The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-17
j. s. PROBES
FUEL CAST:
M|XUP
Powers, Government Witness.
Arraigned on Girls Charges;
Released on Reduced Bail

The case against David G. Powers.
star witness for the government in
the Western Fuel company fraudu-
lent Weighing case. accused Of be-
trayal Of Miss Lena Caduff. was con-
tinued one week today to permit the
government attorneys to investigate
the charge that his accusation is a
'frameup" to d5scredit a government
witness
Police Judge Crist today reduced
Powers bail from $4,000 bond to
$4,000. and set the case over a week.
When Powers. who Is q special gov
ernment agent, appeared before Judge
Crist for instruction and arraign-
ment, he was represented by Edward
/ Barry of the law offices of Sulii-
van. Sullivan & Roche. Matt I. Sulli-
van and Theodore Roche are special
government prosecutors in the case
against the eight officials and en-
ployes of the Western Fuel company
now on trial before Federal Judge
Dooling.
GIRL NOT IN COURT
Neither Miss Caduff nor her attor-
neys. Wallace & Politzer. who helped
her secure warrant yesterday for
Powers arrest, were In court
1t was said that when the case
comes up In week, both sides will
be ready to go ahead.
AT today's hearing Attorney Barry
asked for the reduction of bail, which
was first denied by Judge Crist.
Assistant District Attorney Morris
Oppenheim said: Il don't know vet
ST I am to prosecute this case or not
Then he asked Barry If he would
Of r-e,-<s
whenever the case was called and IL
Sullivan. Sullivan & Roche would give
such a guarantee.
Barry replied that that firm had put
up the 5000 bond and would promise
to produce Powers whenever wanted.
Then said Oppenheim, II will not
oppose a reduction of bail"
No indictments followed the all aft
ernoon grand jury investigation Of
the Caduf girls charges.
HALT ONLY TEMPORARY
According to sullivan. the investi-
cation is only halted pending the ar
rival of new evidence. which, he
thinks, will explain the sudden pros
ecution instituted by the Caduf girl
after warrants had been refused her
four months ago in the police court
and before the county grand jury.
fact that the arrest of David Powers
has brought his brother. Edwin Pow
-ers. formerly assistant superintendent
for the Western Fuel company over
10 the side of the government, ready
TO tell all ne knows.
Edwin Powers had been a reluctant
witness until he heard of the warrant
issued yesterday. This charge against
Dave Is trumped up by friends OF the
Western Fuel company" he said. If
they go through with 1t I'll tell a
story on the witness stand that will
startle the country"
THREE ON WITNESS STAND
Three witnesses We're put on by the
government out of order this morning.
They We're L. G. Edwards of Seattle,
United States customs inspector; Guy
NJ. Watkins OF Portland. special in
spector OF customs, and r. W. Wine
brenner of Seattle. government weigh
er. These three men had made differ
ent trips to the mines of the West
ern Fuel company at Nanaimo, B. c.
They told of the Methods used in
weighing and handling eoaIUrom the
mines to ships.
When David C. Norcross, secretary
of the fuel concern. resumed the
stand Prosecutor Roche started out
in line of questioning that gave evil
cenee Of developing later in the trial.
Norcross will be III the witness chair
until adjournment tonight
Norcross was questioned about an
executive COMMITTEES" composed OF
members if the board Of directors and
officers This executive committee met
Seldom, kept no minutes of their
meetings and did not even admit the
secretary. according to Norcross..
BRUCE IN COMMITTEE"
Robert Bruce. one of the indicted
directors. is the only one of the eight
defendants VINO has Deen put in the
executive committee" by the testi-
mony.
Felix Smith. son of Sidney V. Smith,
one of the defendants. was a witness
before the grand jury. Other wit
nesses were Bradley Wallace, an at
torney, who was roommate of young
Smith at Harvard; J. r. PringIe, son
in law and business associate of Sid
ney V. Smith. and Thomas f. Greeley,
an attorney The girl and her father
told their stories