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The famous Olympia Beer on cap the Board of Trade. Limerick alley Also fine line of whiskey and wine.
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PRESBYTERIAN Fifth Avenue and State street. II A. M. Morning worship. l2 m. Sunday School. TOO p m. Senior Christian En, deavor.
 So'clOck Evening worship Mldweek prayer meeting 8 o'clock Weoneslay evening. All are cordially invited to attened these services.
 Rev, Geo E. Good, Pastor.
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Oysters on the half shell, soc at the Pack Train Restaurant. If,
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NOTICE TO A. 3.

There will be special meeting of Camp skagway No. 1 Arctic Brother hood Monday night Oct. { 1909 for the purpose of taking action on the proceedings of the Grand Camp
 J. NJ. Keller, A. c, F. J. Rosenberg, A. R.
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Judge Young of Atlin arrived in skagway today and will sail south Monday.
 F. T. Hamshaw, the Mckee creek miner of Atlln arrived ia town today and will go south on the Royal Mon day.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20

couldn't say exactly what he said
Q.-Following that, and during the
first Ford trial. did Mr.. Plattz make
any reports to you? Ale did.
Q.-Was there anything said about
who should pay the money to Plat?
Al was to pay him. Mr.. Abbott to
give me the money.
Odd you pay Mr.. Platt after
that? Al did.
Q-For how long time? Al paid
him from the time that / employed
him during the first Ford trial upon
until the 31st of August, when / then
transferred him to Mr.. Abbott, or in
structed him, rather, to report to Mr..
Abbott direct.
Q.-Thirty-first of August OF what
year was that? A.-190S.
Q.-That is more thanra year? A
Yes sir, as say, l employed MIN
during the first Ford trial and kept
him continually until the 31st OF Au-
gust, 1908
Q-During all that time did Mr..
Platt continue to make reports TO
you? Ale did.
Q-And in what form were they
made. orally or in writing? Am
writing.
Q.-What did you do with the writ
ings? Al took the reports-well,
you allude? / don't know which you
mean. There were a number of differ
emit reports relating TO different things.
Q.-During all of that-period of time
that you have mentioned that Mr.
Platt remained under your employ, or
received pay from you, did you collect
the pay for Platt from the United Rail-
roads, or from any person connected
with it? Al collected the pay for
Platt as l did for the other men had
working for me, from Mr.. Abbott OF
the United Railroads.
Odd the amount continue all OF
that time at $500 per month? A.
And expenses.
Q-What was the nature of the ex-
penses what was the character of the
expenses? A.-Incidenta1 expenses in
Cured, such as going around inter
viewing prospective jurors, spending
money in interviewing them, car fare
and so forth.
o. had reference to Mr.. Platt: Did
you have reference to him, too? A
Yes, sir; L am speaking of Mr.. Platt.
Q-During that time how frequently
did Mr.. Platt make written reports TO
you? A.-As often as he could get
chance. sometimes every evening;
sometimes a couple of days or three
DAYS would elapse before he would get
10 meet me-
Odd he make any reports to you
during that first Ford trial? Ale
did.
Q-Can you recall for how long
time he was reporting to you during
the first Ford trial? Al can not re-
call exactly how long, no. 1t was
shortly after the first Ford trial had
begun.
Do you recall whether any of
those reports related to jurors? A.
They did.
Q-what did you do with those re-
ports when you got them from Mr.
Platt? Al made copies of them,
duplicate copies. returned the original
that is, the report that Plat handed to
me. and gave it back to him In order
that he might return it to Mr.. Burns
office The copy of the original re-
port handed to me l submitted to Mr..
Abbott A copy of that report l re-
tanned in my office for my own infor-
nation.
+, Q.-And have you those copies yet?
Al have not
Q.-What became of them? A.
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would have 10 on hack a little; Whlle
working for Mr.. Hoefier was
structed by him to try ana see
the service of Mr.. Burns
Q-Who paid you during the t,ine
you were working under MI. fioenei
AIR. Hoef1er paid me.
Q-Who paid you while you VIZ
working under Mr.. Abbott? AIR.
Abbott paid me.
On what form? An gold
Odd you give vouchers? Al
did give monthly vouchers, yes, SIR.
Q.-Whom were they made out TO!
A--Made out to the United Railroads.
addressed to Mr.. Abbott
Q.-After you had talk with Mr.
Plat during that first Ford trial. what
was the talk which you had with Mr..
Abbott, and where did it occur? A.
