The record-union., 1896-03-25
FANNY BUCHANAN HELD.
Her Bail Vas Fixed at a Thousand
Dollars.
Mrs. Richardson and Other Witnesses
Tell About the Theft of the Dia-
monds and Laces.

Fanny n. Buchanan was arraigned
in the Police Court yesterday for grand
larceny, in stealing Iaees and diamonds
from Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson.
Mrs. Richardson testified that she
knew the defendant as Fanny Ander-
son. She came and worked for her for
seven days. She identified defendant
as the girl who had worked for her and
identified the valuable laces found in
defendants trunk, the silver salt-cellar,
returned by male friend of the defend
ants The diamond earrings stolen
from her cost $500
Defendant told her that she had re-
ceived two kilograms from her sick
mother in Oakland, asking her to come
to her Immediately. She told Fanny
that she could go, but that she feared
she could not catch the train, but Fanny
said she could get there in time.
J. F. Richardson corroborated his
wife's testimony
Officer J. F. Logue testified to finding
defendant at 513 street, and after
holding some conversation with her.
asked her to accompany him to the po-
lice station. When they arrived there
he and the City Attorney had CONVEX
sation with her. She denied having
any Iaces or knowing anything about
the diamonds or other stolen articles,
and said she took no valise when she
left Richardson's, but had only small
bundle. She said she had a telescope
basket, but there were no laces in it.
She told witness that he could search
her effects, and he and the City Attor-
ney and Mrs. Kavanaugh went to her
room and found the missing articles.
They found also some new clothes, and
she afterward told him the dress cost
SO, the hat So and a silk waist 81 so.
She claimed that she had $50 at her
sisters house, which she used in pur-
chasing them.
She afterward said that she sold
some diamond earrings taken from
Mrs. Richardson's for $50 at Third and
J streets.
Mrs Richardson identified the dia-
monds as closely resembling those
stolen from her.
Night Jailer Plunkett said that on
the night Fanny was arrested she
called for drink of water and when he
asked her what she was there for she
confessed that she had stolen diamond
earrings from Mrs. Richardson and
sold them for $50. She wanted to con-
fess, but he told her to tell whatever
she wished to say to the arresting Off
Ger.
Chief Drew testified to Fanny's de-
nying to the City Attorney that she
had any laces.
T. B. Litchenstein testified that a
young lady called at Zemansky's Office
on Saturday afternoon and sold him
the earrings for $50
He was asked by the City Attorney
if Miss Buchanan was the one who
sold him the earrings, and answered
that he could not tell. as her heavy
black veil obscured her features. She
partially raised her veil, but refused to
take it off, and although the City At
torney insisted on its being removed,
the court held that she could not be
compelled to give evidence against her
self, and the point was yielded.
Litchenstein continued that the dia-
monds were taken out of their settings
afterward for the purpose Of resetting
them
H. Wachhorst identified the diamonds
as having been sold to Mrs. Richardson
by him some years ago. They were
cushion shaped and are not cut that
way now.
This concluded the case for the pros
ecution, and the defendant was held to
answer and bail fixed at 81 900.