The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-23
AYE, AYE, SIR! HE OFFERED NE
A BRIDE, BUT | TURNED away

returning to Conrad and giving the
result of his interview, Conrad said;
"Hoenig was down to see me the
night you were up there. He seemed
badly scared and wondered where
you got the information.
Conrad's Memory Weak.
Councilman Conrad was recalled
and denied that Hoenig had called to
see him II met him on the street
that night and he told me Mr. Short
had called on him and he wondered
where he had gotten his informa-
tion.
who told you that Hoenig had
been offered a consideration for his
vote Conrad was asked
81 don't remember"
when Hoenig saw you Saturday
night, did he deny that he had been
offered anything?"
81 don remember whether he de-
MED 1t or not"
Councilman Wright's statement
was the most direct made during the
examination. He said:
Wright Makes Statement.
Mr.. Mortimer offered telephone
for an hour and half the evening
the council met in committee of the
whole, and came down with me on
the car when | started for the meet
ing. He first offered me $1,S00 worth
OF stock and then made an offer of
81 800 cash. told him ] couldn't
do business with him that way.
Coming down on the car he asked
me TO go TO the office of his attor-
ney and said he would give me $500
to stay away from the meeting IL
you won't support, he said, we are
prepared 10 pay you not to antago-
nize us, ] told him couldn't do 1t.
Mortimer Came Back.
He called on another occasion and
said; ] couldn't do business with YOU
on stock II ! wanted to- | want to
talk gold with YOU / told him
couldn't do anything with him. He
dldn offer to pay me anything He
merely said he would"
SaImson Raises Point.
Salmson--All this time you knew
what kind of a man he was--you
knew that he had committed this
crime-and you kept still about il all
this time?
Wright-Yes, and do you want to
know why? 1t was because, as Nor
timer said, there were no witnesses
present. 1t was simply my word
against his.
Was Not Long-Headed.
Salmson-Why didn't you go to
his attorneys Office to get the $500?
There would have been witness 10
that.
Wright wasn't long-headed
enough for that
Concluding his testimony, Council
man Wright said he had not been Of
fered anything by anybody represents
ing the Sunset.
Grocers Threatened Hoenig.
M. b. HubbelI testified to CONVEX
sation with Councilman Hoenig In re-
lation to the report that he had been
influenced against the new franchise.
He said:
Going home on the car one night
told Mr.. Hoenig some Of the adj
Of the new telephone. He
agreed with me. When / asked him
why he didn't vote for it, he said. I
have to protect my own interests
He then told me that a member OF
the firm OF MacLean Bros. had said
that If he (Hoenig) voted for the
new franchise he would not get any
of their trade"
Riddell's Statement.
Attorney Riddell volunteered to
help the committee in any way that
he could. He told Of his dealings
with Mortimer and said there was an
understanding at the beginning that
there must be no crooked work. He
said he told Mortimer that 1t was
rumored that good deal of money
was spent In getting franchises, and
If he anticipated anything of the
kind he had better put the business
in some other hands. Mortimer said
nothing OF the kind would be done.
At Attorney Riddells request,
Councilman Whitman was recalled
TO state whether or not he (RiddelD
had ever offered him anything. Whit
man replied that he had not.
The statement of Mr.. Riddell con-
cluded the investigation.
The evidence will be reported to
the council Wednesday night and
any further action to be taken will
be decided at that time