1t occurred in his offices, Oak and Brod-
erick streets
Q.-When was it? A.-During that
trial. shortly after had met and
talked with Plat.
Q.-Had the jury been completed
yet in that trial? Al can not re-
call
Q.-What was the talk? A.-Why.
as l said, l would have to go back In
order to answer that. told Mr.. Abb
bolt that Mr.. Platt was working for
could get him to work for me. or
rather. for the United Railroads; and
he asked me what he could do. and
l told him how I thought l could
use him; and he then arranged meet
ing to take place between Mr.. Platt,
he and !.
Q.-What did you tell him-how did
you tell him you thought you could
use Plat? A-By getting informa-
i'm, move
ments of the prosecution.
Q.-When did the meeting take place
with reference to this conversations
which you had with Abbott? A
very few days after / had talked with
Platt; very shortly afterward.
Q.-Was 1t still during the first Ford
trial? Alt was.
Odd you and Abbott and Plat
meet? Ave did.
Q-Where? Al don't recall If it,
was in the Oak and Broderick streets
carbarns, or in the Flood building,
twelfth floor. in McEnerney's office,
Garrett McEnerney.
Q.-What occurred at that meeting?
A.-Why, Plat told Mr.. Abbott what
he thought he could do and told him
he thought he could obtain reports on
jurors, and give his own reports in.
and general information as regards
the movements In MI. Burns once,
that he knew a number of the mep
and was thoroughly friendly with
them, and would be able to get the
information they obtained. Under
those conditions he was employed by
Mr.. Abbott and instructed to report
to me.
Q.-What did Mr.. Abbott say in re-
ply to Mr.. Platts statement? Ale
said. Well, il you can do these things
l will take you on and instructed
him to report to me and told me that
1 was to hand all information OBJ
tanned from Plat to him. Mr.. Abbott.
Q.-Was there anything else said in
the conversations? A.-Yes, Platt
wanted to know what he was going to
receive as compensation, and he stated
he wanted $500 month. This amount
was agreed upon.
Q.-When you say 1t was agreed
upon, what did Mr.. Abbott say on the
subject? Ale said, IF you can do
as you say-as near as / can gather
these words will give you 5000
month il you make good; that is
about the import of the words; l
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had seen me talking with Mr.. Abbott
at the court, handing him reports
Q.-How often had you talked
with Mr.. Abbott in court when Mr.. Call
houn was present prior to that? A.
l can't recall exactly how many
times. but quite frequently; any occa-
sion | had reports to submit to him and
couldn't find him al his Office ] would
go to the court, where ] would meet
him and hand him the reports.
Q.-Was that while the Ford trial
was on? Att was
Odd you go where he was seated
at the desk, where Mr.. Ford was?
Al did.
Q.-When did you first talk with Mr..
Abbott in regard to your employment?
A.-After l had been reporting to Mr..
Hoefler for about three months, who
informed me that / was then to report
TO Mr.. Abbott personally.
Q.-Where did you see Mr.. Abbott
the first time? AT the Oak and
Broderick streets carbarn
Q.-Who was there on that occasion
besides Mr.. Abbott. If any one? Al
don't recall that any one else was there
but himself.
Q--Can you tell us what part of the
building that office was in? Al
could not by direction. | could give
you-you enter on the Broderiek street
side. | would go into the door leading
into the general Office, going along the
hallway clean to the end of the building,
enter door to my left. upon which
was sign, General Counsel United
Railroads"
Q.-What was the talk which you
had with Mr.. Abbott? Al can't re-
call this talk exactly. further than he
instructed me to keep conversant with
the movements made by the prosecu-
ton, get in touch all | could, and OBJ
tain all information 1 could and give
1t to him; no special information re-
quested or asked for; that being the
first time he had met me-
Q.-Was there anything said about
MI Hoefer? A.-Nothing at all, fur
Their than Mr.. Hoefier had recon-
mended me to him; that was ALL
Q.-What did you do after that in
the way of making reports to Mr..
Abbott? A.-Why. about that time I
opened up a detective agency here in
the city, and / had number of men
working for me. and he then instructed
me to employ as many men as / saw
Mt, and put them to work at shadow
ing. I was to direct them, which
did. The movements of these men and
myself l would report to him each
day.
Odd he direct you whom to
shadow? Amy one who acted suspic-
lously and looked like they needed TAX
Ing care of, is the way was Instructed;
particularly TO watch the jury, and see
who talked with them, to watch Mr.
Burns officers around the courtroom,
to see whom they took away from the
court.
