Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-25
BOODLERS
ON STAND
LoNEReAN AND GALLAGHER
TESTIFY
TELL or THOUSANDS RECEIVED
FROM RAILWAY
Former Supervisors Say They Got
Large Sums for Voting In Favor
of Overhead Trolley
Franchise
AND GALLAGHER
TESTIFY

what he could.
Answering Mr. Heney's question
Lonergan testified that he had voted
for passage of the ordinance. When
asked IL he had accepted any money
from Gallagher for his vote there was
an objection by the defense, to which
Mr. Heney replied. When the objec-
tion was overruled, Lonergan testi-
fed that he had, about the end of July
or the beginning of August, in the
temporary city hall been taken up
stairs by Gallagher, who handed him
an envelope which he had taken home
without opening. but had afterward
found it to contain $500 In bills of
small denomination. Lonergan stated
that he had put the money in his
pocket and had gone to Gallagher's
home, telling him some mistake had
been made and that his envelope had
been $500 short. Gallagher, according
to the witness, had told him that
things must have become mixed up and
gave him $500 more, which witness had
added to the original amount and had
given to his wife.
Following this Lonergan asked leave
to explain and said:
"Afterward met Gallagher on the
steps Of the Hibernia bank and asked
him when he was coming through with
the rest of the money. He said: Cut
that money
In His Pocketbook
sT said II you did it's in my pocket
book now.
1T felt in my pocketbook and there
was an envelope containing $4,000 In
currency. This was on or about Aug
ust 3d."
Lonergan's statement was ques-
toned, first by juror who asked
had
reached Lonergan's pocketbook, and
then by Earl Rogers attorney for the
defense, who exhibited the pocketbook
and asked IL it was large or small
envelope. Witness was unable to say
how the money had gotten in the
pocketbook, how long he had carried
it. or by whoSe agency it had reached
the pocketbooM
witness badgered by the. questions
of Rogers, finally recollected that he
had handed his pocketbook to Super
visor Gallagher upon some previous
occasion, whereupon Rogers said:
do you mean to make the extra
ordinary statement that you handed
Jim Gallagher a pocketbook?" The
caused a ripple of laughter, which was
repressed by the court.
Abandoning this line of inquiry Rog-
ers continued his cross examination,
asked Lonergan why he had voted for
the trolley franchise ordinance. Lon
ergan replied that he had been in
clined to believe that the city needed
better transportation. but finally adj
mitted that he had been promised
money for his vote on the ordinance.
Upon this Rogers offered In evidence a
Statement which Donergan admitted
having signed and 1t developed from
the cross exa mination was ~given by
Lonergan with the understanding 1t
was to be used in a magazine as an in
terview Heney agreed to its reading,
but after Rogers had read lengthy
interview of several actions of a for
mer board of supervisors. Assistant
District Attorney Heney objected on
the ground that it had nothing to do
with the direct testimony. After a
clash between counsel, during which
Heney charged that the reading of the
document had been procured by fraud
and Misrepresentation, the court or
dered that the statement be read.
1t contained the declaration that Lon
ergan had voted for the trolley ordinance
in the belief that the city needed an inn
proved street car service and that he had
been influenced by no monetary consid-
erations. Under cross examination, Lon
ergan explained that it had not been
made under oath.
LNOBcfS tileH pFOuuCeQ an dUludVlI I1due
by Lonergan prior to the indictments re-
turned by the Oliver grand jury, in which
the witness, in common with the other
members of the board declared his inno-
cence of many of the charges made in
the suit to gain possession of the district
attorneys office, and affirming that the
affiant had ever committed or contem-
plated felony. Previous to it's reading
Lonergan admitted that he had not beer
FIJI IL.
ments, and declared that he had believed
the affidavit in question to be a eulogy
of the administration.
Admits He Lied
Attacking the credibility of the witness
after reading the affidavit, Rogers asked
"If your testimony here is true, you
have committed crime, have you notT
Lonergan evaded a direct reply fol-
some time, but finally replied.
II suppose SO. I will not testify
falsely"
Lonergan admitted that he had been
promised immunity from the prosecution
If he testified, and that he had seen q
written contract of immunity in the
hands of Gallagher. Witness denied that
Rudolph Spreckels had not been present
when he was first promised immunity
Referring to the time when Lonergan
cepting money on the skating rink ordi-
nance, Lonergan related how he had first
told Supervisors. Wilson and Gallaghe.
that he had taken the $500 offered and
that the three had gone to Ruef, who
said:
My God. Tom, you ought not to have
done this
And in spite of this you went back to
Roys house a week later and took an
other $780, did you not?,
The witness admitted the accusation
Lonergan then graphically described
his capture by Detective Burns, when the
latter threw open the folding doors OF
the room where Lonergan and Roy were
seated and said:
1--WE got you"
Continuing a steady assault upon the
testimony of Lonergan, Rogers endeav-
ored to fix exactly the dates upon which
the former supervisor had accepted
! money from the various corporations and
combinations which are alleged to have
paid Lonergan, but met with poor sue
cess. Rogers questioned the witness
closely concerning the disposition that