The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-01
lie Charges Chris Buckley With
EnCompassing His Ruin
HIS SENSATIONAL STORY
He Quarreled With the Boss Over a
San Francisco Job
A. Q Result Of the Difference He Alleges
Conspiracy to Ruin Hlm-The Story
Given for What 1t Is Worth

Death has set its seal upon the coun-
tenance Of Clifton II. Maybe. At o'clock
last evening the physician in attendance
upon him gave it as his opinion that
Mayne would not live TO see the dawn OF
another day. He vas gasping for breath,
and at intervals he talked in a ram bling
way, indicating that his mind was wan
derng.
At p. m. Wayne was lying in his cell
in tn, lower tank of the county jail. He
had refused to permit him,slf to be re-
moved to quarters outside the tank. He
was reposing on the iron cot, pair of
dark gray blankets drawn over his wasted
body, covering all save his haggard face,
in which set pair of dark, hollow eyes.
He could scarcely talk abovs a whisper.
His articulation was So indistinct that
in order to distinguish what he was say
ing one was compelled to bend over and
place his ear close to the lips OF the dy-
ing man. At times he would sink back
upon the cot and struggle for breath:
On the little ifon table in the cell was
a small lamp, burning low in PASTE
board box, so that the light would not
shine in the eyes of che patient. Ever
and anon Mayne would glance around
and try to talk aloud, but the effort would
be too great, and falling back he would
cover the upper part OF his lace with his
hands for Q few moments, and then the
fight for breath would be resumed.
4 FAITHFUL FRIEND.
Silently LOOKING on as the SPARKS OF life
we're fast departing, sat Ferd b. Kennett.
who has nursed Mayne night and day
since the numerous hemorrhages COM
msnced. Kennett did all that he could
to assist his fellow prisoner.
Yet this dying man was not always in
the unfortunate plight that he was in last
evening. He has been q man of fortu ne,
and is admitted to have been extraordi n
arilv shrewd. At one time he counted
his wealth by the hundreds OF thousands.
but at last he winds up and closes his
career in a feloD's cell.
There can be no question about the ILL
ness of Msyne, and how he can keep life
in his body Is the wonder of all who
know him. 1t is alleged by some who
have not seen him that he is shamming.
Those who have kept watch at his bed
side since first he was taken sick say that
therJ is no sham about it. Some who
know nothing about the case claim that
he has, perhaps. been eating soap. The
watchers say that this idea is RIDICULOUS.
Mayne has made confidant of Ferd
kennett, aud to him he has told the en-
tire story of what he says is the JOB by
Mayne lays all oi the misfortunes that
have fallen upon him to Christopher
Buckley, the blind boss OF San Francisco
politics. He claims that his presence in
California became inimical to Buckley's
interests, and that the boss said that he
would mpel Wayne to either leave the
country or mat he would send him to
the penitentiary.
Mayne claims that some little time
prior to the sudden departure OF the
blind buss for Europe, and when Buckley
was making his famous cleanup with
the "soiid nine" board Of supervisors OF
San Francisco. he and Ma, ne became as
ISOLATED together in mum Der OF schemes.
One Of them was the securing nj
blanket street railroad franchise known
as the Ocean View franchise. This fran
chise the Southern Pacific people after
ward wanted, and did secure. but Mayne
claims that he and BUCKLEY made over
500, 600 apiece out OF It.
Later on Buckley was i'll ticted bv the
Wallace grand jury and was forced to flee
the country. Mayns says that ne mad
falling out with Buckley oveS the divis-
ion uf the coin secured for the blanket
street Car franchise. Then it was that
the boss sent him word that be would
either have to leave the country Or he
would send him to the penitentiary.
Mayne concluded to remain in the state
and ne did SO. The Wallace grand jury
was knocked out and Buckley was permit
ted to return TO the country. Mayne had,
in the meantime, been knocked about in
California engaging in ona enterprise
and then another.
Directly alter the Buokleys returned
the boss looked up Mayne, SO tine latter
claiu.s. Then Mayne says that the job
was put up to get him in the hole. The
plot he says was clsverly laid. One day
Wayne was in San Diego and Chris Buck
ley was at Hotel del Coronado. Mayne
was arrested for assault alleged to have
been committed on Elsie Shipton. At
that time he claims Buckeyes private
secretary was in this ity ut the Hotel
Westminster. After his arrest Mayne
was broukhtJ to this city. He ao-
cuses the Wrights with being associated
in the job to catch him. He says that
when he was living at Mrs. Wrights