The San Francisco call., 1908-09-01
TREADWfLL ADMITS
HE HAD KNOWLEDGE
Actively Engaged in Manage
ment of California Safe De-
post and Trust Company
Much Damaging Testimony Is
Brought Out at the Trial
for Perjury

James Treadwell. on trial for per-
jury occupied the. witness stand for an
hour yesterday and under the cross
examina ton of Assistant District At
torney William Hoff Cook made num-
ber Of admissions tending to strengthen
the case against him.
Although he had previously en-
.deavored TO ave the impression that
-he was not actively. concerned with the
management of the California safe de-
posit and trust company Treadwell ac-
knowledged yesterday that he mad Vis-
tied the. institution every. week, had as
sumed personal charge of its affairs
during the. absence of j. Dalzeli Brown
and Walter J. Bartnett, had made use
of the cipher code and had redeemed
the bonds hypothecated with the San
Francisco national bank. The testI-
-monY was given by the witness in some
= instances over the objections of his at
rofneys but the damaging matter was
allowed 10 so into the record ->..- =. -
some further light was shed. by
TreadweIL upon the mysterious "Trus-
tee Mo- 3 account. This account, he
testified, represented a pool of the in
terests of Brown. Bartnett, the two
.Treadwells. and B. n. Bradford. It was
brought: out that it was for this -ac-
count and not for the bank that the
Cotton securities We're hypothecated:
- The particular point at issue in the
present trial is tire bypottecatiOn OF
cotton securities to the amount Of
S35.000 with the San Francisco national
bank and to the amount OF $8o.oOO with
f5le italian American bank. It is the
claim of. the prosecution that this was
done by TreadweH in. person. Strong
evidence on this point was ELECTED
from Treadwell himself He had stated
under direct examination that he re-
earded sucn matters as mere trifies"
Ia which ne paid no attention.
@f9o you consider a receipt for s35, ,00e
worth a mere trifle?'' asked Cook.
Yes. sir..' replied the witness.
Cook established the fact that
TTeadwelL in. person had gone to the
San Francisco national bank and in re-
+leomfng the Cotton. bonds had given a
receipt for the S95.000 worth Of securi-
ties
Through Treaweus. admissions it
was shown that he had made a pill
grimage 10 the California safe deposit
and trust company every saturday
rhisewas the day on which the seances
Svere held at which the spirits of de-
Parted gnauciers were eonJured up to
s5Ve advice as TO the: manaE ementof the
inst ti1ution.-
p J. FresndweII in the. course of his exam
ilpation said thaths had three friends on
The grand jury that had indicted him
CU4fe1t, keefe and. O'Day. ..
Curlett was placed on the. stand by
Iile defense in an effect TO show, that
Cook had interrupted Treadwell while
the latter was 'testifying before the
grand jury. This the witness denied.
LIE said he had voted in favor of the
Indictment -:
captain Randolph, chief:of the guard
at san Quentin, also called by the de-
fense. told. Of the meeting in his Of
fee Of Brown and Attorneys Dozier
and Byington OF the defense. He ad-
mitted that he had ordered Brown to
appear. DoZier: and F3yfnSton later
took the stand and told Of their CON
Nersation with Brown. They eIdeav-
ored to show that -TreadWeu had no
knowledge OF. the Cotton bends until
they We're redeemed. -
Charles Branhaughs foreman Of the
Tesla mines. and William H Ryan, a
IiVerynan of.Tesla; We're. called in an.
effort to show that. TreadWeIi had. spent
his time at the mines, hut. Cook was
able to show. that: the defendant had
been ia frequent attendance upon the
councils OF the bank nIanag cement: The
defense had brought Engineer Ne
Eeely Of the, Tesla mines to San Fran
ciscos but failed. to. call him Cook
made him a witness for the people. and
secured the admission that the Tesla
witnesses had assembled to talk over
the case before going. on the stand.
The evidence will be concluded today
and. arguments will be concluded to-
night Cook viii open for the prose
cution, Attorneys Dozier and Byingten
will speak for. the defendant, and
James Hanley Will close for the peo--
pie. Judge Conley has ordered that
the case 90 to the jury by tomorrow
morning,