Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-24
DELMAs AND HENEY EXCHANGE
SHARP THRusTs
PROSECUTIONS WITNESS AIDS
DEFENDANT
Stenographer for the Telephone Com-
pany Says He Saw No Checks at
Time Bribes Are Supposed
to Have Been Paid
BY Associated Press.

Stice, formerly an official of the Pacific
States Telephone company. was called as
witness for the prosecution on the re-
sumption of the Glass bribery trial this
morning. He testified that he was assist
ant general manager of the corporation
under Louis Glass at the period of the
alleged briberies and that Theodore ".
Halsey, as Opposition agent" worked
directly under Mr.. Glass.
Mr.. Stice said he accompanied Henry
T. Scott to Portland in February of 1906,
Immediately after the selection of the
latter by President Fish of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company to be
president of the Pacific States company,
succeeding the late John I. Sabin.
''At that time" said the witness, in re-
sponse to a question by Mr.. Heney, "Mr
Scott had no practical knowledge of the
telephone business.
Mr.. Stice strengthened the elimination
process" of the prosecution by testifying
that in January and February of 1906 Mr.
Scott was not in active charge of the
company. The supervisors are alleged to
have been bribed by Halsey in the latter
month.
Speaking CT the coming to San Francis
CO of Mr.. Plckernell, assistant to Presi-
dent Fish, to organize the coast COM
pany, stice said:
Conditions "Rotten"
eff you will allow an expression, the
condition of the Pacific States Telephone
company at that time was rotten. For
one thing 1t was the rule of employees to
go over the heads of their direct su-
periors. I know, because l drew up the
organization chart which indicated dia-
dramatically the official superiorities and
subordinations of the system"
My St{oa said tho "cOuditiOn of the Pa
| cifc States Telephone and Telegraph
company as to organization, system and
service was so rotten that he told Presi-
dent Fish of the parent company $40, O00.-
900 would have to be spent to put 1t in
shape to defy opposition by rival
| He said he left the employment of the
company September 1, 1906, of his own
| accord and is not now engaged In any
business. His reason for quitting, he said,
was that he was disgusted with the COM
pany's methods and the failure to keep
an understanding had by him In August
of 1905 with President Sabin that he was
| to be made general manager in place of
! Glass.
Outstanding had been between himself
and President Fish of the American Bell
! company Under cross-examination by
Mr. Delmas the witness. adverting to the
| iisorganized condition of the coast COM
| pany due largely to lack of official
discipline, said that he himself went over
| the head of his immediate superior, Cen
eral Manager Glass, by reporting to and
taking orders from Pickernell throughout
the latter's stay in San Francisco and
that priorly he reported almost exclusive
ly to President Sabin, whereas he should
have reported to Glass. Those mainly re-
sponsible for this general ignoring of Of
fetal heads he said, were the president
and the vice president of the company
who started 1t.
''Why did you ignore Mr.. Glass and go
to Mr. Pickernell?' asked Delmas.
Because" answered Stice, "Mr. Pick
ernell as the representative of the parent
company was the supreme authority over
the coast company in the reorganization
of the latter and of its system and SER
vice, and as such I recognized him. He
said that during the period of alleged
briberies Agent Halsey may have report
ed to and taken orders from ofncials
other than Glass without the witness
knowledge.
When Stice had detailed lengthily the
itinerary of an inspection trip made by
President Scott and himself through the
northwest Immediately after the election
of the former, Delmas asked
In Private Car
.'You made that trip, did you not, in the
private car of Mr.. w. H. Crocker?'
"Yes.'
"I don't see the relevancy of that"
complained Heney.
'If my memory serves me-" Delmas re-
piled, 'you with much elaboration drew
from Mr.. Scott the testimony that he
was the legal guardian of the Crocker
children. 1 confess failed to discern
the relevancy of that"
why" shouted Heney, "I haven't even
placed Mr.. Scott on the stand"
at have reference to the proceedings In
the former trial of Mr.. Glass" was the
response.
"You have no right to testify here
about anything that occurred at the for
mer trial." retorted Heney with warmth.
Delmas answered: 81 have already in
formed you that I do not take my deflni-
tions of rights from you"
''All right. But as a lawyer you know
you have no right to do it,"
"Nor do I measure my knowledge of
the law by yours, thank God" was the
serene reply.
Heney
without divulging the purpose Delmas
drew from Stice with much care the tes-
timony that Mr. Pickernell was to have
met himself and President Scott at Port
land in January of 1906 and return with
them to San Francisco, Dut that ne
failed to do so because he was delayed
in Salt Lake City. To Heney the in
ference of this was that Pickernell's
task in the Utah metropolis might have
been the bribing of public officials, in
asmuch as strong opposition was being
advanced there by the Home Telephone
company, and that II he bribed Salt
Lake officaials a reasonable supposition
would be that he subsequently author
lied the bribing of San Francisco super
visors.
To offset this covert suggestion to the
jury Heney asked Stice:
what was Pickernell doing in Salt
Lake? Do you know?"
HE was engaged there in looking into
the opposition situation, 1 believe.
know only from hearsay."
'.'Who told you so? GlassT'
HE may have"
Hints at Bribery
"was Pickernell in Salt Lake bribing
Supervisors? Did Glass tell you that?'
ssNJo Mr. Glass didn't fell me that