Arizona republican., 1907-12-14
SUPPOSED DISPOSITION
 OF COUPON SECURITIES
It is Believed That Bartnett Sold Them
 to George Gould
New Evidence of His and Browns Guilt Leads to the Restoration of the Bond of Each to the Original S2OO,OOO.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Assistant District Attorney Cook who has been Investigating the affairs of the insoI- vent California Safe Deposit and Trust company. declared today that he be- lieved that the securities of the Cotton estate valued at $205. 900, which had been deposited with the institution and whose mysterious disappearance was revealed by the failu1e of the bank were sold to the interests of George Gould in New York Walter J. Bart nett. director of the company and un- til he resigned a few days ago, was general counsel and vice president of Goulds new Western Pacific railroad was special administrator for the es- tate and deposited them with the com pany.
 Bartnett. with J. Dalzell Brown. general manager. and David F. Walk CT, president of the bank. are under ar rest on the charge of embezzlement as a result of the disappearance of the se- curities. Brown is in the city prison but Bartnett has been at liberty on a bond for $75,000.
 Judge Dunne. in superior court this afternoon. upon the request of Cook raised the bail of Brown and Bartnett from S75.000 to $20O. .0OO Cook de- clared that the evidence in his possess sion and the informat tion he had gain cd from a personal investigation justi- fled the raising of the bail to the amount originally fixed by Judge Dunne, but was reduced to S75 900 up- on the request of the defendants.
 T believe there is not the slightest doubt about the guilt Of Brown and Bartnett," said Cook to the court.
 Judge Dunne held that the district attorney was not compelled to state his ground for asking the abil to be in creased and granted his request. Brown was returned to the city prison, not being able to get a bond for 75,0O0. He apparently did not think it worth while trying to get one for large amount.
 Bartnett accompanied by his wife and two detectives. spent the entire day epdeavOring to get a bond for the ad- ditional s125.0O0O. The preliminary hearing Of the two men is set for Mon day. The intervening time will be utilized by Brown. who has been con fined in the city prison. in visiting his invalid wife, and getting new suit of clothes. As the banker came out of the court room he was accOsted by R. D. Shabourne. a heavy depositor. who called him a "scoundrel' and thief. ? and who ought to be ashamed to look an honest man Tn the face''
 Bartnett. in an interview. declared that ne was innocent of the removal of the missing securities. "The securi- ties were sent by me to the company from Washington" he said. 'T have two receipts for them, one signed by Brown and James Coming. the secre- tary. and the other. which is a later one, is signed by President Walker and Coming. Both have the seal of the corporation. Aside from these the ex- press company has a receipt given by the bank officials when the securities were delivered. The charges that the securities were sold to Gould is abso- lutely false. l had no part in their re- moval and no knowledge of it.
 Bartnett was unable to secure the necessary bond tonight and was taken back tO the city prison. where he spent the night.