Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-22

open them, and she bad no one to send, and
by and BY she said. "Aie they for Maltby p
l said, :. Yes" I knew I could get them
| Their, and had said that before when wsutsd
good oysters !" told Mr. Ksane, when he
wanted oysters sent up. to tell them SO, and
he would be sure to get them; the oysters, 50
/ lar as l know. were never brought.
The Court hare took recess until 80 P. ".
| at that hour defendant took the stand and
continued: Mr.. Garrouste first informed me
Of the finding of Maltby's body; hurried
home, hitchsd up my hoIss and went down
with Gsrrousie found a-:mber CT people
there; they started away jast as we came. I
| took a look az the body, and recognized it as
! MRlthy; he had patched place on his
pans l saw this when they took his over
coat off. His funeral was next day; he was
+, Mason, and the Masons here requested me
! to telegraph to his lodge ct Vallejo, and to
several gentlemen who were his friends and
who might want to come, ana / did so. I
believed he committed suicide. Had sus-
picions that he wss a defaulter when tee
Coroner's inquest was held, but did not tall
about it because friends advised me not to !;
when the Grand Jury met I requested the
foreman TO investigate the matter; at this
time I heard Of insinustions against me and
I wished it Investigated; l made similar
request in writing of the next Grand Jury
they made no investigation that amounted to
anything; I heard of the statement Of Sto-
tenbsfg about week prior TO the time Of my
arrest; talked with several persons about
it; told my wife about ii; the day Of my
arrest I had been ct homo all tbs morning at
work il the afternoon l came to town saw
Arlington and Jackson went home and re-
manned all evening until the time OF roy ar.
rest Mr.. Lawson came and said, Frank,
they have sent me after you" | said, I" For
what? Che murder Of Maltby?' he said,
Eyes" [ said, "My God, Lawson, yen
don't believe me guilty, do you" Here the
witness was told not to give tha balance of
that conversation and ceased. While l was
Sheriff l never used for my own purpose any
money belonging to Yolo county or this State;
don't know that deceased ever had any money
in the safe in my Office.
Cross-examination Knew deceased IS
Under Sheriff under Sheriff Barney, but was
not much acquainted with him until he came
into my office; never knew Of his dissipation
until during 1881 / knew il pretty much all
that year his dissipation consisted in getting
drunk and absentiLg himself from the Office
for two or three days: hs did this about once
each month he stayed over night frequently
at houses Of ill-fame; did not suspicion his
honesty; have cent fer him several times;
have several times stayed at the jail in his
place have several times went to see il he
was st his room at or o'clock in the morn
ing; don't know exact dates Of these coca
sions don't know any one who sew me on
such occasions have seen him very drunk en-
several occasions, but never saw him helpless
but once never gave him any serious talking
to except on March 6 1882, about his defalcs-
tions did not speak to him before because
did not know certainly OF anything wrong,
although [ several times thought I would
there was no particular reasons that bound
him to me; 1 employed him because 1
thought he was competent man; notwith-
standing my discovery Of several OF his irreg-
ularities before he disappeared, felt no bad
feeling against him he said it was neglect,
but did not believe it was altogether neg.
lect believed something was wrong, and
that is why I took the S2,577 eut of the
treasury snd put it into the bank.
The witness was still under eross-examina-
ton when the Court adjourned.