The record-union., 1897-09-23
finn WAS HELD To ANSWER.
MUST STAND TRIAL FOR BUN
GOING PETERSON.
The Defense Offered No Evidence,
and There Were No
Arguments.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing Robert Wright was found guilty
of disturbing the peace at Second and
streets, and will spend twenty days
in Jail.
The case of George Murray, charged
with violating the ordinance prohibit
ing sprinkling of lawns While fire is
in progress, was continued until to-
morrow.
Thomas Davenport, charged with
battery on the person of Robert parks,
was discharged
q. Valerie was found guilty Of retail
ing liquor without a proper license, and
sentence was postponed until Monday
next.
George Finn must answer before the
Superior Court to the charge of hav-
ing buncoed Claus D. Peterson out of
S121 Do, and pending that proceeding
Will remain insjaiI unless bonds in the
sum of $1,000 are furnished.
Finn's preliminary examination was
concluded in the Police Court yesterday
morning, Attorneys A M. Seymour and
Hiram w. johnson looking after his
interests, while City Attorney Brown
conducted the prosecution
H. B. Nielsen, who conducts the ST
George Lodging House on Fourth
street, between J and K, testified that
on the 10th instant a man giving the
name Of Morgan had taken room
there, and that on the succeeding night
the same room was let to Morgan and
Peterson. Mr.. Nielsen recognized in
Finn the man who had taken the room
under the name of Morgan and identi-
| fed Peterson as the man who shared
the room with him.
T. E. Kennedy, bookkeeper for Gro
nan & Weissmann, identified the GER
tihcate of deposit for S117 on the Te-
hama County Bank, drawn in favor of
Claus d. Peterson, as one which had
been rendered to the firm of Cronan &
Weissmann by Ike Zemansky, with the
request that it be applied to his credit.
Zemansky, the witness said, indorsed
the certificate, and it was applied as he
requested. Subsequently the witness
| placed the certificate Of deposit with
the National Bank of D. o. Mills & Co.
for collection.
Charles F. Dillman, cashier of the
National Bank of D. o. Mills & Co. tes-
titled that the certificate of deposit had
been forwarded to the Tehama County
Bank and collected.
| A J. Lloyd, who was special police
man during the State Fair, testified to
having arrested Finn, but knew moth
ing of the circumstances leading to the
arrest.
City Attorney Brown stated that I.
Zemanshy, an important witness for
the prosecution, had not yet been served
with a subpoena, though the officers
claimed to have used due diligence in
the attempt to locate him. He stated
further that he had received informa-
ton outside of the Police Department
as to the whereabouts of Zemansky,
and that as he was not far away he
could be brought into court Thursday
morning. He accordingly asked for a
continuance until that time.
Attorney Johnson opposed a contin-
uance, stating that the City Attorney
had refused to consider a continuance
when asked for by the defendant. He
inquired where Zemansky was, and
what it was expected he would testify
| to.
City Attorney Brown stated that it
was intended to prove by Zemansky
that he had received the certificate of
deposit from the three men who had
successfully worked the bunco game on
Peterson, that Zemansky was in hid
ing in the, village of Washington,
across the river, and that he had al
ready taken steps to have him brought
back on a foreign subpoena.
Attorney Johnson contended that the
facts expected to be testified to by Ze-
mansl1y were already in evidence, and
protested against a further continu-
ance.
The City Attorney finally said that he
felt confident that Finn would be held
on the evidence already in, withdrew
his motion for a continuance, and
rested.
Finn's attorneys declined to offer any
evidence or arguments, and the defend
ant was held TO answer, as already
stated.