Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-08
preliminary Examlnati
OF Vim. Ross and Wife.

The preliminary examination Of
William Ross and Mary Ross, his
wife on a charge of grand larceny in
having stolen a deed executed by J.
-. Mason, IN favor of Mary Brilliant,
the maiden name of Mrs Ross. from
the residence of said Mason and hav-
ing the same recorded in San Joaquin
county, where the three lots decided
are situated, was held before justice
Goldner on Wednesday. The district
attorney represented the people, and
w. G.. Snyder the defendants, who
we're charged jointly. The county
recorder of San Joaquin county j. II.
Crowell was called, and testified that
he received deed for recording from
w. G.. Snyder on the 2lst December
last, accompanied by letter. The
letter was subsequently thrown into
the waste busket snd destroyed. The
deed was produced, aud afterwards
admitted in evidence. 1t purported
to convey from j. d. Mason to Mary
brilliant for consideration of $500
three lots in Browns addition in
Stockton.
j. ID. Mason, the complaining wit
ness, testified that the deed produced
was one executed by him and deliver
ed to Mary Brilliant, MRS Rossj on
the 4th or 9Th of December. In con-
sideration he received a check signed
by VIM. Ross for s40n on the Bank of
Amador county, payable five days
after it's delivery. Before the 18th in
slant he inquired at the bank and
was told there was no money to the
credit of Ross to honor the check
the money had been withdrawn. Mrs
Ross came crying to him saying she
had been told the lots we're duck
pond. He told her she need not cry
over it, that she could return the
deed and he would surrender the
check. In company with defendants
be went to W. g. Snyder's office and
the exchange was there made. He
thereafter put the deed in tin box,
used as a depositary of valuable
papers, which he kept in his house.
lie paid for the three lots S54U, that
was eleven years ago. About the 18th
of December he discovered that the
deed was missing from the tin box.
Upon investigation he found that it
had been sent to Stockton to be re-
corded by W G Snyder, acting az at
torney for Ross. Had conversation
with defendant Ross at his home on
the 18th of December. Ross then
offered him $500 for the lots, which
he refused. Had conversation with
Mrs Ross in the county jail, in the
presence of the district attorney, and
the sheriff, and w. M. Penny. jr. She
admitted that she had takenSthe deed
from the box, and gave 1t to her hus-
band, who gave 1t to Snyder to have
recorded She took it from the box
on the 18th of December. She ad
mitted that she had given nothing for
the lots. and that she So told her
husband. She begged him to get her
out of the Jail; that she would pay
s400 for anything to get out of the
trou BILE. lie told her the matter was
IN the hands of the law and he could
do nothing. In cross examination he
said Mrs Ross was frequently at his
house, and he often went TO theiI
house. They were very friendly. and
played cards together. lie had re-
marked since the arrests that he
would like to see Ross sent to state
prison, tut did NOT want to see
Mrs Ross sent there. as he believed
that Ross WAS the mover of the
matter. Sheriff Gregory was examin-
ed anu corroborated the testimony Of
the previous witness in regard to the
alleged confession of Mrs Ross. The
defense introduced 40 witnesses and
the court took the matter under ad
visement.