Show WIFE OF SUPERVISOR IS DRAGGED INTO THE FRISCO CORRUPTION SAN FRANCISCO July 24 Mrs Anna Leone Lonergan wife of Supervisor J. J F F. Lonergan was a witness yesterday for the prosecution In the Louis Glass bribery trial She was the second woman thus far to testify since the commencement of the graft bribery proceedings She corroborated corroborated cor cor- the testimony of her husband that he accepted from T. T V. V Halsey of the Pacific States Telephone company to vote against the granting of a rival franchise to the Home Telephone corn com pan pany She said her husband brought the money home in fn bills and gave It to her Supervisor M. M W. W Coffey testified that he accepted a bribe of from Halsey under the conditions stated but he lie denied denied de de- nied that the vote was thereby influenced in in- in Timothy Hopkins one of the directors of the Pacific States company gave brief testimony of no special im im- Supervisor F. F P. P Nicholas testified to a bribe from Halsey Former Su Supervisor Andrew M. M Wilson who Is now State State Railroad Commissioner was the first witness at the afternoon session Mr Wilson testified that General Agent Halsey of the Pacific States Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone company had handed him and had stated that he wanted Wilson to be a friend of the company and to look lookout lookout out for Its Interests The ordinance granting a franchise to the Home Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone company had not at that time been passed In addition Halsey had paid him 2500 If he would continue friendly to the Pacific States Slates Telephone company On examination cross by Mr Delmas for the defense Mr Wilson testified that he load had been promised immunity by Chairman Gallagher of the Board of Supervisors If he would testify for the prosecution This promise of immunity iad been made at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors Supervisors' On the of February Wilson said he voted for the franchise to the Home Telephone company and received given him by Gallagher This was after he had received for his opposition to the granting of the same franchise He did not know from whom Gallagher obtained the money but had been given to understand by Gallagher that it would be political suicide if he did not vote with the administration in favor of the Home Telephone company for the fran fran- chise Wilson testified that he received ingold in ingold gold In January 1905 for Ma his vote in favor of the granting of the license to the called so-called prize fight trust Wilson also said he was paid for his vote establishing the cent 85 gas rate In response to a question by Attorney Delmas Mr Wilson said he had received for his vote in favor of the grantIng grant grant- Ing of the trolley franchise at the time that the United Railroads system was This money had been given him by Gallagher in currency He had heard that the Supervisors were to get W. W W. W Eaton treasurer of the Pacific States Telephone company was then re recalled recalled re- re called to the stand Heney asked him You Tou testified that Mr Zimmer brought checks to you vou amounting to or Was there any memorandum kept Yes but the memorandum was de destroyed destroyed de- de In the fire Heney Were ere these checks entered on ona a separate tag This question brought about an extended ex- ex ex extended tended argument between counsel as to the admissibility of such testimonies |