The San Francisco call., 1906-11-23
w. S. Dryden Is Said
to Have Made a
Confession

OAKLAND, Nov. zz.-Deputy District
Attorney Everett ]. Brown. who thrice
prosecuted Lester McNulty. repeated
today his declaration OF yesterday that
from a reliable source had come TO
him Information that money had been
used 70 influence jurors TO a verdict of
not guilty"
This is as far as Brown goes He
refuses to say whence came the start
ling report and ne refuses 10 more than
reiterate his determination TO uncover
the crime, II crime there was com
mitted
Browns disclosure of David ".
SWANS remarkable letter in which the
retired Oakland policeman made de-
mand for $3.50 to deliver votes 70 the
prosecutor during his campaign for
District Attorney is clinched today by
the production OF the document
Swain, though a juror in the McNulty
case, wrote the unusual screed and ad-
mits that he did. But he declares it
was sent as cold -blooded business
proposition, having 10 do only with
Brown II his capacity as vote-seeker.
JUROR MAKES STATEMENT
On top Of the scoring which Brown
gave the jurors last night in Judge
Harris courtroom follows today the al
legged confession Of ". s. Dryden, one
of the jurors. that though he was con-
vinced OF McNulty's guilt he was CO.
creed into vote of not guilty" by
his eleven associates IN the jury-room
Dryden. in q ht OF weeping, went this
noon TO Brown and unbosomed himself
OF the secrets OF the jurors delibera
tions.
And now the men who composed the
third and last NcNulty jury vehemently
denounce the charges Of bribery. They
assert that the first ballot was prac-
ticaIIy unanimous for acquittal and
that Dryden was won over after argu-
ment and discussion of the evidence. A
L Friek, the attorney who defended
McNulty throughout the siege. poured
his grievance forth today. saying:
IF Deputy District Attorney Brown
has any information or any knowledge
that the jury was tampered with, il is
up TO him 20 20 before the Grand Jury
at once. I welcome any inquiry that
Brown may begin on that subject Nc
Nulty's money was not used to bribe
any Jurors and the records of the trial
will amply demonstrate why a verdict
Of acquittal was rendered"
SWANS LETTER PRODUCED
This morning Brown made public the
letter from Juror Swain to which he re-
ferred last night The letter follows.
Oakland. Cal, Oct 27. 1906. Z.
= few r1Ti'n Ines sa. to O. let YOU know what 7
can do for you If you viii help me
little I can do more for you than
you think ] can handle the negro
vote IN West Oakland: not only that; l
will tell you more. They are building
a new County Jail and there will be
a great many men 70 work on it about
election time, and am an uncle TO
the man that is building it He says
he will do all for me that l want L
did not like to speak TO you on the
street for It would not look wen on
I do not want to beg anything. When
I went out of the Police Department
there was a little patch on my nome.
but I think I viii come out all right
with a little help. I have got to meet
the small amount on Tuesday II IS
$3.50. 1 have got $500 on hand I think
what I can do for you viii amount 70
a great deal Yours truly r
Brown SAYS he paid no attention to
the letter, but was importuned later
nv Swain. The deputy district attor-
ne7 called attention today to the refer
ence In the rnissive to that case, and
commented upon what he declared was,
to say the least, the indelicacy OF the
situation.
Swain said To-Day
I do not deny that I asked Brown
for $50 70 aid him in his campaign
for the Office of District Attorney, but
my REQUEST for the money had abso-
lutely no connection with th5 McNulty
case whatever Had he given me the
money every cent Of II would have
been spent In helping to elect him, and
I would have voted to scquit McNulty
lust the same. for I believed him in
nocent OF the charge against him.
REASON HE ASKED FOR MONEY
NV reason for writing to Brown for
the money was because I had been
asked by some Of the men who are in
Hueptial in West Oakland whether the
candidate for District Attorney would
nut I'D any money for campaign ex-
penses. and that If he would some Of
IL ought TO be spent in West Oakland.
7 explained TO him that / could prob
ably deliver the greater part Of the
negro vote in Oakland 10 him for the
amount stated, but when / wrote to
him I did not even think of the Nc
Nulty case.
Suppose that he had given me the
money and had made a condition that
ton. Could not the defense have just
as readily said that I mad been bought? ?
There was no money used to influence
the verdict of the Jury of which was
foreman, and any man who says there
was lies.
"On the occasion which Brown refers
to, when he says that / asked him on
the street whether or notshe was going
TO give me the money, I did not speak
of the matter until he said that he had
received my letter. but could not do