The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
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I him in the East in New Jersey, where he
was in Jail with Creegan.
After further communication with
| Creegan through the personal column o1
the New York Herald, McClosker re
ceived several letters from him arranging
for meeting at Hoboken. McClosker
| had various conversations with Creegan
and endeavored to get from him $1,000 with
which to defend Seaver, but be failed to
get the money. McClosker declared that
he had appealed for the money, not de-
manded it.
This appeal for money had been based
upon an agreement between Creegan, Sea-
yer and Becker in regard 10 a $4,000 ''fall
fund, which was to be raised to defend
any one of the party who should fall into
| the hands of the law.
When Attorney Wilson's long examina-
ton was finished Attorney Dunno took the
witness in hand. He testified that he had
made certain statements to Captain Lees,
but did not know that the statements had
been taken down In writing. Attorney
Dunno asked Attorneys Black and Wilson
II they had any memoranda of McClos-
ker's statements, but they denied that
they had any such in their possession.
Captain Lees was then sworn and asked
If he knew of any such memoranda of M
Ciosker's statement.
81 do," replied Captain Lees.
Have you those memoranda in your
possession" continued Attorney Dunno.
II have, answered the captain.
will you produce them ?''
NO." was the curt response of the de-
tective.
After hearing considerable argument in
regard to com pelling Captain Lees to pro-
duce his memoranda, Judge Wallace re-
fused to compel the captain to bring them
into court.
Attorney Dunno resumed the examina-
ton of McClosker and went into the wit
ness past record. He admitted that he
had spent about twelve years OF his life in
prison. He had come out here to be a
witness in company with Mrs. Seaver and
his expenses were being paid by Detective
Lees.
The witness denied that on the morning
OF the 18th of December he had gone to
Deans Office, in the Chronicle building,
and he also reiterated h former denial of
having gone into the Nevada Bank with
Seaver. At this iuucture the court ad-
lourned until O'Clock.
The cross-examination of Witness Nc
Closker was resumed at the opening of the
afternoon session. He testified to numer-
Gus meetings during the early part of De-
cember with Creegan and Seaver. The
first he knew of the Nevada Bank tran sac
ton was on December 16. In regard to
purchasing the tickets east McClosker tes-
tined yesterday that Seaver had told him
at his room on Eddy street to purchase the
ticket. According to statement to De-
tective Whitaker, which McClosker was
not prepared Yesterday to deny, Dean was
in front of the Zinkand when he requested
him to purchase the ticket.
In the redirect examination McClosker
explained why he had taken the alias ].
NJ. Shaw in Minneapolis. He had one so
in order TO open up bank account in
preparation for a little piece of business in
which be was engaged with Creegan
McClosker denied having made any
Written statement of the Nevada Bank
case to anybody In this State, but said
that he had made statement to Robert
Pinkerton.
In answer to a question from a juryman.
McCiosker testified that when he had seen
Becker in Oakland he was fully aware OF