The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-26
JACOB SHAEN'S RETURN.
The Dapper Assistant Appraiser
Highly Indignant.
Two More Indictments by the United States
Grand Jury-The Liebss Investiga-
tion-A Funny Incident

The two notable events In Government
circles yesterday were the presenting of two
more secret indictments by the Federal
Grand Jury. and the return from his East
ern trip of Jacob Shaep, the assistant ap-
praiser.
The Grand Jury, headed by Foreman
Kelly. filed into Judge Morrow's courtroom
about 2:3O p. NJ. and handed to his Honor
two true bills they said they had found
against the parties whose names are in
scribed on the yellow covered pal ers and
whose alleged offenses are also detailed In
neatly typewriter copy on the same pages.
This is all we have to report and the jury
begs to be excused until Friday" said pomp-
Gus Mr.. Kelly, and Judge Morrow graci0uSly
granted the three days vacation asked for.
Clerk Manley, thinking of the roasting
Senator Sanders of Montana had given
him ana his ex-chief. General Carey, in the
United States Senate on Saturday, absent
mind eddy grabbed the two indictments and
came very near handing them TO the first
reporter who held out his hand fO- the
precious documents; but he caught
glimpse Of Dis rict Attorney Carriers fTOwn
in time TO realize that he was about TO
give away what he had orders 10 keep
secret, and the papers Instantly disappeared
from sight in Mr.. Manley's coat pocket.
District Attorney Carriers frOwn is getting
quite famous around the United States
courts since a story was spread some time
ago to tile effect that the distinguished
jurist from Red Bluff once stopped rail-
road train at full speed by simply standing
alongside OF the track and frowning at the
cOw-catcher.
John Fouga. Mr.. Manley's other half. pro-
duced some blanks and proceeded TO make
ont two bench warrants for the arrest OF the
two indicted individuals, but Colonel HOf-
man, Judge MorroN's chief clerk. carried
the warrants into the District Attorneys
Office, where they remained when the Off
Gals all left The building to seek rest and
recreation after their ardu0us IabOrs of the
day. Why the warrants were not handed
TO the marshal for service was only 10 be
Surmised, but it seems as If they were in
tended for people who are known 10 be
absent from tie city.
HOME AGAIN.
Jacob Shaen-dapper. smiling little "Ja-
keys once more IN The city. He arrived
yesterday, direct from New York. just too
late for the Republican primaries. This he
doubtless much regrets, for it was on such
An occasion that Jake first won the distinc-
ton that eventually elevated him 10 the
position Of an assistant appraiser in the
Custom-house service.
Jake did not remain long around the Gov
eminent building yesterday - only long
enough to tell Collector Phelps that he
would be on duly to-day, to shake hands
minutes with Special Treasury Agent Nc
Coy and TO give afew hurried answers 10
the queries which a CALL reporter put TO
him.
The returned traveller was just little
mad He said the newspapers had done
him an injustice by connecting his name
with the CustOm-house scandals now under
Investigation. He looked perfect picture
of injured innocence when he protested that
be knew absolutely nothing about III these
a nd n
could have had even the remotest cOnnec-
ton with anything which might be inter-
preted as being dishonest
II am in the crockery department, and
have never had any dealings with importa-
tions of dry goods or tobacco" said the hero
of many precinct elections, land / was
never so astonished in nay life as when |
heard that Mr.. Leavy had been dismissed
from the service" He added that he heard
the news in New York, after he had met
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury Spauld-
ing in Washington. and that the latter
never even limited TO him during the inter-
view that there was anything wrong in the
Appraisers Office In San Francisco.
sHAEN'S DISAPPOINTMENT.
"Mr. Spaulding never asked me single
question about these matters, and Senator
FELTON, also refrained from speaking to me
about anything of the kind when L called on
| him in Washington" continued Jake, with
| a shade of reproach in the tone of voice pre-
sumably intended to express his regrets
| that the statesmen be had mentioned had not
considered 1t necessary to take him Into
| their confidence.
This morning Mr.. Shaen will be on duty
| in the Appraisers Office, which needs his
presence just now very much, because there
| Is great deal Of work to be done and only
| few men to do 1t.
Collector Phelps will not state who the
man is whose removal from Office he has de-
| clded to recommend. He said Yesterday
| that he will send the recommendation to
Washington in a day or two, but that he
| would not make the name public until the
| department has decided to act Neverthe-
less, 1t is known around the CustOm-hOuse
that the man is one Of the samplers IN the
| Appraiser Office.
Room GO in the Government building.
| where the Liebes tobacco investigation is
being conducted by General Appraiser
Shurtlef, was yesterday transformed into
cgar-iaet0ry. Two cigar-makers were
busy all day plying their trade iadustriously.
They had their tools and all the necessary
| paraphernalia and turned out fine lot of
smokers, using the Sumatra leaves under
Investigation al wrappers. Treasury Agent
Mccoy and Assistant United States Attor-
ney Shurtleff intend by introducing these
| cigars as evidence to establish positive
proof that the tobacco imported by Lebes
Bros. d Co. in September 1891, was wrap
perS" and not ''fllers," as claimed by the
| firm.
During the progress of yesterdays pro-
ceedings In the Liebes case, a very funny
incident iivened up the official dullness of
the investigation. A practical joker by the
name OF Jordan, who has quite reputation
as wag. posted sign on the door of room
&c which read as follows; Mccoy &
Shurtleff'S White Labor Cigar Factory.
Only Sumatra Wrappers Used" When the
Government officers discovered this pseudo
business advertisement they had much fun
over 1t, but the best joke came later when
Lawyer Dibble, who represents Liebes.
learned the contents of the placard. He
took the matter quite seriously, and threat
ened to have the perpetrator arrested for
contempt of court. but for bis pains was
made the angling stock Of the Office.
The cigar makers who were at work fol
the Government Yesterday were j. r.
Hoenes and III. Hendorf.