Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
GALLAGHER ONCE
MORE TELLS OF
CORRUPT DOINGS
SHOWS TO CALH0UN'S JURY
RESULT OF GRAFT
HENEY AND ROGERS OFFER EACH
OTHER PERSONAL VIOLENCE
Court Has Frequent Occasion to Hep-
rimand Opposing Lawyers for
Their Beligerent Attitude
During Trial
fBy Associated Press.l

~ AN FRANCloCO, APlh "O'
IN the tenth time since his confession
~ was recorded, in the early part
of 1907, James l.. Gallagher, at one
| time chairman of the board of super
| visors was summoned to the witness
| stand in the trial of Patrick Calhoun
| TODAY and repeated the story or ON
cial corruption which brought ABOUT
| the downfall of the Ruef-Schmltz au-
ministration and the indictment OF
score of prominent business men asso-
ciated with public service and 'other
corporations.
Gallagher was called after FERDINAND
P. Nicholas. who is alleged to have re-
ceiyed a bribe from the defendant anu
who had been subjected to an exam
ination extending over three DAYS.
! With Francis j. Heney conducting
| the examination, Gallagher was Ieu
through the story of his appointment
to the board of supervisors, his subse-,
ouent election in the fall of 1898 ana
| the various meetings with Abraham
| Ruef. wherein the latter Is alleged 10
have dictated the committee selec-
| tions. =.
Gallagher declared that he hao
talked with Ruef about the applicalloii
OF the United Railroads for an over
head trolley permit before the fire ana
that the former boss had requested
him to ascertain If the permit Woulu
be granted by the board.
Within a week after the fire, accord
ing to Gallagher's testimony, Ruef re-
viVed the project and on TINS occaslon'
the witness said, Ruef asked him TO
find out what it would cost to pass
such a privilege.
II talked with several members OF the
board" said Gallagher, and re,
member that Andrew Wilson expressed
belief that there should be a large
payment. He mentioned $l0,OOU Tor
each member of the board. reported
TO Ruef that the ordinance could be
put through and at this meeting 1t was
understood that / was to receive Slo' :
GOO Wilson was to get $4,000 and tne
others $4,000 each. I objected to doing
business with Supervisor Rea, because
believed he was in the habit OF taik-
ing too much about what the Doar9
was doing. Ruef promised ne would
personally attend to Rea in the mat
ter"
Gallagher Tells in Detail
One by one Gallagher was asked TO
relate the circumstances under whlch
he as he alleged, had paid each su-
peryisor. The money, he said, had
been received by him from Ruef ana
divided between two safe deposit
boxes maintained by the witness at
different banks.
Gallagher testified he had received
an aggregate of $4,000 in three pay
ments but he had disbursed it to otner
members of the board in two equal IN
stallments.
Judge William p. Lawlor found fire.
ouent occasion to reprimand the op-
posing attorneys because of exchange
of personalities, and on one occasion
F.. j. Heney and Earl Rogers threat
ened each other with personal vlo-
lence.
In an effort to discredit the testimony
of former Supervisor Ferdinand p.
Nicholas, the attorneys for Patrlck
Calhoun, president of the United Rail-
roads, have constructed leading issue
out of u discrepancy between the state
ments made by Nicholas last week ana
the utterances of the same witness an
half a dozen previous occasions Wher
he was called to the stand to TESTIFY
for the prosecution
Earl Rogers of the defense renewed
the second cross examination OIL
Nicholas today with review or the
relations between the witness and Jas.
Il. Gallagher, the former supervisor
who is alleged to have pald Nlcnoids
various bribes.
Within half an hour after todays seS-
sion opened Mr.. Rogers and Francis j..
Heney had engaged in an angry dls-
pute, wherein they exchanged Velled
threats of personal encounter. MI.
Rogers had made reference to the intel
Iigence of Nicholas. and Mr.. Heney, re-
senting his remarks, interrupted an III
terrogation to say:
THE witness has an average amount
of intelligence, but he has not enough
to bubble and parry for five hours at
a time with the trained mentality OF a
lawyer who has carefully prepared HIM
self for the ordeal. have never
4I,te xrrffv
intelligence the pitfalls set for him py
lawyer who is tricky
Rogers Gets Angry
"I am tired of hearing that word
tricky" said Mr.. Rogers, appealing TO
the court, and when Judge LaWlor
characterized the prosecutors remarks
as improper Mr.. Heney said:
"Oh, very well. The remark is with
drawn"
remains" declared Mr.. Rogers hotly.
Turning his gaze toward Mr.: Heneys
two body guards he continued:
EFT is very hard to deal with man
who has behind him what this man
has"
"Ill leave them behind any time you
want to see me-" replied Mr.. Heney
But when the incipient quarrel had
reached this stage the court reminded
the attorneys they were showing. lack
of respect for its dignity.
Mr. Rogers completed his examlna-
tion of the witness, and Mr.. Heney
interrogated Nicholas concerning his
recollection of events already in the
record. Stanley Moore of the defense
interposed numerous objections to Mr..
Heney's line of questioning, and hnal-
ly the latter said;
"You are getting garrulous, Mr..
Moore. Why don't you stop talking
and let me ask these questions?"
Mr.. Moore made objection to Heneys
manner, and the prosecutor said;
.Well, I'm to the manner born. l
can't help it,
II believe that" returned Mr.. Moore
briefly.