The record-union., 1891-06-02
SMITH HELD FOR TRIAL.
Conclusion of the Sensational Case in
the Police Court.
Gordon, Another of the Allen Thugs.
is Held to Answer Too-Brady
Tells His Story.

The preliminary examination of J. d.
Smith, the dive-keeper, charged with
completely in the robbery of Robert AL
len, was resumed in the Police Court
yesterday morning and again the place
was crowded almost to suffocation.
Smith has lost much of his careless air,
and seemed to be more interested in the
proceedings yesterday than heretofore.
1t evidently does not appear to be so
much of a joke to him now.
Smith occupied a seat between his
attorneys, Messrs. Hiram Johnson and
Frank Estabrook. Gordon and "Piggie"
Johnson were there, and the former, as
usual was the center of attraction. Brady,
the informer, was there, too, and was the
recipient of frequent dark scowls from
Gordon and Smith.
City Attorney Hart conducted the pros
ecution. District Attorney Ryan and
Police Captain Lee sat close to him and
counseled with him.
JOHNSON TEsTIFIES.
The first witness called by the prosecu-
ton was Frank, alias ''Piggie" Johnson.
The witness said he was acquainted with
Haley, alias Mitchell. He last saw him
him in San Francisco. On the afternoon
of the 18th of May witness had a CONVEX
eation with Haley. I'VE had a few
drinks together said Johnson, land
then he told me that he had lost his watch,
and wanted to sell his chain or fob |
told him / could sell the property for him,
and he said for me to go ahead. He told
me that | would not get into any trouble
over it.
Continuing, Johnson said he sold the
property. 1t consisted Of fob buckle
and a Masonic charm. Upon being
shown Robert Aliens buckle and charm
Johnson identified them as the ones given
him by Haley.
BRADY's STORY.
Robert Mushett, who has been known
as Brady" was the next witness. Hei
the man who gave the police the first
clue to the robbers, and is the man whom
Gordon and Casey say gave them the
hammer with which to strike Allen.
Brady said he knew Gordon, Casey and
Haley slightly. He also knew dive
keeper Smith. On the Thursday evening
before the Allen robbery, the witness
saw Casey, Gordon and Haley in Smith s
place. This was the only time he had
ever seen them all in there together. After
the robbery, and after the witness and
Casey had returned from Gait, witness
went with Casey to Smiths place; Casey
W6Hb lUGI0 10 ASK ISlllJn IL OOfuOn and
Haley had shown up" yet.
On cross-examination the witness said
that Brady was only his stage name.
Fighting was his profession. He denied
that he and Casey went to Gait to rob the
ticket agent at that place. He also de-
MED positively that he ever overheard
Haley, Casey and Gordon talking about
the robbery, and that he Joined in with
them. He denied the hammer story told
by Gordon and Casey, and detailed the
only conversations he ever had with them
The first he knew of the Allen robbery
was when Casey told him the morning
before it occurred. Casey said that he and
Gordon were to ''do job'' on the 9th OF
May, but that he Casey was sick and sc
he sent a fellow named Haley out to do it.
The next morning as they were riding to
Gait, he and Casey talked over the pro-
posed robbery. Casey said the lob
would be done with a hammer. Casey
did not tell the witness who was to be
robbed, or where the victims saloon was.
PLAYED DETECTIVE.
Brady testified that after he got on the
cars with Casey, bound for Gait, and heard
considerable of the story, he made ND his
mind to get at the bottom of the whole
affair and report it TO the police. His OBJ.
ject in informing the police was to sec
scoundrels who would hit man with 3
hammer brought 10 justice. He said il
he had father who was struck down as
was Allen, he would feel grateful to the
person who would inform the police as tc
who were the perpetrators of the crime
Attorney Johnson questioned Brady
closely as to his past life, his method OF
gaining a livelihood, ETC., and found the
young pugilist quite witty customer.
Have you any permanent place OF
residence in Sacramento?'' asked the
lawyer.
ia, al,
Where do you usually stop when in
town."
''Oh, at various places. When I have
money | usually put up at the Western
but when am broke l generally put w
at the Hotel de Box-car.''
This sally caused quite an uproar o.
laughter in the courtroom. and ever
Smith and Gordon condescended TO smile
Brady said that his home was i'll Jack.
BON, Amador County, and he had been in
the priZe-fighting business about three
years. He was IS years of age, and was
known in pugilistic circles as 1.-The Kid
cAsEY's FATAL LETTER.
w. C. Mason, late of Glenn County
who has been acting in the capacity of 8
trusty in the City Prison for the past two
or three weeks, was the next to take the
witness-stand. He testified to having
carried a couple of notes from Casey tC
Gordon while these individuals were
occupying separate cells in the prison
The second of these notes was a most I'm.
pOrtant one to the prosecution. and tht
witness handed il TO Chief of Police Drew
who took copy ofit. The witness alsc
took copy and then delivered the origl-
nal 10 Gordon, who, after reading its con.
tents, destroyed the paper. The note
read as follows:
when k comes up have him go and
see Smith and tell Smith that he must
get that fellow Brady out of the way, rs
it is his testimony alone they are holding
US on. Tell him it Will be to his advan.
tage to do so, as probably, from what we
can hear, Brady has got him implicated
In the affair. Tell him you know pos
itively he has, and if he is not got out OF
the way he will be railroaded himself
from what | heard yesterday. They
know there was another party in town
who put - on to the track, and the
Captain says that he viii produce them
at the proper time. You don't want tC
make this statement to X individually
address a note to Smith and give it tC
X. TO mail TO him. Tear this up right
away
Afternoon Session,
When court re-assembled in the after.
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