Q-By taking away you mean fol-
lowing? A.-Shadowing away, yes.
Gin doing that work during the
hrst Ford trial. did you get acquainted
with a man by the name of Platt?
Al did.
Q.-Did you know him at that time
to be an employee of Mr.. Burns? Al
suspected such.
Q.-Dfd you have any talk with Mr..
Abbott at that time in regard to Mr.
Platt? A.-Not at that time; | first
talked with Mr. Plat, then | talked
with Mr. Abbott
Odd you talk to Mr.. Abbott dur
ing the first Ford trial, about him?
Al did.
Q.-What was the talk with Abbott
upon that subject? Am order to an
swer that question intelligently [
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THAT insinuation is absolutely false,
declared the witness.
Rogers touched lightly on one or
two other points relating to subjects
previously inquired into, and then ex-
planned to the court that he would pre-
fer to withhold the remainder of the
cross examinations until the witness
could produce the promised accounts
showing the amounts of money sub
scribed to the prosecution fund and
the disbursements made from this
fund. Spreckels stated that he had
clerks engaged in making up a list.
but that it could not be completed
within several hours, and it was con-
sequently agreed that the witness
should be excused until this morning.
CABLE BOILERS UNHURT
Charles II. Warner of the Aetna fire
insurance company testified that his
company carried insurance on the va
rious United Railroads power houses
and that the losses sustained in the
fire were adjusted by special COM
mittee.
Edward F. Merhardt, assistant secre-
tary of the board of fire underwriters,
stated that the total lass on the ma
chinery and all contents of the Market
and Valencia streets power house
amounted to only $4,000, and that the
salvage was estimated at practically
$4,000. statement was also shown
In which TREY l.. Ford admitted over
his own signature that the earthquake
damage at the Valencia street power
house was Insignificant and that steam
was kept in the boilers for several
hours after the shock.
r. p. Whigham, photographer. was
put on the stand to identify a series
of photographs of the exterior and in
terror of the Valencia street power
house taken Immediately after the fire.
The photographs were admitted in evil
dence and exhibited to the jury.
As a corroborative witness William
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When l resigned from the United Rail-
roads-pardon me for referring to my
notes, II may be allowed-on August
81 Qnterrupting-Of 1908? A.-Of
190s) | informed Mr.. Abbott 1 intended
resigning, and also told him that
reports, in fact. of all the correspond
ence that l had given him / retained
duplicates, and he requested that turn
them over to him. He then sent
George Francis of the United Railroads
UP to my home / then lived at IS Fair
Oaks. | turned over to George Fran
els the Yawman- Erbe file containing
from Platt, that is, copies of all the
reports.
On addition to reports on jurors.
did you receive any other character OF
reports or papers from Mr.. Platt? A.
/ did
Q.-Nhat was the general character
OF the papers? ALL manner of cor
respondence to Mr.. Burns and, from
Mr.. Burns. Code kilograms; all of the
reports that he had obtained; in fact.
/ received copies of every report OBJ
tanned by the prosecution on the 1908
panel; all special copies: I received
kilograms of all descriptions. code tele-
grams and kilograms written plainly
that is, in the open, without the code
cipher. l received reports from his
operators, copies of all reports from
his operators, of their Investigations.
received kilograms relating to his
sons movements while after Schmitz
from here to New York, and New York
to London and back l received copies
of reports of his son. George, while on
Tveitmoe. and copies OF his reports
while after Detweiler, and a host of
others; l can identify them all, If they
are shown to me.
Q.-Among the papers so received by
you from Mr.. Plat was there a letter
from Mr.. Leach. the former superin-
tendent of the mint, to Mr.. Burns? A
There was.
Q.-From where? A.-From wash
ington, d. c.
Q.-What did you do about that9
A.-When / received that letter among
other correspondence and reports that !
had then obtained from Platt / made
copies as usual of them all, and sub
INVITED the copies to Mr.. Abbott. Two
or three days later he spoke to me
about this letter. written by the Hon.
Leach OF the United States mint, and
said to me, II would like very much to
obtain Mr.. Burns letter to Mr.. Leach"
and. he said. you can authorizes" or.
rather. you can tell Plat for me. that
1T he will find that letter of Mr. Burns
will give him $25 as an incentive to
search for it,"
Q.-Can you give about the date that
that occurred? Al could not give
YOU the date that occurred. but think
the letter wanted by Mr.. Abbott was
dated either April or May, 1907.
Odd Mr.. Platt procure the copy
of the letter from Burns to Leach?
