The San Francisco call., 1903-12-01

Burns told him he had already received
Burns scorned the offer at first, say
ing that he was no 500 man, and
threatened, so Salisbury swore, that he
would tack on a referendum clause TO
the bill unless he were given $4,000
Salisbury told him to put in the bill
and to say nothing about the $4,000 until
+ the measure became a law; :intipating
I:that he would :be. further rewarded
| then: The 5000 was paid to Burns in
Salsbury's office in: the City Hall; SAILS
bury: testified. =. Z. -. -.
Salisbury testified that the water deal
first came TO his attention in June, 1900,
when Thomas F.. MEG larry "a local att
torney. told him that he had some
clients who wanted to get a: contract
ito furnish the. G. sy.'with water and that
there would be $4,000 In it for. him. SAILS.
bury was driven INTO the dealhe said.
because: of a 81. 900 shortage in his
bank account, caused by speculation ~,
wheat: E. He: met Il. A.: Cameron of New
YGri; and agreed TO. go Into the deal
for So, ,0cO cash. The money was: sent
by II. a.: Taylor of. New York. the
agent mentioned n..the DEAL to the.
state Bank. Salisbury said:
=. Ms; .so1n purpose 1vas u take the s25. 600 10
t:raishtc ui my ea , ce"n ,SS.d a. nsa s,.Sss go;
the shortage and there. sEe ~ater deai WouVt
have ended. So. ..:; ~:
DOODLE 10 PAY DEBTS.
Attorney McCSarry, however wanted
32I,500 from Salisbury. he testified, hut.
lt was finally agreed that Salisbury
should nay him $500. Salisbury then
went into the newspapers alleged cone.
S1ectIon with. the deal. Said he: H.
Cameron waited to know 3hat .hc news.
sass;s EO.a .: sSd sS:S : Ssriss ias
Ss1rch oes 3he Evening Press Ss000. ! also
gave J. CaArs SVrOal. the manager OK the
\ rlfener with SpTOaI, Il beiug known aAas Z
EsGs 60 use the D1Der as ] wanted.
Salisbury said that the reason he did
not get out OF the deal after getting.
the first Doodle was that he had to keep
up an appearance Of good faith with
the promoters, and, because of the
drains upon him in interesting other
persons, he was unable to get enough
out of 1t for himself to pay up his $15,-
600 shortage. After paying McGarry
$500, so he testified, he went down to
ex-Mayor Perry's office and gave him
S3333. Salisbury continued:
Perry's theory was for him and the Demo-
crat "a local paper to support the Bailey
Springs water project. rival of the Lake
Michigan deal. He advocated the Bailey
Springs deal with the sole purpose of getting
the other papers to oppose the PROJECT. before
ii was known that the other papers would
accept money. Burch Of the Evening Press
al first wanted $4,000, but nnally took the
$4,000 l insisted that nothing be done by
the Council until the additional $4,000, for
which we had bargained with the promoters
came. Attorney McGarry first got held of this
money but / insisted that it be turned over
to Stilsen Mcleod. employe of the old
National Bank, with whom L had been in
terested in stock speculations Mcleod took
S153OO to make up his shortage ard 1 got
$4,000 and paid up ihy debts. The rest was
kept by Mcleod at the old National Bank
NV idea vet was to call the whole water deal
off and let those fellows go back New York
thinking that they had done something.
THE MAYOR INVOLVED.
Salisbury also implicated Samuel N.
Lemon, Collector of City Revenue, and
William r. Anderson, president of the
Fourth National Bank. who, he said,
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