Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-16
CAUSED BUNKERS'
RELEASE ON BAIL
M'NAB SAYS HE GOT BOND FOR
PRISONER
Testifles In Trial Of Former Senator
Frank French-Jordan and
Lee Also on the
Stand
BY Associated Press.

f5y Associated RTeSS.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 15.-Gavin Nc
Nab, under cross-examination in the
trial of former Senator Frank French,
charged with bribery, today testified
that he was instrumental in having
Harry Bunkers, convicted of the same
offense, released on bail. He said he
recommended the employment by the
Continental Building and Loan asso-
citation OF Charles T. Jones as special
counsel for the prosecution in the SEN
atorial bribery cases. Regarding the
release of BunkerS, after his convic-
tion and while his appeal to the APP
pellate court was pending McNab said
a representative of a surety company
with which he did business called at
his office and said Bunkers wanted
to obtain a surety bond. McNab said
he informed the representative that he
did not believe Bunkers would flee the
state If he were released and expressed
the belief that it would be all right if
Bunkers were required to report twice
a day to detective agency in San
Francisco and volunteered to assume
the expense of the detective service.
The bill for this service has not been
presented yet, but when it is he will
pay it and look to the Continental
Building and Loan association for re-
endorsement
Joseph S. Jordan, on redirect ex-
animation, said that on the night he
paid French his share of the bribe
money he asked the defendant If there
was any danger of subpoenas being is
sued for the representatives of the
building and loan associations which
had paid for protection. French re-
piled that there was no danger, as he
was master of the situation and would
not let them issue.
Arthur Lee, the negro cloak room
attendant who testified against Bun
kers and Emmons, followed. 1t was
Lee to whom Emmons suggested that
the marked bills be given for safe
keeping.
Lee testified that since the trial of
Emmons, French had visited him at
his place of business in San Francisco
and had asked him to testify that he,
French, had given him all his money,
and to cut Teuchs out of it, French
said he would take all the blame, and
at the proper time would make a sat
isfactory explanation.
Teuchs was sergeant at arms to the
committee and at the trial of EmmonS
Lee said Teuchs had given him 5000
in gold for French
Lee stuck to this testimony today
He said that after Teuchs gave him
the money he took it to a bank and
had it converted into $50 bills. He
understood that the money was to be
given to Jordan, but this statement
was stricken out on an objection by
the defendants attorneys.
Fremont Older, editor of the San
Francisco Bulletin, was not in court
and District Attorney Seymour an
nounced that he was the last witness
the prosecution would call. Mr. Sey-
mour said that Mr.. Older had been
served with a summons to appear at
the trial and testify, but that sub
sequently without notifying the court,
Older went east. Seymour had tele-
phoned to San Francisco and had been
informed that Older would be back
today and that he would stop in Sac
ramento but he telephoned again to-
day and was informed that the miss
ing witness will return next Saturday.
An agreement to admit the testimony
of Older at a former trial could not
be made, and it was stipulated that
the defepse should begin its case to-
morrow morning and that Older be
permitted to testify, out of order, upon
his arrival here.