Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-01

withdrawal Of the money or any part
of it, and Mr.. Calhoun departed.
Mr.. Leach explained that in the
period following the fire of 1906 when
the banks suspended business, he made
arrangements with branches of the
United States treasury all over the
country to transfer funds by telegraph
to persons or firms In this city. The
witness identified an order from the
national treasurer at Washington, di-
recting him to pay Mr.. Calhoun 5000,
600.
TeIegraphic Orders Received
The Geographic order, Mr. Leach
said, was received May % and May "a,
according to the records. TREY L.
Ford, chief counsel of the United Rail
roads, called at the mint and pre-
sented an order, signed by Mr.. Cal
houn, calling for $4,000. Mr.. Ford, the
witness said, wanted the payment to
be made in currency, but in order to
accommodate the request, he said he
was obliged to take Mr.. Ford to the
treasurer of the relief committee, who
had charge of the funds donated for
the people rendered homeless by the
fire.
Mr. Leach stated that Mr. Ford
called at the mint for the second time
July 81, with a telegraphic order sent
by Mr.. Calhoun from Cleveland, Ohio,
directing that second payment of
$4,000 be made to him August 20, ac-
cording to the witness, Mr.. Ford pre-
senting a third order also in Geographic
form, directing Mr.. Leach to pay the
balance of 100000 to Mr.. Ford.
In response to the questions OF John
O'Gara of the prosecution, Mr.. Leach
added to his testimony the details of
a visit from Thornwell Mutually, assist
ant president of the United Railroads,
who came to the mint on April 2S, 1906,
and withdrew $4,000 of an additional
deposit of 100000 made to the credit
of the United Railroads by Mr.. Cal
houn, who was then in New York.
On the occasion OF this visit accord
ing to the witness, Mr.. Mutually was
accompanied by Abraham Ruef. This
money, according to Mullally's explana-
ton, was required to pay some of the
employees.
Deposit Withdrawn
The remainder of this deposit, Mr..
Leach said, was withdrawn by Mutually
and the treasurer of the United Rail
roads on the two installments, and it
was apparent that the prosecution was
attempting to show that, while the last
designated payment was made in gold,
the former, paid to Mr.. Ford, was made
in currency. Upon cross examination,
Stanley Moore OF the defense sought
to show that the dates upon one of the
receipts for $4,000 did not correspond
to the date upon which the amount
was paid to an agent Of the United
Railroads.
The examination of Mr.. Leach was
concluded, and Thomas P. Burns, who
was cashier of the United States treas
ury In 1906, was called as the next
witness. Mr.. Burns declared that TREY
L. Ford called upon him on July 81,
1906, and requested that he be given
S5O, 900 In currency in exchange for $780,
900 in gold. The currency, according
to the witness, was in denominations
including $40, $50, $1o0 and few $500
bills. On August 2S, the witness said,
he had given Mr.. Ford 100000 in 500
bills in exchange for an equal amount
of gold. On both occasions the gold
was brought to the subtreasury on
trucks wheeled by porters employed at
the mint.
The cross examination of Mr.. Burns
was completed within half an hour,
and DR.. Charles Boxton, a former MEM
Der of the Schmitz board of supervisors,
who had served four terms prior to
his nomination by the Union Labor
party, was called to the stand as the
next witness.