Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-16
ADMIT SERVICES
WERE VALUABLE
TlCHENoR'S WORK is HIGHLY
PRAISED IN COURT
EXPERT ESTIMATES 1T WAS
WORTH $4,000
Former Agent of Continental Repre-
scented as Having Claim in Excess
of Amount Charged as
EmbezzIed

George N. Tichenor's work in eonnec-
ton with the bribery of four, ana SUD
seouent conviction of two state sena-
tors four years ago, was inquired INTO
with some detail during his trlal on lie
charge of embezzlement in Judge WI
bur's court yesterday. That the money
alleged to have been illegally taken py
Tichenor from the Continental Bullu,ils
and Loan association was none Toe
much to repay him for services as de-
tective in the bribery cases was evi-
IDENTIFY the belief of number OF VIII
nesses. a belief which they were pre-
vented from expressing over the suS-
tanned objections of G. Ray Horton:
deputy district attorney, in charge u
the prosecution.
According to C. L. Jones. Sacra-
mento attorney. who assisted District
ATTORNEY A. NJ. Seymour of Sacramento
in the prosecution of the bribery cases,
Tichenor was in constant attendance at
the trials and was relied on to discover
and furnish information that might
lead to the conviction of the senator's
who, according to one witness, enaeaV-
ored to "hold up the building and loan
associations. Mr.. Jones expressed the
opinion that the reasonable value OF
Tichenor's services was $4,000. This IS
about twice the amount the former
agent of the Continental in Los An
geles is charged with embeZzllng.
Services of Great Value
District Attorney Seymour said
Tichenors services were of the greatest
value to the prosecution. Edward
Hartley, a San Francisco detective, VINO
with Tichenor. prepared the way LOT
the bribery of the senators ana ASSISTED
him lii their prosecution, detailed the
circumstances surrounding that work.
TT n 0tt1CeS
the Continental Building and Loan as
sociation in San Francisco January 70,
1905, he said and was introduced TO
the defendant by William Corbin, sec
rotary of the corporation. "Coroin IN
troduced me to Ticheneor as the man
with whom 1 was to go to sacramento,
said Hartley, land added speaking TO
Tichenor: If you get those fellows you
will get what you ask.
when we reached Sacramento the
following day." continued Hartley,
Tichenor and located the residence OF
Joseph Jordan, a San Francisco news
paper reporter and secretary of the san
Francisco delegation. Then we Went 10
the senate to identify certain senators,
and Tichenor later met Jordan at his
home. 1 remained on the outside.
Saw Money Received
Corbin was present at every proceed
Ing. L was dlSO pI6SSiil, OuL was IA ~
position where they could not see me,
although 1 could see everything that
transpired. 1 saw the senators as they
got their pay in marked bills.
after Senator Bunkers received his
money Tichenor and Jordan met again.
and shortly after that Jordan and En-
mons came. Jordan passed Emmons
his money on the street Through some
mistake / was not present when Wright
and French got their money
The investigation by the senate into
the bribery charges lasted ten days
and the trials little more than year
During that time, Hartley said, he was
always under the orders of Tichenor
A number of witnesses were called
to testify regarding Tichenor's reputa-
ton, which, they said, was good.
Among these character witnesses We're
Judges Frank r. Willis and w. Il.
Fervey of the superior court, H. a.
Pierce, justice of the peace; Senator K.
F. Del Vale, Police Captain Bradlsh
and Paul Flammer, captain of detec-
tives.
The trial will be resumed at TO O'Clock
today. 1t is expected Tichenor himself
will be among the first witnesses, and
that he will go into the fullest detail
regarding the sensational happenings
in the state senate in 1905.