The record-union., 1897-05-13
LANlSBOROUGH'S GOOD NAME.
Many Citizens AttaSted II Yesterday in
Court.
Money Broker Hyde Explains His
Relations With the Ex-
Deputy Clerk.

The prosecution closed it's side in the
Landsborough case yesterday after
noon and the defense opened, but as all
of its witnesses We're not on hand the
case went over till this morning.
The greater part of yesterdays ses-
sion was consumed in the examination
of F. c. Hyde, the money broker, who
supplied Landsborough with the coin
with which he advanced the fees of
jurors.
Mr.. Hyde's testimony related to his
dealings with marlborough, how he
received the powers Of attorney to draw
the claims advanced by the Deputy
County Clerk, his methods of keeping,
the accounts, what the book stubs show
how the commissions We're divided, ETC.
The testimony may have been import
ant to the prosecution, by way of eX
planning that of the preceding day re-
gardng the filling out of claims and
powers Of attorney, but outside of that
it did not reveal anything new
County Auditor Cohn and Clerk Ham
ilton were also re-examined on matters
connected with andsborough's entries
in certain record books, and in regard
to what the minutes of the Supervisors
revealed as to the allowing of the al
legged raised claims for jurors fees.
Hiram w. Johnson, of counsel for
marlborough, was quite brief in his
opening statement to the jury. He said
it would be shown by the defense that
no man in the community stood higher
in public esteem than Mr. Landsbor
ough; that before he became Deputy
1p,.ly he
tons of public trust, and that not a
breath of scandal had ever assailed his
name; that for four years he had filled
the office of Deputy County Clerk; that
in private station no man could be more
faithful to his employers than Mr.
marlborough had been
The statement presented to the Su
pervisOrs, said Mr. Johnson. at the time
the claims in question were acted on
were for the exact number of days
service and the fees legally due the
jurors. II would be shown that when
there was sickness in Mr.. Landsbor-
ough's family and political excitement
was high he had made a mistake but
that he did that which only a cOnscien
tious man would do-he admitted his
error and paid up every cent involved.
Postmaster Thomas Fox was then
called. He testified to a long acquaint
ance with marlborough. He had
known him as occupying many posi-
tons of trust, and his reputation for
truth, honesty and veracity had always
been good.
H. A. Fairbank, the fruit shipper, tes-
titled that he knew Landsboroughs
tat nd iy1+e
rity, and that it was good
w. H. Govan, janitor at the State
Capitol, testified that marlborough
utation to be good.
General H. B. Davidson Of Butte
County. who was Deputy Secretary of
State While marlborough was janitor
of the building, testified that he was an
efficient and trusted official, and that
his reputation was frst-class.
John Lafferty, w A. Caswen, Will
lam Boyne, Charles T. Jones, ]. w.
Todd, T. j. Schoonover, Peter ].
Shields, w. w. Douglass. w. F. Pur-
nell, J. B. Devine T. H Berkey and A.
S. Greenlaw all testified to the same eff
feet. The witnesses had known him for
from ten to twenty years, and all de-
clared that he enjoyed the respect and
confidence Of those who knew him.
Many other prominent business and
professional men We're named by the
defense but who were not present, and
District Attorney Ryan said it would
not be necessary to bring them into
court, as he would admit that they
would all testify to the same effect.
The case will be resumed at 10 O'Clock
this morning