| Show STICE SlICE TAKES STAND IN GLASS HEARING Sun San Francisco Aug Aup 23 Alfred J Stice formerly an on of the Pad Paci tip fic tc States tates Telephone company won called caled as a I witness for tor tho prosecution on the tho resumption of or the Glass Gas briber bribers trial this morning Be He testified that I Ih ha h was wall assistant general generl manner manager of ot the corporation n under tinder Louis Gloss Glass at the tho period perlo if IQ l of f thc tig 1 briberies re and ld that Halsey as aa a opposition n Igent ent worked under Mr Gloss GIas Mr lr Stice Slice sold said I 1 accompanied Henry floury T Scott Scot to Portland In February of loG Immediately after the selection of or tho the latter later by President t Pl Fish h of the American Telephone and company compan to bo be president of ot tho the Pacific States company cOlpa succeeding the late lute John Johll I 1 Sabin Babin At that time Mr Scott Scot had hud no practical knowledge of r the tele lelo telephone phone business Mr r Slice SUeo strengthened tho elimina tion lon process of or the tho prosecution by re requesting requesting requesting questing that In January and ad February of ot 1900 1500 Mr Lr Scott was not not In charge of the tho company The supervisors ors aIs arc alleged to 10 have havo been heel bribed by l y Halsey In the tho latter later month Speak Speaking I tug ing InK of ot tho the coming to 10 San Sn Francisco of o i Mr assistant to President Fish to io organize tho coast company Slice said ald If It I you OU will wil allow the tho ex cx expression expression the condition of o the Pacific Telephone company at nt that time was ivas rotten For one thing thinA It was the rule of ot to go 0 over oer tho the heads of ot their direct supervisors I 1 know knot because I drew drol up the organization charge o which Indicated the official orCal superiors and subordinates of ot tho the system |
