The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24

Waller street. II
#. J. w. Anderson, manufacturer,
70 Caseili avenue.
and taken sides with the defendants.
An indictment on charge of perjury
followed and perhaps this might have
But no. He wanted to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. He said so himself. Whatever
the reason, his testimony was exactly
what he had given before the grand
jury, the same as was given by the
other boodling supervisors and on which
was based the prosecution. In brief
he said that Supervisor Gallagher had
first talked to him regarding the pro-
posed ordinances, saying there was
something nit" Following the con-
versation he went among his brother
supervisors, sounding them on the
proposition, "and 1t was the general un-
derstanding that there was to be some
thing In it, Later In the day on which
the ordinance was passed to print he
conferred with his associates, some Of
them wanting to know how much the
something was to be. There was a
difference of opinion as to, whether 1t
was to be IS. 900 apiece or mere baga-
telle of $4,000 each. He settled their
anxiety by saying that each man would
get $4,000. He received $4,000 as his
share.
TALKS DESPITE COUNSEL
Asked to explain the reason for the
discrepancy in his testimony as COM
pared with that given at tho former
trial. Wilson became voiuble.
'T was a sick man that day" said
he. II did not mean to say what did.
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three months I was sick and all that
talk of kidnapping me made me worse"
What did you mean to say them"
he was asked.
When tho question was asked me
whether. had talked with the super
visors about the money to be received
for the overhead trolley franchise /
thought 1t was when / first sounded
them did not then, but subse-
Quently@"
Attorney Stanley Moore interposed
with a hurried question, but Wilson was
not to be kept back.
81 went to Mr.. Burns and told him.
he whined. "I told him did not mean
to say what did and that I was a. sick
man. I had been under the doctors
care, for three months and this talk OF
kidnaping-
HeL0 Was no lliu uOWH
What he had to say meant more than a
great deal to. him. and though the at
torneys for the defense almost badg-
cred him silly. he said what was on mis-
mind.
CALHoUN'S BREEZY ENTRANCE
Calhoun entered the courtroom when
Wilson was on the stand. His genial
ity. and urbane smile. his natty spring
suit, his can-you-believe-wron of me
air with which he glanced at the jur-
ors was. collectively, work OF art.
He smiled and nodded and nodded and
smiled like a perpetual spring OF youth.
He shook Ford's hand with warmth
almost embarrassing, glanced benignly
at Ford's son and raced the jurors
still smiling. Only once did he seem
annoyed. This was when some interest
Ing testimony was being given and one
OF his rattletraps on the McAllister
street line passed by. its internal rack
ct drowning what was being said in
tho courtroom. These vehicles can be
heard. in the courtroom when they are
six blocks away, and when they are
only q couple of blocks distant a wit
ness could sing comic songs without
any Of the jurors being the wiser
Sometimes they draw up atsthe corner
with their peculiar blood curdIing
screech of brakes and in such moments
the question or answer Is checked un-
til they have ratified on their merry
way.
Yesterday was virtual repetition
OF Fords first trial. A number Of the
supervisors testified as they did be-
fore. the only remarkable feature be-
ing the shamelessness' with which they
viewed their acceptance OF bribes. The
defense raised its same old number
less. bubbles, cast the same old in
situations, making a woful effort to
impusn the motives of Rudolph Spreck-
els and, other prominent citizens in
their endeavors to rid the city OF the
coterie OF crooks. In this the defense
failed, not a single witness giving the
answer desired.
BoODLERS TELL THEIR TALES
Pat M. McGushin of poetical fame was
the first witness to be called yesterday
He said that he had received 1000 as
his share OF the overhead trolley
Doodle.
'.Gallagh insinuated that If voted
for the trolley franchise / would be
remembered" said he.
Later he declared naively that he
had never cast a vote for mercenary
motives.
w. w. Sanderson followed McGushin.
He looked pale and In broken health.
When Stanley Moore asked him the
nature of his ailment he replied sig
nificantly:
We'll. I go south--to Arizona"
He admitted having received $4,000
from Gallagher for his vote on fthe