The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
Charges of Conspiracy and Sub.
ornation of Perjury to
Be Examined.
HOW THE STORY WAS KNOWN
Alexander H. Freeman'S Bad Condition
Said to Be the Result of
the Fight.

so many sensations during the past week.
and at 2 o'clock this afternoon all those
directly connected with the matter. in
Guiding the pretty typewriter, will be ex-
amined before the Federal Grand Jury.
The charges OF bribery, subornation of
perjury, conspiracy, intimidation of wit
nesses and other matters that have been
freely banded about in Judge Heacock's
court will be inquired into, as well as the
carrying of revolvers by Attorney Mackaye
and Wallace E. Freeman in the courtroom,
an incident that caused intense excitement
Saturday last.
1t is said that one Of the brothers Free
man is in great peril OF having a graver
charge than bribery or conspiracy placed
against him, growing out of the fight
which occurred near the Palace Hotel
several nights ago, and also out of suisse
quent transactions. Since that melee
Alexander H. Freeman has been lying at
the Lick House in critical condition. said
TO be result of the fight. He is scarce
able to talk and fears are entertained for
his life. All concerned deny delivering
the kick, but he is evidently seriously ILL.,
United States Attorney Foote is uncer-
tain as TO just what the Grand Jury in
vestigation will develop, as he Is not sure
both sides were committed in this State,
but he desires to be sure about the matter,
and either have some one indicted for in
fractions OF the law or put a stop to the
chickering's and recriminations that have
become almost the sole topic OF converse
ton about the Appraisers building.
The Federal investigation is said to have
been brought about by the inevitable
woman in the case" The story goes
that one OF the brothers became enamored
OF a young woman living on Ellis street
and IN a burst of confidence told her OF
various com binations and conspiracies
that had been entered into by four of the
brothers to implicate the fifth brother and
his attorney. She had a friend in the Gov
eminent service to whom she divulged
some of the story and it came to the ears
of those whose duty 1t is TO take charge of
such matters.
AS z result of what was and still is a
hallucination OF Alexander Freeman, who
is lying i'll at the Lick House under the
care OF his brothers. Warren p. and
Wallace Z. Freeman. and Attorney II. S.
Mackaye, 4 well-dehned report gained
currency yesterday that an attempt was
being made 10 poison the patient. But an
interview with DR.. Henry S. WEIGH, the
attending physician, and a visit TO the
patient showed there was absolutely no
foundation for the report.
The facts OF this conspiracy of brothers
against brothers, as told by John L. Boone,
an attorney directly interested i'll the case,
Is as follows:
about year ago the three brothers of
W. k. Freeman, who are named respec-
lively, Wallace E, Alexander II. and
Marvin L., gave their testimony in the
case OF the Westinghouse Electrical Com
pany against w. K. Freeman for q patent
interference in favor of their brother.
This being the fact the Westinghouse
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mistaken their chances Tor verdict in
their favor was slight and that II was alb
solutelv necessary to break this testimony
up in some way.
They finally ran across another brother
by the name of Warren 2. Freeman, and
induced him to influence his brothers and
if possible to get them to change their
testimony.
"This W. P. Freeman and H. s. Mack
aye first got hold of Wallace E., who was
good for-nothing sort OF fellow, and by
some means or other won him over TO
their side OF the case.
They then came to this coast where
Alex II. resided, and Mackaye rented q
room in the Mills building, using the name
OF q well-known capitalist in this City,
William A. Steele, under which to conduct
business.
In the meantime Alex H. HAD bought
him a residence in Riverside, and upon re-
ceiving this information Warren 2. imme
diately called upon his brother and
preached Il scheme for organizing a soft
and hard rubber company in this City, and
finally induced him to come to San Fran
cisco and embark in this new enterprise.
When they arrived in this City, it was
discovered that they could not organize a
company without capital, and at the sug-
gestion of Warren z. an advertisement was
inserted in the City papers asking for some
person who was well fixed financially to
advance capital in a profitable manufac-
turing industry.
This advertisement was promptly
answered by this fictitious William A.
Steele, who informed the advertisers that
lie could supply the necessary capital and
them to call at his rooms in the
Mills building.
They went together, and Mackaye, who
pretended to be stranger to both, eagerly
fell an with the proposition and entered
Into a written contract by which he agreed
70 put up 100000, pay all parties interested
$50 week from the date of the contract,
and also all expenses which might be in
Cured in connection with the enterprise.
After drawing up the contract Mackaye
his partners that the parties
behind him were Eastern capitalists, con-
sequently they would have TO be informed
before the deal could be consuInmated,
and in the event that the proposition
SAOulu not meet Will iiieIi dPplON1i TIC
inserted a clause at the bottom OF the
stating that il might be revoked
at any time inside of thirty days.
"a few days after this rather unusual
Mackaye sent for his partners
and informed them that the Westinghouse
ompany was his financial backing and
that he had received a telegram from
in the East stating that some
parties by the name of Freeman had given
testimony in patent case in which the
people were interested and
that they were very much en- Uttered
against the parties who so testified.
"At first Alex II. Freeman denied that
he had testified in the case mentioned, but
afterward admitted it, and in consequence
Maekaye said that he entertained fears
that that fact would break up the deal.
After pretending to take the matter
under advisement he finally decided that
if the Freemans would each sign an affl-
davit stating that the testimony they gave
in the East at the trial which took place
year ago was false in every particular the
Company would be satisfied
and that under those conditions the scheme
could still be consummated.
This plan satisfied all parties interested,