AFTER a few days he did. and
handed it to me-
Q.-And what did you do with it?
Al gave 1t to Mr.. Abbott
Q.-And was the s25 given to you?
Al don't think so; in fact, / am sure
that the SIS was not given me at that
time.
Q.-Was it given to PIatt at any
time in your presence? Al couldn't
say; not in my presence; don't know.
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WED have been. foolish if we hadn't
followed Burns declared Moore.
1t didn't show guilty conscience. 1t
showed common prudence
rs 1t admitted then that Burns was
shadowed?" asked O'Gara
Stanley Moore jumped to the attack
this time, his statements being even
more acrimonious than that of either
of his colleagues who preceded him.
BARRETT BECOMES VEHEMENT
We can show that Burns deserved
to be followed" he averred We pos
sibly can show that perjury was in the
process of manufacture that perjury
was and has been manufactured. and
that perjury has been brought into this
trial as result of his manufacture"
There was another interference by
the court and a renewed attack by
John J. Barrett. So vehement did the
latter become that it seemed for a mo-
ment all hope of restoring order was
! lost
1t is an organized conspiracy"
shouted Barrett, shaking his finger at
Heney.
rs your honor going to stand for
this?" cried Heney
No sir, Pm not" answered the court.
If he wants to abuse me when the
proper time comes for argument. all
right, Heney returned, but he can't
do it now. l won't stand for it."
! The time for that kind of talk is
past, Mr.. Heney. shouted Barrett an
griIy.
Again Judge Lawlor interfered and
again Alex c. King attempted to turn
! his argument into an attack upon the
| prosecution. The only legal authority
on which any point. was actually made
in connection with the argument was a
citation from a certain passage in
Whigmores textbook, which Heney
had called to the courts notice. Judge
Lawlor referred to this when he was
forced to interrupt King again
Both counsel will take their Seats
he cried. The witness will take the
stand. Let the question be read If
more attention had been paid to what
! Whigmore said and less to character
ization perhaps we would have reached
speedier conclusion. The objection is
overruled."
continually by objections from the de-
Tense, Helms gave straight, con-
nected narrative. He told how Tom
Gibson, the United Railroads detective,
had first authorized him with Abbott's
consent to use motorcycles to follow
Burns; how Calhoun had later given
the authorization for an automobile;
how at the time he went to work I'M
der Abbott's personal direction the lat
ter told him to employ as many men as
he saw fit and to report on every one
connected with the prosecution and
keep close watch on all Jurors.
Helms then told of how he and Alb
bott had corrupted E. A. Platt. the
Burns employee. Helms saw the chance
to buy Plat and told Abbott. He and
Abbott and Plat then held a confer
ence either at the Oak and Broderick
streets car barn or at Carrot w. Nc
Enerney's office in the Flood building
Other conferences were held at both of
these places Plat was promised by
Abbott salary of 5000 a month to
steal reports from Burns Office and turn
over all available information which he
could pick up. The offer was accepted
and Plat worked through Helms until
the latter resigned from the detective
bureau in August of last year. after
which PlRtt reported direct to Abbott.
DUPLICATED ALL REPORTS
Helms made duplicates of all reports
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tuC WI u ihC PiOSOAutioh ~ PASN
o.-Mr. Helms. where DO you reside
Auth. Trinity county. Cal.
Q.-How long have you lived there?
About three years.
Odd you at any time reside in
San Francisco? Al did.
Q.-when was that Alright after
the fire.
Q.-of course. you refer to the fire
of April is. 1906? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-what line of business have you
followed, Mr.. Helms, say in the last
10 years? A detective.
Q.-were you engaged In the de-
tective business in San Francisco dur
ing the years 1906 and 1907 and 1908?
Al was.
Q.-when in 1906 did you come to
San Francisco? Al came to San
Francisco in 1906. after coming back
from China, when I was in the United
States secret service. / then settled
here in San Francisco.
Odd you at any time in the year
1907 go to work for the United Rail-
roads of san Francisco? Al did.
Q.-When? A.-May 3, 1907.
Q.-Who spoke to you about going
to work for them? A4-Attorney Louis
Reefier sent for me at Ruth.
Q.-Is May 3, 1907, the date you
started in in San Francisco? A.-May 3
is the date ! started from home.
Q.-What day did you reach San
Francisco? ABOUT three days
later.
On what way did you receive the
message TO come? A.-By telegram.
o.-Have you that telegram? A.-No,
sir, / have not.
o.-What has become of it. Al
don't recall now; it must have been
destroyed or mislaid.
