The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

1LUI III UIlAT LTO
PA ASSES BILLS
TO AN AGENT

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means TO entrap these people and re-
peated to him the story that the Sena-
tors demanded $4,000 to protect the
Continental. McNab told me he would
not put up a dollar. I told him L felt
it was time for blackmail to stop. He
did not suggest this plan Of action. l
originated il in keeping with my life
long intention to corner the first man
that ever tried to blackmail me. /
wanted the proof against these men
and l left the arrangement of the de-
tails with McNab. l told him l had
the money for this purpose and /
dropped out of the case after turning
the money over. There was no word
passed as to who was to stand this
loss. This was all settled before 1 met
Mr.. McNab. George Perine and my
self We're to stand it alone and this
money was never in Mr.. McNab's S
hands so far as 1 know. On Monday 1
turned it over to the man indicated by
McNab's nod in the corridor of the
Mills building. Mr.. McNab handled
the details as to how the work was to
be done by Detective Tichenor because
he knew him better than | did: he
would not have done the work for me
| am sure; l had no way cf reaching
him"
CONSULTS ATTORNEY.
Who is to pay for the work of the
detective 1 don't know. / dropped the
case after turning over the money, ex-
cept that to-day / consulted with the
Prosecuting Attorney of this county
regarding the probable action he will
take before the investigation comes to
an end"
You knew, did you not, that McNab
was interested in having these Sena-
tors entrapped?" asked Copeland.
4l,s- -,
question one thought because 1 knew
that the case Of the Continental would
be brought to a focus in other proceed
ings that were in course of prepara-
ton
Then you did not know that the
Continental was going to use your evil
dence Of corruption for its own bene-
ftp"
No, did not"
you did not know the Continental
was coming here to make a fight and
base the same on your thunder?"
No. l did not give this end of the
case much consideration, but l can say
that l did not care that it did take my
thunder and use it as it has
Asked by Copeland if he had seen
Jordan since the alleged bribing trans
actions. Graf ge said he had ION the
train to-day" he said.
What conversation did you have
with him?" was the next question.
L didn't speak to him." replied
Grange
Aren't you friends now?"
We'll, 1 don't know" was the reply.
Asked if he didn't express surprise
when Jordan came to him with such
a nefarious proposition. the witness
said, Why, not at all.
Who threatened you with the wrath
Of the Examiner asked BelshaW.
Mr.. Mallett came to me and said
the Examiner probably would make an
attack on my company if l appeared
before the Assembly committee
Did he speak authoritatively?"
Il don't know"
local league of building and loan asso-
Citations of San Francisco had also
threatened him with dire consequence
if he fought the Assembly bill.
Grange said Perine secured the bills
and gold notes to be given the Senators
at the banks. The witness knew moth
ing about the marking of them. In
reply TO Gators expression of surprise
at this he said he supposed the man
chosen to deliver them was shrewd
enough to mark them properly.
McNAB ON STAND.
Gavin McNab was called. and the an
nouncement of his name naturally
caused a murmur to arise among the
auditors. He was accompanied by
Gould. He told of Grange ringing him
up and telling him he wanted to see
him about JOrdan's proposition. Nc
Nab met Grange at the attorneys Of
1ce and the agent told him how Jor-
dan had come to him purporting to
represent the four Senators. and had
made the proposition for bribe money.
Jordan had talked with astonishing,
freedom, Grange told McNab, the basis
OF the offer being that for a certain
sum the committee would let such as
sociations as were investigated. with
the exception of the Continental. file
any reports they wished. For the Con-
tinental $4,000 was demanded. with a
fee of $4,000 for Jordan.
The letter said, so Grange told Nc
Nab, that the Contipental was under
the ban of the Examiner and that EN-
mons had told him he had an arrange
ment to get some matter against that
association that the attack could be
hung on and then accuse Washington
Dodge and the witness of compounding
a felony.
McNab at once asked Grange if he
was willing to collect some money to
be used In trapping the alleged black
mduerS, ana orange SAID he was.
They then talked of a man to carry
out the plan of exposing the four Sena-
tors spoken Of by Jordan. Tichenor
was settled upon at once as the best
person for the work.
Extensive assistance was needed"
continued McNab, and being very
friendly with Mr.. Older of the Bull
letin, 1 rang him up. / knew he was
at a reception being given that night
at James H. Barrys house in honor of
Arthur McEwen. Mr.. Older consented
to meet me at his room at the Palace
and we went there. He agreed to keep
in his office a record of the greenbacks
and gold to be used in the transaction.
DETECTIVE CONSENTS.
Corbin secured the consent of Itch
enor to lend his aid in the matter He
told him he must not allow Jordan to
get the money and pay the Senators
without witnesses seeing the transac-
ton. Corbin did not know the Renters
or the Proehix knew anything about it.
There, was mistake made in the
number of Corbin's residence in Sacra-