The record-union., 1894-09-01
DID NELLIE CLARK ROB BRAMAN /?
The Russian Tourist Resumes His
Story.
Officers Testify Concerning the Search
for the Wealth That Mysteri-
ousIy Vanished.

The examination of Nellie Clark, who
is charged by Gustave Braman with hav-
ing exhibited her slight-of-hand dexter
ity to such purpose that his belt, contain
ing about $4,000 and number of valu-
able diamonds disappeared while he
slept was resumed in the Police Court
yesterday.
Braman, who was cross-examined by
G. L. Jones for three hours the day be-
fore, was asked to describe the belt and
It's size. He claimed that it was stuffed
full of $50 pieces, and told how he put
them IN one by one. One end OF his belt
tapped over about ten inches. 1t was not
quite full of money. He drew about $500
1rom the San Francisco Savings Bank be-
lore he came here. He did not know
Just how much. Had spent very little
money since the robbery. He was in
Guatemala little over eight months.
lie said that he came TO this coast in
1888. de identified several books
as his. They were of the German Saw
lngs Bank, san Francisco Savings Union
and others.
They were admitted in evidence and
Mr.. Jones showed one of them that
seemed TO have an entry dated 1880.
de stated that he intended TO go TO
Europe, and drew $3.50 from the
Hibernia Savings Bank, leaving about
$40 in the bank. Mr.. Jones asked why
he left such a small amount there when
leaving the country. He also asked why
ne left small amount in another bank.
Braman answered that he had right to
leave it there if he wished.
DE did not say anything to the Chief OF
Police about smelling chIoroform in the
room when he reported the robbery to
him. He did not know why. He smelt
IL IN the room on the morning of the rob-
berry, but the woman said it was lauda-
mum. He did not swear out warrant
Tor her right away because he was not
sure that she was the one who robbed
him. The money was wrapped up-three
$50 pieces in Sl00 Guatemaian bill and a
paper round it and put in belt. Then
three more were similarly wrapped, and
so on. No one in town knew that he had
money. He did not say anything when
he found he was robbed, or search the
room very closely.
The reason he marked his money was
that he was robbed in San Pedro once be-
fore. He recovered his money by suing
the proprietor OF the house, but could not
identity his money at that time. Since
then he always marked it and wrote his
name across the backs of bills.
In the afternoon Officer Higgins testi-
fed TO going with Officers Maley and
Bagley to Fanny Browns and making a
partial search, but without success. He
went again the next day with Officers
Hardy and Maley, Braman also came in.
Braman found something hard under the
carpet and called the officers attention TO
it. They found the $50 pieces wrapped in
SlGO bill in one part of the room under
the carpet and in another place some To-
franc pieces.
They searched on top of large mirror
and found nothing at first. Braman in
sisted on further search there and they
got higher ladder and found a diamond
stud like the one exhibited in court
1t was at Braman's suggestion that the
search on the mirror was made lie
wanted the mirror taken down.
Officers Hardy and Maley testified to
the same effect.
The examination was unfinished when
court adjourned.