Q.-After arriving here what work
did you do, if any, under Mr. Hoefier?
A-Mostly shadow work, watching out
for things being done by the prosecu-
'tion.
under you at that time? A--Not IN
til three or four months later.
Odd you, during the time you
were employed by the United Railroads,
have any. talk with Mr.. Patrick Cali
houn? Al did.
Q.-When was that? At the time
of the trial of General Ford, the first
trial.
Q.-Where did the conversation take
place. Ali II NlAN u liiC 1CiiiPAO
Israel.
ON the sidewalk? Ayes, sir.
Odd anybody else participate IN
the conversation? A.-Not that | re-
call.
Q-what was the talk? Att was
in relation to motor cycles being en-
gagged to follow Mr.. Burns.
Q.-On the occasion when Mr.. Cal
houn spoke TO you, which you have
just mentioned, was that the first time
Won had talked with Mr.. Calhoun?
A-That was the first time 1 had
spoken to him, yes, SIR,
Odd any one introduce you to
Mr. Calhoun on that occasion? A.ENo,
sir; he seemed to know me; don't
recall any one introducing me to him.
He noticed / was there in charge of
those motor cycles and L then spoke to
him. He had seen me. in company
with other men employed by the rail-
road.
Q-What men had he seen you in
company with, who were working for
the railroad? A--The two motor cycle
men. Hooper and Curran. men that I
employed on the motor cycle; also had
seen me in company with Tom Gibson;
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DEFENSE VAINLY
TRIES TO BLOCK
HELMS ON STAND
Moore, King, Rogers and Bar.
rett in Dismay Hear Vile
Plots Revealed
Sleuths Hired by Calhoun
Shadow Witness in Desperate
Attempt to Silence Him

N Steller. secretary to Patrick Cal
houn. was called to explain the meth
DDS of ONCE management in the head
quarters of the railroads.
ALL PREARRANGED
George b. Wncutt, secretary OF tbs
United Railroads, was called to testify
regarding the relative expense or
trolley and cable street railway con
struction- He also testified To certain
figures connected with the operation OF
the United Railroads
He was followed on the stand BY
William w. Sanderson, the attorney
and vice president of the North Beach
improvement club. Sanderson stated
that shortly after the fire. between
May IA and May q. 1906. he met Ruef
and Calhoun at meeting OF a sub
committee of 40 held at the Lowell
high school. Calhoun invited him to
appear before the supervisors sHd
urge the passage OF the trolley orH
nance
The witness testified that he said
that there was talk of corruption be-
hind the trolley permit then pending
and he was advised that the super
visors grant the franchise for a lin
tied time only or demand compensa-
ton.
To this Ruef replied: TT is all set
tied. 1t will go through tomorrow
II replied" said Sanderson. Then
you don't need me?' and Calhoun said,
No. I don't think we do"
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Ruef Called to Aid Bowling

Abe Ruef, the convicted boss. is TO
be made a club by which Attorney Car
roll Cook. representing James H. Bowl
ing, former. secretary Of the carmen's
union would take a whack at Rudolph
SpreckeIs at the trial OF Bowling on
charge of criminal libel preferred by
Fremont Older, editor of the Bulletin
Bowling's trial was set for yester-
day afternoon and among the wit
nesses subpenaed by the defense were
Rudolph Spreckels and Abe Ruef- Ruef
came from the county jail with a dep
uty sheriff. Elk Judge Cook said that
Ruef would be called to refute the tes-
timony of Spreckels. who testified in
the Calhoun trial that Ruef told him
that he could influence the carmen in
the matter Of strike
AS Ruef is not expected to feel mag
unanimously toward Spreckels. the
Bowling defense does not fear that he
will fail to contradict Spreckels. other
witnesses in the case are William J..
Burns, to whom Bowling made the al
legged malicious and false statement,
Fremont Older, Richard Cornelius.
president of the carmen'S union, and
o. A. Tveitmoe, the labor leader.
Matt /. Sullivan will appear in the
case as special prosecutor, while Ed
ward F. Moran and Cook appear for
Bowling The case was called befoTeh
Police Judge Deasy yesterday after(
noon and continued on agreement OF
counsel to Friday. May %, at o'clock
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onpet tran OF ettmon the
II
OF OF 0 interfere with
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Helms testimony Tightly Weaues Net About Patrick Calhoun
Chief of United Railroads Detective Bureau Tells How Evidence
Was Nodded at Behest of Trolley Magnate

the
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The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-11
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