The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
DE YOUNG SHOWS HIMSELF.
He Appears IN a Courtroom and Talks
With the Heelers.

He Appears 10 Courtroom and Talks
With the Heelers.
Just before the case Of George Waite, one
Of the victims of the Thrd-street gang,
was called Mike de Young was in earnest
consultation in Judge CofeY's court with
some of the heelers-tough-looki CUSTOM
ers they were, too.
De Young did not wait to help out the
man who was to suffer for having tried to
help him and his partners.
Nor Mas there any one except the Judge
and the acting prosecutor, Andy Clunie. to
show him any sympathy. Detected and
broken down, the poor man sat on his chair
and only asked to be allowed to plead guilty
and have bis punishment melted out to him
at Cuce.
Carroll Cook was asked BY the Judge to
act for the man, but he had no money, and
By leaving tie court during a little tempo
faTy confusion he managed 10 eYade posi-
tive assignment to help the poor man out.
The reason for all this Indifference to the
fate of enc Of their men by the gang was
that Waite had told the truth and stated
plainly that be had been coached by the
notorious Mike Dunn, and that he had been
provided with new name and residence
by that individual
The case came up at o'clock yesterday,
when Clunie appeared IT the people by re.
the information charging Waite with per-
Jury had been read, Judge Coffey asked the
defendant If be had been provided with
counsel, and, on his answering in the mega
tive, the Judge told him he was entitled to
the assistance of counsel ana that the court
would appoint him a competent man, If de-
sired.
1t was at this time that Carroll Cook
slipped out
'.No. your Honor, do not want any
lawyer, 1t would do DO good. All | want is
10 plead guilty aud take my punishment"
Effort after effort was made to induce the
man to change his mind, but they were
vain
Clunie, in addressing the court, said he
did not like the idea of prosecuting this
nan when there were others more guilty,
whom the prosecutors wanted TO get at and
that certainly the man should not be allowed
to plead guilty before having the advice and
assistance of counsel
Then the case went on.
j. K. Lewis, deputy registrar Of voters,
testified ttat he had received the declara-
ton of the defendant and identified him as
the man who had registered under the
name of George Washington Clark, and
giving bis residence as 904 Kearny street.
He produced the affidavit made by defend
ant, which stated the above facts.
Then ID. NJ. Gavigaw, a United States Su-
pervisor of Elections, was sworn, and
stated that he had seen the defendant and
watched him register. He became suspi-
eious of him and asked him some questions
ATE. ward Waite had given his oceupa-
ton as a hOrseshoer, but stated to witness
that he had not worked at the trade for six
years and was peddler now. He said he
had not slept in the Olympic House (904
Kearny streeD on the previous night, but he
had night or two before. paying Is cents
for his bed.
he bad been sent by the man who keeps
Johns" winehouse, at the corner of jack
son aud Front streets, to Mike Dunn and
the latter had told him to go and register
as George Washington Clark, 904 Kearpy
admitted that he lived usually at the corner
oil Front and Jackson streets.
Matt j. Sullivan wa. the next witness and
testified that defendant had made similar
statements to those made to Gavigan to
him and another.
Then the People rested.
DO you wish to make any statement?"
asked the court.
mo, sir. | was full and did not know
what was doing. That's all.'
Il think" said the court, shat the de-
tendant ought TO be held, and / will fix his
bail at $1,000"
During the proceedings In this case an
other OF the Kelly Crimmins gang of stuff
Iers mad been brought In as George Wakeiee
to answer to similar charge, but by some
Misunderstanding the officers had got hold
OF the WRONG man.
An hour afterward George Wakeles was
brought in. This was the Simon pure
george Nakelee. de said so himself and
ne was charged with perjury.
lie said he had engaged the services ef
counsel In the person of one A. L. Barnett
who, however, was not in court and the
case accordingly went over till 10 O'Clock
this morning.