The herald., 1896-01-12
AT SAN BERNARDINO
The Case of W. S. Hadley Goes to
the Jury
He Is Charged With Passing a Non-negotia-
bic Draft An Old Postage Stamp.
Notes of the Day

SAN BERNARD1No, Jan. 1.-THE case
Of W. S. Hadley, who is charged with
victimizing Redlands bank by means
of draft which was not negotiable,
went to thu jury late this afternoon,
having been on trial in Judge Camp
bells court since Thursday morning.
Hadley was formerly bank clerk in
Hillsdale, Mich, and it is claimed that
it was during his term Of service that
the draft came into his possession by
which the Rsdlands bank was victim
lied. The draft had been drawn for
customer of the bank, but had been re-
turned by him to the bank without be-
ing used, being deposited and placed
to his credit.
The draft was stamped "paid" and
put ON the file subsequently it was
abstracted and the next heard of it
was when it was sent east for collec-
ton by the Redlands bank.
The draft is endorsed by "Joe
Brown" and Hadley's defense is that
he received the draft from Brown, who
was Michigan friend of his, and that
he had no reason to suppose it was not
negotiable. He maintains that he is
scapegote of the real offender.
A. b. La Fleur, cashier of the Hills
dale bank, came to California a5 wit
ness in the case, and while it was not
allowed to come out in evidence, Mr..
La Fleur states that after Hadley left
the employ of the bank, several irregu-
larities in the way of false entries were
discovered, but inssmuch as Hadley is
Mr.. La Fleur's nephew, the bank made
good the shortages, and nothing was
said about them.
However, when the draft came back,
being for 1925, the bank determined to
prosecute the case. George b. Cole
made strong plea for Hadley, closing
at o'clock this afternoon, and District
Attorney F. B. Daley then began the
closing argument in the case.
AN OLD STAMP
A postage stamp of a series which
has been retired for nearly thirty years
was caught going through the postoffice
yesterday, and is now in the possess
sion of Assistant Postmaster Harris, to
whom it WAS given by the person re-
ceiving the letter. The stamp was a g.
CEN one, and the series to which it be-
longed was issued and in use from 1851
to 1869.
The stamp is rose in color and the
picture is that of Washington. The
milling is more like that on the "post-
age dpe" stamp than any other now in
use. 1t happens that the Cancelled g.
cent stamp of the series of 1861 CON-
mands no premium, being the only one
of that series which does not. It ia
worth simply its face. People at the
postoffice say it is their first experience
with such an ancient postage stamp.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
i. Caro- left this morning for San
Francisco as a delegate to the B'nai
| Birth convention.
West Highland is to have a packing
| house. Messrs Little and Avery are
erecting at Del Rosa station building
30x40 feet, which will be extended as
occasion requires.
Carlos Mendoza and Felipe Robles
engaged in fight in the rear of the
King house last night, when Deputy
| Constable II. s. Mark interfered and
Robles turned on him, attempting to
assault him with knife. The Mexican
aimed blow at Mark, but Mendoza
caught his arm and prevented the in
Jury being done. Mark placed both
Mexicans under arrest and Mendoza
pleaded guilty this afternoon to a
charge of disturbing the peace and was
sentenced to serve five days in Jail
Robles pleaded not guilty 20 the same
charge, but was convicted, and will be
sentenced by Judge Soule Monday
morning.