The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
WILSON, C0LORED,
FRENz|ED WITH
WILSON, WHITE
Attorneys Story of
Straw Bonds.
FLATLY CONTRADICTS REILLY
SAYS THE LATTER GAVE him
THE INSTRUMENTS.
Prisoner Works Himself Into Fren-
zy and the Bailiff Asks for Per-
mission to Remove Him
From the Dock.
FLATLY C0NTRADICTS REILLY
SAYS THE LATTER GAVE him
THE INSTRUMENTS.

1t is the consensus OF opinion that there
will be trouble in the future between VII
son, colored, and Wilson, white. j. n. d.
Wilson. the attorney whose name was
mixed up in the scandal following the ex-
posure OF the release of Harry Wilson,
the gentleman of color, on straw bonds
alleged TO have been forged by ex-Police
Court Clerk Thomas A. Kelly was on the
stand yesterday in the trial OF the ac-
cused- before Judge Lawlor. Attorney
Wilson's story is bound TO create trouble
for some one. He said that on the night
Wilson was released on three charges or
petty larceny he was telephoned 10 by
some woman whose name, address or ap-
pearance he doesn't know. She asked him
TO meet bondsmen who would qualify FOR
the release of the prisoner. He made an
engagement and met none other than Cos
grove or some one giving that name and
Edward A. Reilly.
Notwithstanding the fact that Reilly
denied positively on the stand that he had
signed the document or that he had met
Kelly or was aware that his name was on
the bond, Wilson testified point blank
that Reilly had told an untruth and that
II was none other than he who handed
him the bonds. After meeting the bonds
men Wilson said that all OF them went to
a saloon on Mason street, near Post, and
there met Kelly. Kelly refused TO accept
together TO his rooms up on Geary street.
When they were in front OF the house
Cosgrove said that he was in a hurry,
and he and Reilly were sworn. Wilson
then took the bonds, secured the prison.
er's release and started with him down.
town. The prisoner testified during the
case that he went with Wilson TO the Cali
fornia State House on Howard street and
there paid him $500, after which they met
man of Kelly's appearance. Wilson
then told him to go and the prisoner left.
Attorney Wilson swore yesterday that
he never received one cent from his client
and that he did not go TO Howard street,
but as Wilson (colored) was afraid to go
along Market street, having a fear that
he would be arrested for a stranger. they
went up Taylor street and then Zigzagged
down to Montgomery On reaching the
corner Of California and Montgomery
streets Wilson (colored) pretended TO be
i'll, and they took drink, and later, when
the witness was trying TO find the watch
man to get the key for his Office building,
his client took flight and made his escape.
When the witness reached this portion
or his statement Wilson, whose release
caused the present trouble, raised himself
from his seat in the dock, from which he
was viewing the proceedings. For a col
ored man he was pale as death and the
foam trickled from the corners of hfs
mouth. The bailiff asked for permission
to remove him from the dock, but Judge
Lawlor instructed the detectives TO keep
a close guard on him. He was frenzied
at the attorney on the stand and his man.
when the opportunity presented itself.
The court took an adjournment at this
point. as Assistant District Attorney
Black wanted an opportunity to prepare
for the cross-eXamination.
During the morning session yesterday
Karl Eisenschimel, the handwriting ex-
pert, testified that In his opinion the sig
nature on the bond was in Kelly's hand
writing and was not that of Reilly, who,
Wilson says. presented him with the docu-
ments.