The record-union., 1896-02-19


grazed Brownings head. They found
a tramp on the tender and the witness
drove him off, They then made the en-
gineer and fireman get off, and he
(Brady) went forward and smashed in
the headlight of the locomotive with his
revolver.
They then pulled out and ran the loco
motive to near the town of Washington,
stopped it, and took the money into the
brush near by and covered four of the
sacks with leaves and rubbish. The
packages were in Wells, Fargo & Co. S
bags or wrappers.
He then described fully the appear
ance of the money packages. They Sc
creted four sacks in one place-the two
$4,000, the $4,000 and one other. All
they took away with them was be-
tween $1,000 and $1.700, the contents
of two small packages.
CAME TOO LATE.
About three weeks later Brady said he
and Browning went back after the
money, but could not find it. Alto
gether they visited the spot about six
times, but never found the money. He
went out last August with Detective
Thacker and Sheriff Johnson and
showed them the spot where the money
had been secreted.
When he and Browning first visited
the spot they rode from San Francisco
on bicycles by way of Stockton and
crossed the river into Yolo. That was
early at night, and before daylight the
next morning they went out into the
brush, but could not locate the money.
SNEAKED INTO TOWN.
In response to a question by Mr..
Jones, Brady said that right after the
robbery he and Browning got a duck
boat and crossed the river near the
mouth of the American, and came down
through the Chinese gardens opposite
Seventh street. One person had come
upon them while getting out of the
river, and he BRADY got wet in the
scramble to get away. They lay a couple
of hours in the brush before coming
into the city. From here they went to
San Francisco.
On ss-examination Brady said that
while over in Yolo with the officers he
took Thacker one side and told him all
about the hold-up. Prior to that he
said to him and to the other officers
that what he knew of the robbery had
been told him by Browning, but as he
was certain the searchers for the money
were not working in the right spot he
concluded to tell Thacker privately just
what he and Browning had done.
Thacker promised him he would not be
prosecuted if he told all about it.
THEIR MISTAKE.
The spot where the money was Sc
creted was about 80 steps from the
railroad. 1t was a bright moonlight
night when the hold-up took place.
Asked why they did not carry away
more money, Brady replied:
well, I don't know why we didn't.
That's where we made our mistake
! He added smilingly that they were
considerably ratified while planting the
money, for they got a great deal more
than they had expected. They had been
about week planning the robbery
He said the reason he shot through
the door of the express car was to
frighten the messenger into submis-
sion. He did not expect to hit him, be-
cause he could not see him. He did not
think he would have shot at him If he
had seen him.
Referring to his arrest near Court
land, in this county, he identified w. E.
Johnston of that place as one of the
men, and Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald as
the other, who located him under a
road bridge and made him come out
HARMENS' FRIEND.
Richard T. Kessler of San Francisco,
a dealer in rheumatic bitters, testified
that he first knew Harmens in New
\
first met him in this State eight years
ago. Harmens worked in a liquor store
for a while and afterward went to the
country. Returning to San Francisco,
the witness saw him once, and then
Harmens disappeared again.
About a year ago Harmens again
showed up in San Francisco. He had
plenty of money and represented that
he had been successful at mining and
had received money from the estate of
a deceased relative. The witness sup
posed he was worth a couple of hun
dred thousand dollars. At one time
Harmens while in liquor remarked that
though he had been spending money
freely he still had $4,000 left
Last April, when the witness went to
Europe, Harmens went East with him.
He carried check, but for how much
money the witness did not know
Mr.. Jones asked the witness if he did
not bring back considerable money
from Europe, and he said he did, He
was then asked how much, but de-
clined to answer on the ground that he
should not be required to expose his
private affairs in court.
Mr.. Jones explained that the prose-
.cution had been informed that Mr. Kess-
Ter had never been known to have
much money until he returned from the
East. He and Harmens went away to-
gether, and on Kessler's return he had
plenty of money. In fact, it had been
stated that Kessler and Harmens were
at one time partners.
Mr.. Kessler said that rather than ex-
pose his business affairs in court he
would agree to satisfy the Wells Fargo
people that he had received no money
from Harmens, and that what he has
is his own. In fact, he said, Harmens
is now indebted to him in the sum of
$50.
Mr.. Jones replied that the prosecution
were satisfied with Mr.. Kessler's prop
osition, and would excuse him from fur
ther testimony.
THACKER'S STORY.
Detective J. M. Thacker, Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S detective, was next called to
the stand. He told of having gone to
the scene of the robbery with Brady,
after the 1atter's arrest, in company
with Chief Detective Gard, Sheriff
Johnson and Railroad Officer William
Ahern. Brady showed them where the
money was planted by himself and
Browning. The other officers under
stood that Brady was telling what
Browning had told him, but to the wit
ness himself Brady had stated that