Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
RUEF'S CATSPAW WITNESS IN
CALHOUN'S TRIAL
WILSON AGAIN REcITEs
STORY OF BRIBERY
Stanley Moore Subjects BoodIer Who
Forfeited immunity to Severe
Grilling, and Lively Tilts
Are Promised

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~ fly to certain recollections in one
of the trials of Tirey L. Ford, was fol-
lowed by revocation of his immunity
contract and his indictment on three
charges of having accepted bribes, was
fhe principal witness in today's session
of the trial of Patrick Calhoun' presl-
dent of the United Railroads.
Hinder the direct examination or AS
sistant District Attorney john OGara'
Wilson recited the story OF now ne
sounded the members of the Schmltz
board 'of supervisors on the proposal
TO pass the overhead trolley permit
and was promised $4,000 for his vote
and effort after conversations with
lanes L. Gallagher and Abraham Ruef.
Stanley Moore of the defense, sup
plementing Earl Rogers as cross-ex-
aminer, subjected Wilson to a severe
cross-examination that had not been
completed when the hour of adjourn
ment arrived.
In several particulars, more or less
important, Wilson's testimony To-Day
was at variance with his statements
made in previous trials, and Mr. Moore
persisted in directing his attention to
these alleged discrepancies.
He Still Hopes
care YOU testifying now in the hope
that these indictments against you VIII
be dismissed?" asked Mr.. More.
"That is for the district attorney to
decide replied Wilson. Il have that
hope"
Wilson testified that at the time or
the first Ford trial, when he replied to
one question with a statement that
occupied several minutes in delivery,
he was partially irresponsible, adding
that he had afterward sought permis-
sion to correct his testimony.
II saw the people in court laughing.
and realized that I was making fool
of myself" he said. IT made several
efforts afterward to explain what was
the matter with me-"
with today's session the trial of
Calhoun entered on it's seventeenth
week. Unverif1ed reports of fresh tes-
timony to be introduced by the prose-
cutfon has rendered 1t uncertain When
the case will be submitted to the Jury,
but ii is possible the people VIII nave
presented all the witnesses who fig
ured in the preceding trials by the end
of the week.
Max Mamlock, the eleventh member
of the Schmitz board of supervisors,
summoned in the Calhoun trial, took
the stand at the opening of the ses-
sion and was subjected to routine eX-
animation by prosecution and defense.
promised $4,000 for his vote on the troll
ley permit by James L. Gallagher, and
he recalled he had received $4,000 from
Gallagher in a safe deposit vault, but
he could not recollect the circum-
stances under which the second pay
ment was made, although he was GER
tain that Gallagher had given him the
money.
Rogers Questions Him
5oF hos
conducted the crossexamination of
every supervisor since Gallagher, who
was interrogated by A. A. Moore. de-
voted most of his questions to the
understanding Mamlock had with Gal
lagher. The witness recalled that An
drew M. Wilson, another member of
the board had corroborated Gala
ghers promise of money, and Mr.. Rog
ers expressed mild surprise that the
matter was not mentioned by the wit
ness at preceding trials. Mamlock ad-
mitted that his recollection had been
strengthened by reading his previous
testimony, but this did not satisfy the
crossexaminer who asked:
"Does your memory, like old wine,
improve with a lapse of time?"
Some memories do, Mr.. Rogers"
answered Mamlock.
Mamlock was followed by Andrew
M. Wilson, who acted as Gallagher's
lieutenant on the board of supervisors.
Wilson's appearance on the stand
aroused the tagging interest of both
sides, as it was his first Summons as a
witness since the second trial of TREY
L. Ford.
Upon this occasion. it was said, the
district attorneys office declared that
he had refused to repeat important
testimony he had previously given and
was subsequently indicted, his immu-
nifty contract having been revoked.
His indictment is still in effect, and it
was not known positively whether or
not he would testify for the state.
Testimony important
Wilson'S testimony was regarded as
especially important by the prosecu-
tion because it furnished a second link
connecting Abraham Ruef with MEM
ber of the board. Wilson told of sew
eral conversations regarding the trolley
permit with Gallagher. saying:
"In compliance with a request by
Gallagher, | sounded some of the SUI
perVisors on the trolley matter and
reported to Gallagher that the matter
could be passed. He told me 1 would
get $4,000 or more.
subsequently Gallagher paid me the
money in two installments."
Wilson, when asked to relate his
conversation with Ruef, said:
81 had a talk with Ruef a week be-
fore the ordinance was passed and he
told me he was negotiating with the
United Railroads attorneys, who had
submitted to him an application for a
number of franchises.
'Ruef said he had returned the appli-
cations and recommended that they
substitute an application for a per-
NIT, the franchises to come up later
He told me that Gallagher would see
me later and give me the amounts de-
cided on as necessary to put it
through"
On a second occasion Wilson said
he met Ruef in the board room on the
day the permit was passed.
'He said he expected to find at his
office the permit ordinance and he re-
quested that / introduce it and make
a strong talk for it, said Wilson.
ITO this / agreed and the ordinance
was passed later in the day."
Stanley Moore then began the cross
examination of Wilson.