Show HAVE HAn lOST ALL SENSE Of SHAME Former ormer Supervisors of San Francisco Betray No Emo Emotion Emotion Emotion tion Confessing Crime EXCHANGE JOKES IN COURT TRIAL OF TIREY L FORD FOR FORSan BRIBERY San Francisco Sept 28 In the case of at Tirey L Ford chief counsel of the United Railroads charged with bribery there was today a a long procession of former supervisors each of whom ascended the stand recited the circumstances under which he accepted the money which James L Gallagher admitted d having paid them for their votes and gave way to toone toone toone one of ot their associates Although the witnesses numbered no less than eight it was not until late lat this af afternoon afternoon afternoOn that there developed any test testimony testimony mony that was not a practical repetition of what had gono gone before Was Loyal to Ruef This Vas was as when Andrew M Wilson at present a member of the state railway commission who confessed to having re received received for his vote on the overhead trolley franchise bill while serving as a supervisor undertook to explain at his own request the part he had taken In preparing the way for passage of the ordinance Wilson declared that he had been misrepresented In the papers and that his actions were due to his loyalty lo alt to Abraham Ruef who he said had pro procured procured procured cured his election as supervisor and later lateras as railroad commissioner Wilson added that he himself made no arrangements for payment of money to other members of the board but that he had confirmed as a representative of Ruef at least some of the statements made by b Gallagher as aswell aswell aswell well as some somo of the announcements made madeam and am the orders conveyed through the same source No Sense of Shame By a large crowd which attended the trial during the day surprise was mani manifested at the utter nonchalance exhibited by the witnesses as they told of their motives and their corruption Not one of the former supervisors betrayed the slight slightest est eat emotion even tion and several leveral of them participated In Inthe Inthe inthe the humorous exchanges that occurred l between the opposing counsel |