The morning call., 1895-02-08
OAKLAND GIEANINGS.
More Evidence in the Trial
Of ]. L. Sexton.
DID HE Sign THE CHECK?
Tile Democrats IRdOrse J. ". Nelson
for Mayor.
PR0HIBITI0kISTS NAME ?. McCARGAR.
Dean Was Once Il Telegrapher-A Couple
Long Since Divorced Arc Still
Fighting.
PROHIBITI0NISTS NAME P. MeCARGiR.

| is charged with forging check in the
name of r. J. Boyer for 800, drawn upon
the California Bank of Sacramento, which
check was later paid by Wells, Fargo &
Co. to a person identified by D. D. Hop.
kins, q clerk, as Sexton.
| The case has been bitterly contested on
| both sides and has excited considerable in.
| terest because of the well-known record OF
Sexton, and the outcome has been closely
watched.
| 1t has always been said that Sexton
would slip through this cloud as he has
| heretofore evaded trouble. There is Ger.
| tainly mystery about the man, for even
after this arrest, when he was thought by
some to be bound straight for San Quentin
| he has Jared well with the jail people and
had special consideration shown him. Be-
sides this he has transacted large amount
of business from the jail by correspondence
and has always had a big visiting list, his
callers mostly being men who called to
consult him regarding the Amador rail
road project.
From having been very positive in the
beginning that the evidence would convict
| Sexton, those who have watched the case
now say that many conflicting bits of evil
dence crept in which throw a doubt over
| the Boyer TRANSACTION.
For instance, w. E. Copeland, Wells
Fargo delivery clerk, who paid out the
money on the forged check, would not be
| positive that Sexton was the man he paid
it to.
| James w. Keyes, who said he had done
! business for Sexton in connection with the
Suffer Creek Railroad in Amador County,
testified that he knew his handwriting,
but that the handwriting the check was
| 1n+t lo4O 1atf 1aI
his client, and witness said he and Sexton
had got to be quite chummy. Reyes said
he had practiced law two months.
The train dispatcher at the pier, +. j..
| Vandercook, said he did not believe the
handwriting on the check was that of
Sexton.
Another man in the employ of the
at Fourth and Townsend streets, said he
had known Sexton sixteen years and had
worked with him in Goodall, Perkins &
Co. IS office, and that he did not believe the
handwriting was that of Sexton.
The same testimony was given by ex-
Sheriff Fernstead of Marin County, who
said Sexton had correspondent with him
about street railroad and a wagon road in
Marin County.
r. J. Boyer, the man whose name was
| forged to the check, said that the signature
! was not genuine.
The case went to the jury at O'Clock
last evening.
At IL O'Clock the jury came into court
and stated that they could not agree and
received the verdict with a smile. The jury
stood eleven for conviction and one for ac-
quittal.
Dean a Telegrapher.
The police are still laughing over the
easy manner in which Dean, the counter
feiter suspect, fell into their hands. A Mrs.
Jensen was delegated by Dean to go to the
| police station to inquire for his wife the
| day after her arrest, and the police pre-
! tended to know nothing about her, but the
| Chief sent word by Mrs. Jensen to Dean to
come down to the police station and he
might give him pointer as to her where
abouts, saying that in the meantime he
would look her up. And Dean came down
| to the police station.
He remarked afterward to the Chief of
Police: "You never caught man quite so
easily as you did me-"
Mrs. Dean was arrested early in the
evening of Monday last, and it was not long
after until she was missed by her husband
and pal, for by 10 o'clock that night they
were securing Oakland for her. Between
10 and IL O'clock Dean, who, among his
other occupations, has been a telegrapher
dropped into the Western Union office and
stood at the counter fumbling over di-
rectory for fully half an hour, and listen
ing all the while to the newspaper matter
that Operator Mccormick was sending to
the. San Francisco papers. The operator
soon saw by his actions that he could read
the wire, and then to throw Dean off sud-
denly changed from the old TO the Phillips
code of sending. This seemed to worry
Dean and he went out.
Deans pal was also with him that night,
Al II,
window four different times and peer in
while Dean was standing on the inside.
Mccormack got good view of both men
and would know them readily if he saw
them.
Deans wife was yesterday turned over to
Deputy Marshal Gallagher by Sheriff
White and taken to San Francisco.
What the Charities Are Doing.
At a meeting of the advisory board of the
Associated Charities held last night, the
superintendent presented the following re-
port:
: During the month there were 11S appli-
cants for relief OF this number twenty
six were new family cases, fifty new single
cases, twenty-six recurrent family cases
and sixteen recurrent single cases.
The superintendent during the month
made fifty eight calls.
The woodward opened January 2. From
that date TO January 81, inclusive. us
woodward tickets were issued from the
central office. OF this number eighty
three reported at the yard and were given
work.
The association now issues meal and lodg-
ing tickets. These tickets can be had by
applying at the central Office. The plan is
to place them in the hands of any benevo-
lently disposed person, allowing them the
privilege of sending the applicant direct to
the restaurant or clearinghouse paying for
the used ones, which will be collected later.
This affords an opportunity to the private
citizen of bestowing temporary relief by
means of these tickets.
Police Shoot at Shell Mound.
Blue coats, brass buttons, bright, shining
stars and Winchester rifles formed the bill
of fare at Shell Mound Park yesterday.
The police force was out for practice
shoot, and although this is the first time
out, and the boys were not very well ac-
quainted with their guns, some of the
scores were exceedingly good.
The conditions of the shoot were shots
at 200 yards. Officer Arrest captured the
championship with score of 20 out of a
possible %. The score was: Captain
Fletcher II; Officers Arrest 20, Kingsbury
10, Cockerton 10, Swain Is, McCarty IS
Clark 1S, Schroeder Is, Williams Is, Muir
ray 16, Bank 16, Eli Is, Murphy IA, Carson
49, Kliclzner Il, McKeegan Il, Green il,