wished
that L would go over. l spent a little
money at Yreka and l spent little money
around arc nd my own precinct, but that is all
money had was put out for the general
benefit of the ticket.
.. And for the general ticket?
A. Well, more particularly for Mr.. Gage,
Mr.. Van Fleet, Mr.. Edison and Mr.. Laird.
.. Did you know at the time that you
got this money whose it was?
A. | did not.
Q. Have you learned since?
A. / have not, no.
Q. Did you use that money to assist in
electing a portion of the legislative
A. Well, if you confine it to Mr.. Laird,
worked for Mr.. Laird's interests.
g. How much of that money, if any,
did you contribute toward the election Of
Mr.. Laird and yourself
A Not any toward myself, sir.
q. Well, Mr.. Laird.
A. Mr. Laird l do not know | placed
the money around in various places and
worked for Mr.. Laird's interests and for
the interests of the ticket at large.
q. Did you segregate the norton that
you applied to the election of Mr. Laird
from that of the election of the general
ticket, as you have named it?
A. No, / did not. ! had $400
Q. In that election of yours did you ex-
press, directly or indirectly, expressly or
impliedly, a promise to vote for Mr..
Grant?
A. did not.
@. In spending this money for Mr..
Laird, did you, in person or by agent, ex-
pressly or impliedly, or otherwise secure
from Mr.. Laird a promise or an under
standing, express or implied, that he
should vote for Mr.. Grant.
A. l did not.
pended that money for, then, absolutely
free to use their judgment in any man
ner that they say fit?
A l never consulted them as to the
money at all. 1 never consulted Mr..
@. Did you give it to candidates them
selves in person, or to agents of your
own who. should distribute it under your
direction?
A. Agents of my own.
@. And in the instructions to those
agents; l., did you you instruct them to secure
he should vote for Mr.. Grant or any 9TH
er Senatorial candidate?
A. l did not.
The chairman-Any other matters. gem
tlemen? If not, you will be excused.
Chairman Cosper read an affidavit
from Charles G.. Lamberson of Visalia
to the effect that he was engaged in an
important case in court and could not
attend on the committee until Wednes-
day.
The chairman-I think our sessions
will be open here until Mr.. Lamberson
comes. But it looks to me as though
we were coming toward the close, and
that is the reason why say what do
Mr.. Melllck-I have prepared a state
ment which I will offer in the form of
suggestion: Resolved, that the in
situations against Assemblyman Cos
per have been wholly disproved, and as
the testimony of Mr.. Lamberson is only
called for by idle rumor, it is hereby
as rapidly as possible without the pres
ence of Mr.. Lamberson."
After a discussion the motion was
withdrawn by Mr. Mellick.
The chairman-Gentlemen, we have an
other communication: San Francisco
Mr.. NJ H. de Young has been under my
professional care for the last twelve days
for severe attack of la grippe. During
the greater portion of this time he was
confined to his home and room, at which
place L visited him and prescribed for and
treated him several times daily. AL
though improved, l deem it undesirable
and extremely dangerous to his health
and even a risk to life for him to leave
the city. as it would then be impossible
for him to carry out the treatment still
health. S. S. BOND. MI Subscribed
and sworn to before a notary public.
Ernest Simpson-May 1 speak in behalf
of Mr.. de Young in this regard?
The chairman-Yes.
Mr.. Simpson-Mr de Young, whom
saw in San Francisco on Saturday night
asked me to say to you gentlemen that
he had no desire to evade your process
nor to avoid testifying before this COM
mittee and that if he should be sufficient
ly improved in health to leave San Fran
ri hnfOrn session w nj 1ata n
he would surely come forward and answer
any questions that you may see fit to put
to him. He asked me to say also that
he had read carefully such reports of this
daily newspapers and that he did not be-
lieve he had any information of his own
knowledge which would be of value to
you or to the Legislature in this respect
Mr.. Mellick-Could not Mr.. Simpson be
sworn and asked a couple of questions?
Ernest S. Simpson being sworn testified
as follows:
The chairmanmastate your name, please.
:! Mr MellickaMr Simpson 1un have you any
gone to Mr.. Herrin and gotten $500?
Q. What do you know about that7
A. Absolutely nothing, except what I
have heard here and read in newspapers; I;
Q. Were you not present with Mr.. de
Young at the time the news was brought
to you in San Francisco?
Clerk Wray-Mr. Leake testified that
Mr. de Young had told him Ueake) that
Wright had gone to Mr. Herrin and asked
for $1,000, or had solicited $1,000 from Mr.
Herrin. and had received $500; that that
statement was made by Mr.. de Young to
Mr. Leake in confidence.
The witnesS-1f ] may be permitted
think as to that, Mr.. de Young's informa-
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