Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-17
PROSECUTION MAKES BUT
LITTLE HEADWAY
FIRST WOMAN TO APPEAR IN
CASE is EXAMINED
Admits She Saw 5oxton in Halsey's
Office but Was Not Allowed
to Hear the Con-
versation
Rv AaancIated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-Both dis
appointment and success fell to the lot Of
the prosecution In the Glass bribery tria
today.
Two witnesses, John Krause, a subagent
of the Pacific States Telephone company
and Miss Mary Ryan, a stenographer
formerly in the employment of Agent L
". Halsey, proved unwilling witnesses.
Miss Ryan, who was the first woman
thus far to appear as a witness in court
In any of the graft cases, was relied or
by the prosecution to tell of incrimina'
ing conversations between Halsey anc
Glass, but the best assistance District AT
torney Heney could get from her was that
she had been dismissed from the room
before Hasey and Boxton entered into
conversation.
From E. s. Pillsbury, attorney for and
director of the company, and for many
years a we'll known lobbyist in this state
Heney, after much difficulty, elected the
statement that Halsey reported directly
to Glass, and that at the timo OF the
alleged briberies Glass was the only Off
cial of the company with power to sign
checks for disbursements without ap-
proval of the board of directors.
Give Decision July 20
Judge Lawlor announced that he will
render his decision on the various mo-
tions to set aside bribery indictments
against Calhoun, Mutually, Ford Aboott'
Schmitz, Ruef, Umbsen, Green, Bropeck,
Martin. Drum and De Saba next Satur-
day, July 20
Assistant District Attorney Heney re-
called John Krause, the Pacific States
Telephone agent, who yesterday testified
that he mounted guard for Halsey at
the rooms in the Mills building on the
day in March, 1906, when bribe moneys
are alleged to have been paid by Halsey
to five of the supervisors.
Krause testified to visits paid to the
telephone company's office by supervisors
Boxton and Lonergan.
He introduced the latter to Halsey.
Heney called the roll of the other sixteen
Supervisors but Krause could not or
would not identify any of them as having
paid similar visits.
The cross-examination of Krause de-
veloped nothing of importance Before
leaving the stand he was instructed by
Judge Lawlor mot to leave San Fran
cisco unless your intention so to do Is
first called to my attention.
"Call Miss Ryan," said Mr.. Heney
Woman Is Called
AS the first woman witness to appear
in court against any defendant in the
long aises of the synagogue fiutter OF
anticipation stirred the audience.
"Order!" cried Bailiff Ryan.
"Quit whispering in the court room"
Miss Mary Ryan was stenographer to
Theodore ". Halsey during the period OF
the alleged briberies.
She is now employed by the Southern
Pacific company.
Miss Ryan is of the tall brunette type
cSt, IN in q tailored
suit and wearing a heavily plumed white
leghorn hat.
She gave her answers in such low tones
that Delmas and Coogan protested po-
liteiy that they could not hear, and Judge
Lawlor had to ask the witness half
dozen times to lift her voice.
Miss Ryan, according to her testimony
before the grand jury, heard certain dam
aging conversations between Halsey and
Supervisor Boxton.
Heney questioned Miss Ryan at length
as to which of the eighteen supervisors
she saw at the telephone company's Of
fees at different times.
Some she remembered, others she said
she did not know. Heney asked If Super
visor Andrew NJ Wilson, now railroad
commissioner, was among the former.
81 don't know whether I know Mr.. Will
son. was the reply. The bailiff called
Ryan said she did not know him.
Her Memory Fails
Asked trivial question by Heney Miss
RYAN insisted that her memory did not
serve her, and when Heney repeated 1t
Delmas came to his feet with this remark
to the court:
''Your honor, we most seriously object
to the sneering manner adopted toward
the witness by the assistant district at
torney"
1T was not sneering," retorted Heney
hotly, land you know it, Mr.. Delmas.
You have no right to characterize my at
titude as sneering."
''I submit to the court that it was sneer-
ing" replied Delmas, land will now in
form the gentlemen on the other side that
my rights in the conduct of my clients
case are not to be prescribed or limited
by him.
'I shall address myself to the court
whenever it appears to me that the gentle
man is transgr essing," replied Heney
"and will tell him now if he does not
cease questioning my statements 1 will
settle with him-elsewhere
"IIa! ha! hal" laughed Delmas merrily
"Sit down there! What do you mean by
rising in the court?" rang out the voice Of
Bafiff Ryan in the synagogue. Half a
dozen spectators who had arisen excltedly
in the pews sat down suddenly.
Saw Halsey in Office
After Miss Ryan testified that she twas
acquainted with Louis Glass, Mr.. Heney
asked: did you ever see Halsey in
Glass Officer
Yes"
eHow often?"
Seldom"
'sWhat do you mean by seldom?"
THE Witness" interrupted Delmas,
has, submit, answered the question.
We object to its repetition"
Suppose" said Heney, you let me ex-
anime this Witness"
Judge Lawlor overruled the objection.
rPerhaps once in three months" Miss
Ryan replied.
Were they talking together?"
II suppose So"
Ibid you hear anything they said?"
II was not paying attention"
did you hear anything without paying
attention."
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