The San Francisco call., 1905-02-10


Belshaw committee resumed the hear
/ ing of the case of the accused Senators
this evening the chairman said he
wished embodied in the record a certt-
fed copy of the resolution under which
the Senate decided that the Senators
accused should not be allowed to tes-
tify. The resolution was read and made
part of the record of the committee
proceedings.
II should like to ask" said Gator,
! whether the committee adopts this as
it's rule of action?''
Yes. having been so Instructed by
the Senate" replied Chairman, Bel
shaw.
II suppose the first business is the
cross-examination of Jordan" said
Gator.
TT is," replied Belshaw. DO you
wish to cross-examine him?"
I'VE do not" was the reply. His tes-
timony is satisfactory to us as 1t
stands
I'VE have some questions that we
wish to ask Mr.. Jordan" said Nicol.
I'VE object to this witness being
cross-examined by the other side" said
Gator.
He was produced as witness Of the
prosecution. Last evening after the
committee had made it's findings as to
the Senators testifying it asked If
either side had any more witnesses,
and Mr.. McNab said his had. He went
across and spoke to Jordan, and he
took the stand. This witness has con-
tradicted testimony given by their out
fit in the first part of this hearing. the
testimony of Mr.. Grange, and now they
wish to straighten that out. 1t is not
fair to allow them to cross-examine
Jordan when he has been their witness
from the start"
I'VE did not speak to Jordan about
testifying and did not call him to the
stand' said McNab. I'VE were in
formed for the first time when we came
here last night by the District Attor-
ney that Jordan would testify. The
subpoena was issued by the COMMITTEES
on its own responsibility"
1.-THE opposing counsel possesses a
superior knowledge that / cannot hope
to aspire to- said Nicol. when he
says we want to patch up something
he uncovers a purpose we never
dreamed of. Two weeks ago when
this hearing began / said before this
committee that we were not here as
prosecutors. Our only purpose has
been to make the truth so conspicuous
that no one will doubt it, We do not
desire to dispute the testimony of this
witness, but desire to add corrobora-
tion from his own lips" -,
OBJECTION OvERRULED.
I'm view of the fact that this COM
mittee must review all the testimony
before making a report. Mr.. Gators OBJ
lection is overruled,'' said Belshaw.
Jordan was then led over much of
the ground that he traversed in his
direct testimony. He identified the
key to his room given to Tichenor. He
became acquainted with Emmons dur
ing the. session of 1897. Bunkers he
first met here two years ago. He met
Wright. who was then member of the
Assembly at the same time.
The witness told about requesting or
Bunkers the night he met him on the
Oakland ferry-boat that the Commit
tee on Commissions defer action re-
garding the Phoenix Association until
he could see Grange. Bunkers told
him the subpoena would be held until
the following Tuesday. 1t was not is
sued during the time intervening. but
the witness did not know whether it
was because of the promise made by
Bunkers and the belief that there
might be something coming from
Grange or whether the committee was
DuSy WITH OIneT IldlleTS-
Asked whether he had changed or
spent any of the bills given him Jordan
said he had disposed of two of them.
One had been changed by Horace
Pratt. cashier of the Phoenix, and the
other he had spent. He was a little
hazy' about where this one had gone,
he said, but he was under the impress
sion he had used it to pay bill.
Then came the most important part
Of me nm awa M
nation Asked to tell all the conver-
sations he had had with any of the ac-
cused men after he had given them
the bribe money, he finally made this
statement:
Monday, after the expose had been
made, 1 went to Emmons' room in the
State House and asked him to get the
Senators together, secure all the mon
ey I had passed them and hand 1t back
to me. / told him this was the only So
luton of the difficulty we were in"
TRIES TO GET MONEY.
"Can L trust you," he asked and 1
said: Certainly you can, you have to.
What~good is the money to you. 1t is
marked and is dead money None Of
you can spend any of it,
The witness said Emmons understood
the money was marked. Continuing
Jordan said:
Wnen IOlu n4iillIlOllo lllSp nc SdlQ.
That's So and added that he would
get all the money and hand it to me-"
II next saw French at Tenth and K
streets between and o'clock and
told him it was the best thing to get
all the money together and turn it
back He asked me what money You
know what money / replied. He then
asked me what paper l worked on, the
Bulletin or Post"
Jordan didn't get any satisfaction out
of French. He did not think he saw
Wright that night.
He did see Bunkers and had this to
say about it:
.'Bunkers and 1 walked up Tenth
street to the Capitol. / told him the
same thing l had told Emmons. He
seemed wildly incoherent. He didn't
seem to know what to say.
II did not see any of the Senators
part with any of the money" Jordan
said. 'None of them told me they had
parted with any"
Did you go to them again after that
to see if they had got the money to-
gether?" was asked OF the witness.