The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10
PACIFIC COAST NEWS,
Bandit Brady Handicapped
by His State Prison
Record.
IT TELLS AGAINST HIM.
He May Be Convicted Upon the
Ground of Previous Rep.
utation.
POOR CASE FOR THE PEOPLE.
Marysvi1le People Inclined to the Be.
lief That the Prisoner Will
Go Free.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, Nov. 9.-It seems
to be the general opinion here that the
prosecution has failed to make much of a
case against bandit Brady up to the pres
ent time In fact if the case was to go to
the jury now and Brady's reputation pre-
vious to the killing of Sheriff Bogard car
ried with it any weight in his behalf he
would get an acquittal without its leaving
the box. But Brady constant association
with big" Browning, even to the day be-
fore the robbery, and the knowledge that
he has served time in State prison for past
crimes tells against him. Aside from this
there is another matter that may cause I'M
easiness to Brady-the belief that the
prosecution, instead of putting in its
strongest evidence at the beginning, is re-
serving it for the close.
Among leading witnesses examined to-
day were J. B. Barrie of Linda Township
and Miss Kate Giblin of Yuba City. Both
identified the defendant as "Jack" Nc
Guire. They knew him in 1894, and also
knew Browning, the robber who was killed,
as Sam Mcclure.
Special officer P. d. Linville of San Fran
cisco was also an important witness, his evil
panionship existed between the defendant
and the dead robber. He testified that he
had known Brady in San Francisco for five
or six years. Brady was known there as
Harry Williams and was generally to be
found in the company of Browning. They
used to visit dance hall on Grant avenue
| frequently. Brady enjoyed dancing, and
| Browning would stand around and wait fol
him while he whirled dull care away in the
mazes of waltz or mazourka. They seldom
associated intimately with other men.
| Max Marks, merchant of Oroville
| testified that he rode up on the knights
Landing train with Browning, who got of
at Marysville. Browning asked a great
many questions about roads and bridges in
the vicinity of Reeds Station, near where
| the hold-up took place, and seemed par.
| ticularly interested in that locality.
Charles L. Bills ,a hardware dealer of Orc
vile, stated that Brady came into his place
a few days before the robbery, to get re
pairs for his bicycle. On later visit il
the same quest he was accompanied by
another man.
| Bills was shown photograph of Brown
ing, but could not identity it as Likeness
| VI tuS iudu WHO lpdHleQ OIauy
Harry Jacobs, the day clerk of the Unior
Hotel, Oroville, stated that the two mer
came there on March %. The smaller on,
registered as S. Browning of San Francisco
and the larger as ]. Williams of Marys
| vile.
J. Williams, plasterer, testifi ed that hi
saw Brady and Browning riding on theil
bicycles over the bridge leading out o
Marvsville in the direction Of Reeds sta
ton. This was the afternoon before thu
robbery. He claimed to be certain as t.
the identity of Brady because Brady hat
smiled as he went by, and he remem bereC
that smile. He could not remember thu
clothes that the defendant wore, but re
membered how Browning was dressed
He believed, however, that Brady had OF
a dark coat and vest. Williams was closet!
cross-examined by the defense and becom
ing provoked replied in such strong Ian
guage that ne was rebuked by the court.
At the conclusion of Williams testi
mony an adjournment until Monda,
morning was taken.