Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-23
THE REYNOLDS CASE.
The Rebuttsl TestiIuony-Barns ExpIafl
the Yolo Defaleation.

! The hearing Of the case OF the People w,
Reynolds, charged with defalcstion, was
resumed at $50 a, II, yesterday before Judge
Sullivan.
| d. II. Burns resumed the witness stand
In rebuttal, and was questioned by General
Carey He said that in October and Nc
vember Reynolds told him the little cash
book was in San Francisco, and that it was
his private property. played poker bat
very few times in my life. and none at all
! during the time l was in office, except, per
| haps, once or twice while E ing to or re
turning from the mine ! played = SOCIAL
game 10 pass away the sine with Alex.
! Badlam. Mr.. Reynolds and few Others
| When | was elected to Office the valua-
| ton OF my property was SGT, coo or $40, eco.
| MIR. Reynolds solicited his appointment as
deputy. Reynolds camein Deem Der, 1889
| to Sacramento i'll response 10 ,ctter I
! wr9te him, Just bef.z7 MS arrival Mr.
Gale and I had arranged the books upon
! reporters desks in my private Office and
| had them opened, and had marked eras-
ures, etc. When Mir. Reynolds arrived
| MIR. Gale left the room, walking into the
| general Office. ! then showed him the
| books, and cur conversation !oT san.e lime
! was quite stormy. Our interview lasted for
! about three hours, during which time Mr.
! R-eYHoLD8 ADEIITEB TEB pEpALcATIoN.
| We discussed generally the probability
| and certainty OF the books being expe1ted.
! Reynolds said it would be an easy matter
| 10 handle the experts | made demand
/ upon him TO settle the defaIcstion, and he
replied that he did not have dollar in the
| world. Reynolds entered nv private office
! b. the hsl. door. The loan from Brown Of
| 81 900 was made IN June or July. 1880.
| signed the note With him The money was
| for Reynolds to assist him IN the eanne1y
| business. Reyncids asked nc to sign with
! him, az q mere favor 10 him. Reynolds
| received all tha money, l Tot receiving one
! cent. ii Mr.. Reynolds GdyauGed $500 10
| make the frat monthly settlement it Inpst
| have been 70 re. lace that which he had
| taken. He never advanced g cent f0r me
/ Il was not my custom to count the
money. or assist il making the monthly
settlements. never made hut one notify
| settlement during the time Reynolds YVES
| deputy. Mr.. Reynolds drew several OF the
| warrants FOX my salary, and at any time if
/ had tags IN the safe Tor money drawn, he
took them up. | discharged Reynolds lof
! his desalcatiors
Gross examination by M-. Johnaon-I
resigned the Office Of County Clerk Of Ioio
county on the 81 Of January, 1880.
| Witness desired % mako an explanation
! regarding has alleged defalcation in TolO
! county. He made an explanation, eaying
that he had settled up with the county Tor
| over 81 800 worth Of fees that were unool-
| lec.ed. ana which viii eventually come to
| him. 1t was for work that had been done
Ia the Office, and the fees had been charged
| and not collected. | never was defaulter
to Yolo county there was not the
! LEAST rLEMENT OF DEYALcA7-ov
In any Of my official acts. Witness said he
! sailed for Honolulu on the 18Th OF MAY,
t 1884, and returned September g. 1884. He
could not remember what he said TO the
| dla reporter, or any reporter, Ut the City
| Hall IL san Francisco. 4 dozen reporters
| crowded around him, talking among them
| selves and Air. Conner and more than
! tbree-fourth5 CT tho items written uu on
| that interview were based upon information
given them by MIR. O'C2nnor. left for
Honolulu 10 Ggoid the twenty days service,
80 that MY friends could raise the money
and settle without the % per cent. penalty.
IN the latter part of April, 1884, told hir.
Dunn Mr.. Reynolds WIS responsible Wit
| ness said that nc had hypothecned his sal
AIRY for twelve or fifteen months TO John 7.
Carey, John Well and Il, K. Alsip. He
said he derived come income from his
property in Woodland and Capay valley.
hr. JohnS0n-Did you not on the 81 Of
November, 1884. in Corbin's saloon, p!iy
stud horse poker with the Montana Kid
and lose money that did not belong 70
you7
The Court said ouch questions could not
be asked a. this stage OF the trial
Witness (resuming) said however had III
StructeJ Mr. Gale
10 FALSIPY TTIR AGc0UTTe.
Witness said he had called on Mr.. RcynClds
in San Francisco since Reynolds left the
Office, and the visit was friendly ! resolved
from General Brown s. 90 at one time for
the purpose OF buying State warrants.
While Clerk Of Y0lo county l received
salary Of 81 coo per annum Some times |
had one and at other time8 two clerks. to
whom / paid compensation Of $50 Or SEQ
per month.
+. Z. Danforth said that he had noticed
three or four envelopes in the safe he
was not acquainted with c. J. Tracy, who
II Is said was present at the Grand Hotel al
the private interview between himself and
ReYnOlda. To the best OF Es KNOWLEDGE
ana belief Tracy nor no one else was in
the room during that interview excepting
Reynolds and himself
w. b. Doap, the stcnocrapher who took
Gown the evidence at the Burns trial. was
placed upon the stand to read portions Of
the testimony given by Reynolds a. THAI
trial from the original phon0grap hic notes
J. J. O'Conncr recalled The fees of the
oHica for August, 1850, were 1851. Ho then
enumerated what had been paid into the
State treasury for number Of months.
w. G. Wilson said he resided in Wood
land. The note given by Burns and Rev
nods fer $1,000 had passed through his
hands.
General Carey moved to strike out the |
testimony OF Mr.. Wilson, ana it YES 30 Or |
dered by the Court.
". II. Brown, Surveyor General. uas |
next called. He said that Reynolds had !
shoWn him the little tag book spoken of, |
and under his advice he had ceased certain |
operations with Bgrns.
Thomas II, Reynolds was recalled. He |
said that he never at any time in his life |
had said to Burus that he vas q defaulter !
On the contrary he was working under pro-
test with man whom he knew WGs de- |
faulter
The case was here closed. Both parties |
agreed that the argument should be four |
hours 1T length on both sides.
II L. Buckley, for tie prosecution, spoke |
tvo hours. and was followed by Charles T. |
Jones, for the defense. The Court at 5:l5 |
2. Il. adjourned 70 $50 a. n to-day. |
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
Central II. e. ChprcI, formerly Kings
ley Chapeil. Eleventh strcet. between II and /
Rev. G. McSeivey, testor will be opened snd |
dedicated Rev. Bishop Fowler, D. n, LII. D.,