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A. H. Stewart, the erst- while detective, employed to secure evidence against the blind pigs of Red Bluff, was given a preliminary hearing in Justice Lennon's court yesterday morning on the charge of offering to accept a bribe. District At- torney Gernon presented a strong case against the de- fendant, so strong in fact that Justice Lennon bound Stewart over to the supe- rior court and placed his bonds at $1500. If the ev- idence presented in court yesterday was new to Stew- art he must have lost con- fidence in his own ability to play successfully the role of a detective, seeing that he fell easily into a trap prepared for him by the men he was after. In- stead of being the prose- cuting witness in a case against the blind piggers he because the defendant in a charge more serious than selling booze without a license, and his proposal to take money and leave town was recited in his presence yesterday by four witnesses who tell practi- cally the same story, and which brands this sleuth as about the crookedest and most unreliable fraud that has yet masqueraded in this community under the guise of a detective. Ap- parently Stewart has not hesitated to throw the dis- trict attorney down, and all the citizens who had placed confidence in him. That he will be unable to wriggle out of this piece of work and that the dis- trict attorney will be able to place him were he be- longs, seems evident by the story of the witnesses in court yesterday. The story told in court discloses that after Stew- art made it known that he was open to a proposition from the men he was sent out to catch that a neat frame up was prepared for him and he walked into it deliberately. Al Pre- usser is responsible for the scheme and its execu- tion. He secured the help of William R. Anderson, em- ployed in the Pacific Tele- phone company, Ted Pea- slee, Henry Marshall, Rob- ert Lee and Joe Souse and had them stationed out- side the Chinese joint at 841 High street. Preusser was one of the parties ar- rested a few weeks ago on evidence secured by Stewart, and is the party whom the detective had approached for a bribe to leave town and prevent any further prosecution of the case against Preusser. The detective was to meet Pre- usser at the Chinese place on High street on the eve- ning of March 23. Stewart kept the appointment. Pre- usser met him there about 8:30 o'clock. The confer- ence was held in the little bed room in the Chinese place. The story told on the witness stand yesterday in Justice Lennon's court by Anderson, Peaslee, Mar- tin and Souza was to the effect that they were sta- tioned under the window of the bed room in the Chi- nese place for the purpose of hearing what transpired between the men. Peaslee took short hand reports on the conversation, while Anderson acted as look- out, keeping his eye on the open window over which a blind had been partly drawn. The other boys were close enough to hear what was going on, and to get the conversation. The witnesses saw Stewart come to the Chinese place, trailed him into the house and even into the bed room and saw him leave. Anderson'sstory The story told on the stand by William R. An- derson covers the details of the situation, reciting the conversation that occurred in the room between Pre- usser and Stewart. "Well," remarked Preusser as they entered the room, "I ain't got no time to waste here. What is that proposition you want to see me over? Let's get it over and done with it." "Well all," replied Stew- art, "I will tell you, man to man, I am G-- ---d sorry I have done what I have. But I got around a lot of those religious ---- and they have talked me into this. Now after I have done it I see what a mistake I have made and I am going to ---- the whole G-- ---d works, and if you fellows will give me $150 I will be so d--d far away from here by Thursday they never will be able to find me." "Well what assurance have we that you won't come back," asked Pre- usser. "Well you can go down and put me on the train if you want to. If I should have to come back or be brought back, I will ball it up for them in such a way they never will get any- thing out of me." — April 8, 1915 100YEARSAGO... De tec ti ve Stewart caught in h is o wn t ra p by Preusser PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. This recipe for quick Ital- ian beef and vegetable soup comes from the 1993 Na- tional Beef Cook-Off. 1 pound lean ground beef 1 large clove garlic, crushed teaspoon pepper teaspoon salt 2 cans (13 to 14 ounces each) ready-to-serve beef broth 1 can (14 ounces) Ital- ian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained, broken up 1 cup sliced ( -inch thick) carrots 1 can (15-19 ounces) can- nellini (white kidney) or Great Northern beans, rinsed, drained 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwiseinhalfandcross- wise into inch thick slices 2 cups torn spinach leaves, lightly packed 1. Heat Dutch oven or large saucepan over me- dium heat until hot. Add ground beef and gar- lic, brown 4 to 5 minutes, breaking beef up into - inch crumbles. Pour off drippings. Season beef with pepper and salt. 2. Stir broth, tomatoes and carrots into beef. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncover, 10 min- utes. Stir in beans and zuc- chini; continue to cook 4 to 5 minutes or until zucchini is crisp-tender. Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Garnish as desired. Makes 4 servings Total preparation and cooking time: 30 minutes CATTLEWOMEN'S CORNER COURTESYPHOTO A future bull rider learned proper form at the PRCA Rodeo Camp from Justin Andrade. The Rodeo Camp was sponsored by the Red Bluff Round Up committee. Shasta Composite Squad- ron 126 of the Civil Air Pa- trol will hold an open house 2-6 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at 6781 Woodrum Circle, behind FedEx at Redding Municipal Airport. Pizza and refreshments will be served and the event is open to adults and chil- dren 12-18 who are inter- ested in aviation. The group's missions in- clude airborne and ground- based emergency services, cadet programs and aero- space education. The event will inlcude an EZ Child/Elderly ID System provided by Redding Moose Lodge in coordination with Safe Surfin' Foundation and the Bedford County Sher- iff's Office. For more info on this program, send an email to Lowell Fletcher pc- whatever@yahoo.com. For more info about the open house, call 2Lt. Nancy Maas at 605-3661 or Maj. Lindsay Edwards at 222- 8088. SHASTA COMPOSITE SQUADRON Civil Air Patrol to hold open house The Red Bluff-Tehama County American Associa- tion of University Women is again offering a scholar- ship for fall classes. The ap- plication can be picked up at the Tehama County De- partment of Education, 1135 Lincoln St. Those applying are to be Tehama County residents, in third or fourth year of college or at the graduate level. They will be asked to provide a brief history, school transcripts and a fi- nancial statement. A Scholarship Committee will review the application packets, make a selection and checks are awarded at the June 17 social. For further information, call Gail at 527-5290. EDUCATION American Association of University Women Scholarship The following informa- tion has been compiled from Red Bluff Police De- partment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Pa- trol logs. Arrests DavidR.Fleckenstein: 50, of Red Bluff was arrested Monday on Gilmore Road and Sandy Way in Red Bluff on suspicion of felony viola- tion of parole and misde- meanor possession of a controlled substance. Jeremy L. Yates: 36, of Red Bluff was arrested Monday on outstanding felony charges of trans- portation of a controlled substance and keeping a place to sell narcotics. Animal 18300block of Rory Lane: A caller reported Monday that her neigh- bor's dogs killed six of her chickens. Disturbance South and Marguerite avenues: A caller reported Monday that people in a gray Honda threw beer cans at him and his vehicle in the area. 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