The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-26

OF a number of his dupes. principally
women. His bride of IL summers, to whom
he was welded two months ago, likewise
mourns bis sudden flight Likewise in grief
are number of respectable ladies en-
pl0yed by the smooth charlatan as book
keepers and Office clerks, who are deplor-
Ing the loss not only of months salary
but also OF the 500 in gold coin which each
OF them deposited with him as security for
their honesty.
''DR." EMoRY's DEBUT.
DIR" Emery first made his appearance
In Sacramento some time In January last.
He opened an Office at 9l7 X street, where
he contracted TO cure all diseases Of mankind.
lie next opened an Office at the Brunswick
Hotel In Oakland. and about the last week
in February established himself in an Office
at 3lo kearny street in this city. His next
therapeutic extension was in San Jose.
All these places he kept going, at the same
time dividing his weekdays among the four
cities. In each of them his operations were
alike. In each he leaves a shoal Of victims.
The method of swindling women was to
advertise for ladies as office assistants.
There was no lack of applicants. He only
engaged those who could put UP 500 as Sc
eurlty. In consideration of their services
be agreed 10 board and lodge them and pay
salary or $50 month. In every case, so
far as known, the first months salary was
forthcoming The second remains unpaid.
NO LACK OF PATIENTS.
He had no lack of patients in any Of the
places mentioned. While he advertised the
old qnack formula mo cure, no pay" ne
never failed 10 produce written contracts,
manded and received $40 10 SIS from each
candidate for medical electricity before the
battery was applied TO the diseased part.
He Instructed all his lady assistants i'll the
mystery OF his treatment and these assist
ants attended TO the female patients. The
men received his personal attention.
A month ago DR." Emory removed his
office from kearny street to an elegant suite
OF rooms on the first floor Of the Baldwin
Hotel annex building, $50 Market street.
HIS GRIPsACK PACKED.
Here he did thriving business until last
Thursday morning, when he disappeared.
He then told Miss Nettleton. his assistant,
that he was going 10 his San Jose Office.
His room being filed with patients calling
for their second application Of the battery,
she telegraphed to the doctor" at San Jose,
when she learned for the first time that he
had never gone thither. but that his patients
in the Garden City were anxiOusly inQuir-
Ing for him. Then kilograms from Sacra-
mento began TO pour In. as well as telephone
messages from Oakland TO the same puT-
port.
THE BRIDE IN PURSUIT..
Yesterday his rent falling due the land
lady of the Baldwin annex began TO look
Tor the fugitive. Then the bride came over
from Oakland and discovered that she had
been deserted. Not clew TO his where
abouts had the adventurer left behind him.
and all that Miss Nettleton has TO show for
her months salary and deposit of 500 is an
old electric battery valued at about $40.
a hat H.
duped into marriage with him was Miss
Lille Thomas, daughter of Mrs. -Leonora
y. Thomas, a widow residing at 23US Suffer
street. The deserted wife did not seem to
be at all broken-hearted over the loss of
her spouse, who is man about 81 years of
age and described by Miss Nettleton as of
rather sinister aspect with a blue streak
across the bridge Of his nose, as though in
dcatlve of catarrhal rayages. That organ
itself. she ayows. is fat ut the tip and alto
gether unhandsome.
EYES THAT ROLF .UNE4sILY.
His complexion IS salow, his hair and
whiskers sandy, the hair turning gray. In
height he Is about 5 feet 10 inches. His
eyes, size declares, roll about uueasily, never
be ing at rest or fixed on the person lie may
be addressing. He was generally appar-
eied in slate-colored tweed business suit
and until the morning he disappeared she
never saw him wear an overcoat. Miss Net
Teton insists that she realized all the time
tina, he was a very bad man, but as he had
her money she did not dare accuse him of
dishonesty.
HIS OTHER VICTIMS.
How many victims lie has swindled in the
same way that he dis Miss Ncttleton, as
yet has not been sscertained. His Office
attendant at San Jose Is Miss Larkin
The lady at Sacramento Is a Miss Olivia
Burns. At Oakland q German lady served
him in the same capacity.
xTt fn nd In. al. - a
room of the suite at the Baldwin annex Miss
Nettleton slept on the lounge in the parlor
She says that the doctor" was up at 4
o'clock every morning, and the first thing he
did was TO grab all the morning papers
after having glanced over which he would
again retire She says he had no acquain-,
lance in this city and was always i'll at ease
when people first came into his Office.