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The men who stole the famous ,Gaines
borough painting got the idea from the
theft of the Elaine painting in San Fran
cisco. The inside story of the Elaine
theft in
| The v Sunday Gall
volume ciil— no. 12.
Imprisoned Bank Manager Confesses Making False Entries
Colonel T. Otway Sadleir of West End Branch Commits Suicide
ELECTRICIANS OUT
AND OPERATORS
SAY CONSPIRACY
Strike m Guggenheims
Power Plant Laid to
Smelter Trust
ENVOYS ARE COMING
President's Commissioners
to* Probe All Phases
of Situation
TROOPS WILL WATCH
Must Preserve Order, but
Take No Side, Is the
Command
Two of president's envoys who
will report on situation in Gold
• field. Above is Charles P. Neill,
commissioner of labor, and Her
bert K. Sniith, cormrissioner of
corporations, who " left Wash
ington \u25a0 today. :
Marry Quinn
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
GOLDFIELD, Dec. 11.— The Ne
vada consolidated light and power
/company threw a bomb into Goldfield
1 tonight when it announced a reduc
tion in the wages of its electrical
workers from $7 to $5 a day.
While this affects only eight
men in the camp, about 50 men affil
iated with that union, which is con
nected with the American federation
of labor, are stationed at various
points between Goldfield and Bishop,
along the 50 mile line of the com
pany. The men at the. local plant of
:h<- co:npa"ny promptly struck, leaving
only a watchman in charge of the big
building.
It expected a.t any moment that the
town will be left In darkness. Should!
anything happen to the power cables
there are no men to, repair, the 'break.
Should the power be cut off entirely;
there would be no way to light the i
mines or to operate the machinery of
any of the plants. The strike of -the
electricians will have a decided effect
upon the plans of the operators to re
eurae operations in the morning. Non
union men will have tq be employed to
Impair any breaks in the pow^r line and
gr«*at difficulty is expected on this score,
v. General Manager Chappelle left in^an
automobile tonight- to notify the men
Continued «n I'ajje 5," Middle Column 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 88
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTEEDAY— West wind; cloady; maximum
tempera tan*. 58: minimum. 50.
FOEECAST FOR TODAY — Fair; cloudy /.it
night. Page II
EDITORIAL
Got. Gillett on banks and banting. Pace. S
G*tttng behind Brran. .. ';• Page 8
BANK FAILURE
J. Dalz^H Brawn, imprisoned manager ot the
Califoruta safe deposit an<s trust ccmpaDj-. *ea
\ ffsses that t^o Itema of ?100,000 each on oooVs
jas ass* u are Talie enrrtcs . Pagre 1
j- Oc!od<?1 T. Otway Sadleir. m&nagpr of \u25a0 tbe
1 TVe*t End branch of the Insolent bank. <:oia
raits iraicide by blowlns out his brains with a
shotgun. "Page 1
Chairman Herman Surer of the state bunk
j commission is aaid to ha-re known -of the rot.en
i condition of the California safe depj?sit and
\u25a0 trnEt company and te slated for -removal
j from office. * Page 1
\'t District attorney's . of nee begin* inrestißacitig
| defunct hank's connection irlth Tetla coal :.nil
J Treadwell Industrial vpntures. Page 2
Cfcarge of obtainins 53«XWO by fal»e pret«;ntps
may be added to those arfeady made agftiast
Brown- . . Page 2
Deposltora consider plan to tnrn their Haiuis .
