Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-05
EMMONS JURORS
ARE GROWING FAT
GAIN IN WEIGHT AVERAGES
SIX POUNDS EACH
Greatest Hardship They Have to Suffer
Is Separation From WIves-Ell
Wright Testifies for
the Defense
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 4.-The EN-
mons jurymen, who have been in the
custody of the sheriff ever since the
trial began, over three weeks ago, seem
not to have suffered by reason of con-
finement. An average increase in weight
of six pounds to the man has been
gained since the jury was first given
into the custody OF Sheriff Reese, and
all the jurymen appear to be In robust
health.
The jurymen seem to be principally
concerned over the separation from
their families. During the last two
weeks there has not been an after
noon when two or three of the jury
mems wives were not seated exactly
opposite the jury boX. Conjugal hirta-
tions are carried on when the atten-
tion of Judge Hart is directed in an
other direction, and the wives whose
husbands are celebrating over the
weight of the testimony appear to de-
rive a vast amount of comfort from
silent and smiling contemplation of
their husbands.
When in cheerful and generous mood
Judge Hart permits brief interviews
between the wives and husbands,
When this is refused the ladies assem-
BILE on the corner diagonally opposite
the court house and the jurors lean out
of the second story window to exchange
greetings with them. Judge Hart ad-
mits that he has never been so Sc
verely punished for a judicial order as
d., 1t nf @ NJ
mons jury.
The defense has concluded it's case,
although several witnesses are held
in reserve to answer to the rebuttal of
the prosecution, which commenced to-
day.
1t is believed that the case will be
submitted and ready for argument
about Friday, and there is expressed a
hope that the trial, which has been
in progress nineteen days, will con-
clude by the end of next week.
Eli Wright was the main witness for
the defense. After Wright. in re-
sponse to questions by Attorney Grove
l.. Johnson, had testified to every cir
cumstance, move, conversation and
meeting during the early part of the last
legislative session, and had denied alb
solutely the conversations and actions
attributed to him in the confession of
Bunkers, he was asked about the first
meeting of the committee. He said that
he left the house at ST Tenth street
under an umbrella, which sheltered
himself and Charles Hogg. He was
positive that there had been no talk
about money or graft.
Wright said that he knew Fayette
Mitcheltree, an aSsemblyman from
Santa Clara county, and was asked il
he remembered conversation with
Mitcheltree Mr.. Seymour stated that
the purpose of this inquiry was to show
a combination among the four sena-
tors afterward indicted. Objection was
made to the admission of any such tes-
timony from Wright relating to any
conspiracy.
The objection was finally overruled
and the question was repeated as fol-
lows:
do you remember having had con-
Versation with Mitcheltree in the
Golden Eagle hotel about three days
prior to the expose?"
Wright said he did not remember the
occasion, and affirmed that Mitcheltree
was but seldom in attendance at the
sessions of the legislature The witness
would not deny having had such a
conversation, and Mr.. Seymour asked:
Did you not say to him, "A combina-
tion has been formed by French, EN-
mons, Bunkers and myself to omake some
money out of the building and loan as
sociations?"
mo, sir. never had such a conver-
sation with Mitcheltree or any one else.
If he said so he is guilty of deliberate
and willful prevarication.'
did you not state that you had sub
poenaed William Corbin and that you
were going to force him to come up?'
An objection to this was sustained
Then Mr.. Seymour asked: Did you not
state to Mitcheltree that if you had
known you were doing business with a
man like Jordan you would have been
more careful and that it looked as ii ii
would cost you more to get clear than
you had got out of it?'
''I did not say such thing to him
I did have a conversation with him.
however. 1t was not in the hall, but in
the lobby. near the heater Mitcheltree
came to me and said he was about ia
be indicted for embezzlement from a
piano house by which he had been en-
help him out. and told him I was in
trouble myself and needed all l had
Then he wanted 5000 and finally came
down to 800. 1 refused TO let him have
1t and he has been mad at me ever
since"
Much time was consumed in the
afternoon in hearing witnesses testify
concerning the character of Tichenor.