The San Francisco call., 1895-12-06

fully from behind his spectacles with
colorless eyes and a vertical scowl between
them became deeper and reached up higher
like barometer of trouble, and if facial
lines are indicative of the mind, behind his
dual nature was plainly apparent; the
wrinkle on the forehead divided his head
in two.
Attorneys Tamm and Treadwell ap-
peared for the accused.
The first witness called was William Be
Dell. He stated: "On November of this
year Schweitz came into my office and
made inquiries regarding half rates that
are granted ministers. The next day he
returned ard purchased a ticket present
ing me a check for SIS. l looked at the
check and said, This is not signed by
you?' He replied that the name l.. E.
Berg or the face of the paper was that of
a secretary of some Christian association.
then accepted the check and signed it
and sent it by BOY in the office to the
Nevada Bank to get it cashed. The clerk
of the bank returned the check and sent
back word that l.. e. Berg had no account
there and the check was worthless"
"Did you know SchweitZ?" asked At
torney Mogan.
"No, l never saw the party before he
came into my office November 6. He was
indorsed by other parties however, so I
Clu not suspect anytnln8.
did he come as represented by the
clergy?" asked Treadwell
Eyes, | told him we could give him
ticket only to Chicago and from there he
would have to purchase again for farther
East, as the Southern Pacific only gives
half-rate tickets that far.
George G. Grant, assistant cashier of the
Nevada Bank, next took the stand and
identified the check as the one given him.
ltTt ,{a1 htr
said he, "and | returned it saying that l..
Z. Berg had no account in the bank"
In the cross-examination Mr.. Grant testi-
fed that be never knew l.. 4. Berg and
that l.. E. Berg had never had any account
there.
"And have been employed by the bank
for thirteen years. added he.
At this point Treadwell made motion
that the case be dismissed on the ground
that the prosecution had not proved the
invalidity cf the check. The motion was
denied.
John D. Feldton of 800 Haight street,
who deals in groceries and liquors, testified
that on or about November 16 Schweitz
came into his store and said he would like
to telephone to the Baldwin Hotel. II
showed him the telephone and after he
finished talking he asked me if l would
change check of $40 for him on
the Nevada Bank. ! said, 'Put your name
on it, and he wrote S. II. Schweitz; then
| gave him the money. This was on sun
day. He gave me his card so that could
know where he lived.
II went down day or two later to the
bank and they told me there that the
check was worthless. The cashier said
there was no money there for l.. +. Berg"
Mr.. Grant, the assistant cashier, took
the stand and identified this check also.
Another grocer, John M. Blohm of 608
Haight street, testified that on or about
November 16 Schweltz came into his store
and asked him to cash check of $40.
Il told him that l did not do that kind
of thing. Then he said he owed
butcher on the block, and finally, after
he Endorsed the check. 1t was on the Ne
vada Bank and had the name of L. E. Berg
on its face.
'The next day gave it to wholesale
commission-hous on Market street. Their
bookkeeper returned it to me and said it
was worthless"
Mr.. Grant likewise, as he had done with
the previous checks, identitied this as the
one presented him by clerk of Brigham
Hopps g. Co. s commission house.
"The check came into my hands in the
usual way for collection said Mr. Grant.
II returned it with the tag: Il. E. Berg has
no account
On crosS-examlnatlOn he was asked:
"Can you swear ii L. E.. Berg signed that
check?''
mo, do not know"
"Can you swear if Mr.. Schweitz signed
the check?'
mo, / do not know that, either.n
The last witness was another grocer,
John T. Tideman, southeast corner OF
Haieht and Fillmore streets.
"On or about November 16 this man."
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accuser with agonizing earnestness, ..came
into my store. and my wife called me
down. He said that the butcher had sent
him to me to get check cashed. sup
posed the check was all right and cashed
it. 1t was for $40. Afterward took it to