Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-09

appointed place. Tichenor said:
well IT'S all right If you paid them.
Then Jordan, who had received only
$3.50 for his services, asked Tichenor
for the exact 500 that was coming to
him. Tichenor went away to get this,
and shortly after French came in Jor
dan said he told French he had some
money for him and asked him to come
around with him to the Irish Tavern.
The two started and Jordan said he
passed his hand containing the roll
of greenbacks across Frenchs chest.
French put up his hand and took the
money and put It i'm his pocket. Jor-
dan, according to his confession then
went back to meet Tichenor, and about
midnight received from the detective
$l00 in greenbacks for himself. He had
a bottle of wine with Tichenor at the
Capitol hotel across from the Golden
Eagle, and then the two parted
"Bunkers Had Kick Coming"
"The next day." said Jordan IL met
Senator Bunkers and he had a kick
coming. He said that his roll Of green
backs was $50 short. Well / said 4
don't know how that is, but | still have
Senator's Wright's money in my
pocket | will count that and see If
there is $50 extra i'm his roll. | then
counted the roll and 1t contained lust
the $3.50. This was the only roll
of the four that l counted. took
Tichenor's word as to the correctness
of the amounts. | told Bunkers l would
speak to Grange for him about the
shortage"
That same day, according to Jordan,
he met Senator Wright and made an
appointment to meet him at the irish
Tavern, saloon frequented by poll
ticians on Seventh street. about two
blocks from the Golden Eagle. At
2 O'Clock In the afternoon he met
Wright in the tavern and told him to
go into the lavatory and he would
there pass him his share of the money.
Wright went into the lavatory as Jor-
dan directed; Jordan followed. and
there passed the roll of gfeenbacks 70
the senator.
Jordan gave his testimony in a husky.
low voice which was hardly stronger
than whisper. Profound stiffness
prevailed, however, and notwithstand-
ing his testimony was not audible at
great distance from where the commit
tee sat- no one left the senate chamber
but stayed to catch every possible
word.
Questioned as to Deal
When Jordan finished his uninter-
rupted story, which took just one hour
III telling, he was questioned by Sena-
tor Simpson and Chairman Belshaw as
to the arrangements that had been
made with the four senators in
consideration for their receiving this
money
Did you have an understanding with
Senators Emmons, Bunkers, French
and Wright as to what services. if any, |
they were to render the building and
loan associations mentioned in consid-
Grafton for the payment of this money!"
asked Belshaw
Yes answered Jordan.
He then went on to say that he had
arranged most of the details of the
transaction with Senator Harry Bunk
ers, whom he met in San Francisco |
while he Gordam was negotiating with |
Clarence Grange
Continuing he said
Il spoke to Senator Bunkers in San
Francisco and mentioned the Renters
association, the Pacific States, and the
Phoenix companys as the ones desiring
immunity. l made nearly all the ar
with Bunkers at his home
in the city Bunkers wanted $500
apiece for the senators, but Grange
would not give more than $3.50 apiece
to the senators and $3.50 for myself
Protection Came High
81 spoke to the other three senators
about the companies that desired i'm
from unfavorable investigation
and mentioned the Renters, the Pacific
States and the Phoenix, which is
Oranges company. | told Grange on
he strength OF my conversation with
8unkers that the senators were willing
o protect the three associations named
or the price stipulated, but that the
Building and Loan associa-
ion could not get in on the deal unless
hey paid at least $4,000"
Senators Wright and Bunkers sat
,nly few feet from Jordan as he was
elling the story of the bribery.
Nright's pale, set face twitched, and
red in the face squirmed in
lis seat when Jordan came to that part
If the story which related to the pass
ng of the money to him.
II have that little package for you,"
Jordan said were his words when he
approached Bunkers near the popcorn
tand at the corner of Seventh and X ,
treets. Bunkers had just returned
rom an automobile ride and had an
'vercoat on. "All right" was Bunkers'
nswer to Jordan.
81 will shake hands with you and
'ass the money that way" said Jor- /
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