The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08
WITNESSES WHO BELITTLE SLEUTHS|
ARE SHOWN TO BE PREJUDICED.
Gould and Gator Indulge IN a Woydy War
Attorneys Wax Angry During Investigation and Chairman
Beshaw Is Compelled to Demand Cessation of HosiIies
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ling under oath, this state of mind be-
ing the result of hearing his character
discussed by swamp land squatters
that lost their holdings in an action at
law. Hartling was in the employ of
the successful litigants.
DISLIKES TICHENOR.
J. W. Briscoe. an oil man of Bakers
field. also testified he would not believe
Tichenor under oath, his opinion being
based on the opinions of men that were
proceeded against by Tichenor after
the section 26 affair.
Z. J. Bousto of Fresno testified he
would not believe Tichenor under oath,
but admitted that Tichenor sought to
force a confession from him that he
was mixed up in the section 2S affair,
but he refused to confess. He thought
that Tichenor's acts did not treat him
right. although Cornell. one of the men
shot, accused Bousto of being in the
crowd that shot him. Bousto further
testified that Tichenor's acts prejudiced
him against the detective. The wit
ness admitted that he was arrested
twice for the offense, but was dismissed
through lack of evidence. Bousto
created laugh by saying he
did not believe Tichenor was
a detective, but shawkshaw.
He further admitted that he had
trouble WIFI the
and Loan Association, having borrow
ed $500 from the Continental on
piece of property worth, he admitted,
only $500 and that he only paid up to
avoid the trouble of a lawsuit. Bousto
was mbling.ahead, going into the ins
and outs of the entire affair, when
Gould suddenly interrupted him and
said:
"Oh. you're the man that Sam Dun
lap whipped for getting full and giving
the whole section 26 affair away?'
mo. sir" protested the witness L
licked Dunlap myself. 1 was not drunk
that night. When L get drunk l amt
afraid to say so. 1 get drunk and buy
wine myself
AS the committee. was not anxious
to hear the entire story of Bousto's wild
times in life his further services as
character witness for the defense were
dispensed with.
FEW MORE WITNESSES.
The names of w A. Mckenzie and
Mathew Smith were called by Gator
after the funny man from Fresno had
left the stand, but neither answered.
The attorney WAS asked what other
witnesses he had.
I'VE are through as far as 1 know,
he said excepting as TO those from
Downieville."
Wnen 90 you 6ApGCL LnSil lACiC.
asked Chairman Belshaw.
Sergeant at Arms Martin answered
that these witnesses were due in Sac
ramento at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The representatives of Corbin said
they had no witnesses here that they
wished to call, excepting Superintend-
ent Beede of the Postal Telegraph
Company, who has a telegram that
passed during the time it is alleged
Tichenor was putting the money into
the hands of Jordan. Beede did not
answer to his name.
IF these witnesses from Downieville
do not get here by tomorrow night l
suppose we viii close the case, said
Gator.
You said you wanted Corbin here
tomorrow night, did you not?" asked
Belshaw.
1T was Copeland who wanted to ask
him some more questions. was the
reply.
The chairman said that Corbin would
be present. He also spoke warning
to witnesses who may not answer their
names when called, saying that it
would be the unpleasant duty of the
committee to have them called before
the bar of the Senate for contempt.
o'clock tomorrow night If the de-
fense finishes early with the remainder
Of its character witnesses, Corbin's
side may introduce some testimony in
rebuttal.