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OAKLAND TRIBUNE OCTOBER 2, 1005 EXSEN ATOR EMMONS IS ON WITNESS STAND Our GaUerf TAFT PEN OYER BROAD WA zW FOURTEENTH MONDAY EVENING tKe SilE Gives His Testimony Despite Objections of His Physicians. Petticoats mm iiTtt Ramage, an attorney of Stockton, who once resided in Sierra county, stated he knew the reputation of Henry Hartllng'onexof the "principal wit nesses for the prosecution, was bad In Never, before hasour line of Silk Petticoats been so complete and reasonable as at the present time. We show Petticoats in every silk, in every shade and at every price. Beside a superb line of blacks and colors, you may find the dainty Dresden effects so much in demand and the plaids now vogue. Our prices range.

Sierra City, and that he would not be lleve him under oath. SACRAMCNTO, October 2. Former i i Senator E. J. Emmons took the stand in hla own behalf this aft ernocn.

Emmona looked pale and thert were deep lines In his face. For several days past he has been under the care of a physician, who opposed his coins; on the witness stand. His attorney. Grove L. Johnson, however, had stated he would put Emmons on the stand at 2 Vclock, in the absence of several witnesses who were sup- posed to be on hand, and the attorney's Ex-Senator C.

W. Cross, formerly of trom Nevada county, but now of San Fran cisco, gave similar testimony. W. J. Palethorpe, the expert ac countant who Investigated the books of the Continental Building and Loan Association, was re-called for further cross examination by the prosecution.

He was asked about a number of ques upward to $25.00 tions to which he had testified last Frl day. Seymour asked the witness if he had not signified to William Cor TAFT PENNOYER BROADWAY (Private Exchange FOURTEENTH bin, the secretary, that he was anxious to get out of the Job of examining the Continental books and that Corbin told him he could quit. Palethorpe said Corbin told him he would not longer grant him the courtesies of the office and he abandoned the investigation. DID NOT REMEMBER. is zu or Z3 years oia.

lie nas aiwarf Insistence overcame the physician's objections. Johnson asked Emmons what his relations with the Continental and Building Loan Association had been. Seymour objected but was overruled. Emmons said that In 1901 his wife contracted with the Continental for the erection of ti building In Pakersfieid to cost 13.800. When the walls were up and the floors laid, the money ran out and thf building was left In that condition for nearly a year.

The witness Aid he had written to the Continental about the matter and in return, Emmons said, Secretary William Corbin replied charging him with being a blackmailer. Later, Emmons the Continental sent an agent to Bakers-Held to arrange an amicable settlement Df the difficulty. Emmons said he learned 'that the money he had been paying, oh his house was misappropriated oy the Continental's agent When he came to the legislature at Denavea-wen ana we always consid Seymour then asked If Palethorpe had not told Gavin McNab In the course of his investigation that the ed him as thoroughly honest and tr HOW A YOUNG CLERK BECAME AROBBER (Continued From Page l. worthy. 1 believe It will be found ti this thing was not done dishone but rather that the young man wf ed to show how easy it was to I XX JUDGE CARROLL COOK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN form such a trick." ploye of Halle Stleglltz and lived quietly with, hla mother in Harlem.

He is about 25 years old. Continental was in a very flourishing condition. The witness said he did not remember having made any such statement but that It is possible he did. Seymour wanted to know if he had not said last Friday that he had made such a statement. The witness replied that -his recollection was that Seymour had suggested that such a statement WOULD NOT SAY MORE.

SAY ACCUSED IS FOR HOW SCHEME WORKED. Leonard told the police today that he Mr. Stleglltz declined to say than this. In another quarter, ever, it was learned that the man war in the stock and loan conceived the idea of the theft Borne three or four monthB ago and had been went to the points indicated by Tich-enor. The weather conditions were the the same as Tlchenor had described.

It was misty, a heavy rain having fallen earlier. The witness said where the defective stood, on the north side of IT street, a few feet above Eighth, -'It was Impossible to see thepasslng of a roll of bank notes from one persono another. Miss Woods testified further that she ment of Halle Stieglitx, who ay operators on the stock exchange, planning during that time to execute If and show how easy such a scheme could be practiced on the banks of ard is- said to have been at the had been made and that possibly he had assented. On further re-dlreet examination Johnson asked how far back the Investigation of the Continental's affairs extended. Palethorpe said" he went back to 1902 and Seymour objected to any a.9 late as Saturday last.

