The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-16
MAN OF MYSTERY.
John E. Sexton Is Behind
Prison Bars.
List of Bright Graduates From
the Oakland High School
for 1894.

OAKLAND.-"The Man OF Mystery" Is
in Jail al last. and the people of Oakland
are auXiously waiting to see whether the
Huntington pull" which John E. Sexton
is said to have will be strong enough to
pull that young gentleman from behind
the bars of the City Prison.
TO many persons Sexton has been an
enigma So peculiar have been his ways
that he has come to be dubbed "The Man
of Mystery" with HuntiDg ton pull"
Sexton was arrested on Friday in San
Francisco on a charge of forgery, the in
formatio against him being filed by Rob-
ert Boyer. the cigar-deaer. He forged
Boyer's name to check for 500 and
cashed the check with Wells, Fargo 81 Co.
But this is only starter for Sexton. He
is said to have vctimized A d. Wilder,
the Bank of San Leandro. 10 Harris,
Owen Rooney a San Leandro tailor named
George Sporel, Joseph Rosenberg. cigar
man, and numerous others.
In 1885 Sexton was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment at Los Angeles for
robblng the mails. After that he was
promn emily mentioned as candida ate for
Government inspector of the Alaska
salmon industry.
Sexton in some manner has always
slipped out with ease from his entangle-
ments. and 1t is said he did this through
the influence of powerful friends. AS he
has bad much to do in railroad matters his
silent friend was said to be none other than G.
T. Huntington.
He WAS in The employ of the railroad during
the strike as q "spotter." His business was to
furnish information against the strIk RS. 1t Is
also said that he has done some "spotting" in
high places and keeps Mr.. huntington posted
on the actions Of the Dig ones In railroad cir
cles.
1t is further stated that the information of
Sexton had much TO do with retiring the vete-
ran railroad claims adjusier, ID. V. Herbert
from his position of trust, and that In retalia-
ton the friends of Herbert intend pushing Mr..
Sex on To the wall.
The manner In which Sexton operated with
10 no >enberg, the cigar man, is a sample OF his
methods. In September last Sexton went TO
Rosenberg and pi esented check for So. drawn
by Dy himself, to his own order on the Union
Trust Company of San Francisco. Sexton in
dorsed the check and received The money
linen he purchased couple OF good cigars.
Mr. Rosenberg now had the cneck. Wnle Sex
ton saunlered down Broadway with two cigars
ana 81 10 IN his nOcket. When the cneck was
presented to the bank the information came
pact that Sexton had no FUNDS there Mi.
Rosenberg still has that dishonored check Ia
DIS possession, and 1t Is stated INTENDS using 1t
at his e. rlest opportunity.
Inc Rosenberg matter IS sald 10 De only one
OF Inc many little affairs that Mr.. Herberrs
friends are working up against Sexton, and 1t
is also stated that Herbert is getting consider.
able aid from various decaplIatPd railroad men
who attribute the loss of position To informa-
ton sent East by Sexton.
And the question is now being asked In Oak
land. will Mr.. Huntington help Sexton out Of
his present troubles?
The Graduates.
On Tuesday evening next the commence
ment exercises OF the Oakland High School
VIII be held in the Congregational Church,
when the following pupils will receive dplo-
mas: William Allen, Gertrude Benjamin. Eu-
gene Brooks, Warren CHAPMAN, Stanl Gre
In, Beach Dean, Luella Everett, Mary
Fletcher, Margaret Fortier. Richard Guppy.
Charles Fryer. Annie Hadden, Cornelia Hill.
Addie Killing, Ella Hussey, Mary James,
Mamie Kent, Gertrude Klmball Edith La Val
Here. Albert Long. Maud Madden, stuart Mas
ters. Elizabeth Mccall. Harriet Oliver. Ruby
Orion. Rose o. Rourke, Ida Belle Palmer, Min.