The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-12
Retreats His Testimony as to His
Reason for Leaving Los
Angeles.
WHY HE HID IN ARIZONA.
Thought He Might Be Suspected and
Proposed to Wait Till the Affair
Blew Over.

CARSON, New, Dec. 1.-THE revelations
made by the witness, Langevin, in the
Heney trial, who swore that he received
$500 from Heney to get his son out of the
State and leave himself, are sIill the main
topic of conversation here. Langevin's
testimony related that his son had driven
Heney to Reno, and was an important
witness for the prosecution. The defense
made strong effort this morning to break
the force of his testimony by placing sew
eral men on the stand who swore they
would not believe him under oath. Heney,
the defendant, took the stand this morn
ing and admitted that he had paid the
witness $500 for the purpose of preventing
Langevin from Matchmaking him. Lam
gevin, after the lively assault on bis char
acter by the defense, is now up in arms,
and says that he will have his sons here to
corroborate his testimony. One will be
here tomorrow morning.
Heney testified that he got the gold he
carried to Reno from his brother, who was
at Folsom. He said that he got $1,000 for
handling $500 worth and that his brother
took the rest of the money to Ireland,
where he now is. He denied that he ever
told Beck and Clarke of Reno that it was
$50 fine. He ascribed as his reason for
leaving Los Angeles on the 5th of the
month that he read in paper of the fixing
of Jones' bail at $25, 900 and thought he
might be suspected and compelled to give
similar bail, SO he went into hiding in
Arizona under the name of Kelly.
When it was shown him on cross-exam-
ination that he skipped out on the 5th and
Jones was not arrested until the 18th he
was placed in bad light and retracted his
testimony. Witness testified:
81 made the power of attorney to my wife
because l had a mortgage in San Fran
cisco, and being sick in Los Angeles could
not attend to it. While in Los Angeles
saw that John L. Jones was arrested and
that they were hunting for me. l left Los
Angeles and went to Colorado, where I
went to work in mine. I thought the
thing might blow over. l read the San
Francisco papers daily and found that it
did not blow over. l sent to my wife to
get my bonds fixed at low figure, stating
that | would come back. She made ar
engagements for my bonds to be fixed at
$4,000, and / telegraphed to Humphreys
and he came to Leadyille and arrested me.
While in Cheyenne Humphreys told me
that he and Charles Jones had conferred,
and that if 1 would tell what knew about
Evan Williams, T. R. Hofer, Lawrence
Elrod and John T. Jones and others
the case against me would be dismissed.
l told him I knew nothing about either of
them. When l got to Carson Detective
Gallagher wished to have private inter-
view with me, but objected and said that
unless third party was present l would
not talk to him. That day my bonds were
fixed at $4,000, contrary to Jones' prom
ise"
On cross-examnation he testified: ~
have never seen Charles Langevin since he
drove me to Reno. / did not know he
was at Lovelock, nor did send Mr.. Torrey-
son there. Langevin told me that the
Government detectives, officials and mint
officials had offered him money to testify
against me, and that if did not give him
$500 he would do so. He was continually
bothering me, calling me into saloons, and
I gave him 5000 to get rid of him. When
we were between Carson and Lake View,
we stopped and took on drunken man
who was walking to Lake View We took
on no sacks. l did not tell Langevin any
such thing, nor did we stop near Reno.
Langevin's other son was continually in
Woodburn's office after money NY
brother asked me to work the bullion for
him. l bought $500 of Spring Valley
Water Company stock. Out of the entire
transaction / got about $1,000. / may have
told Beck and Clarke to keep the matter
quiet. did not state any certain fneness
to Clarke. He said he thought thati. was
500 or 600 fine, and l said that / thought
it was finer. Offered to bet the
cigars on this point. / belong to no
sect, nor do / attend any church. We did
not mention the A. P. A. or Catholics.
When brought the gold up from Folsom
l intended to go through to Virginia City
or Gold Hill to have it melted. | did not
think of the Reno Reduction Works until
after | met Mr.. Beck. l was in Arizona.
l went from there to Los Angeles, where 1
heard / was to be arrested, and then re-
turned to Wilcox, Ariz., thence to Colo
RADIO, back to Benson, Ariz.''
A map of the Southern Pacific Railroad
system, showing places visited by de-
PENDANT, was then introduced in evidence.
Colonel E. D. Boyle took the stand. He
testified: II reside in Virginia City and
am superintendent Of the Alta mine.
have no recollection of introducing Heney
to Beck, but saw them together. spoke
to him about working some concentrates.
This was at the Riverside Hotel. I know
Mike Heney, the defendants brother, but
do not know where he is at present. His
friends say he is i'll Ireland. know of no
person that would know of his where
abouts."
81 know where he u.s." said Jones. ''He
is at Lisnancraigh, Garagh Postoffice,
Londonderry, Ireland"
The court was then adjourned until to-
morrow.