The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
ACCUSED MAY TRY TO. Shift
THE BLAME ON JORDAN.
No Attempt Is Made to Protect Him

him?" Gator asked.
ITO the best of my knowledge and
belief the money he handed Emmons
and Bunkers was the same rolls gave
him at his room at 1116 Seventh street"
was the reply.
Tichenor stated that Senator Bunkers
smiled broadly when he received his
roll from Jordan and seemed filled with
satisfaction.
Don't you know a man might smile
at other things besides receiving
moneys" asked Gator. Jordan might
have been telling hfm funny story.
as he is capable of doing. Maybe he
told him the Continental was going to-
put up that ten thousand"
That would make anybody SMILE"
said Tichenor.
The witness refused point blank to
answer any question going into his for
mer relations with the Pinkerton
Agency. He even declined to say
whether he. knew Emmons while en-
gagged by the Pinkertons at Bakers
field This question was allowed by the
committee. but others were not. and
Gator took an exception, saying he
might appeal to the Senate.
DEFENSE ASKS FOR TIME.
neys for the defense, asked that the
case go over until tomorrow evening.
We have been confronted here
with a mass of secret testimony" he
said, and have had no opportunity
to refute 1t. We need little time to
make up our line of defense. 1t may
be that we will call some. witnesses
from Bakersfield and Los Angeles.
Our testimony is in the hands of 9TH
go ahead. 1t MAY be that the accused
men will be our only Witnesses
At the request of the defense Tiche-
nor and Hartling will be present at
the next session for further cross-ex-
animation.
The hearing was continued until to-
morrow night at s o'clock.
MAY AMEND AFFIDAVIT.
When the committee opened it's
evening session Senator Ralston said
he would like to have Mr.. McNab make
further statement concerning the first
clause of the affidavit of accusation
which intimates that undue influence
was used in appointing the Committee
on Commissions and Retrenchments.
1T was never the. intention" said
Mr.. McNab, ito convey by the slightest
word that the president of this Senate
was Influenced in the least in the ap-
pointment Of this committee. We will
withdraw that part of the affidavit.
MT. OOTDln as the maker OF IL is Will
ing to do this"
"The committee has no right to with
draw the clause of the affidavit. but 1t
will ask the permission of the Senate
to do so Tomorrow, said Chairman
Belshaw. If you will file with the
committee in writing what you desire
1t will be attended to-"
"The defense has some rights in this
matter" said Attorney Gator. "The
Senate itself has no right to expunge
from record the statement of people
not members. 1t is to our interest to
have this affidavit remain as it is''
McNab was told to put in writing
what he wished done, and promised
to do SO. Gator said he would protest
against the elimination of the clause
referred to.
ALLEGED INCONSISTENCY.
The last of the witness testimony
established an inconsistency between
his statements and those of Detective
Hartling that was eagerly seized by
Attorney Gator. Tichenor said he
handed the bills with which the Sem
ators were to be bribed to Jordan, done
up in rolls. So far as he could see, he
being located across the street, in both
instances, the bills were still in rolls
when they were handed to Emmons
and Bunkers. Hartling, who testified
thdt AC vas q SuOTt dlSlduCe away
when the bills were handed to the Sem
ators, said they were not rolled up
but were handed out full length, SO
that he had no difficulty in recognizing
them. The defense proceeded how
ever and in forcing from Tichenor q
further admission weakened this point
Tichenor, in answer to questions, ad-
mitted that if the passing of what he
believed, from the position he occu-
fv~rar tt<,x@ I~0
tween strangers, he would not have
been able to identify the object that
passed as paper money.
This elated the defense, but when it
comes to the argument the prosecution
will point out that this admission upon
the part of Tichenor strengthens it's
theory that Jordan unrolled the bills
after receiving them from Tichenor
and thus Tichenor's testimony operates
as corroborative of Hartling's testi-
mony that the bills were handed out
unrolled and easily identified.
ACCEPTS JORDAN'S WORD.
AS to the guilt of French and Wright,
Tichenor said the only evidence he had
was Jordan's word that he had paid
them. Asked If he believed Jordan to
be an honest man, one whose word
could be taken In such a case Tichenor
| said that so far as carrying out his
part of the compact was concerned
he had found Jordan to be honest,
or, in other words, that he was a dis
honest man with a fine sense of the
honor that obtains among his kind.
| Tichenor said the last action he had
| taken in the case was to consult in
the office of Gavin McNab in San Fran
cisco with the District Attorney and
another official of Sacramento regard
ing criminal proceedings to be insti-
tuted against Joseph S. Jordan. Al
| that time the District Attorney had
expressed regret that he had not been
! informed of the bribery case before II
| was announced in the Senate that he
might have taken action to gather
further evidence, If the same was found
to be necessary. In conclusion Tiche-
nor said he had not seen any of the
marked bills since the day he turned
them over to Jordan.
Attorneys for the prosecution admit
that they have been unable to trace
| any of them. This is the weakest, ir
fact the only weak point, in their case
| The trial will go on again tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock
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