New York. On the 26th of September Stleglltz are depositors in the Na he said he found four blank checks on MAN City bank. y' EFFORT MADE TO SAVE GEORGE E. LAWRENCE FROM STATE'S PRISON. POLICE BELIEVE ACCUSED HAS PASSED MANY BOGUS CHECKS.

was particularly impressed with the FRUITVALE HAT testimony of Detective Hartling, which she regarded as false. This led her to make the investigation to determine the session of 1903 the witness said tie Continental presented a claim Igalnst him aggregating $3,000. Emmons declared he did not seek a )lace on the committee on commissions tnd retrenchments, although he did itk Lieutenant-Governor Anderson to appoint him on three other committees, which he did. The witness then told of having known French. Wright, Bunkers and Jordan, telling how long he had known tach one.

Emmons then related the proceedings leading to the organization of the committee and denied all the state BADLY IN JU the Hanover National bank. That was in theforenoon. Later, in the same day, he said he was in the corridor of the National City bank and among the men waiting in line he saw a man holding in his hand an envelope marked $300,000 4 per cent on the envelope. He said he heard the loan clerk tell the messenger that the Interest was 44, then he said the mes An effort Is to be made to get George testimony by the witness in view tf Judge Hart's ruling that Palethorpe would not be permitted to testify to anything relation to the Continental's affairs prior to November, 1904. Johnson asked what Palethorpe found with relation to Corbln's personal accounts and overdraft In 1902.

Seymour renewed his objection. John- Ollie Anderson, alias Cassldy, who was arrested by Captain of Police Wilson last Saturday, while he was en K. Lawrence oft from serving the term of sentence that may be given to him for FRUITVALE. October 2. -freese was thrown from a the truth of the statements of both detectives.

On objection by Seymour nearly all the testimony of Miss Woods was stricken out. She was then relieved of futrher questioning. his assault upon his wife, on the ground that he is insane. He was examined In the County Jail yesterday by Dr. D.

D. Lustig, an insane expert of San Francisco, and Lawrence's case which was deavoring to pass a spurious check oa the Pierce Hardware Company, it develops, has quite a record as a forger. He has confessed to the police tho.t East Fourtenth street at 11 o'dfock lA night while going arouiji cure arA senger departed. had ore eye badly contused, bis tcul he passed ten checks in this city and to have come up this morning was post hurt, his right shoulder dislocated, wj' ni-nhRhtn hrenk of thft neck of HAD HIS CUE. Leonard then had his cue, and went poned until Wednesday, when a motion will be made to set aside the verdict of soiLsald if it could be shown that the affairs of the Continental were in bad condition In 1902 and the same men were in control in 1904 and early In 1905, a motive for the- conspiracy, as humerus at the shoulder, lie win cf guilty on the ground that he was not WILL BE BURIED for by the railroad company, who to the Bowery and there ordered i vi 'him to Fruitvale and called Dr.

Hun rubber certification stamp, but before wh0 attenaed t0 murie8 t1 rarily. Today Doctors Huntington doing so he cut out the certification Of mentally competent at the time he made the attack. His attorneys are Judge E. M. Gibson and Peter Crosby, and they will endeavor to show the court by expert' testimony that he is insane.

He was to hare been sentenced this morning. an old Echeck from which' the etarsp was to be copied. When he secured Nsrthcott set the shoulder at his crrner of Bayo and High street, Freese is running a chicken raneh. Fi is a bachelor and will be cared, fc friends who live near him. HERE rrany more in San Francisco- The police have in their possession many checks which Anderson intended cashing.

All of these are drawn on the First National Bank of San Francisco and are signed by the Powell Sanders Company. All of the checks call for' small amounts, mostly under J5- On the face the checks bear a genuine appearanos look, as though they had been issued by the firm whose name is signed- The police will investigate Anderson's past thoroughly before charging him- There will, however, be at least two charges of forgery that the young ments made by Bunkers in confession. Sealing with this subject. He denied that he iad sold that J. W.

Vaughn should be appointed stenographer to the commltee 'because he could handle him. He stated that the reason, he named Vaughn was because the lat- ter had reported the pilot Investigation Df the preceding session and tiad done excellent work. Johnson took question by luestlon. over the confession made by Bunkers, all of. which Emmons de-Bled positively.

the defense charges existed, would be shown. REAFFIRMS RULING. Judge Hart reaffirmed hla ruling of several days ago, not -allowing the defense to go back Of November, 1904 in Its investigation of the Continental's financial condition. 7 Palethorpe was then excused. Last Friday Johnson succeeded in NEW RECORD MADE SEARCHES' HOUSE, STEALS $25 IN GOLD the stamp he filled out the body of the check drawn on the Hanover National bank.

