The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-10
P GEORGE COWS GUEST.
Robbery the Outcome of
Chance Acquaintance
on the Rail.
THE SCAMP, E. S. CATTLEY.
He Sails for Honolulu With His
Hosts Baggage and
ValuableS.

Angels have been entertained unawares,
but P. George Cow of England has been
taught by experience in San Francisco
that the angelic visitors do not hail from
Surrey and neither do their kinsmen
dwell in New York.
Mr.. Cow is pleasant, affable English
man himself, and coming across the CONT
nent recently made the chance acquaint-
ance of another Englishman, E. S. Cattley
by name. Both were destined for this
City and in each others company ample
time was given to speak of the "blarsted
country, you know" without intrusion of
the fellow passengers.
By the time the train arrived in San
Francisco Mr. Cow was SO fascinated with
his young travelling companion that he
expressed fond desire that their friend
ship should not end with the Journey.
Mr.. Cow IS mining man handling I'M
portant interests on this coast, and enjoys
the privilege of transient membership in
the Bohemian Club. In order to entertain
his friend Cattley he invited him to dine
at the club. The dinner was agreeable,
the society delightful, and On the whole
Cattley made so favorable an impression
that visiting card was extended to him.
This could not be done by Mr.. Cow, as
transient membership does not sustain
that privilege.
However, a regular member was found
who readily assented to oblige Mr.. Cow by
applying for card for Cattley. 1t was an
incident not so very remarkable In itself
of one young Englishman doing good
turn for another young Britisher, and not
great deal was thought of it.
Last Wednesday night Cattley displayed
considerable money $4,000 in the Cuba
display decidedly unusual. He also
evinced signs of inebriety, an exhibition
seldom witnessed in Bohemia. Moreover,
he went home in coupe and attempted to
have the United Carriage Company charge
the fare to the club, game that has nor
been successfully played for many years by
the most expert Bohemian. That same
Wednesday night Cattley was permitted to
leave $500 at the club over night for safe
keeping.
Thursday morning Cattley arose with
the traditional early bird. Convincing
himself that his friend, 2. George Cow,
from dear old England. had gone down
town, he went to Mr.. Cows landlady, at
I'll Taylor street, and presented letter to
her. The letter purported to contain 4
request from Mr.. Cow that she deliver to
Cattley his valises, clothing, gun and traps
generally, as he Cow was going away on
knew Cattley as close friend of Mr.. Cow,
for she readily complied with the request.
Indeed, Cattley went about the removal
of the traps with such audacious assurance
that he requested the landlady to assist
him in packing Mr.. Cows trunk and
valises, and the confding lady worked on
the task so vigorously that she perspired.
of $500, along with three of Cows best
suits of clothing two dozen shirts. an
equal number of socks and a full equip
ment of underwear-and the gun. Alto
gether the plumber is valued at $1,000.
Then the young Englishman, whose
family dwells in Surrey and branches out
to York, placed the precious baggage into
a carriage and conveyed it aboard the
barKentine Wilder. Cattley went again TO
the Bohemian Club, got the $500 left there
for safe-keeping the previous night, drove
to the Palace Hotel for lunch, and sailed
for Honolulu on the barkentine Wilder
during the afternoon.
In dismissing the carriage he endeavored
to have the fare charged to the Bohemian
Club, but the United Carriage Company
had him under suspicion, by reason of his
failure to pay and his request of the night
before to charge the club with his account.
The driver not only made him pony up for
the morning ride but collected the bill con-
tracted the night before. Cattley is now
on the wide, wide ocean, bound for the
sunny isles of Hawaii, P. George Cow is
dazed and the landlady simply dunn
founded.
When Mr.. Cow went home he found that
he had been robbed of everything in his
rooms. He took his losses with British
equanimity, but he did not write to the
London Times or go to the British Consul.
In fact he went to the law firm of Camp
bell, Reddy & Nelson.
Owing to assistance rendered by the
Spreckels people and the Dimonds, who
have large interests in Honolulu. Cattley
may be hauled up as soon as the Wilder
gets into port there. 1t is possible that ex-
tradition papers may go on the steamer
that sails from Vancouver Monday, and
which will arrive in Honolulu in advance
of the barkentine Wilder.
Cattley is about 80 years of age, is be-
low medium stature, has dark eyes and
hair and boasts of his family in old Eng
land. 1t is not likely that he is travelling
under an assumed name, as his linen is
marked Cattley. Forgery is the offense
for which he will be arrested.