| Show BAIL RAiSED AND BOTH MEN IN CITY JAIL Bartnett tt and Brown Unable to Raise the Necessary Security ACTION TAKEN AFTER WALKERS W STATEMENT TEM ENT S PRESIDENT OF THE SUSPENDED BANK TOLD DISTRICT ATTORNEY ATTORNEY ATTORNEY NEY ALL HE KNEW 4 f 4 4 t i 4 e 40 T 4 4 San an Francisco Dec 13 4 f f bonds of J Dalzell Brown and W WJ Yo f J Bartnett manager and vice president respectively of at the sus ens suspended f fT T California Safe Deposit f f Trust company compan who are accused r of having hypothecated securities f to t the amount of 20 belonging to Jo the Colton estate were in Increased increased f creased today from tram to 4 f on motion of the district attorney f f ney ne Neither was able to secure 4 the Increased bond and both are 4 f confined in the city jail tonight R H D Shadburne Shad burne a heavy de depositor f in the insolvent bank t 4 called call d Brown a scoundrel and f thief upon meeting the banker f in the hall ball of ot Temple Israel f t 4 s t f 4 San Francisco Cal CaI Dec 13 Assis Assistant tant ant District Attorney W V Hoff Cook this morning asked that the ball bail of ot J 3 Dalzell Brown general manager of ot the insolvent California Safe Deposit Trust company and W V J 3 Bartnett director in the same institution whose failure has made Christmas a cheer cheerless cheerless cheerless less day for more than depositors depositors depositors tors be raised from to each when the two financiers rs came caine up before Judge Dunne Duane for formal ar arraignment arraignment Both defendants are charged with embezzlement In connection connection tion ion with the disappearance of securities securities securities ties valued at belonging to the Colton estate which had been deposited In the bank Result of Walkers Statement Two hundred thousand dollars was the amount originally fixed by Judge Dunne Duane when the warrants were issued but was reduced in each cas case to upon the plea of at Brown and Bartnett The latter was at liberty on d a bond for f r this amount but Brown was to get bail ball and had been In the cI n since hs his arrest The dis die district diStrict dietrict Horner attorney this morning t namo ima m as a to th B t n fi an ana anath their th ir attorneys and followed the sUite state statement ment yesterday esterday to Assistant District Attorney Francis J 3 Heney H ney i by y David F Walker Valker president of the Insolvent Institution of all that he knew of at the affairs of ot the bank and Colton securities ties L Asked Time to Rustle Oscar Cooper C oper attorney attorn y for Bartnett declared that the increase In ball bali asked for tor by Cook was an outrage How However Howver However ever ver as Judge Dunne was wa somewhat Inclined to grant the district attorneys request Cooper asked for a continuance continuance continuance ance until 2 this afternoon which the court granted Detective however was asked to ac accompany accompany accompany company Bartnett until that hour hourIn hourIn hourIn In an Interview after atter the proceed proceedings proceedIngs proceedings ings District Attorney Cook said Eaid From information and evidence In Inthe inthe inthe the possession of ot the district attorneys office I have not the slightest doubt of the tiLe guilt of both Bartnett and Brown and am certain of a conviction in both cass cas Absolute Guilt Alleged Cook intimated that startling evi evidence evidence evidence dence had come into his possession pointing to the absolute guilt of ot the theo two o defendants Bartnett was until a afew afew few tew days ago general counsel and vice president of the Western Pacific rail railroad railroad railroad road When the case c se was called Cook arose and addressing the court said Since acquiescing to the reduction of the bail ball from to an un Investigation has been made by the district attorneys office and from the information gained and from evidence In n my possession I feel teel constrained to ask asle that the bail ball for tor Bartnett and Brown be raised to After Arter a personal Investigation by b me I think that your honor was right In originally fixing It at that amount and facts war warrant warrant warrant rant me In asking that It be raised to that hat amount again Its an outrage to demand such a I Continued on Page 2 BAIL RAISED AND BOTH MEN ARE IN CITY JAIL t I Continued from Page 1 bail ban at thi this time without a showing by bythe bythe bythe the district attorney to justify It said Oscar Cooper attorney for Bartnett No man In San Francisco could at this time raise that amount The court held that the district attorney was not required to disclose the information mation matlon in his possession upon which his request was based d Cooper then asked that his client be given until 2 to raise the additional bail ball and added that If It there was fear tear of or his es escape escape escape cape there would be no objection to toan toan toan an officer being detailed to accompany him This was granted At this Hiram W Yo Johnston attorney for Brown asked that the order apply also to Brown remarking Sunshine Is as valuable today as tomorrow and andas andas andas as good for us as s for tor others Turning to Cook he sarcastically asked Did you OU say you ou wanted or District Attorney Cook announced that he would ask for tor or one weeks con continuance continuance continuance In the preliminary examina examination examination examination tion of or the two men menA menA menA A Possible Clue Assistant District Attorney W Hoff Cook stated this afternoon that it was his opinion that the missing Colton se so securities securities had been sold ld to the Gould In Interests Interests interests in New York He qualified his statement by declaring that he had no evidence to that effect and nd that It was It Is absolutely absolute false declared Bartnett vehemently when told of ot Cooks statement I never sold the securities removed them or sent them converted them or sent tent them to New NewYork NewYork ew York I have the tha receipt of the Cal California CalIfornia Safe Sate Deposit Trust company officials for them toem |
