The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08

CHARGED INGLEsIDE ROBBERY.

Ingleside track, was next subjected to ex-
animation. When confronted with the
three defendants he said he could partially
recognize WEIGH, but neither of the others.
He happened to refer TO the hat worn by
the man to whom he had made reference.
us this the hat?" asked MIR. Mogan dra-
matlcally, waving aloft very battered
specimen of masculine headgear.
I'VE object. cried Messrs. Gesford, To-
bin, Gleason and Ashe with fine quartet
effect.
The hat is certainly most objection
able, agreed his Honor, land for that
very reason does not merit the distinction
OF being made bone of contention and an
apple of discord. Let the witness describe
the mans hat in his own way"
Mr.. Worthington then proceeded amid
labyrinth of questions from the attor-
neys to solemnly swear that the mans hat
seemed to be stiff derby, though it might
have been a SLOUGH. It's color, he thought,
was black, though, perhaps, it was brown,
and anyhow he wasn't going TO swear to
thing he wasn't sure of.
a. W. Turpin, manager of the Market
street lodging-house already referred to,
said that the man Webster had taken up
his abode In that caravanSarY on the 1st
Of October, 1895, and had remained there
ever since. He could not tell the mans
baptlsmal name nor give his initials.
knew anything about the case on trial, he
answered, mo; l don't know nor 1 don't
want TO know, and left the witneSs-stand
without delay.
John +. Bronner, clerk of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club, gave some interesting
and important testimony. He stated that
| he had been with Reuben Clarke, the
cashier, at the Ingleside track on Christ
mas day, and had gone with him to the
car after the days work was over, intend
ing to return to town with him. The car
had only gone short distance when he
heard voice cry, Stop the car" after
which he heard shot, followed by two
bag in which Clarke had placed the
bar receipts for the dav and en-
deavored to hide it. He was about
( to throw 1t under the car or away amid
the brush behind the track, at the time
the second shot was fired. Some one used
vile epithet and cried, Drop that bag"
The witness chung to the bag OF money,
and then the third shot grazed his hand
and hit Clarke in one OF his feet He
cropped the bag and bound up Clarke's
wounded foot, after which he accompanied
him TO town and placed him in the hospi-
tai. at which he is now being treated.
On cross-examination Mr. Bronner stated
that the man who fired the shots was tall
and had the lower half of his face con-
cealed by white handkerchief He last
saw the man going over the hill toward
the ocean, the long skirts of his black
macintosh Topping in the wind and the
money-bag clutched in his hand.
Mr.. Mogan here requested leave to intro
duce the bag in evidence.
Mr.. Gesford objected, unless the bag and
its contents could be first examined.
Accordingly the stout leather pouch,
with its steel rings, stout straps and tight
little paddock, was submitted to the in
spection of the court. From a long,
jagged aperture in one side were taken
nine, canvas bags containing money, one
similar bag III an empty condition, Il
cham ois-skin purse containing gold coin
and number of tickets and papers. The
total amount of money in the pouch. con-
sisting of gold, silver, nickel and green
backs, was 1868 Is. The pouch and Its
contents had evidently been subjected to
the action OF salt water.
On being cross-examined by Mr.. Ges-
ford, Mr.. Bronner said he could not swear
that the mask used by the man who car
ried the rifle was handkerchief 1t
might have been napkin or any other
piece OF white cloth.
Henry J. McCreedy, the motorman on
the car on which Clarke and Bronner were
at the time of the robbery, testified that
he had left the terminus near the track at
s 48 o'clock on Christmas evening. The
attack had taken place at a point about
loo yards from the terminus. By the
CLEAN from the headlight of the car he
had seen a tall man with white mask
and carrying q gun. The man was be-
tween the rails walking in the direction of
the advancing car.
The man called, stop the car" con-
tinued the witness, land then fired his
first snot. stopped, and the man went
round to the side of the car, and | heard
two more shots. Mr.. Clarke cried out L
amhit,' after the last one. | did not see
who took the sack, and only, noticed one
man, the masked man with the gun"
Il guess you were bit excited re-
marked Mr.. Mogan, commiseratinglv.
well. | didn't feel very comfortable"
answered the witness as he left the stand.
A. L. Treulet, the conductor on the car.
corroborated the motormans testimony.