The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-03
RISE OF A SUPERVISOR.
From .Rowdy Hotel Runner to a.
Position of Honor and s
Trust. +. .=-.: :.
NOW THE HON JOSEPH KING.
once Helped to Fleece a Tourist
Out. of $1,000. by Sharp :- i. s
III r 81. Fl. e.. Gard :Play.: :. 2; r.. 8. !.

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Time, on whose arbitrary win IS the vary
ing hours must slip and Slide; works many
wondrous changes: within a.short. period of
itself. + It also demonstrates, among other
things, thatthere .is.only a gap of eight.or-
=: ten years between a water: front Towdy and.
a City: and County Supervisor. between q
card-sharper and. surelthing man and a
political boss and Legislator for the people
with an alleged: tendeney>toward reforIns.
The evolution and conyoiptions of.tle san
Francisco Mard-heeLer are things: marvel
Gus to behold. -.
Joseph King, Supervisor. from the First
Ward, is a living proof of these er .r15
flights of, fortune a complete history: Of
this gentleman S career wonld make as IN
teresting reading as an ;ifl1minated ~
ter from Darkest England. Less than q
dozen: years ago Mr.: King was q: hotel rum
ner. He was a terror: :seIl travellers .Who.
CHANGED to set their feet in: San. ancisco:
. He was at all.:tirles: most boistere1ls and
aggressive. and: was: looked upon as a: leader
among the rough characters, who: watched
: for victims around all incoming ferry boats:
and railroad trains. :: =, i; = :: :.
After a whsle King went: into the hack.
driving business and Mas<:a. partner OF
'.'Brick!' Mcpherson, who, subsequently
served q term in. San: Z lGeIftin Prison
King, the undeyeloped Supervisor and
ward politicians. was; a prominent person
age among the gang OF. .hac kdrlEeps @
used TO. secure passengers -bQlInd- FOR Ger
tain points. in--tbe. city and. Would. fheIf
drive them around .hither and. Non for
several hours and. browbeat the VICTIM 5.
ont of three. orfogr times the II gtlttlll faIe@
Time :went'On, as time Will :doi and Joe.
q rod. Elpf
III the International II Qtel: wi NJ: %
Ward, and here lliszyaried talents fell into
profitable play. IT, he. most aggreS 81 We r I'm
nerS were. secured for tile.hoilSe and :pdSserl=:
= gers from all lands and :ef all conditions
were rushed: to- the Internation2l Gard
games. were very po lar here and players
TO make up%a= game were always on; band
And: the games: were::llot. played for sfun4:
either, as. the-Sequel Will show. =. -
= In the beginning of. April; 1889, an. Eng
fish tourist named: Edwin Arthur Roberts
became: "a guest5at the INTERNATIONAL. He.
hadmoney= lie kinds OF: money y and rhlng.
and w ard like him. as hey made
a:Star boarder Of him al once. andIOst no
Z opportunity. in. proYidin g%the young ling
: lishnlaTl wtth5excIting EN- tertainn hey:
quickly learned that. Roberts was fond of
cards; and: also that he had seyeraE thouS7
and dollars on deposit in a.;=Iocal bank:
What. subseque ly came to. pass.ln Com
.nectlQn with the tOurISt,:J 0sep pm n ing N :
j Ward and the hotel bartender is fully
related in the. following: Iews' article:
which was. printed in tie ldoRHING CALI of
April 4,1S89 HI: Ii -
-, FL. $1,000. lost AT EUCHRE. 3. =.
AN ENGLISH TOURIST CAUSES THE ARREST oF:Two
HOTEL: MES FOR LARCENY.
NJ J. M'ards lessee OF the Interna tional Hotel;
and N. Wiener, his bartender were arrested
yesterday: afternoon on complaint OF. Edwin
Arthur 70 berts,, a:yonng English tourists who
charged, hem with grand larceny. :.
story. as related by Roberts iy:thath ar
rived intllis city from. London last Friday, and
took lodgings at the house named: He resolved.
ppon.hayillg good. TING &c rerally and having
: q iondness for cards. was soon playing euchre
. wit hW ard Wiener. and j.. klngs he latter also
a paTtner= inthe Intern ational Hotel. Roberts
Had several thousaR d dollars deposited in. the
Bank of British Columb ia3 and drew checks for
:. 5hiS1osses: on that institutions. Luck appeared
to have. deserted him from the start, and p to
last Tuesday night he had. attached his>signa-
j.. tIlre to" paper amounting to- $3.50, payable TO
his opponents in he games: -. :.
=: Yesterday afternoons trip to the Cliff House
was spreposedj and the. party secured. q. ba-
Touche. for tn e. beach,. In the seaside resort
:cardszWere suggested and "A gar1e of euchre be
tween Roberts, ~ ard and: Wiener: was com
Ineneed: d t. S.. a corner The. tourist subSe-
.qlIently objected. Wiener, VINO. dropped out