The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02

F. You. don't think for moment that
any one OF them would dare come to
me-, do you?"
"I don't know, said Gator.
Here the chairman called Mr.. Nc
Nab's attention to the fact that he was
turning cross-examiner instead Of the
cross-exannined. and Mr.. McNab apollo
gized. McNab then proceeded. He said
ne did not know either of the accused.
but it was within his knowledge that
Emmons was engaged In Bakersfield as
a principal in bitter law suit with the
Continental Continuing, he said:
"a man that seeks a position to In
vestigate a corporation against which
he is litigatinS. TO my mind, occupies
a peculiar position
Asked what was meant in Corbin's
affidavit by the statement that the
Committee on Commissions and Re
tTenchment had been packed ia the
interest of the Examiner. McNab said
that although he did not prepare the
affidavit he would explain.
He said that while no intention ex-
listed to cast reflection on the president
of the Senate he was positive that the
allegation was true. that the committee
had harmless title and that Presi-
dent Anderson had been made the in
nOcent victim of a scheme to pack the
committee. and he added, ''you know
men in office often yield TO. the sugges-
tiCn that the appointment to certain
places of certain men would be pleas
ing to them and to others and 1 be-
lieve this was the way this thing was
done"
PROOF OF THEIR GUILT.
Again Gator wanted to know why
McNab. had resorted to the proceedings
at bar against the four Senators. He
answered again that the situation ap-
pealed to him as an attorney and as
a good citizen. and an American
my duty pointed conclusively to the
capture of these men,'t he said, "and
this only, after / had sufficient proof
OF their guilt 1 did not scheme to lay
a trap before they had laid themselves
liable to capture. but L can assure you
that i would have moved before had
the least suggestion been offered me
that they could be caught as they have
been caught
:'Mr. Grange suggested the employ
ment of TichenOr to do this work,
though I have known him for some
time and knew that he was faithful
and skillful in this kind CT work
have employed him before in chasing
other classes of criminals never en-
ployed him to chase honest men and
he is not out of his usual line of en-
ployment in this case
Il told TichenCr to secure a COM
panion and then he was instructed by
Corbin as to how to get evidence that
was wanted. We wanted the money
/ paid TO: these Senators IN the presence
Of witnesses and ws1ntsa witnesses TO
tha coflsfsr istis9n Of tE1e zzlfsls. II was
obviolIs hsEt Js1zEdan zF9sEid Azve heEf
! the esrllv araA npen whom the stain Ef
erinae could have bssn plaeed had ns5r
1 this plan been feEl0 0sFe<l Ntlt He e0Eflsi;
have been stocd up as the only cTfEllrs
final by these men or the fact might
have been that they We're innocent We
wanted to avoid all complications and
arranged to see that no such error oc-
CURED. Had they not been seen taxi
\ ing the money there would have been
no legal case against them. only a
! moral case We wanted to see that
| this money was delivered to the men
i that demanded 1t. then they could pass
1 the burden to no one.
ENEMY HOLDS REPORT.
Returning to the question Of the in