The herald., 1897-08-31
Los ANGELES HERALD. TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 81. 1897

my feet, taking care that my actions
should not excite the curiosity of any
one. 1 worked away until l had got a
hole of sufficient depth and then l put
bag and all into it, filling in the hole with
my feet. Then 1 went to my room, but
I could not sleep. Something kept buz-
zing in my head and warning me to take
the gold out of that hole. Finally, after
two days, 1 could stand it no longer and
l went out there and dug up that bag of
nuggets and took them to a bank, where
they were locked up in a safety deposit
vault
Alexander wound up by Offering to
take me over to Los Angeles and show
the nuggets to me. He said that he had
taken great liking to me and offered to
take me into partnership with him in
the mine If he did not find his old friend.
My wife and I were very happy at this
and I decided to go and look at the gold
the very next day. Alexander took me
to the bank and we went into little
room. He then brought out the bae) con-
tanning the gold The nuggets were fine
ones, the prettiest that 1 ever saw.
picked out half dozen and held them up
in the light They glittered even in the
half darkness so much that there could
be no doubt of their genuineness.
Just stick three or four of them in your
pocket and have them tested when you
have time" said Alexander.
threw back two of the nuggets and
stuck the rest in my pocket. Alexander
picked out handful at the same time,
remarking: II guess I'll just take few
along for expenses"
He then began tying up the sack ana
I did not pay much attention to him, as
l was busy examining the gold. oticed
that he turned his back to me and let his
overcoat fall over the bag while he
worked at it, but did not think anything
Of the incident Finally, after he had
tugged away at the strings for some time
he turned around to me and said Here,
perhaps you had better do this. Your
fingers are better adapted to tying Knot
than mine" I tied the bag up and then
Alexander suggested that we had better
seal it, which was done.
Before we got ready to leave he said
TO me: L think I'll just have this bag Of
gold placed in my name and yours to-
gether. Something might happen to me
and 1 would like to know that the money
Is in good hands. I'm not afraid to trust
you I agreed to this, and the deposit
was entered at the bank in both our
names.
when we left the bank my friend
stated that he had a little business to
transact, and invited me to accompany
him."
Here Lord was interrupted in his mar
rative by Mr.. Gage, who asked: do you
refer TO the defendant as your 'friend?'
Yes, sir; do" replied Lord. "He was
the best friend ever had"
He was at that time your friend, then
you mean?" asked Mr. Gage.
"Yes, he was my friend then and he 10
my friend now He taught me the best
lesson that ever learned, one that even
Solomon himself could not have taught
me-"
well, you mean the defendant"
Eyes, but I hate to speak of such a
clever man as defendant
Then Lord continued: 1--WE went first
to Harper & Reynolds establishment on
Main street, and Alexander contracted
for 1000 worth of pipe to be used in
piping water to his claim. From there
he went to s. w. Luitweiler's wagon
store and partially contracted for lot
of ore wagons. He was going to leave
for the mountains that night but ! in
duced him to come back to Cucamonga
with me and stay there another day.
On the way back Alexander got to talk
ing about his mother. He grew pathet-
is when talking of her and told me all
about her death and last words to him.
Then he dropped tear"
"Only one?" interrupted Mr. Gage.
"Well, that's all l saw" answered
Lord. II felt so bad that I turned away"
All this time, Lord said Alexander
had never mentioned desire to obtain
a loan and had apparently no motive for
doing what he did. When he got home
Lord, his wife and Bowran all had love
feast and congratulated one another on
the probability of their all speedily be-
coming millionaires through their inter-
est which their new found friend was go
ing to give them in this mine of such
wonderful wealth.
Lord did not get an opportunity to de-
tail any further circumstances of the
transaction, as an end was put to the
narrative by an adjournment of court
until next Friday morning, when he will
again go upon the stand.