The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
Browns Shayen Head
Hidden by a Wig
Convict Banker appears Before
Grand jury With Prison
Haircut Obscured

j. Dalzell Brown was in masquerade
yesterday when he appeared before the
grand jury over his shaven prison
poll was draped an ample wig OF iron
gray hair, made somewhat after the
Walter j. BaxfIEett style of hair cut.
A stubby ghost OF a mustaehe lowered
over the smiling lips of the convicted
bank wreckers sbut the chubby chin
with its cyclopean dimple was un-
adorned. .,Wl1en5 Brown was before the
grand jury last he wore a graceful
goatee and wavy- brown hair.
Another surprise was in store for the
jurors yesterday. for they learned from
David F. Walker. once president of the
California safe deposit and trust COM
pany, OF which Brown was manager,
that Walker Bartnett and Mrs. Bart
nett frequently decided matters of
finance in cSnirn Union with spirits. Mrs.
MoiIie Smith, once OF Golden Gate ave-
nue. this city, and later Of San Jose
avenue. Alameda. was the medium
through whom the spirits conferred
and impaired their edvice TO the bank
ers.s The trumpet spirits, the shades
that carried on their communications
through mysterious megaphones that
would float weirdly through the air,
were the sort most affected by the
Bartnett- Walker circle. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney William Hon Cook con-
Quoted the investigators
TAKE GHOSTS ADVICE
walker testified that the Bartnetts
secured much financial information
from these ghostly cornucopias, but
denied that he ever invested his money
on those astral tips. u am a spiritual
ist. but not the same kind as Mr.. Bart
nett protested Walker, showing that
there are shades of difference even
among the shades.
Walker also testified in the matter
of a cipher telegram introduced before
the grand jury at last weeks session.
The message was from Mrs. Bartnett
to Bartnett, then in New York. and
stated that .the~spirit. power advised
that Bartnett have Walker write to I
". HeiIrnan Sr in regard TO some
financial matter walker testified that
he wrote. but that the letter was die
tated by Bartnett. as the telegram had
advised.
r. E. Mulcahy. Pacific coast manager
from E. F. Hutton & Co, the brokers'
testified that he forwarded money from
Brown TO Bartnett, who was in the east
controlling the affairs OF the bank
HARRY BerI. another stock broker, was
called as a witness TO minor detail OF
the case against Bartnett and James
Treadwell, but his testimony was not
important
RELATIVE EXAMINED
Allen Grifnths. brother in law OF
Bartnett, had an uneasy time before
the grand jury under the examination
of Assistant District Attorney Cook
Cook endeavored 10 learn the history
of loans negotiated by Grif1ths, but in
which Grifiths is in no way involved
Griffiths complained loudly when he
left the grand jury room that Cook
sought TO confuse him By asking aues-
tions and not giving him time TO frame
an answer before another peTplexing
Interrogation would be shot at him.
Brown was the last witness of the
dav. His testimony was in relation tc
alleged perjuries committed by Bart
nett. He will be before the grand jur,
gsin on Friday next. after which ht
will probably be returned to San Quen-
tin. Browns movements yesterta,
were made under the watchfuI eyes OF
a deputy sherin.