ioto'itoefc company, taie .coatrol «( d*f»:t
bsnk and rehibUittte it. Pace 2
j D»tH F. Wi>lk"r submits t« iin -bc»jr'« -e\
, aiainatlon' regarding bis Vnowledyp of Colton
'estate funds and aitornej-s beJieve cliar;?s
against him wi!l be withdrawn. Pasr 2
CITY
Board of, public work* refiiM 1 * r*rmii ;to
TnitM Kellroads to string trrilvj- -<vire« nl-m^
Pscific a-renoe. Page 12
No new projects are planned f«?r Harriinan
line*, but those already begun trill be_* carried
cnt. says Julias Krnttscbnitt. Page 12
Second cfcapt»r in tbe career of "Oily : Bill"
Pargie show* he-x Alameda county h«* h«*cn
j looted in public printing contracts, t Page 8
New Jersey couple here 'on' honeymoon iv«Te
j j«4id $1,200 t» hare marrisiTP ceremony per
formed- in. \u25a0 ftore window. . . - Page 0
Society maids • zr* hard at work rehfar-lnjt
Taßdernip Ph«itr and operetta t$ l>e- jiTcn for
l»n*6t of hn^pital. Page 5 J
Mathew" McXTurrie. iierretary ff Pofiety ' ti-r j
Prerentlon of Cruelty to Animal*.' dirorc«»d. f«r j
i-raeUy. * •\u25a0'\u25a0" - : ' : Page" 12 t
Good EOTcrnraeot '..leaptj" \u25a0 sijopty molAtt^o '
ii'-artily Indorsing the propped dlr«>ct pri«oaiy [
law. Page 19 j
EmnM Cilt«> makes- her debut of t^e t-an
rr«n; v i»c<» concert stape. Pafze 18
Woman commits snicid^ at h»«d of stairs ar.l |
t<ndy> rolls down to nerrifipd buslkauii's
fwt. Page 5
O a Hasher tM'jjrapbs Houey thst he is on wvi>
b^rc to testify afainft Calhoun. - Page 16
SUBURBAN
G*>nrfe . McCarthy. f peeVin; <]F»th. run* - i:;'on
I track In front nf -fcp<»eflln£ frafn. Page 6
JewpJry salctmxn \u25a0c* - tiso« l»p<»p»rf; «f _11:tif
way Iwjpe of , stcalinz Sl.CifWI in jewelry irom
bocfjr in barn. . Page 6
Oakland police raid Cblnps* samWinc uf-nt
and bipbbindT headquarters and smash fur-
Ditnro. ' • Page O
\u25a0 rnirerwty utadent i» accidenially killed and
harkinj: of two faithful dogs \t*A* searchers jS
hl« body. ' . Pagv 11
Trouble of «-hnrcb srisinc out «f" disarr«'>m"jit J
l«»t-«een congregation and pastor's fiancee r»«ilt
in minister's resignation. Page J6
COAST
GoHneld electrirlans' wages are cut and Hag
gcnhelm • power plant may be fbot down, lecd
ing wpight to operator*' allppattons of con
spiracy by Mnelter trust. Page 1
Three entomtxni roin*»r« buried LOfiO feet"«i<?ep
by car»in are Mill allresnd hare been Kfjt
tnod ft»r a .week -through water inxtns «.f
mine. Page 4
Conau D->t)o. creator of Sberl<vk Holme*. «?t»
Scotland yard to work on tale of missing I'vif
from Long Beach. ' Page 11
EASTERN
, Nomination of William C Bristol, Kntt-vJ
States dirtrl«t attorney for Oregon, will bt
withdrawn. ; ; |> ncr 4
President RrosereJt makes final po*lUre ao
nvun..-ement that he will not accept a renominat*,.
