The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-09
A LAKEPORT LAWYER.
He Commits Forgery and Wants
to Go to Prison.

''Dick, / want you to take me before
Justice of the Peace, and l will confess to
committing forgery and waive examination,
and on Monday morning L will go before
the Superior Court and take my
sentence" Under Sheriff Lawrence
heard these words with amazemeut
coming from d. G. MacDOugal astSaturday.
MacDougal is bright young lawyer Of Lake
port. too fond OF wine and cards. A COM
plant was soon drawn by the District At
terney Judge Welch), and Mac was brought
before Justice Cook, when he was anxious
to waive examination and take sentence
as soon ms Judge Crump Of the Supe-
rior Court could administer the same.
The District Attorney thought best, how
ever, to have enough evidence on the part
of the prosecution to hold Mac, and had the
case set down for Thursday next. Mac
seemed greatly disappointed, and went TO
jail sorrowing thai he could not be SEN
fenced without examination or trial
From his own story it seems MacDougal
wanted some money about the 10Th of last
June He went to the Bradford mine and
asked Charles Bradford, the Superintendent,
to loan him $780, AS Mac had defended
the Bradford miners who committed the
murder of Mrs. Rich last fall when trying
TO tar and feather one Bennett
who was stopping at the house of
Ri ch. he thought Bradford would ac-
eommodate him. Blu: Bradford had mo
money to loan" Mac then bent his steps
to the great Western Mine and wanted to
borrow the money from Andrew ROcca, the
Superintendent Of that mine. lie told
Rocca that Bradford had promised the
money but didn't have it on hand just then.
[ need the money right now, said Mac,
to pay a debt to prevent an attach
ment being levied on my law library
which is worth $780, Roeca was willing to
loan the money if Bradford would ind orse
the note. Mac returned to the Bradford
mine, but failed to get the note indorSed.
However, he returned 10 the Great West
ern and asked if Thomas W. Folks in
Rocca said that it would. Now, Thomas
w. Polk is MacDougaPs father
in-law and wealthy farmer living near
Upper Lake. Mac went away. and after
waiting about as long as it would take him
TO travel TO LakeDort and return, he pre-
scented himself at Superintendent Rocca's
Office with note indorsed by Thomas w.
Polk. He got the money and lourneyed
in to San Francisco, where, it is
rumored he invested IL in liquors and poker
chips. No one here knew of his financial
coup until he told OF it last Saturday. But
behind this is story of two Tor more)
cities" Mac left Lakeport August oath for
San Francisco and Woodland on business.
He returned to Lakeport on Wednesday,
September I'd. A friend" who Journeyed
with Mac on his return not only showed
great s0licitude for Macs safety and pres
ence; be also tired the town" with ques-
tons about Mac. IL was soon noised around
that the friend" was detective. and, con-
sidering his stupidity and gullibility, we be-
Iieya be was, and probably is. Il seems during
Macs visit to the Bay City he found a
poker game at the Bella Union Theater.
''The friend" brought with him checks call
ing for $780, drawn ON the Bank of Cali
fornia, signed D. C. MacDougal, which
checks the Bank Of California would not
buy. The holder having use Tor the money
insisted on Mac buying them up aud
paying in coin. This Mac could not do as
his money WAS all in the Farmers Savings
Bank at LakepOrt but he would go home
and send the amount down at cnce, but
''the friend" was sent home with Mac 10
see 1t was not forgotten. The two
arrived here Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday Mac put off and put
off settlement Saturday the friend threat
ened exposure and arrest and falling in San
Francisco if not paid Sl100 that day. Mac
had by this time become tired of the frying
pan he had been in and jumped into the
| fire by confessing the forgery. He went to
| Jail, ''the friend" went to San Francisco.
| however, before going he informed
| Justice Cook that Mac had lied to
him and that he had been deceived.
| So he had to leave his prisoner that-should-
| be behind. About two years ago Mac drew
| few checks for money he did not have,
| but Father Polk" squared that. Now, it
| seems, Mac must face the music. II is net
generally supposed that the aboye-named