The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
..lSBORN'S HOT SHOT,
Scores Ex-Superintendent
!. :" Fleming and John
Partridge.
POUND BOOKS CORRECT.
The Charge of Criminal Libel
Is Made Against Mr..
Fleming.
ABUSED HIS OFFICIAL TRUST.
Ex.Director John Partridge Is Put
+: ::|.- Down as a Regular Know.
= .. Nothing.
ABUSED HIS OFFICIAL TRUST.

J.: .Pouudmaster Osborn has put into ex
+ eeufion his threat OF swearing to a com
plaint charging ex-Superintendent FIem-
ing with criminal libel. He appeared in
Judge Conian's court yesterday and caused
a warrant to be issued for Fleming's arrest.
In an interview yesterday Mr.. Osborn
reviewed at length the several charges
brought against him, and from his state
ment there Is not one scintilla of evidence
te' show anything wrong with the manage
ment' OF the pound. In addition to this
be makes counter charges against Mr..
Fleming, which are serious if nothing
more. Over his own signature he makes
the following statement:
In reply TO the attack upon me by ex-Super-
IhleR0ent j. b. Fleming appearing November
1o, 1879 would say that it is flaming with
ialsehoods. Mr.. Fleming asserted that 1t has
been impossible since July last to have the
directors OF the Society for the Prevention of
cruelty to Animals investigate the tissue
paper charges against me. This is an untruth
rs the board OF directors referred the charges
10 The standing Pound Committee. They in
: Nesugated the same and filed their report,
generating me. This did not seem to satisfy
Mr. tlemlng or Mr.. Partridge, SO they asked
1or special committee to be appoin ted, which
request the board compiled with, appointing
such reputable gentlemen as James s. Hutch
j1lson OF the Tallant Bank, II. L. Holmes OF H.
+, Holmes & Co., carriage manufacturers, and
the late Ira T. Rankin. They Investigated the
54largeS and brought in their report, sustain
ing .n!y actions, Again this did not satisfy
Fleming and Partridge, so they set about pro-
clfrlng signatures OF from fifteen or more men,
;bers OF the society requesting the president to
GAIL ID special meeting OF the society which
WAS done on November7, there being present
fity-seyen or more members.
:. Mr. Partridge made a motion that there
3 fouid be a committee of five appointed from
the society TO investigate the charges pre-
:feLreh by Mr.. Fleming, the so-ealled "watch-
dog OF the Animals Home" Mr.. Fleming re-
:h6Shed. over all the charges which had been
!: :pFeviously made and passed upon BY two com
: nattees appointed by the board. That motion
Ay9&voted upon, and the votes stood seven for
:: :aPpoaH n tment and in the neigh borhood OF fifty
against the appointment. Mr.. Fleming claims
tae qlrectors would not appoint this COM
mIttee. 1t was not for the directors to appoint
SAID committee, as it was a special meeting OF
the fun society. It was the voice of the society
not TO appoint said committee, as they did
mot: think the charges preferred against me
could be subs tantiated.
: On July Is discharged Mr.. Fleming for the
TeasQn that he was not a competent man in
many ways to I'LL the position. Mr.: Fleming
was appointed by John Partridge, and acted as
Mr. iPar tridge's watchdog OF the Animals
.ftome' and his "Man Friday" That is his
:eq{i Sc for taking up FIeming's fight.
my REASONS 10 the full society for discharging
y lklemlng. The following are few Of the /
"a most: prominent:
!: .:Flrst-He would not obey my orders
:: SeGona-He was arrested for riding ON the |
sfEeatcars displaying the regular police Off !
Gers star which he had been doing for some /
s:tiLne: The railroad people had reported this /
tot heir special police officer, Harry Hook, and
i In turn IL was reported to Sergeant (now Cap
tsli1 Spillane OF the Southern District. Both of
these officers had been watching for weeks to
cateh %Fleming riding on this star, they not
knowing who the party was: With the assist |
ance: OF Secretary Holbrook we managed to
have the railroad people and the Police De-
pertinent drop their charges against Mr.. Flem-
! As Captain spillane said to me. "Mr. os-
BORN, if it was not for the influence that you
and Mr.. Holbrook brought 10 bear on tie
Fleming case should have pushed him 'to
tRe.welt as he is no good"
=" Tn ird-He would persist in having young
girls sfrom to II years OF age inside the build
Ings; taking them up to his sleeping apart
he. had. l repTimanded him three or four
times, and lastly informed him that if he did
not stop it / would discharge him.
-: Fourth-A certain soap factory on his rounds !
had two or three dogs which were never mo.
Tested for the simple reason that he would /
drive into their yard with the pound wagon
and come out with bundle OF soap trimmings
.Qij the seat, which l understood he would boil
down into cakes to be used at lodging house
which he ran. This compelled him to stop:
=Fifth-He delivered four or five dogs to Mr..
Af0rosco OF the Grand Opera-house, which had
never been entered on the books.
Sixth-one OF the rules and regulations of
the Animals Home was, and Is now, that no
deputy shall visit any saloon for the purpose
of taking drink of any kind while on duty.
i
number OF times visited the place of business
OF Con Peterson, and he (Flem ing) and said
Peterson invited the two deputies TO drink at
two different saloons, remaining there all the
deputies be blamed for such actions when the
superintendent himself violated the rules? l
have numerous other charges, but l think
these sufficient for the present.
Director Wadham in his report to the
society called the attention of the board of
Il 10 ho fac t1at hp M in
Mr.. Fleming q capable man to fill the po-
sition of superintendent of the Animals
Home, for reasons stated in his report.
| then informed Mr.. Fleming that | |
should put him on the wagon driving. |
This he refused fatty to do, whereupon l |
informed him his position would be va
cant if he did not comply with my orders. |
Mr.. Fleming said l discharged hlm be- /
cause he voted against me as director. |
How absurd that is. How should know |
how he cast his voter
He also claims called him foul names, |
which is another falsehood. He speaks of |
appointed by the board as $50 |
called investigating committees" which is
ail. insult to the reputable gentlemen that
were placed on both of these committees
they being old residents OF this town, repu-
table, well-known men.
:: He claims [ charged too much for
articles, which [ explained in the meeting
on. November Z. He also claims that I
Save a set of ruffians in the Pound as
deputies.
Igwould state have six deputies, three
Of whom were there ever since l was, be-
ing appointed by John Partridge. 1t seems
very strange th at at this late day he is just
indfng out that they are ruffians. In fact
Ill his charges have been made since his
Mr.. Fleming's position was superin-
endent of the Animals Home and 1t was
lis duty to report to me any Irregularities
n. any shape or form which happened at
he Animals Home, so that / could rectlfy
hem. But not single one did he report
o me. He brings these charges all since
lis discharge. The fact of the whole
BUSINESS is they are the wandering
thoughts of disgruntled "sorehead,"
,acked up by another "sorehead," John
cartridge.
with regards to the foot-scraper, billed
t;S2 so, would say this bill was correct,
Or the foot-scraper was delivered to the
Animals Home, but Mr.. Foster thought IL
vas too large for the place it was to.oc-
upy as the teams driving in and out would
'reak il. So he sent the scraper back Tor
IL