tkn. Page'l"
Daris, n?w ArlsjHjf *?nator. In ferrld burst
of oratory, arraigns trust* and president's allow
snre« and propo?<»« Mue ; Jeans simpUcity for
V»"bile Hou«? M«al. Page 5
Mr*. Longwortb will submit today to ©pra^
tloo for" appendicitis. V Page 4
Democratic national comraitteenien gathering
In Washington to select conTentlon city TDlce
00. opposition against the nomination of
Bryan. ' Page 11
District Attorney Langdon Fpeakg before the
New Yprk rfric forum and is frequently in
terrupted by lawyer ' fHcnd of Tatrlck Cal
houn. Page'l
In conference with Postmaster General sl«*yer,
ReprcseotatiTea" - Kabn* and Hayes refuse to'
n-ccmToecd reappolntment of Fisk. Page U
FOREIGN
Peace the theme of a Ttdyo function at --vrbJcb
the . American, ambassador, is a. cu<»ft <_,f
honor. Pag* 7
Rtis-;a asks Taft"» . permission to establish
-n-irelpss conunuaicatlon with Manila. Page 4
SPORTS
Walter Miller rides the last three" wlnnprs
of tfce day. at EtnerxrUle. Page. 10
Bandtcapper K^bert annoances the weights for
the : Pucific-Union handicap. *". Page 10
George J. . Premlej elected . bttd : coach. " of th«
Stanford football and baseball team*. ;'_' Pa are 10
Stanley Ketche.l - and .*Jbe." Thomas j:wlH-**roeet
in a 20 round bout at ;Becreatton. park .toalcaC 1
wblcb Tirtnally will - decide the middle weight
ckaicplooslilp. - Page- 10
' Many boxers appear la trial bouts at' tbe
Olyaipic club. Page 10
LABOR
i MUlaien elect officers, for the eosalsg
j term. Page 9
I Grocery' clerks to determine If they, shall. wort
from 7 a. ns. to 7 p. m. Paged
MARINE ;
.Bsttlfghip Nebraska., haTlnr completed- its
final trial^comes here \u25a0•"\u25a0- for , '-\u25a0 ammunition acd
more men and may remain In port ever
Christina*. '. Page* 11
MINING
Mining stocks fho-w nnexptcted strength and
leaders ndTance BtTeral points on the <U:"fi
tr«<J«ng. v '.\ Page'ls
social " : '
It- Mre. F. VT. Van- Sicklen and 'Mrs. Horace
PUlsbory- to girt tMil; the' Fainaont for Obnr
Of iiii* Dorothy Tan' RlrVl.rL ''- '-' Page 8
SAN -FRANCXS^
LANGDON SPEAKS
AND CAHOUN'S
MAN INTERRUPTS
District Attorney Addresses
Civic Forum on Graft '
Prosecution -. - -
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Interrogator I s Told g Wriy
United Railroads Chief {
SHAQOWS ON TRAIL
Nohpartisan Organization
Wires Congratulations ,
to San Francisco
San Francisco Sets an
Example for Nation
NEW YORK, Her. 11.— The
folli>T»JßK »n«"w«age. prexl
ously Indorsed hy thr
boxrd of iruMec* of the civic for
iiin. vra* • prrwent f d to tlie awdfeace !
»% n resolution, and wni tiuawl-.
mously .carried. I« naa al*o voted
(hat this rrxoiuilon he.telejcraphed
to the of sao' Francisco la
care of the mayor 'of that : city*'
"To the pw>p|f of Snrt h'rnncliro.
In car* of ;^layor>T»?lcr:.TKe cl-» lj>
"foruni assembled ' In'Carncjrle'hail-'
nnd 'reprcKcntlnß the cfvic j Inter-
o.«l% of Xfir York dlr con»ratu
lntc the' people of San Kranclsco
upon t\'f xplcnriid dovodon of lt»
'cltl»cn« in <hf restoration :of cf
flct««nt democr»<lc " sni erutnent In
one of .*mfrlra'i« crra< cHlts. We
are thankful \u25a0 that- jnii have -<*ct
an example of governmental prob- \u25a0
Ity tvfcich U nn enconraccmcnt to:
tbc T»Jiole nation.
"I.yuian .Abbott, chairman of ihi»
civic forum: llenry. <,". Potter,
bishop of >"e-»v .A'ork \u25a0 nnd'_vlc»
prrttldent -of the . vlvlc forum ; A.
Barton. Hepburn, tleorare .Mc.\nej-«
Emerson MoJIHIan. .Harcus Marks,.
Isanc'R. SellKmno. .fames n.Ue?--.
nold*. trustees:* Robert \u25a0 Erskln
Kly, director: Klein It. 1... (inuld."