Then he said he went to Wall street and hailed a passing boy and asked him if he knew where the National City bank was. The boy said he did not. THE BOGUS CHECK. BODY OF DENNIS CONNOLLY WILL BE BROUGHT TO OAKLAND FOR BURIAL. BY TAFT'S TOf man will have to face.

i CONNELLSVILLE, October MATTERS BEFORE 9f tht member, of the committee had Rn order maJe Win. The special train bearing Secretary War Taft and party to Washington lived here early today after making tl fastest time ever made on the Plttsbu Corbin to appear in court with the The residence of C. B. Spradlin, 1402 Tenth street, was entered sometime last night and two trunks rifled of $25 in gold. The burglar or burglars effected an entrance by prying open the front window.

A thorough isearch of the bureau drawers and other places where valuables mfght be were made. The only thing taken was the money, which The body of Dennis J. Connolly, who Leonard said he told him: "Takis this check to number 62 Wall street and hand it to the loan clerk." Leonard stood outside the custom minute book of the Continental. Cor was murdered near Sacramento, has ar PROBATE COURT division of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road. The train left Laughlin Juncti at 7:59 and ran Connellsville.

a dl rived here for interment. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. The services will first be held from the home A provision in the will of the late tance of fifty-five miles, in one hour arl bin was on hand with the book, and Seymour said if Johnson would designate what portion of the record he wanted he would turn the book over. was found in both of the trunks. house and saw the boy take the pick-age and come out with the Securities.

eleven minutes, which is a record tween these two points. Secretary Leonard said he took the securities to was stui aDea wnen tne train reacf his house at 586 East One Hundred and FOR BENEFIT OF POUCT HOLDERS here. FISH ARE DYING proposed to make a hold-up of get-rich lulck-concerns and. building and loan associations. French, however, did lay once that Pacific States ihould be Investigated because of the treatment It had accorded an old friend of his.

Emmons said the only he was Interested In was the Continental. The witness denied that he had said session should net him and his as-odates on t'je committee that Wright had ever said he would pull ap a lamp post If there was any money It, thus denying two Important Thirty-sixth street, and with no delay put them in a wrapper, affiled the necessary stamp and took it ID a mail box in the neighborhood Of West of his brother. License Inspector J. J. Connolly, after which the funeral cortege will proceed to St.

Patrick's Church where a mass will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of the deceased. License Inspector Connolly, who went to Sacramento to bring back the remains of his brother, believes that the murderers may be brought to Justice. The police of Sacramento have arrested a man named and are searching for John Lynch, who Is supposed to have had a part in the murder of BY THOUSANj but he would not consent to the attorney for the defense going through the whole Judge Hart finally declared a recess, Seymour and Johnson having accepted his suggestion that they could get together and determine what portions of the book the attorney for the Virginia Rhorer, of Berkeley, bequeathes! $500 for the erection of a memorial window In St. Mark's Episcopal Church, of which her husband was a devoted member. Her estate is valued at $10,000.

She leaves to the widow of her son, Sidney Rhorer the sum of $1500; to Florence Aitkin the sum of $350; certain property In the home she also gives to Jessie Rhorer, her son's wife, and the rest of the estate she leaves to her two daughters, Catherine M. Atkinson and Florence Worsham, both of Henderson, If y. Petition lor letters of administration on-the estate of the late John Bima was filed by Judge Tappan this morning for Katherine Bima; the surviving widow. The property is valued at $1250. PORTLAND, October 2.

Hans Shannon, formerly of Vallejo, where his wife and infant reside, and Miss Julia SALINAS, Oct, 2. Reports fish were dying by thousands in the Unas River in the past few days. cW an Investigation to be made by DenM Game and Fish Commissioners Wj Bones, residence unknown, were drowned defense would be permitted to Inspect. Ninety-second street and mailed them to Dyer Pearl of 34 West Sventy-third street, who is a member. oif the firm that owned the securities.

There were however, only $300,000 worth of securities in the package which was received safely the" next day by Mr. ana emari. iney iounu mai xne en. flow from the slump hole of the stf After the recess Johnson announced that the book which he and Seymour examined was not the one wanted. IHUIUI liau of leuiiuioiu I.

that fish ranging from two oh i three feet long, comprising sl," A'r steel heads and other varieties une itatementg, by Bunkers. Emmons also lenled that he had ever had latlon with Bunkera.in which the latter told him of Jordan having the boo-lle money, or Oat Jordan was "hold-3ig out" money. DISPUTED BILLS ARE ORDERED PAID Corbin, he said, had agreed to send for banks of the river from Moss to the sugar factory, a distance or in the Willamette river last; night. With a party of five others. Shannon and Miss Bones were sailing on the river.

A. Tom Drlsf ell and Miss Bones decided to go ashore in a small skiff and were about to pull away from the sailboat when Shannon, despite warnings that the skiff would hold but two persons, jumped into the small boat, which began Immediately to fill with water. Neither Shannon nor Miss Bones were able to swim. i Drlswell made a heroic effort to 'save Miss Bones, but her weight and the swiff six tnues. Pearl.

