The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
BOARDED GOLD
 IN HIS CELLAR San Francisco Man Tells of
 Burying S5O,OO0 IN EARTHEN CROOKS Suit for Accounting Reveals Fact That Strange Method of Saving Money Was Adopted by
 California Man.
EARTHEN CROOKS
From the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 San Francisco, Cal.-A remarkable story or the burial under a house at Sixth and Folsom street of gold coin to the amount of about $50, 900 was told in .Judee Graham's court by Henry Kissane. A brother of the late Reuben H. Lloyd. a well-known Gwyer, who died last month. kissane told of digging up the money, s1O,0O0 at a time. and giving it to his brother to invest for him.
 Judgment against the estate for bonds and money totaling $sl .OOo was rendered in Kissane's favor by Judge Graham. The executors of the estate, Charles w. Slack and Dr. Jacob Gallwey--made no defense to the suit, stating that they were convinced the money belonged to kissane. The beneficiaries under Lloyd's will also requested that any doubt be resolved in the plaintiffs favor.
 Kissane Is 79 years old. For many years he conducted a teaming business T moved everything from house to ship he exclaimed While he was hoarding the gold underneath his house, he told nobody about it.
 of you have a secret, keep it, or else 1 no one about the money l would not tell you now if I were not obliged to-"
 Kissane stated that he started hiding money under the house because he feared the banks. After the fire, he explained the cellar was flooded with water, and he decided to take the money out. Con- tinuing his story, Kissane testified: q told Reuben, I have got some money and I wanted him to do some thing with 1t. Says I. What shall I do with it? Well, how much money have you got there? says Reuben I have got $45, 900 or nearly $5o00o' says I, all in gold. Can you do anything with 1t for me-? Yes says he. He came and took it-dug it up. We took out sometimes sS000 or s10,000 I handed it to him and he took 1t away"
 You told me you gave your brother $S1, 900 or $32,0O0," reminded Judge Slack, who was questioning Kissane.
 well, that Is as near as I can tell. I gave him as much as he wanted. I had no place to keep It." Kissane added that some years before he hac s1OOOO in the Pacific bank and was nearly caught"
 Did you acquire all this money in your trucking business?" asked the judge. "Yes, sir
 When did you take it out of the bank?'
 q never had it in the bank, except the $10,000 which I checked out of the Pa- cific bank"
 Did your brother pay you the interest or income from the money" "Yes, here is some money he gave me-" ! answered Kissane, handing to the judge a roll of $50 bills totalling $500 | MT. Slack, as one of the exeoutor of the estate, and Walter IAneforth, as att | torney for Dr. Gallwey, the other execu- | tor both stated to tha court that fhere was no doubt the money and bonds sued | for belonged to Kissane. Slack said that in the safe deposit of Lloyd they found an envelope containing 27 bonds of the l Los Angeles-Pacifc Railroad company indorsed in the handwriting of Lloyd: l Property of Henry Kissane, R. H. L." | They also found bank book in the name of Kissane showing a deposit in his favor of $2295.
 Mrs. Hoadey and Mrs. Aphra West, the l chief benef1ciaries under the will, were