The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-06
WHERE DID IT GO?
The Mystery of the $1,000 Ex-
press Robbery.
FREIGHT CLERK CALM HELD.
Unwilling Witnesses Make Hard Work
for the Prosecution to Present
Strong Case.

s~fNSS sAcia e0s-SD express package sunday.
august a, was given q hearing in Justice Nil
lers court y-sterday afternoon ana WAS bound
over 70 appear before the superior court.
Caiiin came into court occupied hair near
his attorneys. Wiley and Scott, and during the
hearing stroked his light moustache and APP
pear-d perfectly cool aud unconcerned
The state wesirepresente py Assistant District
Attorney May, and the first witness he placed
on the staud was C. Allea. driver for the
Northwestern Express Company He testified:
The company's agent here gave me three
packages of money to 60 on the steamer Idaho.
One was for Blaine, another for Ana
cortes and a 5000 one for La Conner.
took the package down to the Union Pacific
dock and placed II in the sale, and gave the key
OF the saie TO John Hyer. the dock policeman,
and told Dim 10 turn the key over TO CALM the
freight CLERK"
John Hyer. special policeman, was called
Did you see the three packages of money put
in the safer"
81 did"
and the key was given to you7''
Eyes. sir
what did you 90 with the key?'
81 gave it 10 Calm when he came down. He
took the three sacks out, sung them over his
back and went through the freight Office to-
wards the steamer with them"
Ibid you see him 60 on the steamer with the
money"
al did not notice."
u. Mattheson. mate of the Idaho was called.
The witness was very reticent and evidently did
not wish to divulge anything, and frequently
crossed himself
Ibid you see Calm, the defendant, on the
Sunday in question:"
Yes"
"where?
"In the Morning Star saloon, in the evening
about dark
WAS he drunk?'
mo; he wasn't soee-, either"
odd he fasn any money sround?
"Wen. saw some twenties: don't know
how many; mayb. three or four OF them"
+. K Mitchell, a waiter on the steamer, was
next called, and was also very un Wiling wit
ness. Ii was evident that all those who knew
something concern ng the robbery and Its con-
nectIons with the steamer were sorry that they
had told the officers anything
did you see Calm on the afternoon of Sun
day, August 24?"
"Yes, was with him for about half an hour
or less"
did he not have good deal of money, and
did he not fash il around?n
81 q handful of gold in SO pieces
don't know how many, but 1t was a handful"
WHAT was his con iition as to sobriety?'
"He was about half full"
"Did he not tell you that he had q large
amount of money somewhere"
"No. He tod some one else that he had $3.50,
bu' did not hear MIN say anything"
"Who was it he told?" objection made by
defense and sus,ained).
William Smart, bsrkeeper in the Cascade
saloon. at AIS South Third street. took the stand
and said he has known the defendant Tor some
time.
ibid you see him Sunday afternoon, two
weeks ago?"
Eyes, sir: he wss in the saloon that day.
did not notice he was drunk"
did he not have q good deal Of money on
him.
like SO gold pieces"
"can you no, say how many gold pieces he
had in his hsnd?"
81 can not say positively. It conld not have
been more than i've of them or less than four"
Now. how nsny did he spend?'
Two or three dollsrs.'
l. l. Andrews, assist int cashier of the Skagit
County bank. OF La Conner. also testified that
the sack of money was s., 900 short, aud he also
identified the empty sack, with the stitches,
produced in court
If. Mcleod, agent for the Northwestern Ex.
press Company, was called.
Ibid your company not receive a 5000 con.
Segment from the Puget Sound National bank
of this city 70 the sksgit County bank of La
Conner. Sunday, August 24?"
"Yes sir"
"what did you do with III"
81 first put il in the safe aud afterwards gave
1t 10 one of our drivers-Allen-to take to the
Union Pacific dock"
Detective Willard, who hal assisted Deputy
Sheriff Woolery Ia digging up the case, was
called.
-Did Mitchell, the wa ter ever say anything
to you about the defendant having money!"
Yes he did
what did ne ever tell your"
The defence objected 10 this question on the
t,.S Arn
amined. and that the question. II answered by
the detective, would have no effect on the de-
PENDANT. and woald only tend to impesch the
former witness, and that the state had no right
TO endeavor 10 impeach the testimony of those
who had testified in their behalf. The OBJ
lection sustained, and seeing that he
could ask the witness under the decision no
questions, he dropped the case.
G. Ms,teson, a deckhsnd on the steamer Idaho,
tooE the stand.
Ibid you see the defendant week ago las,
Suaday?"
Il did. was with him about fifteen minutes"
what was his condition."
IL do Tot know
"wss he not drunk?''
aYes"
'Did ne not show good deal of moneys"
some: not great deal. He had money In.
his hand Both silver and gold"
"Did you Ike him 10 the ooai?"
wen, walked down with hin.
SIT not true that you took him down 20 the
boat and put him away because he had a great
deal OF money. and you were afraid be would
get iobbed I'm his drunken condition."
Il took him down 20 the boat partially be-
cause he had some N oney and mostly because
he was friend"
Where did you take him from?"
''The Morning sIar saloon. on Jackson street."
The argument for the defense was OF some
snd very Tho a..arnars
tia, there was no evidence 70 show that the de-
PENDANT was ever guilty of the crime
of TO berry. That the money went
through many hands besides the defen dants.
and that the greater part OF the night while the
steamer was on the way 20 La Conner. the
money was in the hands of another man alto
gether That the fact of the defendant showing
a lew so gold pieces was no evidence that he
had thirty or forty more.
The prosecution made very good case with
the testimony before them. and the case closed.
seemingly much in favor Of the young suspect
IN bet you s. 10 % cents he's discharged"
one lawyer was heard 10 ssy TO another who was
in the room.
what do you take me fer" was the reply.
You want me 10 take You up on q dead sure
thine?"
Justice Miller reviewed the case a. length and
held the defendant TO appear before the superior
court in bonds Of $1,000. and his decision met
with the approval of those who heard and saw
the states witnesses.
The defendant was 10. placed on the stand a,
all He was yemanded TO jail, in default of
bond
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