The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20

brought him from Burns Office and
turned them over to Abbott. Among the
reports received, he said, were full re-
ports on all jurors, all manner of cor
respondence, code kilograms. reports of
Burns operatives, reports of the men
seeking for Detwiler and trailing other
indicted graft defendants, reports made
by George Burns while following Eu-
gene Il. Schmitz to New York and Lon
don and return, and various other i'm
portant documents.
Among the stolen papers, declared
the witness, was the letter from Di-
rector of the Mint Frank A. Leach to
Burns, which has been so often limited
at since the trial began. After Abbott
had seen this letter he told Helms he
would be willing to pay Platt $50
bonus if the latter could secure copy
of Burns answer to Leach. The copy
was secured about three days later, but
the witness said that if the bonus was
paid it did not pass through his hands.
1t was at this point in Helms testi-
mony that adjournment was ordered.
There was much still to be told and the
courtroom crowd was listening with
breathless interest to every statement
the witness made. The complete tran
script of all the testimony given by
Helms is to be found elsewhere IN TINS
paper. The direct examination OF the
witness will be continued at s:3O
o'clock this morning.
Rudolph SpreclSels was recaiied 10
the stand at the outset of the morning s
proceedings, and the cross examination
by Rogers was taken up at the point
where IL was broken off Tuesday. His
first questions relating to the converse
tion in which the witness testified Ruef
had suggested a general strike as
means of bringing about the sale or
municipal bonds. The defendants at
torney ATTEMPTED to cross question by
referring to a transcript of testimony
given by Spreckels during preliminary
proceedings before Judge Dunno in
1905, but this method was objected to
by Heney.
TRANSCRIPT NOT OFFICIAL
Rogers asked the witness If he could
point out in the former transcript any
reference by himself to Ruefs sugges-
ton regarding strike, and started to
hand the document to Spreckels.
Don't look at that, Mr.. Spreckels,' .
interrupted Heney, as the witness was
about to accept that transcript from
Rogers hands. we Will not allow an
attempt to be made to impeach wit
ness on any transcript brought here
from the Offices of the United Railroads
StdnQ Ifid- tidiiSSi iPt - MT Oil
official one"
.Oh." CALCULATED Rogers, then the
bars are no longer down."
Yes. they are, and you are inside
of Them" retorted Heney-
SO far as l am concerned they are
still down. broke in the witness.
TRANSCRIPT FROM RUFF
Heney explained that his purpose
was to learn If Ruef had furnished the
transcript to calhoun. When pressed
on this point Rogers refused to answer.
Rogers had his transcript identified
and marked by the clerk of the court
and then resumed his question. asking
Spreckels il he had not changed his
testimony given before Judge Dunno
No. / haven't changed it at all" an
swered SpreckeIs II don't think you
have read all of 1t.
AS matter of fact continued
Rogers, ignoring the last remark. did
you not neglect to mention this subject
of strike suggestion for the simple
reason that no mention was made of
such a thingT