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prosecution most inn
former Supervisors Jenl
and James l.. Gallagher
stand today in the bribery
eral Counsel TREY l.. Ford
Railroads. Under direct exa
Assistant District Attorney
retold with no great variat
their recitation in the former
story of bribes received and supe
services accordingly performed.
The cross examination of each BY
Rogers for the defense was severe
drew from Gallagher an admission WI
Fords lawyers consider very importa.
that no money was passed to the supeA
visors until the month of August, OF
approximately two months after the
final passage of the trolley franchise.
Gallagher flso testified there was a
great public demand for the electriica-
ton of the destroyed cable system of
street cars and that the supervisors
would have granted the franchise with
out bribes.
The cross examination OF Gallagher
will be resumed tomorrow morning. A
fairly large crowd was in attendance all
day at the Temple Israel.
Phillips Memory Better
Gross examination of former Super
visor Jennings j. Phillips by Earl Rogers
of the defense was begun at the re-
sumption of the trial this morning and
developed some lively incidents. Phil
lips memory yesterday was to Heney
annoyingly uncertain on important
points. This morning he remembered
without seeming difficulty while his di-
rect examination was being completed
Under cross examination ..ogers drew
from the witness the admission that last
night he went to Heney's office "to
brush up his memory preparatory to
resuming the stand this morning"
He denied that Heney had sent for
him and declared he had gone to the
prosecutors office of his own free will
He admitted further that after he left
the stand last evening former Supervisor
Gallagher, the prosecutions whip among
the confessed bribe-takers, gave him the
transcript of his (PIlllips) testimony at
the last trial of Ford. But Phillips de-
MED that Gallagher had coached him
how to testify today. He admitted that
last night he went to former Supervisor
Coffey and warned him to be careful
about his testimony. He sad that he
meant that Coffey should tell the truth.
He said that Burns had sent him to
Coffey.
Producing the affidavit of last fall in
which all of the supervisors swore that
they had not committed any crime
Rogers asked: us this affidavit which
| hold in my hand a true affidavit %
mo. it is false, and 1 admit I signed it,
well, have you got religion lately?"
Yes, I've got religion"
"Ah, you and Orchard, eh?'
Yes"
Phillips said he was in favor of the
trolley franchise whether or not there
was money in 1t for him unless Ruef
should order him to vote against it,
u n1a1xz t- hxyc vi, ttot <Iar-n
was an agreement by which the acts of
the board of supervisors were to be
under Ruef's control. Redirectly exam
ined by 'Heney Phillips told once more
his story of the acceptance by him of
bribes and told of the agreement by
which the supervisors should receive i'm
munity as the price of their telling the
truth.
Tells Jury to "Let Him Off"
While the jury was being conveyed
In a tallyho to the Fairmont hotel for
luncheon a laborer, Joseph Mccarthy,
standing at Taylor and Bush streets,
shouted to them: Let him off," refer
ring to Ford. Deputy Sheriff Ryan. who
was driving in buggy behind the jury,
caused the mans arrest and at o'clock
he was brought before the court by a
policeman Judge Lawlor lectured him
sternly and let him go with the ad-
monition that a second offense would
provoke punishment. The man apollo
gzed. saying he did not realize the
seriousness of his act The jurors were
formally adnonished to disregard the
individuals remark to let him off"
Judge Lawlor was informed OF the
death this morning, of the wife of former
Supervisor Sam Davis. The latter is a
witness for the prosecution. Mr. Heney
consented to the excusing of Davis from
attending for the present