The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07

evidence had been hitherto introduced
that Becker was engaged in the Nevada
Bank affair. True, there was considerabl BILE
hearsay testimony that he raised the
Woodland draft, but no one had sworn
that he had seen ''the Dutchman" in the
State, but yesterday Joe McCosker, or Nc
Closkey, testified that he had seen and
recognized Becker on Broadway, Oakland,
in Decem Der, 1895.
McClosker denied the imputations that
the attorney for the defense has frequently
made that he was the man who went lin to
the Nevada Bank with Seaver or Dean.
McCIosker declared yesterday that he
stood in front of the Russ House while
Seaver went into the bank
Detective Hamm OF Philadelphia also
gave some strong evidence against the de-
PENDANTS. He had arrested them in Phila-
delphia and had found upon them num-
ber OF new $50 pieces OF the San Francisco
mint similar to hose taken from the bank
by Seaver. lnasmuch as very little gold
is in circulation in Philadelphia this cir
cumstance was rather suspicious.
Joseph McClosker, or McCloskey, was
first sworn. He testified that he was a
native of New York, 50 years of age and
had lived in various parts of America and
Europe. He had arrived in this Citv on
the night of November 90 1895, having
come TO California partly on account of
his health and partly on some little busi-
ness" which Creegan had proposed, bat
the details of which McCosker knew
nothing about
He had just met Creegan in this City on
Decem ber 1, 1896, and met him on various
occasions afterward up to the 10th of the
month. He had seen Becker in Oakland
walking alone on Broadway. McClosker
q A r+a
Wilson, admitted that he had been con-
victed before of felony and larceny, but
never of forgery, and that he mad spent
eight years and nine months in the Mary
land penitentiary, being discharged in
July, 1885,
On December 10 or IL he had met Gree
gan on the Oakland boat but Creega had
told him to "Split off; there's a man ON
the boat knows me- The two then made
an appointment to meet on the same even
ing or the following evening. When they
met McClosker met Seaver, whom Creegan
had referred to on the boat, and after that
McClosker met Seaver continuously almost
every day. On the morning of the 17th
Seaver told McClosker that he had received
draft which Becker had raised from S12
to so 600. At this time, however, Nc
Closker was not familiar with the plans of
Creegan and Seaver.
On the 18th McClosker met Seaver at the
Zinkand and agreed to meet him next
morning at Third and Mission. According
to this agreement they met and at Seaver's
request McClosker agreed to follow him
during the day. He followed him toward
the Nevada Bank, but did not enter the
bank. He stopped in front of the Russ
House, and after Seaver came out with the
money and drove away McClosker went py
agreement to 212 Eddy, where Seaver put
the money into four wooden socks. Then
Seaver gave McClosker two of the socks
and the latter started out. AS he reached
the street Creegan, who was standing OPP
posite, came up and took one of the pack
ages of money.
In the afternoon Creegan and McClosker
went over TO Oakland to take the package
of $4,000 TO Becker. They got off at Seventh
street and Creegan left McClosker and