Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
BOODLER AGAIN
EXPOSES GRAFT
DR.. BOXTON TELLS CALHOUN'S
JURY OF BRIDES
REPEATS SENSATIONAL CONFESS
SION ON WITNESS STAND
Supervisor Who Was Trapped by De-
tective Burns Is Induced by Heney
to Review History of
Regime
tBy Associated Press.l

! Charles Boxten, a former member of
the Sehmitz board of supervisors, was
the star witness in today's session OF
the trial of Patrick Calhoun, president
of the United Railroads.
Boxton, who was trapped by W. j.
Burns and other agents of the district
attorneys office and whose confession
preeipitated the original expose of the
Schmitz administration, was called
on by the prosecution to relate the full
story of the occurrence at the home
of G. NJ. Roy, skating rink promoter.
I in 1897, when Boxton, in full view of
witnesses concealed behind folding
doors, accepted a number of marked
bills with the understanding that he
would vote for an ordinance favoring
a liberal administration of skating
Kinks.
Later, according to the witness, he
was visited by w. j. Burns VINO de-
scribed to him every incident of his
visit to Roy's house and advised nm
to confess. Boxton said he Went TO
Roy, who confirmed the declaration
that he had been trapped, addlng that
| it was the work of two of Abraham
Ruefs lieutenants, who had turned
against their former adviser John j.
Furey, the tenth member of the former
board, called as witness, was excused
by both sides during the day, and the
prosecution viii call another witness
tomorrow
Juror Not Disqualified
Judge William P. Lawlor and the
attorneys engaged in the case agreed
during the day that there would be no
action tending toward disqualification
of Otto H. Mackroth, the juror whose
wife was injured through the action of
conductor of the United Railroads.
Boxton was asked by Francis ].
Heney today to correct a portion of his
testimony given in the early part of the
examination. 1t developed that Boxton
| was summoned to Mr.. Heneys office
Saturday and asked to read the original
confession of his malfeasansce, made
in f907. The witness was then asked to
! explain why he had yesterday after
noon paid a visit to II. M. owen, an
attorney residing at Redwood City, who
was Bottoms legal adviser at the time
| the supervisors were trapped.
! Mr. Heney asked the purpose of the
visit and Boxton attributed 1t to his
friendship with owen. He denied that
he informed Owen of his visit to the
prosecutors office on the previous day.
as hostile to the prosecutions" asked
! Mr. Heney.
| mot to the prosecution, but he is
hostile to you personally" replied the
witness.
Boxton was temporarily withdrawn
before his testimony was completed,
John F. Furey, the ninth member of
the Schmitz board summoned as a wit
ness in the present trial, took the
stand.
Furey's examination followed the
usual course. The prosecution confined
its interrogations to the two payments
| the witness admitted receiving from
James l.. Gallagher for his vote on the
! trolley ordinance. Earl Rogers on
| cross examination devoted most of his
questions to showing discrepancies IN
| Furey's testimony given in previous
trials and then turned his attention to
the matter of the immunity contract.
Thinks Contracts illegal
The witness was asked if he had ever
heard Mr.. Heney express a belief that
| the contracts were not legal. Mr.
Rogers was seeking to attract Furey' S
attention to such remark m the rec
ord Of a former proceeding, when the
prosecutor said:
well, I'll repeat that, if you wish.
do not believe that the immunity con-
| tracts are legal"
"Then you understand that the dis
| trict attorney may prosecute you IL
he chooses, do you not?' asked MI
Rogers.
I do" said the witness.
and you are testifying with that
understandings
81 am"
Notwithstanding Furey declared that
this was the first intimation he had
received that the contract was not
| legal.
Furey was closely questioned by Mr..
Rogers in the effort to show that he
acted only on Gallagher's orders or
suggestions. To contradict this. Mr..
| Heney asked;
'Why did you take Gallagher's pro-
II knew that Gallagher was Ruefs
representative and I felt that I owed
my place on the board to Ruef," said
Furey.
Suppose you had received contra
dictory orders from Ruef and Gala
CHER, who would you have obeyed?'
"Ruef," said the witness.
WAS it your understanding that
Ruef was selling the board on matters
when you received money from Gala
gher?" asked Mr., Heney.
II knew he had received a share Of
/ the prize fight money" replied Furey,
"and [ received an impression that he
was getting money in other matters"
DR.. Boxton was recalled by the prose-
/ cution at the opening of the afternoon
session and was questioned by Mr.,
Heney concerning the knowledge he
had of a possible bride in the trolley
matter before the day of it's passage.
Mr.. Heney then forced the witness to
recite in full the story of how he was
trapped and dragged down to disgrace
by fifteen other members of the board,