The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
JAKE RUDOLPH In PRISON.
HIS B0NDSMEN DECLINE TO BE
LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS
APPEARANCE.
JAKE SAYS THAT HIS ENEMIES ARE
TRYING TO BREAK UP Their
FRIENDSHIP.

Jake Rudolph has raised storm about
his ears by his threatening to kill Chris
Buckley, and the tempest began to make
itself manifest yesterday.
Buckley and Maurice Schmitt, who were
his bondsmen in connection with the Elliott
assault to murder case, notified Judge
Low yesterday morning that they desired
to be relieved from further responsibility
for Rudolph's appearance. The Judge at
once issued a bench warrant for Rudolph S
arrest.
Detective Seymour, who had been look
ing for Rudolph since last Wednesday,
happened to see him on Larkin street be-
tween II and 1 o'clock. Seymour did not
then know that the bench warrant had
been issued, but asked Rudolph to go with
HIM to police headquarters. Then he
learned about the bench warrant.
Rudolph was taken to the City Prison,
where Seymour searched his pockets for a
gun, but he was unarmed.
Judge Low raised the prisoners bonds
from $4,000 to $1,000. Il don't propose to
allow this man. said the Judge, ito go
around making threats to kill people If
he should kill anybody would be placed
in nice position. l am informed that he
has threatened to kill Chris Buckley, and,
since Wednesday last, the police have been
looking for him. Besides, when his case
was called in my court last Thursday he
failed to make his appearance, and I don t
propose that such thing shall occur
again"
Rudolph was visited by number of
friends of both sexes yesterday afternoon
and last night Some of his male friends
gave him the assurance that they would
work hard to procure his release on bonds.
"This is fine position my enemies have
placed me in" said he, last night, with
bitterness in his voice. ~ have never said,
thought or dreamt of injuring my best
friend, Chris Buckley. 1 may have my
faults, but l could not be coward or
shooting any man, much less one who is
blind. For the many years that Buckley
and l have been the closest friends l have
never by word or deed betrayed his conf
dence or done anything to lead him or
others to think that I could possibly hurt
hair of his head.
His mind has been poisoned by a few
people who are jealous of our friendship.
1t has been done maliciously, but have
the satisfaction of knowing who they are,
and if | could only see Buckley [ would
soon disabuse his mind of the idea that I
intended or thought of harming him."
Being pressed as to who the people were
That ne referred 10, he SAID: wv ell, Mrs.
Doran is one, and Tim Mccarthy, her
father. is another. These two have evil
IDENTIFY determined to break up the friend
ship between Buckley and myself, and
there are others besides myself who know
the reason why. / need hardly say that
she had no cause whatever to warn Buckley
that would kill him.
''It is not true that there has been, or is,
any trouble between Buckley and myself
about money matters; nor is it true, as
has been stated, that / have been a regular
frequenter of late of the cocktail route !
came here about the middle of last Decem
Der, and only on two occasions since then
have drunk anything. Inquiry along the
route would prove the truth of what say.
There is no use in again going into my
family history, as it should be well known
by this time. l can say truthfully that ]
never Intentionally wronged any man, but
being little have had to defend myself and
generally got the worst of the deal. Mr.
Elhott's case was an exception. He knows
however, that l had no deliberate intention
of shooting him, and don't think, in the
circumstances, he will press the case
against me. Besides I was not in my right
mind then and was not responsible for my
actions. This seems to me like persecution
on somebody's part.
eff my friends are unable to get bonds
men for me [ will put up $4,000 cash to.
morrow, as L have no desire to remain in
prison till my case comes up again"