The record-union., 1894-02-16
ALL THE DEFENDANTS Held.
Conclusion of the Examination in the
Type-Stealing Case.
Goldsmith, Stuart. Rodehaver and
Fitzsimmons Must Stand Trial
as Charged.

Fitzsimmons, the latter two publishers of
the Placer argus, was resumed before
Justice Henry yesterday on charges OF
burglary in connection with the theft OF
quantity of type from the NeaoS othce
in this city on the 9th of last month.
The first witness called was Warren E.
Doane, stenographer, who testified TO
having taken down statement made by
Fred Stuart in the presence of the DIS
triot Attorney and several other persons.
The statement was introduced IN evil
dence and read by District Attorney
Ryan. Stuart stated that ever since Gold
smith had been in the Argus office he mad
been trying to sell Rodehaver and tltz-
simmons some type, which he said he
had stored at Lincoln. The witness
started with Goldsmith TO go to Lincoln
for the type, and did not know until aIter
they reached Rocklin that Goldsmith was
heading for Sacramento. The witness
asked him if the type was his own, and
he said it was. He (GoldsmIth) said he
got the team for Lincoln because ne was
afraid he could not get one to go to Sacra-
mento. Witness helped him put the type
into the wagon in the rear OF the Net0S
office.
He did not know the type was stolen
until he read it in the RECORD ONIoN,
and then Goldsmith admitted 1t. de
knew that Rodehaver Il Eitzsimmons
had some kind OF contract with cold
smith for type, and paid him something
on account.
The type was handed over the fence to
witness by Goldsmith. The latter said
he had it stored i'll the rear OF the NetOS
office; there were ten cases OF 1t. Ii was
about a quarter to ii o. clock at night when
RI ok (TOl6Sfnlth had
key to the office and repeatedly sald the
type was his own. Witness did think 1t
suspicious when the type was taken CUT
by the way Of the alley, but Goldsmith
said it was stored in the rear OF the ofnce.
On returning to Auburn witness saw
Rodehaver in the evening, and the latter
asked him how they got along, and he re-
piled ''all right" He was to be paid reg
ular wages for the time consumed on the
trip. " hen witness read to Goldsmith
the article in the RECORD-U UNION an
nouncing the theft of the type, Gold
smith owned up 10 it and asked witness
TO stand by him in case OF trouble, ana
insist that the type was obtained at Lin
coin.
When witness told Rodehaver about
the type being stolen, the latter said he
knew Goldsmith a -, but he didn't
suppose he was a thief. He said they
would leave the type there and await de-
velopments.
Stuart denied that he had heard Rode
haver and Goldsmith talk about the type
being in Sacramento before the trip was
made. When Goldsmith said he did not
want to drive into Auburn with the type
after daylight, the witness said he thought
it suspicious, but retrained from notify
ing the officers through a desire to shield
Goldsmith, for whom he felt sorry.
Rodehaver seemed surprised when the
witness told him they had to go to Sacra-
mentO for the type.
r. w. Cook OF LOomis testified that on
the afternoon of the 9th of January he
was at his saloon when Stuart called
there and bought q flask OF whisky.
+, w. Murphy of ROcklin testified that
on the afternoon of the 9th OF January
he saw Goldsmith there in oack board,
accom- panied by another man. lie saw
them about o'clock the next morning
passing through Rocklin. He identified
Stuart as the man who was with Gold
smith.
r. +. Kent of Sacram ento testified that
he saw Goldsmith on the 9th OF January
in a secondhand clothing store on X
street. Goldsmith entered the store in
his shirtsleeves, although it was cold
night, and the witness remarked that he
must be crazy to drive from Rocklin in
that condition. He bought some clothes
and ordered them sent TO Rocklin by ex-
press; he seemed to be excited.
The witness knew that Goldsmith had
worked in the NelOS office, and when he
read in the RECoRD-UNIoN that the type
had been stolen he was satisfied he knew
who had done the job. Goldsmith prom
ised the witness to do all he could for him
i'll his candidacy for City Trustee at the
last election, but went back on him.
Frank Richardson, a boy, testified to
having been at Smiths stable on the
evening OF the 9th of January when
Goldsmith and Stuart went there with a
team and blackboard. They said they
came from ROcklin, where they had paid
off their quarrymen, and were on their
way to Elk Grove. He could not say
which one did most Of the talking.
Howard May told of Goldsmith and
Stuart having taken team to Smiths
stable one night. One of them spoke Of
having had lots OF stuff that afternoon
which they paid Oft quarrymen at Rock
lin Stuart said the team was his. Some
thing was said about their taking trunk
back with them. Goldsmith was quite
drunk.
William Riddle, an employe at Smiths
stable. identified Goldsmith and Stuart
as the men who put up a team there one
night in January. They said they were
from Rocklin. Before leaving Stuart spoke
of having trunk to take out, and said
At the afternoon session George f.
Suydam, foreman of the Ne10S job office,
testified that ne closed and locked the
office on the 9TH of January. On the
following morning he discovered the loss
of ten cases Of type, containing perhaps
400 pounds. The doors were all closed.
The rear of the office is several feet from
the alley. The type was all in the office
when he closed up on the preceding day.
To Mr.. futile he said the type was VAL
uable only to its owners, as forming a
portion of a large plant. Taken there
from it would be useful chiefly to type
foundries. If used with type OF the same
kind it would be worth one-half It's real
value, Beside the cases OF type there was
considerable taken on galleys. The type
taken would be sufficient to set up the
reading columns of the Placer argus.
y. Conev. a dealer in secondhand cloth
inU on X street, testified that Goldsmith
called at his store on the evening OF the
9th of January and ordered a SUIT o.
clothes, which witness sent 10 hochiiHl
Goldsmith wore both hat and coat when
he came there. He was somewhat under
the influence of liquor. Witness could
MOI remember where Goldsmith wanted
the clothes sent. but knew he had lived
at Rocklin, so he sent them there
Sheriff w. C. Conroy of Placer County
testified to having had an interview Win
Fred Stuart in Auburn at Whlch J' b.
Harris and E. Stanton were present.
When asked what he went TO Sacramento,
for. he asked, "W hat does this all mean?',
When told of the theft of the type he sald
he knew nothing OF it, but when told Dy
the witness that there was proof OF II
Stuart said the statement he made was
what had been agreed upon, but that be
did go to Sacramento with Goldsmith
and get the type.
Then they visited the Argus Office and
asked where the type was. Rodehavel