The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-09
MONEY PASSED
To STATESMEN
Sensational Testimony in California
Bribery Case.
FOUR SENATORS ACCUSED
GO-5ETWEEN WILL ESCAPE
PROSECUTION.

Sacramento. Cal, Feb. Sin the SEN
atorial bribery investigation tonight,
Joseph 5. Jordan, who was accused of
having been the agent of the four ac-
cuSed senator's. took the witness stand
and testified that the charges were
true Jordan in his testimony said that
ne was employed by Clarence Grange
of the Phoenix Building and Loan as
sociation and was asked if he could go
TO any of the senators and make a
money proposition to them for their
protection in any investigation likely to
be held.
Jordan then mentioned the four SEN
ators accused and was told to see them.
Jordan said he went to see Senator
Bunkers and asked him IL he cared to
do business
Bunkers said he would see Senator
French. On the next day Bunkers said
he had not seen French and Jordan
asked Bunkers if $3.50 would be enough
for each senator's help Bunkers said
he thought it would. Grange then said
he wanted Jordan to see French. who
agreed TO $3.50. Bunkers wanted $500
for three companies, this amount TO go
To each of the four senators.
How the Money Was Passed.
Continuing, Jordan detailed the ar
ranSementS made for passing the
money, corroborating the evidence al
ready adduced by the prosecution. Jor
dan said Detective Tichenor gave him
the four rolls of greenbasks containing
$3.50 each at JOrdan's room and then
Jordan walked up to a saloon to meet
Senator EmmOns- He said he met
the senator; came out of the saloon,
walked across the street and taking a
roll of greenback $3.50 in all, from his
pocket, shook hands with Emmons,
leaving the roll in Emmons' hand
EmmOnS put the roll in his pocket
. he in at or
Bunker's OvercOat pocket on Eighth
street and then shook hands with Bum
kers.
Jordan testified that he paid Senator
French by passing his hand, contain
ing the roll of greenbacks. across
French's chest French, he said, put
the money in his pocket.
The next day" said Jordan, Il met
Senator BunkerS and ne had a kick
coming. He said his roll of greenbacks
was $50 short. Well, I said, / don't
know how that is, but l still have Sen
ator Wright's money in my pocket. 1
will count that and see if there is $50
extra i'm his roll then counted the
roll and IT contained just the $3.50. This
was the only roll of the four that /
counted. / took TichenOr's word as TO
the correctness of the amounts. L told
Bunkers 1 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 a saloon
freQuented by politicians. 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 .greenbacks to the
senator
Jordan gave his testimony in husky.
low voice. which was hardly stronger
than a whisper.
Objection Was Made.
The accused senators were ready to
testify tonight. but owing to objections
made by the district attorney Of Sacra-
mentO county il was deGiGed to refer
the matter t. the full senate tomorrow.
The objections of the district attOr-
ney were based on the provision of the
statutes which absolved the accused
senators from criminal prosecution
should they testify under oath at the
senatorial investigation.
BY testifying tonight, Joseph Jordan
will escape criminal prosecution under
the charges Of lobbying and bribery
fled against him