The herald., 1893-10-22
TAMMANY'S TOPICAL TALK
The Jury-Bribing Matter in the
Curtis Case.
Recent Matters of Gossip in San
Francisco.
Senator Dunne's Predicament-Charle
Fairs 'MsrriaEe-The Weekly
Murder = Notes and
Personals.
Special correspondence to tho HnRALD.

Special correspondence to tho HERALD.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 20.
The Examiner has devoted many col
umns during the past few days to the
alleged bribery of jurors sitting in judg-
ment upon M. B. Curtis, the actor,
charged with the murder of police
man.
The men who are accused of tamper-
ing with the scales of justice in this
case are liking" McManus, so-called for
the reason that for years past he has
been the dictator in politics in the dis
trict known as the Potrero. State SEN
ator VIM. Dunno is the other.
The latter has been for some years
one OF the most prominent politicians in
the city, and his popularity is attested
by his election to the assembly four
years since, at which time he and Sen.
ator Arms were the only Democrats cent
to the legislature from this city. At
that time the paper that is now accus-
ing Dunno OF bribery devoted consider
able space to eulogizing him, and in
particular referring to him as man
who was unapproschable upon any dis
honest scheme. Evidently the ase0ci-
ates with whom the young senator has
commingled since his career as legis-
lator have been such as to bring him
into disrepute.
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Charlie Fair, who is known to fame as
q son OF the millionaire ex-senator and q
f.xI on1A
graduate, has created sensation by
marrying member of the half-world,
and as result society throws up its
ments upon the affair as an instance of
young man committing an unpafdona-
BILE offense by wedding a woman not in
his caste.
, To the writer it would seem from an
unpreiudiced point of view that the
woman in this case should be reproved
for marrying a man OF young Fairs
caliber.
Whatever the new Mrs. Fair may have
been, it ie possible that poverty may
have driven her to it, as it has go many
of our poor girls. On the contrary, Fairs
standing in social circles was not one
whit better than that of his wife; it
was a class in which he has lived for
many years, and even here his drunken
manners were only tolerated owing to
his wealth. 1t would seem that the
best thing the senator could do would
be to await developments, and it may
be that the marriage of these two social
outcasts may prove their mutual reform
alton.
The usual weekly murder took place
during the week, and as is generally the
case the principals were members OF the
lower strata of society. Two men
named Maloney and Kelly were among
select cotere of visitors at the residence
of young widow, and during the even
ing "Willie" was taken ont for walk
number of times, with the result that
the party was soon in a wild state of in
toxication, during which time Kelly
saw fit to reprimand Maloney for his
lack of manners. The latter took um-
brage at the criticism of his knowledge
OF etiquette and called Kelly's attention
to the fact that he had learned the in
tricacies of society while attending pic
MICS at Harbor View, and to show the
public that it was no idle boast he later
in the day called upon the unfortunate
h6liy ht LIS IcelucuCo dA0 bihbaO0 hiiu
to death with razor.
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The Southern Pacific has now assumed
q monopoly of every branch OF travel in
San Francisco by securing control OF the
opposition street railways and absorbing
all under the direction OF one head.
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Ralph Dominguez was in the city on
business during the week but devoted
few moments of his time to calling upon
old friends.
One OF Los Angeles old-time citizens
attended the Masonic gathering in the
person Of Sam Prayer.
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Britieh Vice Consul g. Mortimer
White, accompanied by his wife and
child, were among the visitors to mid
winter city, as the fair grounds are now
called.
.Moye G. Norton. one OF the members
of the Los Angeles legal fraternity. is
here in connection with an important