The record-union., 1895-04-13
Over the Alleged Hold Up and Rob
berry Near Mountain View.
A DOUBT EXISTS AS TO THE TRUTH
OF THE STORY.
Warehouse and It's Contents De-
stroyed by Fire at Benfcia-A Saw
fngs Bank at Fresno Suspends Busi-
ness, Although it is Claimed the
Assets Are Sufficient to Pay De-
positors in Full.
Special to the REooRD-UNrox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN JOSE, April 12.-The officers are
much puzzled over the alleged holdup
and robbery near Mountain View. Care
tul investigation cause them to entertain
doubt about the robbery, but they are
unable to explain the affair. According
to the first report man named Saunders
was stopped and robbed by two men who
personated officers. The officers say to-
day that the mans name was G. D. Her
bert, or Hubert, and that he lived at 1906
OFarrell street, San Francisco.
The man was in buggy driving from
Mountain View to Heney's winery,
where, he said. he was going to buy some
wine. He represented that he was rep
resentative of the California Wine Grow
ers' Union, and was supposed to have
considerable money. When near the
Homestead and Stevens Creek roads juno
ton he was stopped by two men who
were riding in two-horse buggy.
AT the point of pistol they made him
get out of his vehicle and into theirs and
handcutfed him. One of the men drove
Huberps horse back short distance and
hitched him. He then returned to the
vehicle, and in company with the other
man drove to the house of A. Wagner
whom they told that they were officers
and had prisoner whom they wished TO
search, and Hubert was taken into barn
tor this purpose.
When the men emerged they ordered
wagner to watch their prisoner for q
short time, as they wished to go for some
Information elsewhere. They gave the
key of the handouts to Wagner, and told
him that if they were not back by P. NJ.
to release the prisoner, promising TO pay
him for his services.
After about an hour, as the men did
not return, Wagner went into the barn TO
see how the prisoner was faring. The
man was not there, but his tracks were
found leading from rear door of the
barn through freshly plowed orchard to
the creek, where all trace was lost. This
ali happened on Wednesday. Nothing
was reported TO the officers until yester-
day.
The men who knew of the affair saw
they thought that the men were officers,
anG hence made no report. The officers
here say that if was a genuine rob
pery 1t was an exceedingly bold
one, and are of the opinion that the men
are those who killed Stagg some weeks
since. One was tall, weighing about 200
pounds, and the other short, weighing
about $50 pounds. 1t has not been learned
where they procured their rig, but the
officials say they probably secured it in
San Francisco They drove two bay
horses, but were seen in Mountain View
Sunday driving two gray horses.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, April 12.-An inter
view published in San Francisco with
the wife Of Captain De st. Hubert of the
California Wine-Growers' Association,
says that he and his daughter lett San
Francisco for Los Angeles on the steam
ship Santa Rosa on Tuesday morning,
and that his wife bid the husband and
daughter good-by on the wharf. b.
Weiltheimer, the oldest and best known
citizen of this town, aud Jacob Eberle de-
clared that st. Hubert. with whom they
talked last Sunday, and the man Saun-
ders who hired the horse and buggy
Wednesday morning to 60 to Heney's,
but who was captured by the bogus OFF,
GERS, are one and the same man. The
affair Is causing considerable excitement
IN this part Of the country.