The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30
THEODORE kITkh

way for Editor Barry, who said he was a
printer and controller of the destinles OF
the Star. The attorneys gave the newspaper
man the right OF way and he toid his
story without interruption.
About a week ago l received tele-
phone message that Attorney D. M. Del
mas desired 20 see me. | went at once to
Detective StilWell. One of the Crocker
certificates was produced and l was asked
if | could make fac-simile of it"
Never mind what anyb body asked you," "
put IN Reddy.
From whom did you get the copy?"
queried Barnes.
Il don't remember just exactly" con-
tinued Barry II don't know either that
any order was given for the work Mr..
Demas was not in the Office over three
minutes and l DON'T think the entire in
terview; consumed five minutes. l had
| been IN the hal bit Of doing printing for Mr..
Delmas, and | supposed when he ask ed
me it / coud make a fac-simile of the GER
tificate he wanted it done if possible"
| Reody wanted the whole days proceed
| ings struck our. 1t could IL no way con-
Germ Cooney if Barry had printed copies
of Crocker forms, for Cooney knew moth
ing about it.
Magistrate Cook was of the same frame
of mind. 1t would be necessary to show
a knowledge on the part of Cooney of the
| transaction.
Foote sbied his castor into the ring.
Suppose" he began, ''these blanks had
! been printed by others for the purpose oi
entrapping these experts-I can see moth
ing that is not legitimate in such move
These experts and Crockel's witnesses
have said that they could identity the
blank of 1896 wherever they saw copy o1
il. We have a right to put them to the
test
Reddy branded the whole matter as q
scheme to poison the minds of the jury
in advance.
''Tney cannot try the case of Mrs. Craven
against the Fair children here began
Cooney's attorney, land yet that is wnat
| they have been endeavoring to do continu-
ally. In this matter they are sim ply fishing
for evidence that they may use in the civil
suit. This is their methods continually.
Captain Lees has sat here, not as a public
officer, but as one interested in maligning
this defense in advance by making state
ments and trying the case in the newspa-
| pers in advance, instead of reservipg his
evidence, like a public officer, until the
proper time comes to introduce it."
Foote declared that unless District At
tornev Barnes could connect Cooney in
some way with the printing OF the certifi-
Gates the record of the transaction had
no business being brought into court.
IF the District Attorney" said Foote.
will say that ne has of his own knowl-
edge information that would connect
Cooney with the affair for one have no
objection to this story going in the
| records. But the District Attorney will
not say this. His knowledge comes in
the way of insinuation from those who
are masquerading behind this criminal
prosecution in the hope of bettering their
chances in coming civil litigation. Del
mas, Stilweil and Cooney say they are
not confederating. What is the purpose
of this evidence? Simply to get display
in the newspapers in order that Captain
Lees and others may get reputation for
sagacity."
Barnes declared he believed he could
establish connection between the print
ing of the blanks and Cooney, at least he
had information that would warrant such
belief
Attorney George knight stepped for
ward and asked TO be heard
'Hello," said Foote, whats Knight
doing in this case?''
Barnes-Mr. knight is assisting me in
the prosecution.
Foote-Glad to see that Knights got
into it at last.
knlght-Supposing we show that Del
mas is Cooney's attorney and has brought
two suits in the civil courts In behalf of
show that Delmas is Cooneys contiden-
tial adviser and that this is the first case
in which he has not appeared for him,
apparently for the reason that he is try
ing to get out from under falling timber ?
Supposing we establish the relation OF at
torney and client existing between them
Would not these be links in the case
we are trying to esta Dlisn here? The
District Attorney knew yesterday that the
printers from Barry's had been searching
the town for type and that an evident at
tempt was made to reproduce, to counter
teit, these Crocker blanks. Why forge
the name OF 81. S. Crocker & Co. to blank
printed elsewhere? Why commit mis-
demeanor2 Does not this smell of fog
Does not this stink of crime? We must
prove our case step by step. We must
prove in the legal chain that Deima's and
StilweH ordered these blanks under cir
cumstances that would show they might
be used in manner not in harmony with
Justice
Foote in reply proceeded to rake Knight
with grapeshot.
'Supposing you do show he began,
that Delmas and Stilwell ordered these
blanks, what has that to do with the case
It's no argument to say thing smacks of
crime or smells of fog. would like to
know who told Knight the name OF
Crocker is printed on the Barry blanks