Arizona republican., 1909-05-19
HAD FORGOTTEN THE TOTAL
But He Had Been Paying Heney's Office Expenses at $500 a Month and Had Un- dertaken to Pay Several Thousand Dollars More.

San Francisco. Cal, May 1s.-Ru- dolph Spreckels, the millionaire banker and refOrmer whose name has been blazed into the record of every days proceedings since the trial of Patrick Calhoun was commenced more than five months ago. had his innings in court today. Through cross examl- nation replete with stinging infer ences and insinuatiOns he sat undis- turbed, disclosing the innermost se- crets of the graft prosecution, reciting the substantial payments he made to its officers and agents and disclaiming utterly the motives imputed to him by Attorney Earl Rogers, who conducted the inquiry.
 The bitter alterations that have al- ways followed the injection of Mir Spreckels name into the trial had pre- pared the crowded court room for a succession of angry disputes between the opposing attorneys, but the exami- nation was virtually concluded with no breach of decorum beyond a few brief exchanges.
 Heney. who promised repeatedly to permit the widest possible scope in the NAOoo t-AeAAlAAAelAAbAls bAAFltu d dozen objections throughout the day and the inquiry. soon after it was in stituted. developed into a duel of wits between the witness and his interro- gator. A dozen times during the day Spreckels took exceptions to Rogers remarks and flatly declared that they were untrue.
 Lat~-iH the daytth cross eXamina ton came to a temporary stop and Spreckels was excused until tomorrow with the understanding that he would produce in court his personal account of the many thousands of dollars he expended in advancing the cause of graft prosecution.
 No small degree of astonishment was manifested when Rogers, plunging into the matter of the financial support Spreckels had accorded the reform movement, ascertained without the slightest protest the details of these expenditures The total, Spreckels said, he was unable to remember. but he admitted that he had paid the rent and expenses of Heney's private law office for a long time and that these items had amounted to between $500 and s60O a month.
 It was admitted likewise that MT. Spreckels for long period paid a con siderable sum to Charles w. Cobb, Heney's partner and in pursuance of an agreement made at the outset of the prosecution, it was disclosed that Spreckels was to pay Cobb an addi- tional sum estimated at S2O,00O repre- senting the balance and payable, as the witness said. at his pleasure.
 Did you make an arrangement whereby Heney was not to receive any salary for services, from the city?'' he was asked.
 No; I knew that such was the case, but I believe Heney personally volun- teered his services" said the witness.
 Do you know that Heney draws a salary which is turned over to Assist ant District Attorney Robert Duke, who is an extra number in the district attorIfys officer" asked Rogers. This was one of the unexpected allegations furnished by the defense, but Spreckels said he had no information on the subject.
 Have you paid Heney any money except for office expenses?"
 T have not" said Spreckels, who then admitted that he had undertaken to continue paying the expenses for an indefinite period.
 Did James D. Phelan give any thing?"
 Yes; I don't think Phelan will ob- ject to having it made known that he contributed s1O,OOO''