Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-30
CALLS HENEY
eBLACKGUARD'
pELMAs BANpIEs WORDS WITH
PROSECUTOR
EVIDENCE IN AND ARGUMENTS
BEGIN
William A. BeasIey, San Jose Lawyer,
object Of Lively Fight, In Which
Assistant District Attor-
ney Loses
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-The bad
blood between Heney ana Delmas showed
itself again at the afternoon session.
John H. Ryan, secretary Of the San Fran
cisco board Of supervisors was called to
the stand to identify the franchise granted
by that body to the Home Telephone
company.
Heney and Delmas got into wrargle
over the character, physically, of the evil
dence offered. and finally Heney ex-
claimed impatiently to Delmas: "Oh, well,
l am not as particular about my dress
and speech as you are, anyhow
"I have always understood" said Del
mas, that there was nothing more ILL
bred than to refer to gentlemans
Dress
.That is true retorted Heney, "snd
there is no man who is more punctilious
in his dress and less careful in his COR
duct than yourself"
"And there is no greater blacNguard
living than you are" answered Delmas.
81 desire this evidence to be read with
out any further exchanges of this sort
interposed Judge, LawlOr.
The case will probably be placed in the
hands of the jury either tomorrow even
ing or Saturday morning All evidence
was presented tonight and argument be-
gun. Assistant District Attorney O'Gara
made the opening address and will be
followed tomorrow by an attorney for
the defense. The closing speeches will
be made by Heney and Delmas.
The task of showing that the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph company
in 1905 sought to prevent the entrance into
Oakland of the Home Telephone company
by organizing STRAW" Home Telephone
company and obtaining for 1t franchise
was resumed this morning. Attorney
William A. Beasley of San Jose, who
testified yesterday to having allowed
Agent Halsey of the Pacific States cor
poration to use his name as bidder for
the franchise, was recalled.
Gave Up Stock
He testified that he had bid in the
franchise and furnished a surety bond OF
$2500 to the Oakland council, and then had
signed and delivered through Halsey all
Of his stock holdings in the straw COM
pany to e. j. thinner, who at that time
was auditor of the Pacific States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company.
Subsequently, the scheme was aban-
doned 5ard thinner went to the clerk of
the Ouf lSnd council and caused the fran
ehtseES /be forfeited and the bond re-
|I..<,2H H. "a
Beassft said the Pacific States company
paid him $100 month for the part he
played in the straw deal. He was sup
piled by Halsey with the money for the
expenses he incurred, amounting to a
trife more than $1,000. His salary was
never paid by check but always in coin
or currency.
In overcoming a spirited fight put up
by the prosecution, Delmas adduced test.-
.1o sal, ,N1o a A
Pillsbury general counsel of the Pacific
States Telephone company. in a bad light
before the jury. Pillsbury had testified
that the matter of dealing with "opposi-
tion'' had not come within his duties at
ALL but had been solely under the author
ity and direction of General Manager
Glass.
In direct proof to the contrary Beasley
testified that the articles of incorporation
and other documents vital to the straw"
company's application in Oakland were
prepared by the law department of the
Pacific States company, over which Pills
bury presided, and his impression was
that Halsey told him they had been pre-
pared by Pillsbury himself.
Scott Recalled
President Henry It, Scott was called for
further cross examination. Delmas de-
sired to show by him. and succeeded after
vigorous objection by Heney, that the
fact that Scott approved monthly vouch-
iers for Abe Ruef's SALARY" had been
testified to by Scott as long ago as last
March, when he was witness before the
grand jury.
1t was the bringing out by DeImas OF
the fact that Scott had approved some OF
these vouchers that featured yesterdays
proceedings and gave cause to an ugly
row between counsel. Heney cought to
rfKHnr md
jury admission from Scott today on the
ground that Delmas' purpose was to lay
the foundation for false premise which
would enable him to argue to the jury
that the prosecution had deliberately
sought to suppress evidence.
Thomas e. Sherwin, auditor or the Pa
cific States company, was recalled by
Delmas for a similar purpose. and a1ter
the same sore of a fight he was permitted
to testify that he had produced the Rnof
salary Vouchers before the grand jury.
Heney expedited this testimony finally by
withdrawing his objection to 1t.
The indication at the time of noon ad-
journment was that the defense would go
to the jury without offering any evidence,
as was done in the former trial Of Glass.
Glass counsel, however, said they had
not finally determined this point.
John J. Flynn, assistant auditor of the
Pacinc states company, was the last Wit
ness of the afternoon. The testimony he
gave in direct examination strengthened
the case against Glass, but long and
at times technical cross examination by
Delmas blunted the impression it made.
In accordance with his announced inten-
tion to postpone action on motions to set
aside the indictments against the alleged
grafters until the supreme court has de-
cided on the validity of the grand jury,
Judge Dunno today continued the hearing
on the charges against Abe Ruef of offer
ing bribes to the Parkside Realty people,
until September g.
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