SPECJAIy DISPATCH 'TO- THE CALL
NEW YORK. Dec. 11. — During the
course, of* his address on "Graft and 1
Democracy"" before the civic forum \u25a0 at
Carnegie hall tonigh.t. District ; "Attor- \
n*y Langdon of San, . Erancisco said :
that he was being shadowed in New ,
York- Tho. address was a resume of:
the % news "--of the graft trials printeC ,
from time to^ time. .
! 'i"On my arrival in N>ti- York.".* said
I Langdon, "I found within.. two .. hours
thSt- two human, bloodhounds- were on
my >* trail, v / Th*y have been • with-.' me
ever . slnt:e, and \u25a0 are in:., this ..hall ; to
night. Apparently they think . the; re
former of the v«=-st will g-pt lost in
the'gay and giddy city."
ATTORXBV- IXTEnni'PTS
\u25a0 Frajiklin Leonard Jr., : .an -•\u25a0 attorney
with friends in '-. San •' Francisco; inter
rupted Larigdon : repeatedly to know
why this or that* person should be
characterized as a "crook." \ This at
torney created a ripple of excitement,
and immediately Robert Ersklne. Ely,'
a- director of .the ,forum*, hastened to
say the meeting- was not one- for pub
lic discussion, while the speaker de
clared his willingness to answer .* any
question when ; he. had -concluded his
address. At the end of his talk Leon
ard arose again and was .told" by ': Ely
that . he could not be permitted to
speak. v • -* \u25a0
Leonard "replied that Langdon 1 was*'
willing. It was suggested; that' the;
questionsbe put in writing while a 1a 1
quartet' 5ang. ...... ..... ' ' -
" "I observe,"- said- I^hgdon"/;. as -\u25a0 he 'i
arose with Leonard's questions in: hand,
,"fhat my fri«nd : in the audience • is \\
probably an attorney," o^aii 1 inquiring j
frame .of mind. I will "read his clue's- \
tions and answer them as: I go/a.lqpg. \u25a0
His first question is: 'Has^ not- Tifej- !
L> Ford been .tried and acquitted?'" -The*;
answer: Yes, .tried and acquitted on:
one charge. Thirteen charges" against'
him remain untried. 'Louis "Glass was
triedtwice before we could get him;/
.''The second question 'is'. a's to what
protection* my office, affords \ to the in
nocent who ; may "be -accused." 'My - an
pswor, to that is- that'no^ Innocent ones
have yet : appeared. '<\u25a0 \ .. \u25a0'...*\u25a0'
"The third question jsrwhy,;do I^call
Patrick Calhbuh ;6t :;.'the* United) Rail
Continued on Page 4, Column 2
NO THIRD TERM
FOR ROOSEVELT
THE FINAL WORD
-.- \u25a0 ,-.-•\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0-'\u25a0 ; -::
President Leaves a ; Clear
Field to Taft and the
OUT- OF THE RUNNING
Unqualified Announcement
That He Would; Decline
_^ Nomination
NO CHAISTGE OF MIND
Holds : to , the Renunciation
He Made on Night of
.Election
SrECIAL DISPATCH, TO '-THE CAIA.
•WASHINGTON, Dec. U.—Prcs- 1
ident Roosevelt will hot be a candi
date for a third term. P; All doubt on
this point was dispelled by. the authori
tative statement fromVvthc .'White
I House tonight ;that Mr/ Roosevelt ad- j
\u25a0 hered . to the - declaration "of reriuncia- 1
I tion rhade on the night,' of the elec-j
; tion three years ago. In. the statement •
i issued tonight - President--- Roosevelt .
