The San Francisco call., 1901-10-23

Yes, and he said that was not in with the
gang and 1 must resign"
Did you find out that Frost had filed charges
against your
tober''
Charges Against Vawter.
Mclaughlin switched his line of inter-
rogation at this point and began . cross
that arose between the witness on one
side and Judge Noyes and c. e. s. Frost
on the other.
did you connect Judge Noyes with the
charges filed against you in Washington?
'7Noyes sent Frost to George Lekely. Frost
said to Lel1ely that Noyes wanted to find out
something against me in order to get me out of
the way. knew these things were going on
and had been informed that they were trying
to make raid on me-"
yes I think he was ali. right. He was ap-
pointed at the instance Of Senator Carter"
when did you first learn that they were
making a raid on you?"
''some time in October, but I. couldn't believe
it at first ! believed it when Jim Gaylen got
When did Lekely inform you that Frost ap-
preached him?
1T may have been November or December
WAS Judge Noyes and Frost friendly to you
at this time?'
about this time in relation to an offer of money
in the Jersey Hotel when Judge Noyes and
Frost and Wood present."
THAT was in reference to a conversation I
had with another man. I don't know about
Wood being present.
do you remember knowing at that time that
the defendant in these mining suits had made
an application to discharge Receiver McKen-
Eyes, SIR
''Did you not have another conversation in
front of the Golden Gate Hotel with Judge
Noyes that IL he would discharge orders of re-
ceivership for Mckenzie that it would be worth
mo, sir flashed the witness at his interrog-
ator.
''Did you mention that he would get any
thing at all?'
II did not
Did you mention anything about benefts?"
"a short time after that did you meet Frost
on the street and did he not tell you that Judge
Noyes complained about the talk and did you
mo, sir I said that was damn lie and
that if the Judge said 1 offered him money he
not telling the truth"
do you recollect the next day that Judge
Noyes was passing house that you were fix
ing, and you said that you must have been
'nutty' when you approached him and that he
should not say anything about it and that you
would be good officer thereafter
mo, sir; that's made out Of whole cloth. I
never had such a conversation told him once
and that offices ought to harmonize.'
About the Bribe Offer.
ION the next day did you, Wood, Frost and
Noyes meet in the Jersey Hotel and discuss
these matters?'
I'VE discussed what a certain fellow had said
to me on the street"
did you in the course of that conversation
state that you heard he could get s2O 900 if Nc
Kenzie was discharged; that you didn't think
he would take it seriously and that you hoped
he would not let it go further?"
mo, sir 1 did not say that in sub
stance
Ibid you give Frost the name of the man who
would furnish the money!?
The man suppose you refer to hasn't Is
cents
Ibid these men have nothing to do with
your resignation"
mo, sir
that there was charge filed against you in
Washington on account of this very offer of
$40, 900 and that this the reason of the
demand of the resignation?
IT letter from Gaylen, written by
Carter. in which it was stated that unless /!
Was there anything like the conversation
I pictured at the hotel?"
mo, nothing like it, Many times Judge
Noyes and had friendly confidential talks.
He would come to me with anonymous letters
and say his life was threatened offered him
the protection of my deputies.'
Did you not avow that you would get
even with Noyes after your resignation?'
mo, sir"
Did you not say few days ago in the lob
by OF the Palace Hotel that you wanted the
liar p
II don't remember IT.
when did the defendants have the gold
dust and when did you get it?''
In October. 1907
when did you Overhear the conversation
about Judge Ross?'
In June, 1901
And you made memorandum Of itr'
II did"
Jersey Hotel Talk
Did you prefer charges against Frost in
Eyes, sir''
did you not prefer charges against Judge
Noyes?' e!y ,o,,,.
hdavits with them
McT,auphlin went hac RI the Iarsa1,
Hotel conversation and got this explana-
ton from the witness:
II told him that this came to me and
said if he could get the receiver discharged
that he couldn't approach Judge Noyes and
the man left l told Judge Moves because
'What receiver? What claim? Who was
II don't know what receiver, what claim,
but his name. was May-sometimes called col
bid yon ever s we5e May PaE after hat
II saw him in September in Washington,
where I think he lives. He's a real estate
man.
Here ended the cross-examination.
Pillsbury then took up the re-examina-
ton.
to bribe Judge Noyes?'
well, Frost seems to think so.'
Was that letter received from Judge Noyes
Hotel?'
1.-The conversation about May took place in
August, 1900, some time before the writs of
II want you to state whether you had any
other purpose than IF frendliness to Judge Noyes
mo other. He didn't think anything about
money at that time
End of Vawter
At the beginning of the afternoon ses-
sion in response to an Interrogation by
the amicus curiae Vawter said he was