The herald., 1895-11-08
Charged With the Murder of
Sheriff Bogard
STORY OF BRADY'S FLIGHT
II Is Confidently Hoped to Show the
Defendants Guilt
There Seems to Be Some Difficulty In Iden-
flying Brady With Certainty
as the Train Robbcr
Associated Press Special Wire

MARYSVILLE. Nov. 7. - Bandit
Brady's trial has begun in earnest. This
morning. after mining on the exclu-
sion OF all witnesses and listening to the
opening statements, the prosecution be-
gan the presentation of testimony that is
calculated to fully prove him thu MUIR
derer OF Sheriff B1gard. incidentally and
while they are establishing the chain of
circumstances tho peopls will prove his
connection with other offenses, but not
OF a capital character. District Attorney
Mcdaniel, in his statement, engaged
BradY's most serious attention though
he did not show the slightest sign of
emotion duriag any part of the revela.
tion. Mr.. Mcdaniel said that they would
show that defendant and his com panIon,
Browning, left San francisco the Sunday
night preceding the oobery and came to
Marysvillle on the train. They had their
bicycles with them. On Monday they
rode to Ofoville and on Tuesday returned
to this city. Tuesday night was spent at
Shelton's Grove. On Wednesday the two
men returned to this city. Browning reg
istering at the Golden Eagle hotel and
Brady at the Mechanics house. They
lodged at these places Wednesday and
thursday nights. Fri lay evening they
were sean riding on their bicycles towards
Reeds station, where the Oregon express
tnrin was held up by men answ ring
their scription at an early hoIr Satur-
day morning. The district attorney
promised 20 prove the flight of Brady
after the robbery. He followed him TO
Sacramento, to Amador county and to
the 1ortnern portion of the state and
nj u IN nj oF matt,
J. Ross Traynor, fruit growers agent.
told the same story as at the Browning
inquest and at the Brady examination.
He gave it as his opinion that Brady
is too tall to have been the smaller one
OF tue two robbers.
Engineer Bowsher, who was driving
the train or the occasion of the robbery,
retold his story. and was quite positive
in his claim of resemblance between
Brady and one of the men who held up
the train. He was also positive that the
bullet from the pistol held by the short
man was the one that killed Sheriff b.
gard. In describing the smaller roboer
Bowsher said his arms and legs were
rather long in proportion to his body.
His arms hung out in front of him, his
shoulders were rather rounded and h S
head leaned forward. He thought the
man was alb, ut five feet IL inches IN
heigh, and alb ut l4O pounds in weight.
Yuba county Jail since Brady was incarter-
ated there. When witness was introduced
py the sheriff defendant contented HIM
self with saying: 81 am not thu man."
and then refused to converse further. He
seemed to recognize the engineer ana
walked to remote part of the Jail yard
to AVOID further interview.
George Summers, the brakeman. and
F. w. kelton. the express messenger,
who were compelled to comply with the
robbers demands, maue about the same
statements and Identification as Bo~sher.
The best move made by the prusecut on
today was the cross-examlnation Of Bow
sher when they required Brady to remove
his coat. The engineer has held
throughout that the small robbei was
narrvw-ch ested man with ali the pecu.
liarities of the defendant. With his coat
off Brady | oks almost deformed about
the chest and shoulders. and not at all
the broad shoulderei man one would
believe him to be with that garment on.