The record-union., 1899-01-28

physicians certificate accompany the
report. Carried.
Sanford was installed in the chair,
and Tom Nosler, who was alleged to
have introduced Attorney Lamberson
of Visalia to Manager Green at the
time Henderson was alleged to have
informed Green that Cospers vote was
worth $4,000 to Burns and ought to be
of equal value to Grant, was introduced
and testified
But Nosler was not mine Of In
formation. He said he knew both
Green and Lamberson, but had not in
troduced them, as they were already
acquainted-had been for years. Nosler
said he had never told Green that Cos
per could get $4,000 to vote for Burns.
and denied having been present when
a conversation Of a similar character
was held between Green and Lamber-
son. Nosler said he had never heard
Cosper say anything of moment about
his vote on the Senatorial question,
and that he personally had taken but
little interest in the matter. He first
met Cosper in San Francisco, having
been introduced to him by Surveyor
General Martin j. Wright. That was a
week or SO before the Legislature con-
vened. They had talked generally on
legislative matters, and Cosper had
subsequently introduced a bill for wit
ness. which was intended to authorize
him to collect certain moneys belonging
to the State from the Government. He
said he had never had much talk with
Lamberson about Cosper's vote.
Witness said he and Lamberson had
talked about the Senatorial question,
predicting to one another the time
when the break would occur, and il
Cosper's name was mentioned, it was
at that time, and in connection with
the names of many others. Witness
said he had never been in Visalia In
his life, and then added: II don't hail
from that train-robbing district"
In answer to question by Cosper.
the witness said that he had had moth
ing to do with any attempt to influence
anybody's vote for any Senatorial as
pirant, and in consequence could not
and did not undertake to deliver Cos
per's vote to Green or anybody else.
Melick then asked the witness how
much money he had received from
Green during the past year. Nosler
replied that he thought he had bor-
rowed about $3.50 or $500, and then he
added: Il didn't get 1t for Assembly,
men, though; I got it for my personal
use." He said that even If he had got
money for Assemblymen they would
not have got it, as he would not cor
rupt any good boys like them.
Witness told the committee that he
had been living on borrowed money for
years. He was always borrowing, he
said, but of course did not tell the
same story to all of his clients every
time he requested a loan. This year,
he said, Senatorial money was scarce.
and he said he had got a great deal
more STUFF out of the Perkins cam
paign than out of the present one. He
said he had not done any work for the
Perkins money, as there was none to
be done, and he wound up his testimony
by saying that to show how much in
terest he had taken in the Senatorial
fight he would state that although he
lived in Berkeley, the home of Howard
Wright, he had never even spoken to
the latter about the Senatorial issue.
The committee then adjourned for an
hour, and when it again met the sub
committee appointed the preceding day
to take the deposition of Milton ].
Green. reported that their labor had
been performed and presented the fol-
lowing verbatim report.
GREEN'S DEPOSITION.
We, your committee, composed of J.
K Burnett, w. S. Melick and DR.. La
BARGE. appointed to take the deposition
of Milton ]. Green, beg leave to make
the following report:
We went to the Golden Eagle Hotel,
and found Mr.. Green in bed, and were
permitted to enter the room after some
little delay by DIR. A. T. Hatch. We
found Mr.. Green in bed, sick Then
we took the following deposition with
DR.. Hatch and Attorneys Bacon and
Nelson in the room:
Burnett-We were sent down here to
take your deposition in regard to how
this statement of Mr.. Lamberson's
came to you. Then Mr.. Cosper came to
you with the proposition that Mr.. Burns
had offered him $4,000 for his vote. and
Grant, thought he ought to have as
much as that from the Grant people.
We want your statement in regard to
the facts in connection Herewith.
Green-All I can say, gentlemen, is
L
several years, and knew he was Chair
man of the County Central Commit
tee down there, and he was in Sacra-
mento, and I asked him to see Mr.. Cos
per, and urge him to vote for Mr.. Grant
that Mr.. Grant was the only candidate
for Senator from the Seventh Congress
sional District, and that Mr.. Cosper was
| the only Assemblyman that was not
! favorable to Mr.. Grant from that dis
trict-the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict-and he saw Mr.. Cosper, so he
said, and / afterwards saw him, I think,
in this room. EIe told me that he had
used every argument that he could with
Mr. Cosper to vote for Mr.. Grant, and
Mr. Cosper said that he could not, and
he would not vote for Colonel Burns,
but that he would not promise to vote
| for Mr. Grant Then Mr.. Lamberson
went on to say he had heard it reported
| that Mr.. Cosper had been offered 5000
to vote for Burns, and that perhaps he
was waiting for similar offer from US.
Q.-Were those his exact words, as
| Won rom, av,o bo,-o