The San Francisco call., 1909-06-05

Miss Letha Treat and Miss Myrtle
Master, Miss Elizabeth Hill and h
said he could frame up a story that
would accomplish this end, and that he
could easily get il published. He asked
Scott to assist him, for the reason that
he couldn't tell it himself. but that
Scott's telling of it would amount in
itself TO d verifcation. There were al
most daily conferences between Scott
and Handlon for couple of weeks and
all the details of the fake story later
told to Calhoun and McEnerney were
agreed upon.
shortly after this the proposed
scheme was temporarily dropped and
Scott left the employ of the United Rail-
roads ia aking a place as train agent
under p R. Lund of the Southern Pa
cifc. In the latter part of August
Handlon sent telegram TO Scott, who
was then in Sacramento, asking him
to come to San Francisco. and Scott
employer gave him permission and told
him he had better make the trip ana
see Handlon. Scott saw Handlon, and
Handlon asked him to return to work
for the United Railroads. but he re-
fused to 90 that and also refused 10
make an affidavit which Hanolon want
tO lilit ~ syn .
While Handlon was still urging him
to make the affidavit, Scott eft the
city without "iying Handlon notice
and went on business for the Southern
Pacific 10 Kansas. Handlon finally 10
Gated him and urged Scott TO return
to San Francisco. but the latter refused
10 do so unless he had Calhoun's per
sonal assurance that he would not be
called a witness
Handlon telegraphed TO Calhoun from
ba
to Scott. and Calhoun Immediately
telegraphed back the desired promise.
Then Scott returned to San Francisco
and was again put on the company's
payroll 1t was about two. weeks later,
in the last Of September or the first Of
October. that Scott for the first time
told the false story to Calhoun in Nc
Enerney's Office, and few days after
ward that he repeated it to McEnerney.
TOLD TO FIND HOUSE
After hearing the story Calhoun in
structed Scott to see If he could To-
cate the house where the supposed
trapping of the supervisors had taken
place For several weeks Handlon and
Scott tramped the streets attempting
to find a house that would answer the
description they had already given.
They secured the services of a gas in
trance to various houses. but for a
time met with poor success. Event
uaIly the schemers located a house at
76S Hayes street, which Handlon told
Scott had once been occupied by
Golden NJ. Roy. 1t answered the neces-
sary description and was agreed upon.
Scott later resigned from the United
a second time and worked
for the Pinkerton detective bureau un-
90 1.
engaged by Special Agent Burns
This was the story told by the wit
ness under Heney's questioning, and
in part with documentary
evidence.
The cross examination of Scott was
a futile attempt by the combined
force of Calhoun's. counsel to laugh
down the witness testimony, but
there was a seriousness to the original
recital that could not be impeached by
smiles or mockery.
After the first attempts to trip the
witness, Moore practically admitted the
entire truth of the strange story of
intrigue, except that he attributed the
initiative in the whole proceeding to
Scott. attempted to show that Handlon
and Calhoun had been duped aby the
latter. and insinuated that. William J. |
Burns was behind the entire fabrica- |
t1oH anu lHdt oCOtl Was III MS employ |
at the time the plot was originally
hatched
The early part of yesterdays session |
was far from devoid of interest Adam
Dahler, acting treasurer of the United |
Railroads was recalled to the stand |
and ordered to produce all vouchers in
his possession showing payments of
money to Luther c. Brown Miss H II. |
Harper, Mike Morgan, Minnie Morgan
the Helms detective agency Louis NJ |
Hoefier, Norman M. Melrose, the Sierra |
power company and ]. c. Brown.
Albert r. Mckinley. who was impli- |
Gated in the theft of reports from Will
liam ]. Burns Office. was called to the |
stand and refused to testify on the |
ground that he might incriminate him
self. Chief Clerk Alexander McCabe /
of the district attorneys office pro-
duced three accounts from the district /
attorneys files. relating TO Burns sal
airy lists. These were introduced in I
evidence as being the originals of |
stolen carbon copies recovered from |
the desk of Luther G. Brown when it |
was raided under a search warrant
Mrs. Minnie Morgan, wife of Cal |
houn detective. was recalled to the |
stand and asked concerning a conversa-
tion shehad with Norman MeIrose prior
to taking the stand Wednesday On /
that occasion she testified that. Melrose /
had talked with her a few minutes be-
fore. but had simply asked about her
health
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