The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
GEORGE ST|ERLEN
ACCUSED OF CRIME
Indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury on a Seri-
GUS Charge.
SENT OBSCENE LETTERS
Ex.Inspector Williams and Louie
Quong Again Under In
vestigation.
WILL PROBABLY BE INDICTED
Attorney P. B. Glidden Arrested for
Sending Improper Matter Through
the Mails.
WILL PROBABLY BE INDICTED

1t is probable that the United States
Grand Jury will on Tuesday next return
an indictment against Dick Williams and
Louis Quong on charge of subornation
of perjury.
The Grand Jury yesterday considered a
portion of the evidence in the new case,
and in Federal circles it is whispered that
there is no question as to the final out
come. The principal witness examined
was Dong Sing Yit, demure Chinese
maiden who claims to have seen but IL
summers.
1t seems that Dong Sing was brought
into this country illegally, though through
whose connivance is not definitely shown.
In any event, it appears that Williams
and Quong were brought into the case
and it is now claimed prevented Dong
Sing from testifying to the truth. Com
missioner Heacock was before the jury
and gave evidence of most important
character, and Assistant Attorney Schles-
singer will appear before the jury next
Tuesday and give testimony corroborating
all that has gone before. When this is
done it is generally believed that an in
dictment on the charges above named will
be returned.
An indictment to be placed on the Sc
cret file was returned against George Stier-
len, the well-known architect and builder.
and bond fixed at $2500 The charge is send
ing obscene letters to Mrs. Alfred Isson,
now deceased, and who, it may be re-
marked, was the wife of his brother-in-
law. The damaging letters were in the
possession OF Judge Sanderson, who turned
them over to the Grand Jury at the urgent
request OF that body.
Isson is jeweler doing business at lie
Pacific street. Three years ago he lived
in Mexico, and it is claimed that while
Mrs. 1sson was on visit to this City she
became enamored of Stierlen. The hus-
band heard of this and requested the i'm
mediate return home of his wife. The
woman started on the Inflated Colima and
lost her life In the wreck. Subsequently
Isson found certain letters written to his
wife by the accused man. He opened them
and found that they were of an extremely
obscene nature.
The husband, angry beyond measure,
returned to the City and Instituted suit
against Stierlen for alternating his wife's
affections. The letters were never allowed
to go to the jury, and pending an appeal
of Isson's cause, Judge Sanderson re-
tanned them in his possession. 1sson ap-
piled to the Federal authorities for re-
dress, but nothing could be done in the
matter at that time, because Judge Nor
row had held there no was crime in send
ing obscene letters, provided they were
sealed. Since then Judge Ross has held
otherwise and been sustained by the Su-
preme Court. With these facts well be-
fore the jury it was only matter of few
moments to return the indictment above
referred to.
Prescott B. Glidden, the young attorney
who was indicted by the Grand Jury last
Tuesday on a charge of sending obscene
matter through the mails, was arrested
yesterday. Glidden is accused of making
life generally miserable for Miss Jennie
Ryan, the pretty stenographer of Attor-
ney Firebaugh. Some months ago the
younp lady secured a temporary revenge
by publicly horsewhlpping the attorney.
The affair created considerable excitement
at the time, but was finally hushed up.
For time Glidden ceased his attentions
to Miss Ryan, but few weeks ago he COM
menced again, this time resorting to the
mails, with the result that he is now in
dicted on most serious charge.