The record-union., 1899-12-09
ALL WERE HELD TO ANSWER.
THE TRIO WHO DID UP OLD
MAN WILKES.
Frank Howell Denies That He Had
Anything to Do With the
Crime.

Crime.
me preliminary examination of j. D.
clark, }. j. Lamb and Frank A. Howell,
charged with robbing S. B. Wilkes on
sunday night last, on the approach OF
the Yolo bridge, was resumed before
City Justice Anderson yesterday morn
ing, with the result that all three were
held to answer.
Attorney j. D. Moynahan appeared
1or Lamb, who during Thursday ses-
SION was without counsel.
Attorney c. 7. Jones, representing
Howell, said that while a strong prlma
iacla case had been made by the prose-
cutlon, he owed it to his client, VINO
was we'll known in this community, 10
Offer at least a portion of the testimony
gathered for his defense. He placed on
the stand Police officer j. W.. Bailey,
one of the arresting officers. Bailey
testified that when he was called out
of the station by Cation he saw three
men walking south on Front street.
They We're walking along leiSurely and
We're overtaken when near K street on
Front He did not hear the first state
ment made by Howell or either of the
other men Sergeant Dolan conducted
Howell to the station after his arrest.
Howell had about So ON his person,
and said: II got the money from them ;"
He subsequently said: Il got the money
from the big fellow, and tried to get it
all. l went with them, for fear they
would get away, and I thought 1 might
run across a policeman"
Howell, witness said, had never de-
MED that a robbery had been commit
ted, and had never attempted to con-
ceal anything. He did not appear to
realize the enornity of the offense. He
seemed to wish to tell everything he
knew about the matter. Witness had
been acquainted with Howell six or
seven years. He had on several occa-
sions taken drinks with Howell When
arrested he did not appear to be much
under the influence of liquor, but acted
as if he might have been excited.
F. A. Howell, the defendant repre-
sented by Attorney Jones, was placed
on the stand to testify in his own be-
half. He was warned of his rights by
Justice Anderson
Attorney j. Frank Brown notified the
court that Howell was not called on
behalf of Clark, and that he reserved
the right to cross-examine him should
he consider it necessary.
Howell said he desired to tell the
whole truth. In the winter time he
lived in the southern part of the State.
and in the summer down the river in
this county. Witness said he had lived
here for the past eight or nine years
He was in this city on Sunday last and
met S. B. Wilkes that evening. He
met Clark and Lamb at the same time.
but never saw either of the. three be-
fore that time, and knew nothing of
either of them.
Witness said that early on the after
noon Of Sunday last he was in Jim &
Harry's saloon on Third street, between
and K. He was there about three
hours, and recollected having taken
seven drinks of whisky He said his
friends said that whisky made him
crazy, but he thought they were Josh
ing" when they said so. He once took
the gold cure in San Francisco, since
which time he could not drink as much
as before.
Howell said he left the saloon and
took home a friend who was drunk.
and went back to the saloon. getting
there about five minutes before Clark
and Wilkes went out. He did not rec
olleet seeing Lamb in the saloon. Clark
and Wilkes were playing cribbage, and
after they had had a dispute they in
vited witness to play a game. At that
time Kennedy, the bartender, took
away the cribbage board and cards,
and refused to sell the old man (Wilkes)
anything to drink Wilkes then said:
We'll, come on; We'll go and get some
beer Then Clark and Wilkes went
out and witness followed them, over
taking them about Second and ~
streets. They started north on L
street, and witness there saw Lamb for
the first time. While on Second street,
between 1 and J, witness told the old
man that he had had about enough
drinks, and asked him if he had room
Wilkes said he had not, and witness
told him if he would come back to the
Western he would get him one.
Clark, witness said, wanted to go into
a saloon on Second street, between l
and J. but he (witness) told him he
had enough. Then one of the other
men suggested that they go over the
not seem to take a fancy to witness.
and would pay no attention to him.
The "old man. said: We'll, come on;
let's go in here and get drink" They
then went into the saloon at the north
east corner of Second and l streets. an
witness, Clark and Wilkes took whisky.
Witness put nothing into the whisky.
Wilkes, the witness said, had it in
his head to go across the bridge. Wit
ness told him he did not want to go
across the bridge. That did not seem
agreeable to the party, and witness
then spoke quietly to Wilkes and tried
to induce him to remain in town. There
seemed to be very little urging, as Clark
and Wilkes seemed to understand that
they were to go across. The party then
started onto the bridge. Lamb went
up the middle of the roadway, Clark
went up the footway, Wilkes followed
him and witness brought up the rear,
also on the footway.