Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-22


CLERK oF THE YoLo COURT
/ While witness was District Judge He
! said Reynolds employed me in this case.
/ | received tclegramS from him dated April
I 18th. Witness produced the telegramS
/ They We're shown 10 Court and ruled out
! upon motion II prosecution.
Witness said th3t shortly after that, ON
/ the 2Gth, 27th Or 4Sih Of April, he was not
sure which, be called upon the Controller
and informed him hat REYNOLDS was ready
/ To come 90 thjS city ut any time and tell
, all he knew abot.; this affair. | recollect
showing HIM %. reading him, 4 dispatch
from Reynolds TO that effect. | remember
/ At the Dunn Reynolds interview that Rey-
noldS said, when lie was shown the large
cash book, that there was another smaller
cash book which contained ali the cash
entries OF the Office. The cash book he
spoke OF was aiterward, in the same inter
view, referred to rs Reynolds private cash
book. Reynolds denied that il was his pri
V2tc property, aHd insisted that il was the
cash book OF The office REYNOLDS at that
interview explained how the large cash
book had been made up He described IL
rs a small red morocco-coyered book
! Witness remembered receiving letter from
y. NJ. Burns, dated at Honolulu, and re
| membered having forwarded it the same
day TO Alex. Badam. This letter came
I by the noon mail, and the same day he re
ceived dispatch from the East that his
father was dying
HIS WAS IN GREAT MENTAL DISTRESS.
! HurredIy preparing TO leave the same day
for his fathers bedside. and having glanced
At the letter he happened to think that
Alex. Badilm. the mutual friend Of Burns
and Reynolds WAS in the city attending
Republican State COnvenuGu-tkjs being
t,.1 = 1,., !, 81,
letter 10 him. lie did not meet Mr. Bad
lam. hut handed il 10 Mr.. Finlays2u with
the remark that il was private CORE
spondenCc he wished handed to Mr. Bad
lam" Prior 10 thai he received letter
from Nv Burns. which he had either
given 10 Mr.. REYNOLDS or had written him
us to its contents
Afternoon Session.
4. c. Keau, the next witness, said he re-
sided in Woodland and was Treasurer OF
Yolo county from 1870 to January, 1850.
lie was shown the check drawn by
Reynolds for S2,976, payable to A. c. Kean
and was asked if he had ever seen it be
fore, and what disposition had been made
of it.
Witness replied that ne recognized the
check knew that ;hc same had been re-
cciycG by him and placed 20 the credit OF
ID. NJ. Burns.
Nj Johnson stated 10 the Court that
they had but Two more witnesses for the
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place General Brown on the stand to prove
interviews he had neld with Burns and
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R1gCTTAL TESTIMONY.
George Gale was recalled and asked as to
the position Of the safe in the office, and as
10 its interior division into pigeon holes
and drawers. He described the little cash
book used by Reynolds and SAID he never
saw It cNccnt when II was III the hands OF
thc defendant; at all other times II was
locked up m R'Nnoid $ desk. Witness
sad he heid the position ol booN{eeper IN
the oilicc ol the Secretary during the nurns
administration, and that he and burns
We're brothers. s-ln-laW, having married sis
tiers. lie sad he nae noticed few enYel-
opea-a very leW-ln the safe, marked tags.
Witness sad Burns one aay showed hum a
! letter td Reynolds asktbE Tor the latter
feSigGauon.
rms was objected To ny tue defense, ana.
on Their motion, was ruled out.
''entIai Carey demanded 'hat The defense
produce the le;ief.
ihe t"nrt heid 'ial h"'lcG Sh"u,b nave
been gwen carrier IN the tHaI lor the pro
ducuon o! the letter, ana refused 10 oTder
the defense to produce II.
Witness then detailed the circumstances
OF reynolds coming IN one day picking up
letter from Ar Burns demanding his
resignation, winch was lying on his desk
lie appeared excited, sat down and dashed
on note to Ar. Bnrns. and lett the Office
rather abruptly.
witness was &sKed numerous questions
regarding cnDa@ziemcl'S, other than the
one III the Indictment, but All were ruled
out.
+. H. Cratt, The next witness, SAID he
AVed IN tins cty, and was at present IN the
employ Of Sullivan X ltayekeS. Was an
enpioye III the Office OF Secretary OF State
/ Under - VI. Gurns. sand he saw Reynolds
when the interpreted up letter al lressed
/ to HIM III Mr. Bu1ns handwriting. Reyn-
olds InmedIate.y wrote note to Mr.. Burns
and placed 1t on the latter desk. Witness
! afterwards ascert2ined uat the note from
! burns to Reynolds asked for the resigua-
ton OF latter.
! Witness in crosse eNanlnatlon sitJd ne did
np' entertain very iIleH'llN letiuAS NpNalu
the defendant, from the fact that Reynolds
would have discharged witness from the
/ Secretary al States office Witness denied
Jhut ihc defendant
CAUGHT IIM AND 4 LADY FEIEdn
. Riding in defendant buggy and made
/ them get out and walk home
General Carey offered in evidence Ecy
nolds discharge in insolvency, to show
/ that Reynolds homestead, which was cX-
cmp;ed III Napa county, was in extent
/ only forty acres.
/ d. NJ. Burns. recalled. He W4s shown
( tie little tag-book kept hy Reynolds, and
said the first time he ever saw ii was IT The
! time ot the triat. He knew George I
/ Knox slightly. Al the close Of the poker
| game, referred TO. | owed Knox SI50 and
! Cannon $3.50. Mr Cannon assumed The
! $3.50 owed Knox, and | alterwaId paid
/ Cannon 500. owed Mr.. Foley something
over $1,000. ! afterwards settled il with
| him by giving him my note for $500. Some
! time later paid the note NJ the bank OF u
{ O. Mills. I sent the &l0O | owed Cannon
To him some months afterwards, ny Mr..
! Reynolds. II did not come from the