Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-26
DEFENSE OPENS
IN BUNKERS CASE
CHARACTER WITNESSES ARE
PUT ON STAND
lMPUGN HARTLINe's WORD
Upon Being Questioned They Admit
They Do Not Know Detective
and Speak Only From
Hearsay
Rv Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
! SACRAMENTO April 25.--When tho
| case Of Harry Bunkers, the state sen
yesterday afternoon, II. V. Morehouse
Of counsel for the defense, had made a
motion to strike out the testimony cl
Clarence Grange of the Phoenix Build
ing and Loan association; George
Tichenor and Henry Hartling, detec-
tives; Gavin McNab, attorney for the
Continental associations Fremont
Older. managing editor Of the San
Francisco Bulletin. who had handled
the money marked for the four state
senators who were accused of accept
ing bribes. and Joseph Jordan, who
had testified that he had delivered the
money. Judge Hart took the matter
under advisement until this morning.
When court opened this morning Judge
Hart denied the motion of Morehouse,
and the defense took an exception.
The defense was then formally
opened a number of character" wit
nesses from Kern county being placed
upon the stand. The witnesses called
were c. p. Fox, Myron Holmes. ]. A.
Bernard, e. Rousseau, II. j. Dover, II.
P. Dover and Louis Schmidt. They all
testified that they would not believe
Henry Hartling under oath. Hsrtling
was one of the detectives who was sent
here to shadow the state senators who
were to be bribed to grant immunity
to certain building and loan associa-
tions and who swore they saw Joseph
Jordan pass rolls of greenbacks to
them.
1t developed on cross examination
know Hartling personally. but were
only speaking from hearsay. HartlinS
had acted as a detective in a land suit
in Kern county and had worked him
or squatters who had finally been dis
possessed.
Edward Short and Joseph Tuyt, who
We're assistant sergeants at arms in the
to prove that Senator Bunkers did not
have a talk with Joseph Jordan cross
ing the ferry to San Francisco on Jan
uary 20 last. Jordan had sworn that it
was on that trip he had had his first
talk with Bunkers about the building
and loan associations. The witnesses
swore they were in his company all the
time. Tuyt admitted that Senator
French had procured him his position
in the Office of the sergeant at arms.
Bunkers admitted that in going off
the ferryboat on the trip to San Fran
cisco or Saturday, January 20, Jordan
came to him on the ferry apron and
asked if he could call and see him.
Bunkers replied, II guess so, joe"
That night Jordan called at his restau-
rant. They had no particular conver-
sation. Next day. Sunday. Jordan
called at noon. Witness was too busy
to see him. Jordan returned at 2:3Ol
and wanted story to write up, saying
he had heard building associations were
going to be written up Witness told
him he had no dope for him.
That night Jordan came again, butt
nothing was said about building asso-
Citations. The next meeting was while
en- route to Sacramento when Jordan
invited him to an automobile ride for
Monday night. He accepted. Monday
morning Jordan met him In the senate.
Nothing but greetings passed. Monday
evening he met Jordan at Eighth and
streets to take the ride. Jordan
said it was all off as he could not get
the fairies" out to go, meaning the
girls.