Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-07
BRIBERY TRIAL
PACKS SENATE
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO Feb. 6.--The largest
crowd that has yet assembled to at
tend the inquiry into the bribery
charges against Senator's Emmons.
French, Bunkers and Wright gathered
tonight at the senate chamber. The
senate was packed to standing room
with men and women who struggled for
seats on the floor and in the gallery.
H. p. Dooer was the first witness
introduced by the defense to impeach
the character of witnesses and de-
clared that he would not believe Henry
Hartling. the detective employed by
the prosecution, under oath. F. H.
Fogarty, Myron Holmes, Charles p.
Fox and B. L. Brundage, all of Bakers
field, testified along similar lines.
S. ]. Dunlap. n railroad conductor of
Bakersfield, said Tichenor's reputation
was very bad" and Hartling and
Tichenor were also given a bad reputa-
tion by Policeman Bert M. Tibbetts of
Bakersfield. McNab ELECTED through
out that witnesses had known Hartling
and Tichenor as detectives in the
swamp land and oil cases.
John F. Dooley, a miner, who had
been one of the Bakersfield swamp set
tiers, and James A. Bernard of Kern,
were witnesses who also testified
against the detectives employed by the
prosecution.
At this juncture Senator Simpson of
the senatorial inquiry moved that the
number of character witnesses on each
side be limited to twenty persons, and
witnesses on impeachment was finally
fixed at twenty-five.
Several other witnesses then followed
in impeaching the character of Hartling
and Tichenor.
Lieutenant Governor Alden Anderson,
who had been subpoenaed, took the
stand to make a statement refuting the
allegation that he had been influenced
in appointing the committee on COM
missions and retrenchment.
Senator Coggins, who was a member
of the committee on commissions and
retrenchments, was next called to the
stand. He attended but few meetings
of the committee, and at first the ses
sions were held behind closed doors.
Among those who sought to have the
doors closed were Senator's Wright and
French. who had declared that an
open inquiry might hurt the companies
under investigation should it be found
that they were legitimate. In answer
to a series of questions Senator Cog
gins said: 1.-The investigation of the
Continental Building and Loan asso-
citation was prompted by what had APP
peared in daily newspaper"
Senator Bauer, another member of
the committee on commissions and re-
trenchments, said he had not attended
the meetings of the committee with
regularity; that he made a motion that
the committee meetings be held open
ly, and Senator Wright offered sub
stitute that the meeting of that day
be open to the public. Senator EN-
mons took the stand that the commit
tee meetings should be executive, on
the ground that publicity might i'm
jure companies found to be solvent.
Senator Rambo another member of
the comm . ee on retrenchments and
commissions, said that considerable dis
icussion was held relative to. the hold
ing of closed meetings He declared
the members of the committee who
had spoken for closed meetings We're
Senators Wright, Bunkers, Emmons
and French.
Attorney Nicol elected the fact from
Senator Rambo that nothing was to be
said about corporations that were
found by the committee TO be con-
Quoted properly. while others. includ-
ing the Continental association, were
TO be reported on. According TO the
senator the action of certain members
of the committee was regarded by him
as being suspicious. especially as to
the manner in which the reports were
TO be handled.
An adjournment was taken at mid
night