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did not say. The attorneys for the
defense declared that they were in the
dark. Behan. Identified the records of
the supervisors proceedings in the
passage of the trolley ordinance.
In the afternoon Coleman was called
to the stand. He seemed to feel the
honor of playing what might be
called the title role in the case-it is
the Coleman Indictment on which the
trial is based-and was admirably tail
ored.
AS on previous occasions. Coleman
told how Gallagher had sounded him on
the overhead trolley proposition, and
then told him there would, be $4,000
or $4,000 in it for him.
When O'Gara put the question:
Did you subsequently, receive money
from Gallagher" the real legal fight
of the day broke. The defense claimed
that the question was improper, as the
offense charged was simply that of
Offering a bribe, and the subsequent
payment of the Doodle was an .imma-
teriaI matter.
o'Gara successfully combated the
objections to the question, and Coleman
proceeded to relate the nauseating tale
OF his infamy, apparently oblivious to
the evil of his career. He seemed a
trif1e nervous and pale and toyed with
pretty, glittering pocket knife the
while he testified, but his voice was
clear and pert as he said, 'The total
amount / received from Mr.. Gallagher
was $4,000"
MOORE GROWS SARCASTIC
On cross examination A. A. Moore ex-
ercised all his able and conspicuous tai
ents of sarcasm, rhetoric and incisiye-
ness. He applied himself PARTICULARS
to the matter of the immunity contract
and brought out the fact that a meet
ing was held between William J. Burns,
OGara and a party of supervisors. in
Guiding Coleman, in the district attor-
neys office on some night last week.
Moore at times wanted Coleman to
compare his testimony just given with
that given in the Lonergan and Phil
lips cases, but O'Gara protested on the
ground that the question gave the Jury
the impression that the evidence pre-
sented was to be identical with that
presented at the other trials, when such
was not to be the case. Moore tried to
trap Coleman into saying that Rudolph
Spreckels had compelled him to resign
from the board of supervisors when the
old board went out under the Taylor
regime, but Coleman insisted that he
had only conferred with Gallagher.
Moore made much Of Coleman's testi-
mony that part of one bribe was paid
in $500 bills-a slight variation from
previous testimony
Then Moore asked Coleman what the
United Railroads had done for the city
Immediately after the fire and the
boodler went into ecstacies of approba-
tion and adulation. He gave the United
Railroads reputation for philanthro-
py that was amazing.
ASKS FOR CONTRACT
Then Moore asked for the Immunity
contract. O'Gara promised to produce
| it in court. Coleman told of receiving
the document and said that he under
stood that the confessions were made
on the understanding that the super
visors were to hold their official Jobs
until their terms expired, were to get
immunity from punishment and were
to retain their i'll gotten gold.
Moore worked hard to connect Ru-
dolph Spreckels with the contract. but
did rot succeed to any great extent.
though he found much opportunity to
make picturesque references TO .Ru-
dolph. keeping the watch fires at the
Presidio, Rudolph and the big stick
and other illustrative phrases that
amused the courtroom.
The redirect examination OF Coleman
went over until this morning