The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-15
AND SURRENDERED HIMSELF
The EX-Cashier Is Now i'm the
County Jail.
EXPECTS SOON TO BE FREE.
w. ii. Chapman Says the Money
Will Be Guaranteed-CalIs 1t
FOrmality.

John w. Flood and his attorney. w. II.
Chapman, were unsuccessful In their eff
forts to find bondsman to take Alexan-
der Duncan's place, yesterday. About l
o'clock they sent for Detective Anthony to
Chapman's office in the Mills build
ing. Shortly after Anthony and Flood
set out together in quest of a bonds
but were not successful in finding one. and
at O'Clock Flood gave himself up and is
now in the County Jail.
Neither Flood nor Chapman, however,
has by any means abandoned hope.
1T is not always easy on the spur
OF the moment 10 fnd a man able To
put up $5o,oOo" said w. Fl. Chapman
yesterday, "but it is only quest ton of IA
few days at the most After all, it is only
a Formally, for Henry F. Emeric is will
ing TO guarantee the whole amount Dun
can had no liability, for Emeric guaran-
teed him the $50. 600 by private agreement.
and he Is willing TO do the same for the
next bondsman. do not look upon it as a
liability If some one else has to pay in
case the bonds are forfeited. and Emeric is
worth over 100000"
When asKeu he whereabouts of Flood
yesterday, the lawyer answered that he
had gone across the bav o look for some
was the business that took him over there,
and when Flod was wanted and could
not be found. it was supposed thai he had
absconded. He came back late at nigh
all right. and has been seen q dozen times
to-day"
The lawyer did not see fit to add that
Flood was that moment securing the town
in the safe custody Of Detective Anthony.
He was in fact so sure that Floods effor S.
added to MS own, would secure bonds
man before nightfall that he evidently
thought the little episode OF police escort
with which his client was momentarily
hampered WAS not worth abiding tn.
Speaking of Alexander Duncan's with
drawal from his bond. W. II. Chapm n
said: eve have known for some time
that Duncan wanted 20 get off. The
trouble with the old gentleman is that be
is getting old-somewhere between IS and
S0-and these thines seem to worry him.
Then | guess Mrs. Duncan thought if he
should die she might have trouble about
that private arrangement with Emeric.
at is very unfortunate tor US. though.
that he withdrew at this time. for it ap-
pears to cast discredit on the case. 1t
was our intention to subst tute another
b0ndsman tomorrow. when one of the new
cases is brought no in the Police Court to
be decided. Or on the 221. when the case
come up before Judge Belcher, we could
have substituted another b0ndsman, and
no common would have been excited at
all. l: is the sudden withdrawal of Mr.
Duncan that seems to cast discredit on
the case"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Chapman was
quite unsuccessful in finding any one will
ing TO go through the little formality of
putting up bonds TO the tune OF $50, 900,
even if the sum was guaranteed. The
lawyer has not lost hope, though, and he
expects by Monday at the furthest to see
Flnod once more walking abroad at liberty
Wilbur G. Zeigler, one of the attorneys
IN the Flood case for the Dono hoe Kelly
Banking Company. expressed complete in
difference as to whether Alexander Dun
can had retired from being a bondsmap or
not.
"a man cannot withdraw under such
circumstances merely to suit his own
pleasure or convenience" he said. "If
Mr.. Duran wishes to withdraw be must
give up MIR. Flood before he can do SO le-
gally. We have received no eommunica-
ton on the subject, though we may posi-
bly, do So" As it happened, however. at
the very time ". G. Ziegler was expressing
this opinion Food was in the act of CIV
ing himself up TO justice.