Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

HENEY OPENS
FORD TRIAL
PROSECUTOR SAYS He WILL
PROVE HIM GUILTY
DECLARES UNITED RAILROADS
PAID BIG SUM :
Assistant District Attorney Outlines
Case and Asserts He Can Prove
That Money Went to SUI
pervisors
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drawn by TREY L. Ford, and that 1t
was so withdrawn by Ford as follows:
$50. 600 on May %, another $4,000 on July
! 81 ard 100000 on August %. Heney
charged that this money was obtained
| in currency, that the withdrawal was
never entered in the books of the United
Railroads and that Ford's action was
never known to a single director OF the
United Railroads.
Gallagher Pays It Out
THE very next day Gallagher gave TO
each of the supervisors Except Wilson
and Real $1,000 in currency. Gallagher
got this money from Ruef. mainly In u
and 81 bills, with few fives, tens ana
twerties scattered among them. Ford
had given this money to Ruef on May
% and Ruef kept it until he got his
second $4,000. He did not propose to
pay the supervisors until he had his own
share of the Doodle placed In his hands,
but he gave another explanation to Gal
laEher and Gallagher passed 1t on to the
other supervisors, namely, that there had
been great difficulty in securing currency.
Heney said that on May "a Ford APP
piled to Leach at the United States mint
for 1000 in currency. Leach did not
have anything but coin, but took Ford
to Mr.. Hawkins of the relief corporation.
Hawkins said he had it, but 1t was IN
small bills and some time would be re-
quired to get 1t. He told Ford to come
back the next day. The next day he
did come back with Abbott in an auto
mobile. Leach handed him the money,
but Ford complained that the package
was too large.
Its great size was accounted for BY
the fact that the sum was made up
1T - Lon will
few IS and $40 bills. This was NOR ey
which had been mailed to the relief cor
poration on account of the earthquake
and fire. To accommodate Ford ard
Abbott the money was divided into two
packages, and they carried it away.
When Payments Were Made
"We expect to prove to you,' said
Heney that no payments were made 10
any supervisors until about the first day
of August. None further were made to
Ruef until July 81. On that day Ford
and Abbott went to the mint and asked
Leach If he had received a telegram from
Patrick Calhoun, who at that time was
in Cleveland, Ohio, authorizing him to
pay to Ford 900. Leach said he had.
Gentlemen of the jury, we will show
you that telegram. Ford again asked
for currency. Leach did not have 1t. but
he arranged to get it from Mr.. Burns of
the subtreasury. He did get it In bills
of 500. Ford and Abbott carried it away
with them.
ION August q Mr.. Leach wrote 30
Calhoun requesting him to withdraw the
balance of his money from the mint, be-
cause Leach was about to make set
tlement with the subtreasury.
Three days later Leach received a
second telegram from Calhoun ordering
him to pay to Ford 100000 Ford went
to the mint and asked If such telegram
had been received. He was informed
that 1t had.
the subtreasury and got the money in
currency bills of 500 and took it away.
A day or two later Ruef gave to Gal
lagher the remaining $4,000 of the agreed
$4,000. He gave it to him in 500 bills.
Gallagher thereupon paid the remaining
$1,000 to the supervisors, except Wilson, |
and gave $500 to Wilson and kept the |
balance for himself
ION that evidence, gentlemen OF the |
jury, we will ask for conviction of the |
defendant at your hands,
Heney closed at 2:35 o'clock and five
minutes later the witness was called. |
John E. Beahen. assistant clerk OF the |
board of supervisors. He identified the
records of that body on order to enable
the introduction of the ordinance author
izing the identification of the United
Railroads cable system, for the passing
of which ordinance the alleged brides
were paid.