The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-05

circumstantial and cumulative From
seems likely that Paulsell's attorneys will
contend that he was merely passing the
bank at the time, was attracted by the
crowd, and picked up $1,000 in coin split by
the fleeing robbers. A number of wit
nesses are expected to testify to the de-
PENDANTS good character.
There was steady adding of links to the
case Of the prosecution Yesterday. One
incident of the morning trial was The dom
ming by Attorney Bert of one of the mack
intoshes supposed to have been worn by
one of the masked robbers, in order that a
witness might refresh his memory as to
its appearance. More of the faro bank en-
ployes retold the story of the hold-up and
police officers narrated the circumstances
of Paulsell's arrest.
The first witness was J. J. Allen, a police
officer, who had shown to Paulsell mac
intosh after his arrest. Paulsell had re-
marked that it looked like his coat.
J. A. Smith, doorkeeper of the faro
bank. told about his memory of the rob-
berry and directed Attorney Bert how to
adjust over his shoulders the macintosh
produced SO as to make him look like one
OF the masked thieves. After the raid was
over he went out and picked up $3.50 on the
sidewalk, where it had been dropped by
the robbers. Hammill and Billy George
had picked up $160 and $3.50 respectively.
His duty was to look out for undue in
terruptions to the game which he knew
was illegal. It had been running five
months, and Paulsell was frequent Wis
ltor. 1t was customary for players to
keep 'going the rounds" The door be-
tween the inner and outer rooms was kept
locked, and he only admitted patrons, who
had to knock at the door to be released
J. @. Satterlee's testimony at the police
court trial was read, contributing nothing
of moment.
Harry Bowman, hickman stationed at
the gore of Kearny, Market and Geary
streets, proved an important witness. He
had sprinted down toward the scene of the
robbery few minutes after its occurrence
and had seen man apparently changing
his clothes in basement entry at 626 Mar.
ket street. His attention had been called
to the man by ]. X. Lands, an employe at
Madison IL Burke's Office above the entry.
He saw the man emerge, wearing brown
overcoat and a derby hat, and he followed
him until he disappeared up Kearny street.
The defense objected very strongly to
this testimony, which was understood to
refer to the second, unarrested robber, on
the ground that no conspiracy had been
proved in the matter, but the court held
that it was not necessary to prove con-
spiracy. Then defendants counsel at
tackled Bowman on other grounds.
'You could have arrested this man,
could you not p was asked. "Why didn't
your
"Oh, yes; I could have" replied the
witness nonchalantly, "but it didn't in
terest me; II don't stake my life against
anything that don't interest me. l didn't
see him do anything wrong"
The witness had then gone back to get
some of the money he heard was scattered
round, and at lands suggestion searched
the basement entry. There he found a
macintosh, two hats Zone soft, one a
derby and mask. He had thrown the
mask away later, but kept the coat, as it
fitted him, until it was claimed by De-
tective Ben Bohen.
''You didn't volunteer any information
about the coat?" queried the defense.
Certainly not"
s'Didn't you conceal the coat and keep
quiet about it because you recognized the
man in the entry and wished to hide the
evidence of his crime?" asked Attorney
Bert.
This theory was vigorously denied by
Bowman, who declared that he had never
seen the man before and only noticed that
he was white and not colored and wore a
mustache.
John E. Hammill, visitor at the
faro-rooms while they were robbed, was
somewhat forgetful of all the circum-
stances of the raid. His main impressions
were the command, s.Hands up.n and of