The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-13
WITHOUT BAIL.
Actor Curtis Held on the Charge
of Numbering Grant.
Friend Of the Accused Comedian Openly
Threatened Witness for the People.
Oath Against Oath.

Policeman Conley enjoyed a free hack
ride from the City Prison to the County
Jail yesterday. VI. B. Strellinger, alias
Curtis, was held to answer to the charge of
numbering Officer Alexander Grant on Sep
TENDER 18th, and he engaged a hack in
preference to riding to tile Broadway Bls-
tile in the police patrol wagon and COnley
accompanied him. Curtis wife went along
with him to the jail, and so did some cots
and bedding. The accused comedians pre-
liminary examination had been quickly
concluded in Police Court l during the
morning session.
Assistant Police Surgeon Berry depOsed
that he saw the body Of Officer Grant when
it was taken to the Receiving Hospital on
the mlrHiug of the shooting. He removed
a pistol from Grants hip-pncket The pistol
and the officers club were turned over to
the Coroner
Henry L. Faust a professional gardener,
who worked for the defendant at Berkeley
testified 10 having seen pistol in Strel-
liugeI h,p-pOcket on three occasions since
March. As he only saw the butt of the
pistol he could not describe it,
JARENsEN FLATLY CONTRADICTED.
During his examination by Attor-
ney FUutP, the witness said that he had
Quarree1 with StTelinger on account OF
threats uf violence made by the latter. First
they QuarrrIed over certain work which did
nos please Stre.lnger and the witness adj
mitted that he had bitter feelings against
the defendant.
Faust also gave testimony to contradict
witness Jarensen, who admitted that he
peIjIred himself when he swore that he
saw 4 pistol in the DEFENDANTS pocket.
When 4 large pruning-knife was shown TO
Jarenseu at that session OF the court he
said he had mistaken the knife Tor pistol.
Faust identified tie knife yesterday as one
which he had carried for thirty years, and
which had never been in STeilnger'S pos
session While JarenSen worked for the
latter.
The clothing Of the deceased was exhibited
and the prosecution rested Cuunse! for tie
defense submitted the case without testi-
mony or argument and Judge Xix then
ordered that Strellluger be held for trial on
the charge Of murder without bail. An ap-
plicatiOn will soon be made to the Superior
Court TO release the defendant on bonds.
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION.
After Judge Rix rendered his decision OF
ficer BODIES attention was attracted by Cur
It's nudgIng young man who sat beside
him. When Faust left the courtroom he
was followed by Curtis friend. BOde also
joined the procession but was shut of from
the view Of the other men by the slamming
ard accidental locking Of the courtroom
door. When the officer gained the hallway
Faust ran to him aud asked for protection.
Faust said Curtis friend had approached
hun and in a threatening manner eX-
claimed: YOU. you'll get fourteen years
for your testimony"
Bode took Faust and his threatener into
Chief Crowley's Office. where both were
closely Intercepted. Attorney j. }. Dunno.
who prosecuted Curtis, was also present. 1t
was a case Of one mans word az tnst an
other and so Faust and his threatener were
both liberated The name of the meddle-
some friend was not made public.