The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-14
GRAY WAGNER HOP TRANSACTION.
1t is Now Being Investigated in the
Superior Court.
L. A. Wagner on Trial for the Alleged
Appropriation of the Proceeds
of Sale In London.

The trial of G. A. Wagner, charged with
the larceny of LAG bales of hops, valued
at 1916 20, from Joseph Gray in Novem-
Der, 1893. was commenced in Department
One of the Superior Court yesterday.
The case has been hanging fire since last
March, when Wagner was examined and
held to answer.
Gray is capitalist and speculator. He
claims that in November last he pur-
chased from j. j. Glacken, near Brigh-
ton, 146 bales of hops. Before the pur-
chase he sent Wagner as an expert to ex-
anime them, and Wagner reported them
of satisfactory quality. Gray says ne
paid So, 800 to Glacken for the hops, and
they were shipped to this city. Acting
on the advice of Wagner. Gray decided
to ship the hops to w. II. & Ii. Lemay in
England and requested Wagner to attend
to the matter for him.
AT the preliminary examination Gray
swore that Wagner handed him what
purported to be railroad bill OF lading,
but being unable to read he showed it to
Glacken, who informed him that it was
made out in Wagner's name. Wagner
say he went with Gray to w. f. Gerber,
then Assistant Cashier of the California
State Bank, and the latter was instructed
TO write to the Lemays and request them
to substitute Gray's name for Wagner's,
and TO notify Gray of the change.
sequently-according to Gray's
acknowledgment told him the hops
were still in Liverpool and unsold, and
Gray learned that Wagner had sold the
hops and received the money from Eng
land through the Anglo California Bank
OF San Francisco and the California State
Bank.
Wagner's statement of the case was to
the effect that Gray was to wait for set
tiement until he (Wagner) should dispose
OF the hops in London. The hops went
IN his name. and he was responsible for
the freight thereon. Gray had dupli-
cate OF the shipping receipt, and he made
no objection to the hops going in Wag-
ner's name.
Gray wanted a settlement last Deem
Der, just before Christmas, but Wagner
aaid he told him he could not settle until
ne received the money tor the hops. He
(Wagner) signed a letter which Cashier
Gerber of the State Bank wrote TO the
Lemays III London. 1t requested the
latter to remit to Gray the purchase price
OF the hops, as they belonged to him.
Wagner declined to state what he said
to Gerber and Gray regarding the ad-
vance he had received from the Lemays.
He had not paid Gray anything on ac-
count of the hops, but had given him a
due bill showing that he owed him for
them.
Among the witnesses at the examina-
ton was Ii. j. Kilgariff of the Southern
Pacific freight department. He identified
a bill of lading for the shipment of the
hops to London, made ins the freight
office in the name of G. A. Wagner. He
asked Gray in whose name the hops were
to be shipped, and he replied in Wagner's
name. The hops came from Brighton
consigned 70 Gray, but were to be ship
ped to London in Wagner's name, accord
ing to Gray's and Wagner's instructions.
The prosecution is being conducted by
Deputy District Attorney J. Charles
Jones, assisted by c. II. Dunn. G. Il.
Jones is Wagner's attorney.
The following jurors were selected to
try the case: w. j. Mitigate, Philip Wise,
L. ii. Pierce. j. ID. Lockhart William In
gram, w. j. Smith. S. w. Haynie, David
Falconer, j. WEIGH, A. Popert, c. P.
Massey and Henry Derr.