The herald., 1896-09-20

but their names the police refuse to d.
vulge until they are obliged to in the
course Of testimony in the courts or have
the men themselves safely behind the
bars.
When Justice Morrison raped sharp
~ for order yesterday morning in his
court room every available seat was
taken and standing room was at a prem
ium. All the spectators had been drawn
by an eager curiosity to see the notori-
GUS Mccarthy and hear the personal
revelation which was scheduled for un-
folding at the examination. The de-
PENDANT was brought in, looking debon-
nair and cheerful, and took his seat
within the railing between his counsel,
A. b. Hotchkiss and ]. Marion Brooks.
Soon after Mccarthy was brought into
court, Deputy Sheriff Barnhill entered,
having in custody Fred L. Jones, the
saloon-keeper, in whose place, near the
corner Of Commercial and Los Angeles
streets, the operations of the tunnel
were carried out. The first preliminary
tilt was caused by Col Brooks asking
that all witnesses be excluded from the
courtroom. Deputy District Attorney
Williams asked that Detective Auble,
who was familiar with all the facts in
the case, be allowed to remain. Col.
Brooks commended that, inasmuch as he
was not the complaining witness, he
should be compelled to retire. After
considerable wrangling by the attor-
neys on both sides, the court ruled that
Auble might remain, to which the coun-
sci for the defense took exception.
President j. NJ. Elliott, of the First
National bank was the first witness
called to the tand. He stated that about
three months ago Chief Glass came into
his bank and warned him that some of
his officers had come across the clothing
! of well-known crooks, that would indi-
cate by their appearance that they were
being used in subterranean work of a
suspicious character, and that he had
given similar warning to all other
banks. He first knew of the tunnel early
in June, when he was told of it's discoV-
cry by the officers. Three bundles Of
Cancelled drafts, checks and vouchers,
which had been found by the detectives
on the pile of dirt in the cellar of the
saloon, were by him identified as having
come from the sub-vault of the bank.
He had never been through the tunnel
himself, but had examined both ends of
it,
Many attempts were made by counsel
for the defense to get Mr.. Elliott to &C.
, knowledge that a reward had been Of
fered either by himself or the American
Bankers association, of which organi-
cation his institution is a member, for
the apprehension and conviction of the
wouldbe burglars. These all failed.
The fact was elected, however, that he
had advanced SIS, but he further stated
that some $50 of this amount had already
been repaid, and the balance would
probably be also in a short time. Mr..
Elliott was cross-eXamined at length,
but his testimony was not shaken.
Bring in Fred l.. JONES'" said Deputy
District Attorney Williams, and the pris-
oner was escorted to the witness chair
amid a silence that was positively OPP
pressive. AS the eX-sallon-keeper took
his seat Mccarthy leaned forward and
followed him with his eyes. glaring at
, him like a wild beast. He turned a
livid color and shook with his suppressei
emotion, which was plainly visible to the
assembled spectators. Jones' appear
ance came as a shock to the defendant
attorneys, and they held a hurried whis-
pered conversation, while buzz of ex
, pectation ran over the audience, and q
number stood on chairs and benches,
crowding as near as possible to get q
sight of the chief actors in the dramatic
/ scene.
After asking the usual interrogato-
ries as to his age, name and place OF
! residence, which were answered by say
ing he was Frederick Lloyd Jones, age
81 and present residence the county
jail, Prosecutor Williams put the di-
rect question, do you know anything
about the digging of tunnel from the
cellar of your saloon under the vaults
4 of the First National bank?"
II do" responded Jones coolly, as he
returned the savage glare of Mccarthy