The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04

business was almost ruined by the ex-
posure following the robbery. PaulselI is
defended by his brother, ]. J. Paulsell of
Stockton, and Senator Eugene Bert.
Yesterday jury was obtained and the
story of the crime was told in outline.
The jury is composed of: M. Rehfsh,
stockbroker; William McPhun, window
shade manufacturer; Byron Mauzy, piano
dealer; John Kinkel, retired capitalist;
William Goldberg, wholesale grocer; J.. B.
McCloskey, coal-uealer; E. W. Shelton,
real estate dealer; M. Meyerhofer, grocer
and liquor dealer; III. Neeb, tailor
julius Meyer. capitalist; j. P. Gallagher,
proprietor of the Langham Hotel; j..
Bassen, grocer.
Attorney Stevens opened the case. He
said he proposed to show that on February
20, 1894, Carroll & Co. were conducting a
faro game in two rooms at $40 Market
street, opposite the Palace Hotel, all the
gambling being done in the front room
that Paulsell, the defendant, visited the
room early in the evening, clad in light
overcoat and black derby hat, and inquired
who was in the room that afterward a
robbery was committed by two masked
men in mackintoshes, one of whom, it
would be attempted to show, was the de-
PENDANT. He would show that Paulsell
when arrested handed an officer stock
without making any objection, gave false
name and was found to have pistol con-
cealed within his clothing. He would at
tempt to show that Paulsell had hardly
been lost sight of from the time he COM
mitted the robbery until his arrest.
The first witness was James Hulsapple,
the faro-dealer at Carroll's "clubrooms, /"
as he called them. He said he had been
employed by James Carroll, A. Ross and
G. f. Weber. There were two rooms, the
front room containing a faro-table and
safe. In the drawer of the table there was
on February 20, last year, about $115O and
in the safe about $4,000, making some $500,
in gold, silver and greenbacks. He him.
self, one Satterlee and a guest named
tender Smith and the colored porter.
Nathan Allen, were in the outer room.
About 2:30 A. NJ. things were slow and
Hulsapple proposed drink. There was a
sideboard handy, and as he was proceeding
to fill himself ''two fingers a masked man,
armed with sixshooter, entered and
ordered him to throw up his hands. He
man entered and tied his hands, after
placing bag over his head.
The robbers then took his KEYS, ab-
stracted the currency from table and safe,
and turning out the light, ran downstairs.
The witness was united and found the por-
ter, Allen, halloing from the window.
The five employees had all been made to
face the wall while the robbery was being
committed, but Allen and Smith were not
blindfolded.
The witness said one of the men was
about feet 10 inches, and the other about
feet inches. The shorter man pointed
pistol at him. Both wore mackintoshes
(the short man having his turned inside
QUIT, masks made of dress material, and
soft dark hats. The coats, masks and
blindfolding bags were then identified.
Under cross-examination the witness
said he had known Paulsell as "sport"
for nine years at different towns all over
the State. The game was running without
license. 1t was conducted only when
police surveillance was removed.
You could only run 1t now and again ?"
asked Stevens, adding, 81 wish to show
that the police were vigilant."
They were, too," remarked the witness
feelingly.
"How did you know, then, when there
would be an overlook suggested Attor-
ney Bert.
sThen you ran a stealing game on
chance?" asked Bert.
The epithet Stealing" was objected to,
and the court was asked to suggest an
other, but replied judicially that he was
not familiar with the game, and therefore
declined.
James H. Carroll, one of the proprietors
of the game, testified that he, with Ross
and Weber, was interested in the money
there on the eventful day. Dealer
Hulsapple was the owner and man.
ager of the money in his absence. He had
known Paulsell for seven or eight years.
Then Nathan Allen, the colored porter,
was put on the stand ana caused some
amusement by detailing the impression
made upon him by the robbers.
"What was the most conspicuous thing
about them ?' asked Assistant District At
torney Peixotto.
! sTheir guns" was the brief answer;