The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-04-02

directing the elisor to permit any one
person at a time to visit and talk |
to him within reasonable hours, and |
to permit any person to visit him |
upon written order of his attorneys
outside Of the hearing Of Elisor Biggy
and his guards.
The supreme court took no action
on the appeal today, not even issuing
an alternative writ.
Neither Knows Anything.
Edwin T. Earl, owner Of the Los
Angeles Express, and DR.. John r.
Haynes. president Of the civil service
commission Of Los Angeles and the
Direct Legislation league of Califor-
nit, were among those who presented
themselves today for interrogation by
| the grand jury. Both had been sub
] poenaed without the knowledge of
| Assistant District Attorney Heney,
according to statement by the prose
cution, and DIR. Haynes had been sub
sequently excused by wire, but the
telegram did not reach him. Mr. Earl
and DR.. Haynes came early in the day
to the Office Of Mr.. Heney and had
| private interview with him. At its
conclusion DR.. Haynes was excused
from attendance on the grand jury
4 and Mr.. Earl was requested to remain
and testify, inasmuch as he was a
director of the Western Trust COM
pany, the Los Angeles corporation
which was organized for the purpose
of underwriting the bonds of the Home
Telephone company Of San Fran
cisco.
\ Mr.. Heney said:
IT excused Mr.. Haynes because I
was satisfied he knew nothing what
4 ever Of the affairs under investigation.
] asked Mr.. Earl to appear because
thought he might be able to enlighten
the jury on certain Home Telephone
company matters. I afterward learn
ed that Mr.. Earl had no knowledge
at all of wrong doing in connection
J, with either the Western Trust COM
pany or the Home Telephone COM
pany. He answered readily the ques.
tions put to him in the jury room, but
he could add nothing to the investiga-
tion because he knew nothing"
The gist of Mr.. Earl's testimony
before the Jury was that he had been
advised by the Adams-Phillips COM
pany OF Los Angeles to subscribe, as
first-class investment, to the $1.000,-
900 OF San Francisco Home Telephone
company bonds underwritten by the
, Western Trust company; that he did
so, and was elected director of the
latter corporation; that he, together
with DR.. Haynes and Al other stock.
holders, has thus far paid on demand
so per cent of his subscription in
two installments of Is per cent each
), one in April and the ether in Decem
:, ber, 1906, the total 80 per cent pay
ment Of all Of the 43 stockholders
being 100000; that he attended only
!. one directors meeting, which was
? held in May of 1906, and that he was
!, wholly ignorant of the wrongful use
of funds in any of the matters under
investigation or to be investigated.
! An Unusual Dialogue.
J Before Mr.. Earl lett the witness
r stand this unusual dialogue happened
d between him and Mr.. Heney:
n Mr.. Earl: "Mr. Heney, is it not {
It fact that you have told me more
!; about the affairs Of the Home Tele
d phone company than I knew before
n came into this room?"
i Mr.. Heney: "That is correct"
q Mr.. Earl: "Are you satisfied tina
70 / know nothing of the affairs you hav'
d questioned me about?"
l. Mr.. Heney: Entirely
il Mr.. Earl: will you SO state to tn
!; press?"
" Mr.. Heney: 'T will, sir, with pleas
ID ure."
a. Other witnesses examined by tn
ID grand jury today were Hartley Pear
ID. an attorney associated with Georg