The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
WHERE DID THE 5000 Coz
Special Officer Mcintyre and Patrol.
man Rourke Involved in Charges
of Embracery.


Felix Bush, a farmer from Vancouver, on
the charge of grand larceny. Bush
told Warrant Clerk Graham that he
had recently sold his farm for
$4,000 and came to San Fran
cisco a few days ago on his way to
South America. where he intended to make
his future home. Friday night he visited
some of the dives on the Barbary Coast
and fell in with the woman who gave her
name as Hannah Sandwich, but whose
trne name is Hannah cambridge.
They had several drinks together and
Bush went with the woman to 1914 Stock
ton street. When he left there his purse,
which he believed contained about $500,
was missing; hence the arrest.
Here is where the vein of scandal runs
across the tale. About / o'clock Sunday
morning "Fat ANNIE" who had gone to
the California House, 624 California street,
sent for messenger boy. Newton l..
Valencia, boy, whose station is at the
Sutter-street branch of the District Mes
senger Company, responded.
According to Valencia, the woman. who
seemed to be just recovering from the eff
fects of heavy drinking, told him that she
had robbed farmer OF about $500, and
that she had given 5000 of this sum to a
certain person-whose name she did not
divulge-to be used in securing the serv-
ices of lawyer to defend her. The re-
naming $3.50. the boy says, she told him
had been given to Policeman Rourke and
Special Officer Mcintyre, and that she
wanted him to hunt them up and bring
them to her, because she wanted her share
out OF it.
About II A. NJ. Sunday Valencia called
at the City Prison to see the woman, who
had been located in her room at the Cali
fornia House about 8 A. M. the same day
by Officer F. H. Norman. Norman
searched the woman's clothing and the
room thoroughly, but failed to find any
thing except silver dime.
The boy says he explained to the woman
that he had been unable to find Rourke,
and that she again sent him out to locate
Rourke and bring him to her at the City
Prison.
Rourke was found about A. NJ. Monday
| on his beat near the corner of Dupont and
Jackson streets. The boy at once confded
to him what the woman, "Fat Annie"
had told him, and said she wanted to see
Qlm LQeu dI tue Nlty ITlSOu
Rourke Immediately took the boy to
police headquarters and had him tell his
story to Chief Crowley, demanding at the
same time that an investigation be made.
The Chief detailed Sergeant Wollwebber
to find out the facts of the case.
What Sergeant Wollwebber has learned
and the conclusions he has reached in the
case of course, cannot be ascertained, but
that he must have given the matter seri-
Gus consideration is proved by the fact that
the matter will be brought before the
Police Commissioners next Wednesday
evening.
The woman now denies the whole story,
and has said that the first time she sent
the boy out it was for her chum, a person
named "Dutchie," whose surname has not
been given and who works in dive called
the "Colliseum," at the corner of Kearny
and Jackson streets. "Dutchie" refused
to come, the woman asserts, for the reason
that the place was under the surveillance
of two detectives. The woman herself has
worked in the coliseum.
The second time the boy was sent out
from the City Prison the woman claims
he was sent merely to get her good meal.
This is strange in view OF the fact that she
had only dime when arrested by Officer
Norman, and could not well pay for a
meal from restaurant. 1t would seem as
if the boys action in going for Policeman
Rourke if he was in fact sent to a restau-
rant for meal is also remarkable.
Special Officer Mcintyre was seen last
night in grocery-store at the corner of
Broadway and Stockton streets. He was
vehem ent in his denial that he had re-
ceived any money from the woman. He
said:
"I have been on this beat for ten years.
This woman has hung round the vicinity
for five or six years. She is what is known
as "beer- -ierker." I never knew her to
do anything else. She has lived in va
rious houses in this vicinity. and for
while lived in the Fillmore House with
a man named George, but whose surname
forget. Anyway he is now employed as
a sailor on one OF the revenue cutters.
'tAs regards her bribing officers never
knew her to have a nickel for her own use
l never saw her even dressed decentiy.
This present affair is best disposed of by
telling you everything l know.
Friday night l was standing at the
corner of Broadway and Stockton street.
Hannah came along with the farmer,
Bush. They went into the back of the
grocery-store, where there is a bar, and had
a drink. Two or three minutes afterward
the farmer came out and made off.
In short while the woman came
out and asked me where the farmer had
gone. I said I didn't know. In few
minutes the man came back and asked for
policeman. 1 said one went down the
other side of the street. He went after
him. The officers name was Capell.
Capell himself soon came up and learned
that he had not seen the farmer
1--WE went up to the woman's room and
found him there. He said everything was
all right and we left him. In the hall we
met the woman and she said the farmer