The San Francisco call., 1909-06-10
HOARDFD GOLD
BEFORE FIRE IN
HOUSE CELLAR
Brother of Reuben H. Lloyd
Feared to Trust His Wealth
to the Banks
After Blaze Henry Kissane and
the Lawyer Dug Up About
S5O,000 in Coin

A remarkable story of the burial
under a house at Sixth and Folsom
streets Of gold coin to the amount of
about $50 600 was told in Judge Gra-
hams court yesterday by Henry Kis-
sane. q brother OF the late Reuben H.
Lloyd. the well known lawyer. who
died last month Kissane told OF dig
ging up the money $4,000 at a time
and giving it to his brother to invest
for him Judgment against the estate
for bonds and money totaling $1,000
was rendered in Kissane's favor by
Judge Graham. The executors Of the
estate, Attorney Charles w. Slack and
DR.. John Gallwey, made no defense to
the suit. stating that they were con-
WINGED the money belonged to Kissane.
The benehciaries under Lloyd's will
also requested that any doubt be re-
solved in the plaintiffs favor.
KEPT HIS SECRET
Kissane is 7s years of age. For
many years he conducted a teaming
business. I moved anything from a
house to ship" he explained yester-
day While he was boarding the gold
underneath his house he told nobody
about IL
II you have a secret. keep il. OF
else it's none he said TO the judge.
= told no one about the money. l
would not tell you now if were not
obliged to-
Kissane stated that he started hiding
money under the house because he
feared the banks. He put it in china
crooks in a cellar. After the fire, he
explained. the cellar was flooded with
water and ne decided TO take the money
out Continuing his story, Kissane tes-
tified as follows:
DUG UP THE GOLD
Il told Reuben: 7 have got some
money and ! wanted him to do some
thing with il. SAYS l. WHAT shall I do
with it2 -Well. how much money have
you got the7e?' says Reuben. I have
got ss5.0GO or nearly $50. .000,' says l.
all in gold. Can YOU do anything with
il for me% Yes says he. He came
and took it-dug it up. We took ont
sometimes $4,000 or $4,000. I handed
il TO him and he took il away"
You told me you gave your brother
S3l 600 or $50. .00o." reminded Judge
Slack. who was questioning Kissane.
Well that is as near as I can tell
I gave him as much as he wanted.
had no place to keep it," Kissane add
ed that some years before he had s10,-
600 i'm 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"
Il never had it in the bank. except
the $4,000 which / checked out of the
Pacific bank
did your brother pay you the in
terest or income from the money!"
Yes. here is some money he gave
me- answered Kissane. handing to the
Judge a roll of $50 bills totaling $500.
No DOIBT As TO OWNERSHIP
Slack. as one Of the executors of the
estate and Walter LinfOrth as attor-
ney for Dr. Gallwey, the other execu-
tor. both stated to the court that there
was no doubt the money and bond:
sued for belonged 10 kissane. Slacl
said that IN the safe deposit of LloyC
they found an envelope containing .
bonds OF the Los Angeles-Pacific rail
road company indorsed in the hand
writing Of Lloyd: Property of Henr!
Kissane r. II J." They also found
bank book in the name OF Kissan'
showing 2 deposit in his favor O
s2295 Mrs. Hosdley and Mrs. Aphr;
West. the chief benehciaries under thu
win. were both anxious and willing
that Uncle Henry" as they called him
should have all he asked for.
MAY BE SOME LEFT
Kissane. before he left the witnes
stand. said there might be little o
the gold in the cellar yet
Don't let out that secret-some on
might go and dig it up" advised tn
judge.
Well. let them" returned Kissane
They are welcome to all they can f1n'
there.
Kissane is now residing with his sis
ter. Mrs Mary Hoadley. at the Lloy'
residence, HYDE and Sacrament
streets He stated that he was livinl
in a shack until DR.. Blue tore it down