Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-12
TALE
OF $4,000
PAYMENT
Acting Mayor Says
Bribe Was Paid
in Bills
Glass Trial Is Enlivened
by Tits Between
Counsel
Apart from These Clashes Or. Roxton's
Story Is the One Sensational
Feature of the Days
Proceedings

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l.-Dr. Charles
Boxton, the temporary mayor OF san
Francisco, on the witness stand in the
Glass trial this afternoon told the story
of his debauchment by Theodore v. Hal
sey, the indicted agent of the Pacific
States Telephone company, who, he tes-
tilted, paid him $4,000, mostly In 500 bils,'
for having voted and used his influence
as a supervisor against the granting OF
rival franchise to the Home Telepnone
company.
Mayor Boxton is fine looking, gray
haired man of middle age. He has a
creditabe Spanish war record, and is en-
titled to write major" before his name.
He was the last and only important wit
ness in an otherwise slow and tedious day.
He was not a reluctant nor yet q notice.
ably willing testifier; but his examination
by Heney was SO interrupted by clever
objections from Delmas-often sustained
that at length the gorge of the assistant
district attorney rose and he hotly ac-
cused his veteran adversary of trying to
cloud the issue and impede justice.
Attorneys Clash
An indulgent reply from the velveted
front pew of the synagogue court room
where sat the defendants attorneys pro-
voked the choleric prosecutor to an audi
BILE thanksgiving that though other folks
veins might be filled with ice water his
were not: and when Delmas had. In reply,
| alluded to the Dutch in his opponents
makeup Judge Lawlor laid the ban on
both of them, mo more of these exhibi-
tions," he warned.
But for all of that they clashed again
some twenty minutes later. Heney OBJ
jected to question interpolated by Del
mas and was sustained. Subsequently, at
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ciates, he withdrew the objection "Ah.'
smiled Delmas with irritating good humor,
'I thought you would do that
'The objection being withdraw rul-
ing is annulled," said the court.
"I withdrew my objection" retorted
Heney, because think it was not g. wise
one and because" with what looked Ike
nod and wink in the direction Of the
jury II am willing to help you buid up
your reputation by making as much cut
of that as you can"
"I fear" Knocked Delmas, shat th5
structure you refer to will gain nothing
from your quarter" and then into the
midst of the responsive litter he launched
a vigorous objection to his Learned adj
versarys" nod and wink
Asks an Adjournment
The cross-examination of Mayor Boxton
was scarcely under way when District At
torney Langdon interrupted to ask an adj
journment to permit Boxton to attend "a
very important meeting of the board of
supervisors, called for o'clock" 1t was
then 430 by the synagogue clock. Judge
Lawlor consented after 1t appeared that
President Henry t. Scott of the Pacific
States company, the next witness on the
prosecutions list, was not in attendance.
though he had been specially summoned.
II wish it distinctly understood" the
witnesses
absent when court opens at II o'clock
tomorrow will be brought here by process.
No witness will be excused from attend
ance, no matter who he Is or what are his
business engagements. without the special
consent of the court"
The first and only important question
asked of DR.. Boxton in examination
before he was excused brought out the
answer that the supervisorial caucus at
which q majority of the eighteen super
visors decided to abandon the Pacific
States Telephone company-by which, ac.-
cording to their confessions to the grand
jury, they had been bribed-and vote a
franchise to the Home company was held
in the office of Mayor Schmitz, on the
Sunday evening preceding February IS.
1906.
Boxton's cross-examination by Delmas
will be resumed tomorrow morning
Court Delays Ruling
At the resumption of the trial this
morning Judge Lawlor announced the
continuance to July 16 of his determina-
ton of the joint motions of The defense
for setting aside various of the bribery
indictments against Calhoun, Mutually.
Ford, Abbott, Ruef Ichmitz, Umbsen,
Green, Martin, Brobeck and DeSabla on
the ground, particularly, that the grand
jury that returned them was at the time
of their return an Illegal body. Judge
Lawlor explained that he desired, before
reaching decsio.- to confer further with
Superior Judge Graham.
Attorney William Thomas of the law
firm of Thomas, Gerstle, Frick & Beedy,
Mr.. Thomas said that as attorney for
the Home Telephone company of San
Francisco he drew up that corporations
application for a telephone franchise
competitive with the Pacific States COM
pany's.
One of the vital allegations In the in.
dictment is that this application was
pending before the board of supervisors
when the alleged bribe of $1,000 was paid
to Boxton to vote against it. To prove
this perSency Heney asked Thomas II
he appeared before the board in support
of the application between certain dates
prior to the time of the alleged bribery.
To this question Delmas objected at
the contention that at the time the money
was paid to Boxton the application was
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