The sun., 1901-08-11
THIEF GIVES UP STOLEN GOLD.
LEADS DETECTIVES TO WHERE
n DUMPED IT IN TIE BAY.

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sAN rRAxo1soo, Aug. 1o.--John Winters.
the man who without assistance broke open
tho vault Of the Selby Smelling and Lead
Company on Monday night and carried
away o7ss 900 In gold bullion. last night con-
fessed the crime. and early this morning
showed where he had dumped the treasure
In the soft mud Of the bay. The police have
recovered $4,000 with little difficulty.
while the remainder still lies In the mud
and Il win b necessary TO construct Q oofier-
dam TO get Il out.
The prisoner, who was herslded q man
Of wonderful Derve and cunning. allowed
Q lack Of courage whsn sccussd and dis
played absolutely no shrewdness In hiding
his plunder. For three days Winters stood
weakening, but late yestsrciay afternoon
he told the ofiicials Of the company that he
would tell them the whole truth. The
trip to Crockett on the tug followed and the
gold was found with little difficulty.
President A. ]. Rsl,ton OF the Ssiby oom-
pany tells the following story:
AN attempts to get the facts from Win
tern failed until YESTERDAY Afternoon After
long hours OF questioning had somewhat
broken his nerye sunt' Won der popp
Of our company went into the detectiye's
room In tho Hall of Justice building. He
asked Winters a number OF questions In
regard to the robberv and the location Of
the eold. but got no satisfaction. Finally he
hand on his shoulder said,
SEQ here. winters. Won might lust
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the darkness last nisht. no the tug went 10
Crockett and tied up. Sheriff veale, Of
Contra Costa County learned that the pris-
erner was there and demanded that the
police surrender him IL was q challenge
for abattls over the reward and after a
stormy interview the detectives refused.
Rut the County Sheriff held the trump
cards Early this morning
be b,,nt.d up n Justics and swore out a
warrant for Winters. The Sheriff 4,
state officer and a. the crime was COM
mi,ted in ContraC Costa county his title to
the custody of the prisoner was absolute.
Ahbousb n xas a bittsr nil the city officers
made the best of the situation and bolted
the dove The Sheriff was taken aboard
tine tug and the entire party went to find
tho ,old
sat davlisbt the actual search for the
treasure began. Winters piloted the tug
TO a poin tnsar Vallejo ferry slip and op-
nosite the coal bunkers. Winters, when
ba h.d made I'M bis mind 10 tell all he knew
about the crime. was exceedinly willing
IN give ALI the information that was neces.
sarv for the recovery OF the bullion. He
nr.ctic.,,v assumed charge OF the opera-
,,ons and lsd Can't. Seymour and Supt.
Von dsr Rom to the dock. He acted mora
,,la ons of the detectives emploved on
,ho ..ss than a nrisoner charged with a
sar,o,s cr,u,a
aTh. nartv ,anded on the dock and VIM
,or. taLing three stones. threw them into
,ha wotor a IittIe distance from the shore
A ,ins drawn between these points. he
s.,d n.rLed the water boundarv Of the
roId.s hidiro n,oce He then drove a nail
90 ,ha odga ~ the dock and going a few
90 r,s along the dock drove another
!. Drba cold, he sald. will be between
,ho.. two nails somewhere in line with
be tvo snota marked by the stones lust
,ossad into the water. You will find n all
IN one nlaoe dumped it all there.
.W did Won not hide IL somswhere
s,ss was as ed.