; said .that . he .had .' not "; changed ; arid '
! wbuld-not change ;the decision dcliv
| ered to the ' American people' in ; l9o^^"i;
t^--Itvapp*arpfthatviPrcflifieritiißpos^velt|:
| had roe«?n ?«\vAfting::the:cali. for the re- j
! publican -natidnsl; convention to afford I
I the proper-, opportunity, for making- .his J
position clear arid unmistakable, thus
! leayinsrthp field; clear for Fairbanks?,
JTaft, Cannon, Knox.'Foraker "and other
| declared or receptive ;' candidates for
I the republican nomination. . The-presi
dent's"; statement;; follow.*:
"On thY; night of tn> election I made
tho folloTi-ing announcement:
| " 'I- am . deeply sensible of*. the honor
don<» me by the American people in"
thill? expressing ."their ; r confidence- in
what I have don« and have tried to do.
j I appreciate; to th*. full. the sole.mn r*>-
I sponsibHity; •\u25a0thfs ; coiVfidenc<» Imposes
upon \u25a0 mci' and. 'l .. -shall :^do ' all- that in
rryy power vli«>s - not t to. "forfeit, it. ' On
the fourth of March next I; shall; hay«?
served thrp«; and a half .years, 1 and- this
three and a half years constitutes my
first term. .The •\u25a0wise 'custom -which
limits the president to two terms re
gards the -substance and -not' the form,"
and under no circumstances will T Uie
a candidate for' or* accept another nom
ination."', r* • . ' .
."I c have not changed and shall not
change , the decision thus announced.".
President .Roosevelt's statement
aroused a^hornets* • n^st; of comment in \u25a0
"Wa'shinajton" tonight. It became public {:
late, but- that made :no , difference;- it
was ibver-» town-Jn a flash. The. hotel
• ii^ii.|lViir[j|TX'iTT''7fT^'-^~*ri"lT--* Jrfa n'~j — ffirfvftniri *
lobbies were . centers ' of political'specu
la tion.. :\u25a0 Telephone vwlres were hot'eon
•n'cctin'g senators' "and representatlyes
with "-", the newspaper offices and corre
spondents. -....-\u25a0. '..,'\u25a0'\u25a0
The general opinion seemed to he
that; Robsevelt^had "succeeded in elimi
nating himself \ personally . from the
coming race, 1 but that h«, was virtually
as, much. a\ factor as ever by reason. of
his ability, to, swing a big vote for: any
man: he :might choose aji his successor.
\ An immediate- revival of waning
booms like .those ; of Cannon, ; Knox,
Fairbanks and iLa Follette is notice
able"; already, but the effect of this' en
thusiasm is not expected to last long.
Even • with Roosevelt i out of the- race
the." political headquarters is still in
the "VVhite House. .'
One reason why Roosevelt issued his
statement /today, . instead of waiting
longer/ is \u25a0- that . hel.will escape \ the ilm
putation that Secretary Taft, begged or
forced •it from of
rea«h and : it ' 4 cannot^ be said that he
caused. the'pre«idfintto'speak. ' > - \u25a0- -;-.
It" is generally believed here-rthat
Roosevelt ' wants' Taft to succeed- him;
al tho u gh the ; pre s ide n t ' has not I m ad e
this iknownpubliclv or ; officially.^ TafV s
chances are'^supposed to be better; now
than ; with(the'doubt : of Roosevelt's can
didacy * threatening; him; ~ It; is -certain
tiiat^Robsevelthas'done^nothing^tb TdTs
courage the':be,lief that he t !« for Taft.;;
The solid £ south has been kept in
line by good , repubiicjiins '", who ibeiieved
they/.wjeyeXwprklnlsifq"^^6BevelL*vyn'-;
less the; word? gp%s I down; the, liriefsbon
nainingithe:t)reßldent'as cn biceTthlß^sec :
tionj is; likely |to JjbecbmeTal f ree \ fighting
groun"d-ainong;th"e;Candldates. 4 : \u25a0 Thelreat
of i the \u25a0'^couritry, q|judSfin*r|frbm|J«xpreß
sionsJofj:publlc;imehshere,^wil! : 'lineVup •
forJor jagainst^Roosevelt ; or; Roosevelt's
chbice./V>':f* > y.*'' :v '-.''jy-i:? u -:/'-'.^t '-'!--- "\r.'- \u25a0 ->-^ " v \u25a0-- \u25a0
v; Thejdrif t^isVbeHeyed' iojK«
•truggle" between; Tait. and HvicUe*,
