The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Warrant for Glass Is
Wired to Reno

After the election" continued God
dard in answer to other questions along
the same lines, Il saw Gerstle and
Frick and told them that II they wanted
me TO, / would go to the members Of
the new Labor party Board of Super
visors and attempt to get their VOTES
for the companys franchise. They told
me TO go ahead and authorized me TO
say that If the franchise were granted
the company would employ $500 men.
would give the city 2 per cent of its
gross receipts, would eXpend $4,O0O,OOO
in four years and would forfeit $250,OOO
TO the city in case it failed to do any
-of these things. ] talked TO all the
Supervisors and demonstrated the use
of the telephone before them. 1 also
got resolutions of Endorsement from
thirteen improvement clubs and took
them TO the Board of Supervisors. The
rest OF my time was spent soliciting
among attorneys"
CALVIN is FLUSTERED
Goddard was not asked any direct
question as to whether he had any
knowledge Of fraudulent deals Of
money changing hands. He was asked,
however If he knew how James CAL
win, another solicitor. had procured his
place and whether it was not true that
Assemblyman Nat Coghlan had secured
it for him. He said that he did not
remember, but that to the best Of his
recollection Calvin had told him that
Gallagher secured the place for him.
Goddard was dismissed and Calvin,
who followed him as a witness. gave
the information desired. He admitted.
after being told what Goddard had said,
that Coghlan had written a letter in
his behalf TO Gallagher. asking Gala
CHER, who was close TO the telephone
people, possibly because Of knowledge
of the $4,000 he was later TO receive
from them for his vote, to get him the
place. Gallagher went to Wachter and
Wachter employed Calvin.
Calvin became greatly hustered as
the inquiry progressed with the same
general trend OF questions that had
been directed to Goddard, and his
answers were contradictory and con-
fusing. Heney finally warned him to
''go slow and answer carefully.
You are mixing me up" he told the
witness.
IT'S you that is mixing me up" re-
torted Calvin. You get me bothered
so 1 don't know what 1 am saying"
COGHLAN HAS HOPES
Coghlan followed Gallagher, and ten
minutes sufficed to draw from him the
information that he stood close to the
Home Telephone Company and had
welded considerable influence with its
officers. He also admitted the plan
framed up with Gallagher TO get Gal
vim his place with the company, and
told of the companys activity in the
politics Of the FOrty-first District, from
which he is Assemblyman, and how the
campaign hinged on the Home Tele-
phone Company's franchise question.
Asked If he were the attorney for
the Home Telephone Company, he re-
spOnded thoughtfully:
''No-not yet"
The Grand Jury adjourned immedi-
ately after hearing Coghlan's testi-
mony, to meet again Monday afternoon
at 1870 o'clock, when further probing
viii be done into the telephone graft.
The Los Angeles capitalists and bank
ers who have been subpenaed to ap-
pear for this purpose will be present,
and the fact that they have been
called is evidence OF the manner in
which the prosecution is reaching into
the high places for its victims
Among the Los Angeles witnesses
who will appear Monday are John NJ
G. Marble. president of the National
Bank of California; w. c. Patterson.
vice president of the First National
Bank; A B. Cass, president of the Home
Telephone Company; James H Adams
president OF the Adams-PnIilips Com
pany; Arthur M. Dole cashier of the
National Bank at Pomona, and others
The subpenas have been served on this
coterie Of witnesses by Deputy Fox of
Burns staff of detectives, with Deputy
Sheriff Claude Matthewson of Los An
geles County.