There were $359,000 worth of securities missing and Mr. Leonard explained that by saying that to have enclosed them all in a package by mal would have made the package too The disputed bills of the Central News, COLLINS BR( DRUG STHDP li bulky and he therefore kept- them Out An order of the final distribution of the estate of the late Mary Ann Cha-hot was made by Judge Waste this morning. It shows that Ellen H. Cha-bot as executrix, has received the sum of and expended the of $9416. 3 An Inventory and appraisement ot the estate of the late William D.

Whltmore Shows the property to be worth? $2150, and consists of a piece of property on Central avenue and near Sixth avenue. Leaving his wife one-half of his estate, Daniel Graham of who died recently in Astoria, in his will filed for probate withthe County Clerk, leaves the other half to his nephew, James Smith, of Gray's Har-bbr, Washington. He states thfct be current was too much for him and he. the book he desired, which would reach this city tonight. Elizabeth Woods of Bakersfield, a committee clerk at the late session of the legislature, testified that heard the testimony of Detective Tlchenor before the Senate investigating committee.

She had heard TJchenor describe the locality in which the boodle money was passed, and the conditions of light and darkness which prevailed at that tme. The witness said she and only mailed $300,000 worth. Jin this connection it-was noted by the Masonic Tm iweirtn ana wasting Main 704J SACRAMENTO, Oct. When the of former' Senator E. J.

Emmons Jidicted for bribery, was resumed this nornlng, a lively session was looked 'or in the course of the examination the books the Continental Bulld-ng and Loan Association, but the exacted sensation did not develop. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2. John F. Store of which Otto Hasse was man-' r.ger and for the raising of which' he has been indicted by the Grand Jury were this morning as cut down- by the Eqard of Supervisors and are as follows: $584.70 cut to $550: $591.25 cut to $152.57: $182.75 cut to $611.80 cut to $495.59 cut to $649.87 Cut to $226.63 cut to $219.96.

These bills for stationery supplied the various county offices for the months Of October. November. December. of last yar and January, February, March and April of this year. police that only -about $50,000 wortH of was obliged to release hold.

PRESIDENT HAS NO FEAR OF FEVER the securities were negotiable. STATEMENT OF BROKER, August StieglltK of the brokerage firm that Leonard, made ihe following statement concerning hiii; CHICAGO. Oct. 2. Wm.

jH. attorney general of Illinois, may now take complete control of the investigation into the affairs of the Western Life Indemnity Insurance and bring about a settlement which will nsrrrpihl Mennen's Talcum. Cuticura Soap. 14c Packers Tar 14 Hunyadi ta Blache. llalt Red Cross Cotton, 1 lb.

29c "Henry Leonard, or Harry Leon rd 1 TJ 1 as he was known in our office, has bien makes no other provision for his wife Margaret as she is entitled to half of the estate, which Is-Vhlued $20,000. and that he deems that this is. sufficient for her maintenance for the rest of her life. In a final account filed in tne matter of the estatfl rf vtj. iki.

-the policy holders. While arguments for In our employ three or four years the appointment of a receiver for the company and for an accounting were in progress before Judge CJ. Hohlsaat in -si VliV UUlHIftB' 1 trator, shows that he has collected $1068 and paid out the sum of leaving a balance on hand of $643.83. LOSES HIS MONEY. Joseph Lains, residing at 674 Valdez street, reported to the Chief of Po-lc today that Jl5 was stolen from hie trousers pockets while he was at work yesterday.

Lalns has no idea how the money was SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST Johnson, a youth off 15 years, is under arrest at the: City Prison on a grave charge" preferred ily his sister, Mrs. Hattie stone of 171? Sights, street Mrs Stone alleges her brlther tried to mistreat her Lucy. the United States Circuit Court today. Attorney Walter W. Hawk, who represents a number of alleged unpaid policies, declared that a movement is on foot whereby the policy holders and the officials or the company wni each place In the.

bands of the Attorney General all of the charges and information concerning the company. Two new intervening' petitions were presented before Judge Hohlstaat today. More specific charges are mads than appeared -in the original bill of complaint against the officials' of the company. In one case It is charged that on a $4,000 claim. $700 was offered in payment SUSPECT IS RELEASED.

BOSTON. Oct- 1 William A- Haynes, who was arrested yesterday as a "suspicious person," In, connection with the Winthrop i mystery, involving th death of a yourwr woman, was released today by the authorities after an examination. Samuel A- Winfield. who Was held as a witness, was eJso discharged. The ft speaking we wish to imptss upon your memory tion of Purity as applied tcjour products; Pure Can Creams, Pure Ices.

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