The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
Christopher Buckley and Clifton
E. Mayne's Occupation
MADE GOOD BIG MONEY Att
The Story Mayne Told TO One of His
Attorneys Yesterday
His Arrest on a Charge Of Assembling Shipton
Girls Directly Follows Upon Buckiey's
Inc0gnito Visit to Los Angeles

Since his hemolrhage of the lungs have
ceased, Clifton Il. Mayne Is gaining
strength, but the first time they COM
mence again he is liable to die.
Mayne has prepared everything for his
final departure. He is confident that ho
has not long to live, and there are quite
q number of messages he has left to DO
delivered when he does die. Wayne has
had an eventful life, and the papers bs
has left In the hands uf his att rncys
which cover the last few years of bis
career are said to fur nish some very
startling reading matter.
Yesterday Mayne had another consul
tation With one of his attorneys. His
condition was such that be could not
converse freely without too great an exer-
ton and without overtaxing his strength.
For over, an hour he talked with his
counsel. HIS conversation was based all
along on the idea which seems to be up
permost in his mlnd-tha. the end for
him has come.
To his attorneys Wayne has given
a com llste detailed statement of his con-
nection with Christopher Buckley and
the operations he was engaged in with
the blind boss of San Francisco during
the years he was resident OF the Cali
fornia metropolis. In brief, his statement
runs about this way:
Buckley was first associated With
Mayne In securing the franchise for the
Metropolitan Street Railway company.
Mayne and others obtained the franchise
with the help OF Buckley and ode push.
The road was built and sold, and Mayne
and Buckley made good cleanup
/ The success of this franchise PROPOSE
ton en- boldened Mayne, Rncbiey and the
rest 1T their associates. Tb y found thai
dealing in franchises wa II very proht-
- l. -. 10 Il
secured the blanket st.eet railroad fran
chise which was giv.n out by Buckley S
notorious "soild n,he" hoard of super
visors Just q short time before the depsr-
tpre OF the blind boss fer Europe, when
the Wallace grand jury had rendered San
Francisco too hot to b Id him.
This blanket franchise WAS one of 4
given out in San Francisco. Whe,'
was secured a number of capitalists,
prsciating its value, endeavored to Gut
it. But such howl was raised ~, nd
the matter that the parties who on IA IL
1t we're really afraid to dispose. tns
present mayor Of San Francisco tna
the com bination who had aec't on
blanket franchise 81, 10000 for "' '"'
time. all -
Anyway, before negotiation" SCI. an ~
could be completed the Wbad ;nd,nt.
Jury had got IN its work aHsrsv ~ the
ed every person who was spis EnoctsS
procuring OF that franchise he vaIns ~
everything and d-stroySaiiscs srand
the privilege. Later tbTrnn,,.sawo scnn.t
Jury was declared by thesupfeme court
to b. an illegal body. fo- Er,or.
After Buckley's depgrtHer deai;ncs
Ina asniv ons daw isypring, Mayne was
;nn;ctsd IL Son H,es for attemp ting to
hr;hc 10 osn ~ city council there.
That indictment qu"sh'" y" '''n'
nicality. :, .i,.,.
relations with n Shipton girls appeared
IL ;os AnseIspaper. Following this,
il the latter pr u uhe' 1""S"' WAC a.
"i B1t ,mme sspiely after the publication
n the Los =. Ina svne was vet arrested
rhrIst aJ Buckley showed up in San
n;.ao pustopped at Hotel del Corona
a. "a .Es for the first time, 80 far as
!. 49, he learned OF the terrible
cbar~s 'Ainst his quondam associate in
francb, dealing.
NUS attorney visited Buckley at
xIn."yel CnronsdO, and had a CONVERSE
to- ith him relative to Mayne. BUCK
i.v 3 far as talx and outward indica-
t;ooi went to show, claimed to be
Mo'ne's friend. He said that Mayne was
right man.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Buckley. as soon as
learned of the alleged escapades OF
dayne With the Shipton girls, left San
Diego incognito and came TO Los Ange-
es. He remained in Los Angeles for
,nly a short time. But directly be left
BIO city tn, warrant for Mayne's arrest