Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-16

which would explain the matter to great
extent The defendant said that when he
was absent from the Office Mr.. Danforth
would receive the money, and upon his
return it would be turned over to him,
with statement of the sources from which
it came. He said he had no doubt but
that Mr.. Danforth turned over all the
money that was received. MI Burns
called at the Office several times to see the
books, and l always referred him to Mr..
O'Connor
I'D. Lttlefeld, clerk in the National
Bank of D. O. Mills & Co., said he was
general clerk at that bank February Is,
1882. The check 10. 1857 was presented
for pavnent. don't know who presented
it. only from the Endorsement. Witness
read from D. Q. Mills 81 Coz register OF
checks. PAYABLE in San Francisco, showing
the check paid Endorsed by D. N. Burns
and Thomas II. Reynolds.
Mr.. Danforth was recalled. He said to
the best of his information and belief the
appointments of the deputy and all OF the
clerks in the office were recorded on the
first page of the blotter.
0ss-examination.-Iw was present at the
Dunn-Reynolds interview, and heard
everything there stated Mr.. Reynolds
stated emphatically that he
WROTE UP THE CASH BOOK
All at one time, and only 9 few months be
| fore he left the Office. The first time wit
ness saw the cash books was about two
months before he left the Office. Witness
| said he never saw Reynolds appointment.
II. D. Gamble, the next witness, said that
! lie was clerk in the Office of the Secretary
| of State under d. NJ Burns. and had been
| acquainted with the defendant for several
wears past. Last summer and fall he was
| in the employ of Thomas II. Reynolds IN
| the capacity Of clerk Of the Grand Central
| Hotel in Fresno He quit Reynolds en-
| plov in November last. One Saturday even
| ing, he said, Reynolds came to him with a
paper in his hand, saying, " If you will
| sign this YOU can avoid going to Sacra-
mento as a witness in this case" Witness
| looked over the paper, and was willing to
| do most anything toavoid coming 10 Sacra-
mento. He saw some things upon the
paper, notably one which stated that Burns
LOOKED OVER THE BOOKS EVERY DAY,
Which he knew was not fact and conse-
quentlv he asked time TO consider the mat
! ter. and on the day following refused TO
! sign it. He meet Reel Terry, defendants
| counsel. on the following morning, and
said " You need not make out those papers
| Tom spoke to you about for cannot sign
| them. lie sad GCienCent came 10 MN
and said What has come over you since
last night?' and he replied Nothing that
know OF, unless il was my shirt. The
matter dropped there, and with IT also the
| friendly relations Of witness and defendant.
| Witness said he asked defendant one day
what line of defense he proposed topursuc,
and he replied that he had al of Dan
Burns TAGS. lie thought lie could make &
clean case on tags. In the latter part OF
! July witness said he was leaning against
| the bar in the saloon and Reynolds came
up 10 him with = piece OF paper in his
hand, saying: We have
oUT HIS OFF At LAST.
! I am all right nov He then read from
the letter or dispatch which he held AZ his
hand: Wrecks has left U.s. and the
scenes which knew him once will know
him 10 more, at least for some time TO
| come. Amen" Some tine previous 70
this the defendant said to him that Burns
had agreed to leave the country, and would
have done 50 had he not got too full OF
Witness said that Reynolds one day
showed him letter from D. If. Burns
dated at Honolulu. The letter was ad-
dressed to Judge s. G. benson.
Court adjourned to 10 \. n. to-day.