'> Colonel -T. Otway Sadleir (upper), manager of -the West
End branch of the California 'safe /deposit and tnist company,
who committed suicide, and Herman -Silver, the state bank com
missioner who will be removed. . \u25a0._/;• . '; ,
DB^atpr Jhan face
poneyinßank
Manager; Sadleir of West
•\u25a0 End Branch Blows •
©lit Brains
• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0_- \u25a0_\u25a0 -/ \u25a0;.\u25a0.-».:--\u25a0 -:.\u25a0,«\u25a0-\u25a0 ..- . . \u0084-\u25a0 ':-. ' : .~--- ..-\u25a0 '\u25a0
* Colonel T. > O tway • Sadleir,' manager
of the West -End ; branch ; of the "Caii
fbrnia-- safe -deposit and trust com
pany,:: took "his own life nn : the jrear
room: of •the-- branch i bank : offices, 153 -
Devisadero : street," shortly , before \u25a0 mid
night -Tuesday. Although ' free I from
anyjtaiht of dishonesty, Sadleir offered
himself as .the first , human sacrifice
in 'atonement, for wrongs .done; de
positors by. the officials of the '\u25a0. bank.
Grieving over the; fact that friends
and ".businessmen in -the \u25a0_ vicinity of
the Jbranchibank had deposited $287^
OOO^in'the- defunct institution, arid .that
hisi;friend and mentor, J. - Dalzell
Bfown,; could not .'secure from
jail/;Sadleir 'committed suicide. » ,-/\u25a0'
BtOWS OliT- BRAINS / . . «
A -''sawed 'off," 12 . gauge ".'\u25a0 shotgun;
which .was In the bank, "was used by
the" ; suicide. : , Trying \u25a0In the
rearTof; the. office.,', with his* head 1 - res ting
on - a", roll : of carpet,-- Sadleir placed * the
muzzle of,, the 'weapon*' against ' ; .hJs
/ight.temple, slightly; aboye_ the ear.VHe
intended'. to, pull' both triggers,. but l - only
released one.: : The charge from the gun
tore the top of the head ; away. Had • a
bomb": been"; put -in- the 'man's bratn^cav
ity~iand \u25a0 exploded' with;. an .upward 't 'dree
the;' top of the head could not have been
more completely^ destroyed. | Below the
browlthe -features"' were' intatt, 4 'only. the
nose i was ;blood*,stained. . '
plttls^belie^ad; that SadleirAkilled bim-
night. Mrsi : E. :
Wolf, .who resides in' the flat' at:-1527
Devisadero 'Street, heard the gunshot
at that time, >but* ma»Je no;'investiga
tionhYesterday rnorning • at \u25a0 7 :so 'o'clock
Cunjlnued" on Fase. a, ; Column 17 '
' An ,/NOTic^nccd Washm^top" corre
spondenNb^s>^fisj«ji ihe.^t^^trjjry of
the clique xvhi^Ttos-^tfte -^6jpß^States
senate. You wilFue ,t!llliy;llEeried by read-
The Sunday Gall
CommissipnerSilverls
Slated for Removal
by Governor
Chairman of Board Is
Blamed for Bank's
.Bad Condition
f: -The; ; ; days ?of ;^Herman : Silver ;as a
member^ of -the bank , commission are
• number ed.r; Governor Gillett with At
torney General Webb , visited the of
ficcsTof;tbe'. commission in. the Crocker
building, yesterday morning. The gov
crrior*made* an investigation of the re
ports .filed" "by -the California safe de
posit * and :- trust • company, and ..>.then
asked ; some - pertinent " questions as to
the manner in * which the . board con
ducted its -affairs.""' Herman- Silver, the
chairman of Ithe board," Was not in his
office when CHllett cailcd. It is under
stood that Silver, knew Gillett was
I coming. /Although .thefgovernor made
on the subject,
ihrs. remarks qn the -conduct" of the
icOmtnisJlbn .-spell the retirement of
rSilveiv.- :'\u25a0).\u25a0\u25a0-"{, '\u25a0 \u25a0 -'\u25a0 -.-'
; *,The* ; governor was informed. that Sil
ver .had said some time aaro that he
knew ; the; California- safe deposit and
.trust v company to .be *'rotteri/\ '.-. This
statement ,waß;m'ade, by S^er, accord
ing i.to • other members of the commis
sion. •before 1 'the': bank was declared
insolvent. ':
Sn.TER'RESPOXSIfILE ;
\u25a0A' Sliver.- has been - a member^ of the
board for four years. The other three
members :of. the commission have been
appointed t within ' the- last sjx- months.
