The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02


Nestfgation Of the books Of the Con-
tinental at the instance of the Exam
iner, McNab said that though he had
been Informed that the report was faN-
orable TO the Continental he did not
have the report, but that the same
was in the hands of the enemy. He
further said that he knew the enemy
did not purpose using the same in an
exploitation Of the present standing of
the corporation but TO base reports on
things that occurred in past years, long
before the present board Of directors
Of the corporation was appointed He
knew that these twisted reports were
10 be placed in the hands Of the COM
nlittee. four members Of which are now
on trial for bribery, and he also knew
that men whose hands were extended
for bribes would make no honest re-
port; that dishonest men do not COM
init honest acts.
In conclusion McNab said that there
had been absolutely no promise on the
part OF the Continental to reimburse
those that paid the money TO entrap
the four accused Senators; that he as
one of the directors would not consent
tossuch a thing. He could only answer
positively for himself. but he was GER
tain that none Of his associates on the
board would vote to repay the money
10 those that lost it through the spring
ing Of the trap
IL was his belief that those that
paid il did not want TO be reimbursed: !:
O. tIlat they were well paid for their loss
by contemplating the fact that they
had struck a death blow at bribery.
blacI1maiIing and graft.
JORDAN MEETS TICHENOR.
Margaret Erhart, who conducts the
house at ll60 Seventh street, at which
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rOOmed, was next called. She testified
that on Januar5 "a Tichenor called at
hes place looking for Jordan. Jordan
had told her that he expected the ar
rival of a man and requested her that
II he came to ask him to wait. Tichenor
called twice finally waiting for Jordan.
who came in a short time after Tiche-
nor seated himself. Jordan and Tiche-
nor held an extended conversation and
then went away together. This was all
she knew. She was not cross-eXamined.
Hartling, San Francisco detective,
who accompanied Tichenor here to wit
ness the payment of the money TO the
accused Senators, was next called to
the stand and proved a strong witness.
After detailing the facts regarding his
employment in the case and telling of
the number of years he has been en-
gagged in detective work he got down
TO the actual facts of the alleged brib-
cry and told how he had witnessed the
payment by Jordan Of $3.50 each to Sen
stors Emmons and Bunkers.
He told Of how after arriving in Sac
ramento Tichenor had some trouble in
locating Jordan, he having been given
the wrong address, but later they
found him, and after several meetings
between Tichenor and Jordan arrange
ments were completed for the payment
to the accused Senators of the money
they demanded.
PAYMENT OF THE BRIBE.
"On the evening of the 24th,' he
said, "Tichenor showed me the bills he
was TO give TO Jordan to hand to these
Senators and instructed me to be sure
10 be in q position where I could see
the money pass / took the numbers
Of the bills and NOTED that one bill in
each package of $3.50 was initiated.
Shortly after o'clock ,Tichenor met
Jordan in front of Hanlon's saloon on
X street They walked up K street
TO Seventh and down Seventh to 1116
and went into the house. They remained
in fifteen or twenty minutes and then
came out. They separated, but later
met near Hanlon's. Tichenor left Jor-
dan and he went into Hanlons saloon.
In short time he came out, accom-
panied by Emmons. They walked
across the street at Eighth and K
proceeded down to 100 Eighth street
They went in, but in a few minutes
they came out. Jordan and Emmons
walked up Seventh TO Z street and
down K. ] was right behind them.
When they reached the cigar store,
about forty feet from the corner, they
stepped, Jordan placed his hand in his
right coat pocket. pulled out the bills
and handed them to Emmons. En-
mons put them In his inside pocket and
after a handshake they separated and
Ernmons went up the street
Jordan crossed the street and Joined
Tichenor and they walked up X street.
After few minutes conversation they
again separated and Jordan Joined
Bunkers on the street"
Here Belshaw interrupted to secure
fuller information regarding the posi-
ton occupied by the witness to Jordan
and Emmons when the latter was
handed the money by the former. ac-
cOrding to this story. Hartling said
that he was within thirty or forty feet
OF the men; that it was about $50
o'clock in the. evening and that he
plainly saw the greenbacks handed by
Jordan TO Emmons. He said Jordan
had them open in his hand as though
10 display TO some one the fact that he
was making the payment. This corrob-
crates gichenor's statement that he
had arranged with Jordan that the
payment be made so he could see that
the dishonest transaction was honestly
carried out by Jordan.
BUNKERS TOOK THE BILLS.
Returning TO Bunkers, the witness
said be saw Jordan join Bunkers and
that they walked up K street to Eighth
Il followed" he continued, keeping
close TO them. They turned up Eighth
street and stopped on the edge of tbs
sidewalk in front of the American Cash
Store. Bunkers had his back to the
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