The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-28
THAT BOGUS COIN.
Witnesses Testify Against
NJ. D. Howell.
A DECOY GIVES EVIDENCE.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Agents Tell
About the Shipment of the
Box to Stockton.
A DECOY GIVES EVIDENCE.

ms EXAMINATION OF detective Harris
was resumed and concluded. Attorney
Campbell objected to the method of inter-
FegatioD, but Judge Morrow overruled his
objections. de claimed the right to re-
cross-examine Harris and this privilege
was accorded bin.
The court was crowded with spectators
inside and outside the rail. The witnesses
are not excluded from the room during tie
progress of the trial.
Attorney Campbell asked: "Mr. Ear
ris, you stated a moment ago that the Gov
eminent was always ready to try these
cases. Do Sou not know that is not so?"
II meant by that that / was always
ready"
Have you not been TO court when the
District Attorney has asked for a continu-
ance in the case of Murray?"
Il don't know"
"Teu know that Murray's case was con-
tinued, do you not?"
81 know that Murray asked for contlnu-
ances.'
Murray, the man who is in jail, old
thar, did hep"
'sHe did"
Hasn't Murray's case always been kept
behind the Howell rase?"
at has"
And Mr.. Murray has been in jail for
year 81
yes"
SIT was at your request that Murray's
trial was kept behind HowelPs. was it?"
no"
Alser giving some further testimony of
an unlmportant character Harris was eX-
cuSed.
Henry Childers, who was acting as for
wardiDg clerk in Wells, Fargo & Co. S eX-
press Office in this city at the time Marsh
sent the box of counterfeit coin to Howell
in fnol-s lah and tae ri
was to the effect that such box described
by Harris had been forwarded TO Stockton
addressed 10 Howell.
c. E. Osterhus was placed on the wit
ness stand.
District Attorney Garter asked the wit
ness # hs had seen Howell come into the
express office for the box. to which he re-
ceived an answer in the affirmative.
Mr.. Campbell then took him in hand
and commenced by informing the jury that
everything that this witness SAID should
be carefully weighed and scrutlnized. In
answer to questions asked OsterhuS stated
he was 50 years of age and came from Ore
gon, where he was born, to this city where
he lived with his father, who was a box
maker by trade on Mission street. He
subsequently went to Santa Cruz From
there he went to Ceres, working alter
nately in a cgar-store and on ranch.
From there he went to Mexico. coming
here after his trial on charge of con-
taken to Detective Harris and introduced
as a stranger who was willing to work as
an iDfOrmer or decoY.
Witness knew that the box he saw at
Wells, Fargo & Co.. $ Office was the same
that he saw at The Russ House because he
accepted Agent Harris word for it. He
old not put any marks or words on the box
and. did not see it taken from the Russ
House. He did not know that Howell
knew what was in The box. Witness was
hnp NJ oil fnr
the box Howell called for the box at
a NJ There was nothing to show that it
contained money. The defendant placed
the package under his arm and walked out.
The box was not opened in the presence OF
the witness. The first experience he had
in handling counterfeit money was at Har
ris' Office.
Several coins were here handed 10 the
witness by Attorney Campbell, who ex-
planned the difference between good and
bad money.
Il suppose what Mr. Harris told you has
a great deal to DO with your knowledge I?
mo, sir"
Would you not accept one of these dol
lars among five others :? probably.
as. ii not a good counterfeit IN sound
and stamp" Yes"
Now, are you sure that the coin you
hold in your hand is genuine or counter
felt, and how much ought an ordinary
good half dollar 10 weigh and how much
Going back to the time that you and
Garfield drove from Modesto, were you not
jubilant over Your employment as to buy
ing in this money!" No, sir. not very"
The witness was then excused.
T. Y Read. the agent for Wells, Fargo
& CO. at Stockton, was then called and
testified that he remembered the incident
of the cigar box coming to his office from
San Francisco wrapped In paper and tied
with string.
''What was done with it?' inquired the
District s Attorney. II took The package
and ordered one of the clerks to put II on
the drivers scrip or copy of the way bill. -"
What has the driver to do with ?"
1.-THE driver takes the packages to deliver
and receives the signature OF the party to
whom it is addressed on the SCRIP
What is the drivers name wv IL
liam Bauer"
70 the driver"
WAS Mr.. Harris visible ?" M"
DO you know where he WASP" mo;
he might have been in the room for all 1
know"
"What divides the Office ?" "a rail-
What is this rail like"
Mr.. Campbell-On, 1t is like the rail at
the baseball grounds.
Mr. Garter - Indeed. Perhaps some
thing like a Police Court rail?
81 have no business in that llne, eX-
claimed Attorney Campbell.
'IndeedI y said the Dl>trlct Attorney,
when Judge Morrow checked the fun and
ordered the case 10 proceed.
DO YOU remember a box addressed to
Howel?' Yes"
"DO you remember when it came?"
About the end of May"
"When was it delivered 81 "a bout the
LIST of June"
"What experience have you had in
handling coin ?' lover fifty years
twenty-three of them with Wells, Fargo g.
Co."
''How was it packed?" I'm two rolls
rolled i'll an old newspaper"
"How was the first box addressed? ?"
The address was written on both sides.
bottom and cover, M. D. Howell, Stock
tom"
How did you know that there were two
addresses on the bOx?" II took the box
ont OF the case and turned it over"
"Who delivered the box?" "One of the
clerks named Jack Mills"
WAS the second box opened at any
time?" Yes; Mr.. Harris and l opened it
after Cunningham was there"
Bauer, the driver, was then called, and
testified to delivering package to howell
on May q, 1892.
NV. o. Patch, clerk in the San Fran
cisco office of Wells, Fargo e. Co., was
called and stated that he remembered see
ing waYbill on his desk which called for
such box.
An adjournment was then taken until
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