Commissioner* Sherer wag appointed ,in
July,' and since then there has been no
examination; of 'the defunct institution.
Garoutte and Lynch' were . appointed
withinvthe past .few weeks. The gov
ernor, said that Silver, as the only mem
ber, of the board Vho: had been long in
office,;- .was the member who naturally
should .have knownTof "the situation.
The) governor regarded ;th«* general
holdings ,of-the company such that it
should have . been forced out of the
baViking; fleld^ long "ago.*"
'After discussing, tie situation In a
general-- way," the, governor , took iup - the
question ot needed reforms in tbe ad
ministration of the ; office. It rec
ommerided that'inspections be more fre
quent; t^iat : the : field be divided and
each, commissioner held responsible for
agiven district.' and that a corps of ex
pert accountants be retained, by the
commission for examination ; purposes.
It: was also suggested -that the law^ be
amended ? in i -a-; way.; to strengthen the
commission's hand*.
The 'governor learned with some-sur
prise that; th«* trust department of the
Continued -'oa \ Fust, -4. ". Colojua I
PEICE FIVE GENTS.
ADMITS THAT
HE ALTERED
RECORDS
Brown Tells Truth
to Commission
When Pressed
False Entries in ihe
Safe Deposit's Assets
Two My thical Items
of $100,000 Each
on Books
OefunctbanVs Manager
Subject to Heavy Penalty
\*Ycs,~zii is 'tracji^thesil entries
do hot- represent genuine transac
tions. They Tvere carried as cash
items by. the bank."— From con
fession of J. Dalzell Brown.
'7 lindTD nothing whatever re
garding the Golton securities. I
have no recollection of having
signed any receipt \u25a0 evidencing the
depositz]vql —
David : F. Walker ''~.~ r
.- ~~ \u25a0 . •
. J. Dalzell Brown, the* im
prisoned manager of the Cali
fornia safe deposit and trust
company, has made a confes
sion to : the bank commission.
By : his^qwn^words lire-stands
convicted of ah "offense for
which he can be sent to state
prison for a term of 10 years.
Brown has confessed that fic
titious entries were; made in
the; books of the bank. The
confession was not exactly a
voluntary one, but came after*
Brown had been subjected to
a long sweating process by
Commissioners Garoutte and
Sherer. Finally, when Brown
was cornered, he blurted out,
" Yes, it V true ;- those entries
do _ riot represent real ; transac
tions. , *
The entries which Brown has
confessed were false related to
two items each of $100,000, which
appeared as assets of the bank.
These items, as recorded on the
books, made it appear that the
California safe deposit and trust
company had on deposit $1 00,000
in each of two New York banks.
Brown maintained until almost to
the end of the interview with the
commissioners that the entries
represented genuine assets, . but
when pressed . further for a com
plete explanation, he broke down
and admitted ihe truth.
Brown was called into the'of
fices -of the commission to explain
some' doubtful entries. He was
turned over to oCmmissioners
Garoutte ;and Sherer, who. sought
to "straighten out the tangle.
A* What do these "two entries rep^,
resent/ asked Garoutte.
"They are cash items carried by
the ?bank,". explained Brown with
a smile: .
''Available assets?" continued
Garoutte. «
." Yes",-. sir ; certainly," Brown as
serted.
;\u25a0 . "Ho\t do sou ; baj2scii- to have
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