The San Francisco call., 1908-03-11
HAND OF TfvIS
SHOWN Palmer
BeaI, Supposed Owner, Only
Holds Water Stock in
Trust for Magnate
Defense in Libel Suit Seeks
Missing Complainant Through
Telegraph Company

Carroll n. Beal. general manager OF
the Bay Cities water company, who was
on the witness stand in the Tevis-Bul-
ietin libel suit again yesterday, contra
dicted his former testimony by ad-
mitting that the famous publicity
bills" which aggregated about $4,000
and which Beal had stolidly maintained
he paid out OF his own pocket, actually
were paid by William S. Tevis. The
options and water rights embraced in
the Sierra water supply company, Beal
explained. which the Bay Cities COM
pany was about TO sell the city for
sIo,50O. .O00 merely were held in trust
by Beal under conditions making it
possible for Tevis to claim them at a
moments notice.
In your testimony last Friday you
stated that the money spent on the
publicity OF these various water rights
and options were paid out Of your own
pocket in the manner Of a philanthro-
pist-that is. without expectations of
being reimbursed, did you not?" asked
Attorney Matt ]. Sullivan.
TRAIL LEADS TO RUFF
Beal denied that he had said the
money expended had been out of his
personal account. but reference to his
testimony OF that day verified Sulli-
vans statement.
Beal again evaded an explanation of
the expenditure Of $1,000 on September
25, 1906, saying he had not had time
10 20 over the entries in his check
book. The contention Of the defense is
that with additional data on that ex-
penditure It will be able TO connect
Ruef with Tevis, as IL was on that day
that Ruef paid an evening newspaper
s400 for an advertisement setting forth
the report Of the water committee of
the board of supervisors. in which the
board approved of the Bay Cities
scheme. Beal said that the book con-
tanning the evidence desired was at the
Offices of the Bay Cities company. He
was directed to produce IL.
HIDES MEMORANDA
When the Bulletins attorney pressed
further into the passing OF money be-
tween Beal and the Bay Cities water
company, Beal again explained that
whenever the Bay Cities company need
ed money and he had ii. he advanced It.
Ever since you have been testifying
in this case l have noticed you refer 10
a memoranda book which you carry.
May / see that book2' asked Sullivan.
= object to that" replied Beal, "of
orders of this court"
The court asked for the book, and
Beal drew out a note pad. laying it on
the desk before Judge Dooling.
That is not the book 1 mean, Mr.
Beal,' put in Attorney Sullivan, imme-
diately, who had been watching Beal
closely. Z want that other book-the
one you just showed in your 20 sket
Now, may il please the court said
Beal, the book Mr. Sullivan is -efer-
ring TO contains strictly personal en-
tries. I object TO its introduction here
as II has no bearing on the subject
matter of this trial. I do not wish tc
be subjected TO an exposure of all my
personal business here"
TEvIS GUARANTEES NOTES
The court called for the book and
passed several minutes looking over
the accounts and then began reading
off a long list Of dates upon which
moneys had been advanced to Beal and
credited TO Tevis.
Relative to the Sierra water supply
company Beal, closely questioned by
Sullivan, testified the cost of all the
American and Costume watershed
properties Of every kind Included IL
the offer made to the city by the Bay
Cities company, aggregated $235,2 ,232. IS
On Monday Seal had said this amount
GXDldlDeC
he had acquired some rights which hs
had not yet turned tger to the Sierra
company and for which he had giver
his note Of $4,000. the payment o.
which had been guaranteed by Tevis
rs all the stock of the Sierra com
pany IN your name2" asked Sullivan
"All but that which has been indorseC
TO me-" answered Beal
Is any of it in Tevis' name?s
him"
TEVIS REAL OWNER
lis any of the stock held in trust b,
you for him?" continued Sullivan.
Not precisely" answered Beal
evadingly.
Pinned down for an explanation O
this statement Beal said:
Il signed a declaration Of trust (,
make Tevis whole on his advances [,
me for acquisition Of the several prop
critics. Tevis advanced the moneys will
which the water rights of the Sierr:
company were acquired. That declara
ton is an acknowledgment that I hol,
all the stocks, bonds and properties fl
trust for Tevis"
The books do not show this. d,
they2" asked Sullivan.
They show that these are propertie
credited to me as C. n. Beal, trustee
admitted Beal unwillingly.
Efforts TO locate Tevis so far hav
proved vain and this morning an effor
will be made by the defense to lear,
from the Pacific States telephone com
pany and the Western Union TELEGRAPH
company whether any messages hav
been sent to Tevis from any source
Attorneys representing both of the lat
ter organizations objected to the fur
nishing Of information OF this char
acter. The dispute viii be argued thi
morning.