Note 181 — Chapter XIII · Confessions of the Supervisors.

Gallagher’s testimony before the Grand Jury regarding the promised bribes in the Parkside franchise undertaking was as follows:

“Q. Now, then, the Parkside trolley, was there an understanding in regard to money being paid on that? A. The Parkside realty company’s franchise for street railway on Twentieth Avenue, that is what you refer to—on Nineteenth Avenue, that is correct; it was originally intended for Twentieth, afterward changed to Nineteenth; that is right there was nothing paid to any member of the Board upon that that I know of. There were some rumors about it and Mr. Ruef spoke to me about it and said there ought to be a payment of $750 to each member on it and afterward said that if the thing was changed from Twentieth Avenue to the Nineteenth Avenue, that there ought to be $1,000 each paid.

“Q. About when did he say it ought or he would be able to pay them? A. He said that he expected to, yes, sir. He did not say he was ready to do so, on the contrary, has always denied that he had the money to pay it with.

“Q. He never said he had the money before on the other matters? A. No.

“Q. He would just say there will be this much coming? A. Yes, sir.

“Q. And the same way in regard to this also? A. Yes, sir.

“Q. $1,000? A. Yes, sir.

“Q. And you passed it out in the same way? A. Yes, sir.

“Q. And it was put through with that understanding? A. Yes, sir.

“Q. The only definite, was it, it hasn’t come? A. Not yet.

“Q. Do you know why the money hasn’t been given to you yet by Ruef? A. No, sir.

“Q. Has he given you any reason? A. Mr. Ruef said that the amount has not been paid to him.

“Q. You heard complaints from the members that they had been so long about coming through? A. Yes, indeed.

“Q. Did you make complaint to Ruef about it? A. Yes, sir.

“Q. What did he say? A. He made that excuse consequently that he didn’t have it.

“Q. Never said that he did not expect it? A. Did not.”