The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-21
PAINTED THE WORLD RED,
Hilarious Trip East Taken by
Two WeH-KnoWn Club
men.
SUED FOR PART OF THE BILL.
Story OF Their Wildly Wicked Jaunt
as Told by Lot Of Letters and
kilograms.

The plain. unvarnished tale of the sporty
doings OF two gay clubmen held lot OF
happy Bohemians, reserved Pacific Union
members and blase University Club think
ers popeyed in Justice of the Peace Groe-
fingers courtroom yesterday. Some OF
them sucked the heads of their walking
sticks, breathed heavily and blushed furi-
ously as the wild and wicked doings went
unchallenged on the record.
All the evidence adduced told in simple,
straightforward way of trip East-a gilt
edged cyclone on yermilion-painted war
path" one of the lawyers called it-made
by w. R. Judson and II. e.. Hardin two
young clubmen. They move in circles
where poker-player never asks his neigh
Dor how much he is shy in the kitty.
Somewhere on the same train that took
Hardin and Judson East were two young
women who disdained being called any
thing but Sadie and Ray by their friends.
They were not worldly wise, these young
women, and now and then Judson and
Hardin explained to them how to travel.
Such little attentions cost money, OF
course, and the second day out the two
young fellows commenced to use the wire
on their friends to raise the necess airy
funds. In three days they had the wires
red hot with urgent calls for money. The
kilograms were dated all along the road
East, and plainly told in court yesterday
the distress and the Joy that lit up that
eventful trip East.
W. E. Hill received bate of these tele-
grams. At that time, September, 1881,
Hill was living in Candelaria, New. He
cheerfully sent on 5000 to the hilarious
duo. Soon afterward Hill died, and his
brother, Charles HILL in running over the
private papers, came across the spicy tele-
grams, letters and 1 o US that marked
the stages of the jaunt as conspicuously as
empty beer bottles and sardine cans tell
the trail of the overjoyed picnicker.
Charles Hill asked Hardin to pay back
to the estate his share of the junketing
expense. Hardin demurred, so Hill sent
in the whole bill to Judson. Judson is
very well come cted and it was thought he
would settle. BE gave 500 draft on A.
Judson, 80 0 Sansome street, but the draft
was protested. Then Hill brought suit in
the Justices Court for the amount. 1t
was the hearing of the case that drew a
miscellaneous assortment OF clubmen,
the courtroom.
Judson did not put in an appearance, so
Administrator Charles Hill had every
thing his own way. The lively kilograms
for money that dotted the Eastern way of
the gay clubmen were read with dra-
matte spirit that drew tears of envy, won
der and delight from the well-groomed
audience.
The first telegram is loaded with deadly
meaning. 1t is dated Union Depot, Ogden,
September %, 1884, and is addressed to w.
E. Hill, Candelaria. 1t reads as follows:
Done up. Telegraph If you can; If not ex-
press Immediately, Hotel Metropole, Denver,
that two hundred Answer. Xxx
Hill knew little of politics and was
wary of the double cross in the signature.
He suspected it was significant of the way
he would be treated when he demanded
payment. While hesitating what to do
the following pathetic appeal came hum
ming over the wires:
ECHO CITY, Utah, Sept 25, 1891.
To ". E. Hill, Cdndeldrid: You can send by
W., F. e. Co. telegraph transfer; If not by West
ern Union.i Keep mum. Sure. SADIE.
Sadie's thus unexpected mixing up in
the matter was severe jolt to the feelings
of Hill. However, the gay travellers found
enough money to help them along another
stage of the rollicking journey, and they
forgot all about Hill till they reached
Denver. Then the following telegram
came winging its joyful way westward:
DENVER, Colo, Sept %.
To ". E. HUI, Candelaria: What is the mat
ter with you? No SIG.
The altitude and the company had a
cheerful effect on Hardin and Judson, and
they bethought themselves that they might
as well get 5000 as 500 while they were at
it. So one telegram was hardly on its way
when the following went chasing after it:
DENVER, Colo.
To ". E. Hill: Have you sent the two {? If
not do 30 to-day by wire Hotel Metropole, Den
yer. x. x.
Under this rain of kilograms Hill began
to respond. Judson and Hardin accepted
the returns gratefully and joyfully, and
under the exhilaration of the moment fired
in another telegram for 500 on the benevo-
lent Candelaria capitalist:
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 80, 1891.
To ". E. Hill: Wire one more to Auditorium
Hotel, Chicago, on Friday. Are in hole and
must get 1t to square. JUD.
But Hill was growing shy. He figured
out that he would be bankrupt before the
party got to New York if he sent them 500
spangled route. In this plight Ray jumped
into the breach and wired the following:
CHICAGO, Oct. 8, ,91.
To ". 2. Hill: Send that one alone to Palmer
House, Chicago. viii fix soon as return. Tel
egraph it to Ed. RAY.
But Hill never responded again.
Mixed up with the kilograms were score
or more of lively letters that described the
hilarious jaunt more in detail. The read
ing of them set the assembled clubmeu
chuckling time and again. The letters
were written from all sorts of places along
the vermilion-hued route of the hilarious
travellers. Most OF them are dated from
prominent clubs in Denver and Chicago.
They are explicit, direct, spirited and full
of the fire of man who knows he is hav-
ing good time. Here is one dated from
the Denver Club:
Billy, old boy, we own the town. What fun
we have had. Been entertained by the nobil-
1ty, and have not drunk drop. Have been
presented with free boxes to the theater and
everything else is free. Will write you longer
when return from the dinner. Your JUD.
September 30, 81.
Here is one dated from the Chicago Club,
and shows that Hills double-cross treat
ment OF the telegram signed with
feeling.
Dear Billy. Jud is very sore at you and TO-
gay telegraphed home and got $500. Don't tell
MIN told you this. We are going to New
YORK on next Monday and goodness only
knows when we will get back. He was mad