The record-union., 1899-01-20
HOLMES AND MOsHER HELD.
THEIR EXAMINATION WAS FIN
ISHED YESTERDAY.
Officers and Other Witnesses Tell
the Story Of the aReal
Thing" Robbery.

The examination of ]. w. Holmes
and J. Mosher, for the robbery OF
young Postens in the Real Thing sa-
loon, was continued yesterday in JUS
tice Davis Court
Brock McGraw, the barkeeper. testi-
fed that Mosher brought hin, a S2G
bill to change about l o'clock on the
morning in question. He could not
change it and sent it out to be changed
When it came back he took out $2.JC
that was due the bar and gave the
rest to Mosher.
The watch he gave to the police was
given to him by Mosher with instruc-
ton to give it to Officer Bagley, Moshe1
took it out of a drawer
r. B. McCready testified that he
changed $40 bill shortly after ]
o'clock that morning for some one who
said it was for Holmes or Mosher. The
latter part of the answer was stricken
out as hearsay evidence. He had seen
the man around in front of the Real
Thing, but since the saloon was closed
he had not seen anything of the gang
that used to hang around it.
Officer Michael Fisher testified that
on Saturday he asked Mosher about the
watch, and the latter denied having
seen it. McGraw afterward denied hav-
ing seen the watch. Holmes told wit
ness that there was a watch in the
drawer, but it proved to be another
watch. Mosher afterward told him
that the watch had been given by Nc
Graw to a policeman He conyersed
with both defendants in regard to the
money claimed to have been stolen
Holmes acknowledged that he spent $1s
of the $50 bill put i'll the tray, but thai
he knew nothing of the other $50
Mosher denied that he had seen any
$40 bill, but Postens identified him al
the man to whom he gave it. Holmes
denied all knowledge Of the $40 bill
that was changed at the Palm saloon
Holmes claimed that Postens took the
watch off and asked him to keep it TO.
him.
Officer Pennish swore that ne talked
with Holmes about the watch when he
was arrested. He said that there Were
two watches in the drawer, but only
one was found there. He claimed there
was So due for drinks ON it. He ad.
mitted that he spent most of one of the
$50 greenbacks. Mosher denied having
seen any greenbacks or the watch.
Officer Bagley testified that McGraN
brought the watch TO his house arc
stated that he found it in the saloon
and had fulfilled his promise that if he
found any Of the articles witness ha6
mentioned to him he would bring them
to him. Witness had told him at {
o'clock that morning about the watct
and money.
Chief of Police Dwyer said that he
conversed with Mosher in mis- Office
that afternoon about 2 O'Clock, ano
Mosher denied knowing anything about
the watch. He afterward admitted hav.
ing seen the watch and telling McGraw
to give it to Officer Bagley.
s. r. Hart, defendants attorney
moved the dismissal of the charge. or
the ground that if there was any Of
fense it was only embezzlement and
not grand larceny.
The motion was denied.
Donnelly, one of the barkeepers o1
the Real Thing, testified to seeing the
change for the bill given to Mosher
He did not remember seeing the watch
1t might have been in the drawer
The change was passed from Moshel
to Postens The other bartender gave
the change to Mosher. He did not
know how long it was after the bill
was laid on the counter before the
change was given.
The defendants were both held to
answer and bail fixed at $1,000 each.