Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-10
THREE SENATORS
UNDER ARREST
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY FAILS TO
FIND WRIGHT
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
French and Bunkers Are First to Be
Taken Before Judge Hart and
BaiIis Fixed at Five Thou
sand Dollars
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
BY Associated Press.

BY. Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 9.-The grand
jury, Through its foreman. =. U.
Steineman, tonight returned indict-
ments against Senators Emmons,
French, Bunkers and Wright, .rcharg-
ing them with receiving a bribe. The
grand jury made it's report before
Superior Judge Hart. who immediate
ly issued bench warrants for the ar
rest of the accused.
Sheriff Reece and County Detective
ONeill, with District Attorney Sey-
mour, through whose efforts the in
dictments were returned, at once lett
for the capitol, where the senatorial
investigation was in progress, to arr
rest the alleged boodlers.
Senator French was the first to be
taken into custody. He was sitting
at his desk, listening to the cross
examination of Joseph Jordan, the
'confessed go-between. Reese tapped
French on the shoulder, whispered that
he was under arrest, and the two
withdrew from the senate chamber
with hardly anyone being aware of
what had taken place.
At $3.50 o'clock Sheriff Reese found
Harry Bunkers, chairman of the re-
trenchment committee, in the sergeant
alarms room of the senate. He placed
him under arrest and the two were
taken before Judge Hart, who fixed
the bonds at $4,000. Attorney Jacobs,
for the accused, secured bondsmen,
and the two were released from the
custody of the sheriff. Supervisor
Joseph Kelly of Oakland and j. D.
Moffitt, brother of the late Senator
Frank Moffitt. went OH Bunkers' bond
]. l.. Woods of Sacramento, and Ed
ward Short of San Francisco, are
French's bondsmen.
Emmons' Wife With Him
Senator e. ]. Emmons was the third
accused boodler to be taken into Gus
tody. He received an intimation early
in the evening of what was going to
take place, and he had hunted UP F. j.
Ruhstaller and H. T. Silvius, two Sac
ramento merchants to be his bonds
men. He went with them to his room
in the State House hotel. There they
awaited the arrival Of the officers.
Emmons was arrested shortly after 10
o'clock His wife accompanied him to
the court house. During the trying or
deal of the past few days she has not
once left her husbands side.
Senator Emmons is an acquaintance
of Superior Judge Hart, before whom
his bond was approved. He was in
clined to be facetious during the pro-
ceeding. Shaking hands with Judge
Hart, he said
"Well judge, you didn't expect me
under such circumstances, did your
Then turning to District Attorney
Seymour, he said:
"rhe only thing I object to is that
you have carried out this thing at
night time. You know we old lawyers
don't like to have their slumbers dis
turbed. 1 was just about to get ready
for bed when your officers appeared
Indictments Charge Bribe Taking
The indictments issued by the grand
jury accuse the senators of felony in
asking and receiving bribes. The
statesmen are charged with receiving
$3.50 each from Joseph Jordan. 1t is
stated in the indictment that the
money was paid and received for the
particular purpose Of influencing legis-
lation, the specific charge being the
guarantee of immunity for two build
ing and loan associations.
The three senators out on bail ap-
pear to be as confident as usual Sem
ator Bunkers in an interview said:
81 am not at all disturbed at this
turn of affairs. I think that we still
have a little the best of it, and every
thing will turn out all right. We ex-
pect to show up this infamous con-
spiracy against us"
Senator French said:
"We have nothing to fear. 1 think
it will turn out all right in the end"
Senator Wright had not been found
by sheriffs deputies up to 12:45 a. m.
Judge Hart has gone home, so If
Wright is brought to the county Jail
he will have to remain all night, as
there is nobody to approve his bonds.
1t is limited that Wright went to San
Jose with his wife this afternoon.
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