The San Francisco call., 1898-12-30
BARCLAY WAS
 BETRAYED AND
 BY 4 WOMAN Sequel to the Palo Alto Bank Robbery. HE TOLD HER OF HIS CRIME SHE INFORMED THE POLICE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. The Police Said to Have Located Minckler, the Telegraph oper- ator, at Dunsmuir, Where
 He Is Under Arrest.
HE TOLD HER OF HIS CRIME
SHE INFORMED THE POLICE OF
 HIS WHEREABOUTS.

B. H. Barclay, otherwise known as Harry L. Gator, the young man who was arrested Wednesday night for obtaining $840 from the Palo Alto bank on a forged telegram. was betrayed by a woman. Barclay and another man named Minckler conceived the bold scheme of sending a bogus dispatch to the bank, instructing the cashier to pay Gator the amount stat ed in the dispatch. Gator got the money, at once left Palo Alto and came to this city, arriving here late Tuesday night. With his lll-gotten gains he visited the tender loln and proceeded to have good time.
 Alter visiting several saloons and or dering champagne he met woman who Is known to the police as Moonlight Matte" At his invitation she accom- panied him to a restaurant on Stockton street, where they had supper. He flashed the money he had received on the bogus telegram and gave her $2O to buy pres ent Tor herself. After leaving the restau rant they went to other places and finally brought up In lodging-houe on Bush street and Grant avenue. During his con- Versation with the woman he told her of his crime and asked her how he could leave the city without the police getting on to him. She listened to his story, and, after getting all the details, excused her self on the pretext that she wanted to see a sick friend and would return imme- diately
 After leaving him she went to the near est telephone and rang up Lieutenant Birdsall at the Central police station. She told him all the particulars of Bar clay's crime and gave him the number of the room where he was asleep. Birdsail lost To time in notifying Chief Lees, who at O ordered the lieutenant to send one or ms trusted men to arrest Barclay. He was found in the room described by the woman and placed under arrest. He at first denied that he was the man who was wanted, but finally admitted his guilt. He said that after reaching this city he bought diamond ring for $225, and think ing he might be robbed he gave $500 to tions to keep it until he called for it. He was very much aStonished at the action Of the woman and threatened to get even with her at the first opportunity.
 It is understood that she will be called as a witness for the prosecution when the case against him is heard.
 It was reported yesterday that Minck- cated at Dunsmuir, where he was arrested and an officer had gone there to bring him back to Palo Alto.
 SAN JOSE, Dec. 29-Hal Barclay alias Harry L. Gator. who succeeded in on telegram forged by L. Minckler, postal telegraph operator at San Fran cisco, was brought to the County Jail to- night from Palo Alto. He was arraigned before Justice. Van Buren at Mayfield to- day. His preliminary examination is set for tomorrow. Bail S1500.
 Barclay returned most Of the money and diamond ring to the bank officials, and they have agreed not to prosecute. The prisoner also claims Chief Lees prom ised to use his influence with the officers at Palo Alto to get him free if he would