The record-union., 1898-03-11
WAS WILLIAMS THE THIEF !?
CLEMENTS DENIES STEALING
McCRANEY'S SEAS.
He SAYS His Son-in-Law, Isaiah
Williams, Got Him to
Secrete It.

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Court 1t resulted in quite surprise
all round for while Clements was he'd
to answer as having participated to the
extent of secreting the money,
his son-in-law, Isaiah Williams. Nc
Craneys porter, and the latters wife
were both placed under arrest.
Clements declared that Williams
stole the money and got him to hide
it in the river.
The first witness called was II. a.
McCraney. He testified that he kep1
the money in a tin box in the vault IN
his office He missed the money in
the afternoon of the I'd inst, ana
found that the box had been forced
open. He never saw Clements till after
the robbery.
Mrs. Carrie Williams daughter of the
prisoner. testified that her father told
her that he took the money 1t was
the morning after the robbery. He
was drunk on Friday and Saturda|,
and on Saturday morning she asked
him where he got the money to get
drunk on. and he finally told her that
he took the money out of the tin box on
Tuesday. She had sent him up to the
office on that day to get some towels
for the wash He afterwards told her
that he had hidden the money in the
river at the foot of M street, tied with
a wire She went there with Officer
Fisher and found it.
Isaiah Williams who is porter in the
office had never seen defendant III the
office His wife told him what her
father had told her. On Saturday ms
wife told him, and he accused the de-
PENDANT of taking the money He at
first promised to go and get the money
but afterwards refused and threatened
to kill witness and his wife if they
told anything about it. When witness
found that he would not get the mon
ey he informed the Chief of Police OF
the facts
Officer Fisher detailed how he in
vestigated the matter at first, and ar
rested Williams on suspicion, but hav-
ing no evidence against him discharged
him. Mrs Williams came and told
witness that her father had told her the
money had been hidden by him along
the river below NJ street. Witness
searched, but found nothing. and Mrs.
Williams afterwards got clearer infor-
nation from her father, and they found
the money in the river at the desig-
mated spot Witness had a CONVERSE
ton with defendant, who told him that
Williams gave him the money and told
him to hide it,
Chief of Police Dwyer said that Glenn
ents denied knowing anything of the
money, and he put his daughter in the
cell with him, telling him that he had
arrested her, and thought she was
guilty. Defendant told him he was
going to kill Williams for accusing him
of taking the money. Defendant after
wards acknowledged to him that he
took the money and hid it in the river.
Clements wished to testify, and said
that his daughter told him one night
that her husband was arrested his
employer having had some money sto-
len. She told witness that her hus-
band had confessed to her that he had
taken the money and hidden it under
the house. and when the officers
searched they could not find it. but
it must be removed. Afterwards Will
Jams came and told him he had taken
the money. and asked him to take 1t
and hide it and he would give him 81
of it. Witness told him to go and get
it early in the morning. He did 50
and gave it to witness to hide He
took it and hid it in the river. which
llC lieu " 81 OUSli. 50 lfldl IL NOujQ udll5
under the water. He then placed the
money in the river. Witness said he
then went back to Williams house and
told him it was all right He took
81 out of the sack. got it changed, gave
Mrs. Williams a dollar of it, and went
down town and began drinking.
Clements rambled on with long
statement as to how he continued
nd be \
ter the 81 he had first taken had beer
and fished up the bank, took $40
piece and got drunk again.
The witness said he had refused to
tell the officers where the money was
hid until they had fixed things with
his daughter He at first told her
that he would not tell her where the
money was. but that he would divide
with her when he got out of Jail. At
subsequent meeting with her she
had induced him to tell her where the
money was. and a half hour later the
officers had it, she having gone direct
TO the point indicated by him. He had,
he said, taken so out of the stocking
and given it to his daughter. Carrie
to give to her mother He denied hav-
ing taken any towels to the Supreme
Court Clerks office, and stated that
his daughter had not done washing for
that office for d long time owing to the
fact that Ike" her husband never
brought home any money as the frui.
of her labor.
\ cross examination by Attorney !.
Frank Brown. who conducted the pros
ecution for the people, did not shake
the old man in many of his statements
and when the questions ceased Justice
Davis inquired OF Clements whether he
had any witnesses
Clements replied that he had none
Everybody, he said, even his own
daughter was against him.
Justice Davis said that Clements had
told a remarkably straight story. even
down to details. and that his evidence
had been extremely damaging to both
Williams and his wife
Acting City Attorney Brown said IN
his opinion the evidence put in war
ranted further investigation into the
case in order to ascertain whether or
not Williams and his wife We're equally
guilty with the defendant.
Justice Davis took similar view of
the case. and without further words or
dered both Williams and his wife into
the custody of the Chief of Police,
pending further investigation.
Williams attempted to induce the
Justice TO allow Mr.. McCraney to testi-
fy that Clements had made advances
to him to have Williams square the
matter, and Clements said he had done
so only to shield his daughter. Justice
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