Amador ledger., 1902-06-06
THE MACQUARR|E TRIAL
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who is charged with passing a fictitious
check of the amount OF $50 upon Joseph
Glukfeld, with intention to defraud,
was called in the superior court on
Wednesday morning. The district at
toruey, G. P. Vicini, conducted the
prosecution, and defendant was repre-
sented by A. Caminetti and D. B.
Spagnoli. There was little trouble in
selecting jury. Shortly after the re-
assembling of the court after the noon
recess, the panel was completed with
the following named jurors to try the
case:
w. A. Woodwenth, R. c. Watkins,
Jos. Ellis, J. A. Votaw, John Courier,
j. M. Ybright, Chas. Schrlner, John
Dynan, Jerry Lawler, John Tore,
William Ford, L. Bryson.
Joseph Glukfeld was the first witness
called, and testified substantially that
on the 10th day Of February last, about
6 O'Clock in the evening, the defendant
called at the Red Front store, of which
witness is the manager, and purchased
two shirts and collar, amounting to
S2.l0 In payment he presented a
check drawn on the Farmers g and Mer-
chants Bank of Stockton, for the sum
of $50, signed j. D. w. Singleton.
He took the check, and gave Macquar-
rie S47. 80 in change. Told Macquarrie
that the check was strange. He said
he need not be afraid, that he would
endorse it, and thereupon he wrote his
own name upon the back of the check
in his presence. Kept the check until
the 2Sth day of February, and then
sent it to the proprietor of the store,
S. Axelrod, at Vacaville. On the 9th
of March following, the check was re-
turned, accompanied by letter from
the proprietor. 1t was marked. mo
such account in bank" The next day,
March TO-, first showed it to W. D.
Dufrene, and then went to see Mac
quarrie about it. Saw him at his Of
fee. Asked him if he remember the
check he gave him. He replied,
What name?"- Told him he ought
to know the name. Finally he said,
30 yes, Singleton;" that he would go
down and find out where Singleton was;
told him he got it in payment for two
days work in drawing up some min
ing notices, for which he charged $15,
and gave him S35 in cash in change.
He also said that Singleton lived in
Stockton on California street; that a
lawyer named Kile had given him a
letter Of introduction to him, and he
would communicate with Kile and let
him know about it. Macquarrie did
not let him know at ii o'clock the same
day, so he went to see him again,
There was no one present except de-
fendant and witness at these two meet
ings. Asked him what he was goipg
to do about it. He said he could not
tell as he could not find Kile in his Of
| fee. He said he would call at the store
at II O'Clock, which he did, and asked
to see the check. Told him he had it
at his house, wanted him to wait until
& O'Clock. Witness then went to the
sheriff's Office about it, aud thereafter
the defendant told the sheriff in his
presence that he charged Singleton s25
for the work he did for him, and gave
him S25 in change. The sheriff tele-
phoned to Stockton to Kile in his pres
ence, and the answer was returned that
he did not know such man as Single
ton. Defendant was asked where he
had located the mining claims he spoke
of, and he said he simply filled out the
blanks. Defendant asked to be shown
the check when he went to his Office.
Would not show it, because he was
alone, and did not know but that he
might try to get possession of it. De-
fendant told him if the check was not
good, he, Macquarrie, would have to
stand it. Signed two complaints for
the arrest of Macquarrie. Had made
NO agreement to pay any money to ex-
perts in handwriting to pass upon the
genuineness or otherwise of the check.
| U. S. Gregory was next called, and
testified to facts of the conversation
with defendant in presence of j. Gluk-
field on March 10. Asked defendant to
show the letter OF introduction from J.
M. Kile, He said the letter was not to
him. but to Singleton; that he did not
have it. Said he drew up two mining
notices. Asked him the name of the
mines, and he said he left that blank +,
that it was customary for mining men
to pay good fees, and he charged s25
for the two notices; that he had tried
| to get Kile by telephone, but could not
Told defendant he had better find
Singleton, and as witness left his Off ce
defendant said he would have him ar
rested. He (witness) then went to his
office with Mr.. Glukfeld, and conversed
with Kile over the telephone. Knew
he was talking to Kile, because he saw
him afterwards and related the talk
they had. Defendant stated that
Singleton came into his Office and after
he had drawn the notices, he said he
was short of money, and he sat down
at Macquarrie's desk and wrote the
check and handed it to him; that he
thereupon paid him s25 In change.
Afterwards he said he went to the store
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