The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-20


bell Of TTuckee of dates between December
10, 1891, and July 10, 1892
Mr. Jaynes-I have all the kilograms here
sealed in packages. TO protect my COM
pany they should be delivered TO the court
sealed | make this delivery now and ask
that the fact of them being sealed be spread
on the minutes Of the court.
Judge Murphy-Mr. Jaynes, the court di-
reefs you to open the packages.
Mr. Jaynes breaking the seal)-Then
open by order of the court
Mr.. Brady again interpoSed a vigorous
protest and the Judge told him it would be
time TO object when the messages were pro-
duced
NO USE DETECTING.
Mr.. Henley objected on the grounds tina t
the dispatch which had been opened. passed
to tho District Attorney and then passed to
him. was not responsive to anything alleged
In the af1idavits; in other words that it was
not re- rebuttal.
= The objection was al promptly Overruled
The message was then read by the As
sistant ID istrct Attorney as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. "a 1891.
To Rftc, Chicago; Campbell made affidavit.
Attorney avs viii clear Bell. Have evidence 10
convict conspiratoTs. Send 5000 at once.
j. A. BROWN.
Mr.. Brady raised the point that the sig
nature of J. A. Brown had not been identi-
fed. He moved that the telegram be there
CALLING A MAN IN Los ANGELES
Mr.. Hosmer now asked the court-crier
to call Detective Brown. He said he was
under orders to be in attendance as a wit
ness Browns name was called three times
without elcting a response
Mr.. H0Smer-We ask an attachment 10
issue for Mr.. Brown.
Judge Murphy-Let an attachment issue
for Mr. Brown, returnable forthwith, q de-
faulting witness in this case
Mr.. Jaynes was asked by Mr. Brady
whether he had said he had a dispatch
signed by Mi Brown
Il did not say it was signed by Brown. 3"
replied Mr.. JayneS.
Judge Murphy said it purported tn
be signed by Brown.
MI Brady-Then why is it handed to the
States attorney?
Judge Murphy Because it purports to be
signed by Brown.
All" said Mr.. Brady. "Purports!
Well, If 1t purDorts il is not evidence and is
lnadmlsSlbe."
PRIVATE TELEGRAMs.
From this time forward the afternoon was
consumed IN obtaining from Mr.. Jaynes the
numerous kilograms in his hands. They
had 10 come one by one, and TO each a
series Of objections were interposed by
Messrs. Henley and Brady. Not one Of
them was read openly, because not as vet
admitted IN evidence.
The judges read them with keen interest
and now and then Judge Murphy gesticu-
/ lated at some passage which struck his
| fancy lie passed them To the clerk with
| Instructions TO mark them. The Assistant
District Attorney and counsel Tor Bell read
them, after which the clerk took possession
of the batch.
Once Captain Lees had hold Of one Of
those dispatches, a circumstance which
evoked a protest from Mr.. Brady. Judge
Murphy said he did not see the Captain
with the telegram.
There were dispatches from Messrs. King
X Rev Of Chicago, Detective Brown ana
Rev. DR.. Easton Of this city, and from
! Campbell, both under his own name and
under his alias Of Arnold.
NOT AN ORIGINAL
Mr.. Brady once objected 10 the introduce
| ton If telegram from Chicago signed II.
! c. Rev, on the ground that twas copy of
a message, and if the original was in ex-
! iStence the State was bound TO produce the
/ original.
Judge Murphy-The objection is over
/ ruled If a man in Chicago sends me a
| message it is my act
Mr.. Brady object.
Judge MURPHY don't care how much
/ You object. One exception is as coed as a
! thousand. That is the practice here, Mr..
Brady.
A large number Of messages, signed with
Initials b., y. A. b., Il" and "R >"
were allowed 10 be produced, notwlthstand-
ing tie objections Of counsel chat this was
not sufficient identification Of them.
After Nj Jaynes had been relieved OF his
/ burden Of dispatches an adjournment was
ordered until this morning, when the battle
Will be fought over the identification. mate
rlality and adnissibllity of the dispatches.
A SEARCH.
The proceeding yesterday was in the ma
ture Of a search for evidence TO incriminate
the Senders of the dispatches, but Mr.. Brady
said there was nothing in them which Bells
counsel feared to have disclosed 'Ebeir OBJ
lection is TO the methods Of the prosecution
aud against these methods they will con-
tinue 70 contend.
District Attorney Barnes has about eigh-
teen new atiidaylts to submit in re-Tebuttal.