Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-25
ANOTHER FALSE CHARGE
A SAN DIEGO FABLE ABOUT DEP
UTY MARSHALs.
Deputy Marsh Makes Full Refuta-
tion OF the silly Dispatch
from San DtegO-What
He Has Done.

The inexhaustible jealousy of some
San Diego federal officials of some OF
their Los Angeles colleagues mas caused
bitter feud for the past three years.
On the part Of the San Diego contingent
no misstatement or invention has been
too false for their use against members
of the United States marshaPs Office in
this city. In line with this policy
silly fake was printed yesterday in the
San Diego Union and telegraphed out
by the Associated Press, asserting that
Deputy United States Marshas March
and Smallcomb had been guilty of catch
ing Cinnamon in Lower California,
bringing them across the line and then
arresting them as violat0rs of the exclu-
sion act. Mr.. Marsh yesterday in re-
gard to the matter made the following
statement:
/ see by an Associated Press dispatch
from San Diego that an alleged inform
ant of the San Diego Union claimed that
/, with the assistance of Deputy United
States Marshal Smallcomb and one
Hyde, have entered into conspiracy"
tokidnap Cinnamon in Lower California.
After carefully reading the article am
unable to determine exactly where this
charge of alleged kidnapping would lie.
The article referred to states that
"Chinamen shave been kidnapped in
Lower California and turned over to
Federal authorities of this country on
pretext that they have been arrested for
violation OF the exclusion law" After
reading and re-reading the article, am
unable to determine whether l am
charged with kidnapping these Chinese
from the United States into Lower Cali
fornis, and then kidnapping them back
into the United States again for the pur-
pose of prosecuting them under the ex-
clusion act, or whether Hyde, or the
Mexican officials, whom it is alleged are
cognizant of the practice, kidnap the
Cinnamon in Lower California, and then
turn them over to me to be prosecuted;
but suppose will have to wait for the
aforesaid ''informant" to more fully ex-
plain this great conspiracy" or until
such time as copy of the alleged affi-
davit OF Hyde is sent to me from Wash
ington.
The strangest part of the charge
against Deputy SmallcomD and myself
is that we should, after kidnapping these
Cinnamon, have the temerity to take
them before United States Commission.
ers M. L. Ward of San Diego or VIM. M.
Van Dyke of Los Angeles and try them
for violating the exclusion act. Deputies
Smallcomb, Goodrich and myself have
since April, 1890, captured over 100
Chinese who illegally entered the
United States and were tried and con-
victed therefor and have successfully
deported them to China. These China
men all had fair trials and an attorney
to defend them and an interpreter, and
it seems strange that during all these
trials that these Chinese themselves
have not given this kidnapping snap
away. Perhaps, however, the aforesaid
informant" will kindly make himself
known and rise and explain this. So
much for the kidnapping part of this
alleged conspiracy.
Now as to Hyde not getting his share
and turning informant" / will briefly
state that there is such q man as Hyde,
and that he does live 40 miles below the
line, and that in June, 1890, and prior
and subsequent to that time he was, as
was informed by one John r. Berry,
collector of the port of San Diego, and
by Hyde himself, paid spy of the gov
ernment and acting under the orders of
the said J. R. Berry. And will fur
ther state that in June, 1890. through
information given me by the said Hyde,
captured 10 Cinnamon in the act of
entering the United States from Lower
California, had them tried and convicted
and deported to China, and that the
said Hyde who trailed them from his
ranch was witness before Commission
er M. L. Ward against them, and that
Hyde, although a paid agent of said
Rorru in thu nf nonutu GxrnA-
rich insisted that in addition to what
ever reward he should receive from
the government that I should divide
my fees with him, which I
promptly refused to do, since
which time Hyde and myself ''do
not speak as we pass by" will also
add that from that time the govern
ment officers strongly suspected that
Hyde went into the business of guiding
Cinnamon through the Underground
railroad" into the United States and
that subsequently I arrested Hyde's
partner, Walker, in the act of bringing
five Cinnamon into the United States.
As to Smallcomb being out of money,
am sorry to know that, and hope he
will be in funds again.
As to the bunch now waiting to be
kidnapped, l will thank that aforesaid
''informant" for the tip, and endeavor
to keep up my reputation as "kidnap-
eY" as of old. am glad to. note that
the "informant" of the Union charges
me with no more serious offence that
that Of kidnapping" in favor of the
government Of the United States, and
that I am not trying to MD this
desirable (?) race of people to illegally
enter the United States.
One word more. / wonder if the fact
that the notorious cattle thief, Eduardo
Croasthwaite, who was arrested last week
in Lower California for cattle smuggling
and taken to Ensenada for trial, had
anything to do with this attempt of our
'informant" to throw mud at a govern
ment officer? It will be rememb bered
that was honorably acquitted of the
charge OF kidnapping this outlaw. I am
glad to say have at least been success
full in sending back to China over lCO
Chinese and convicting and sending to
San Quentin four of the most notorious
counterfeiters in the United States for
10 years, az we'll as Mason and Smith for
robbing the postoffice at Durate. besides
numerous other offenders during my
snort term Of Office extending over q
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