The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12
He Said a Certain Managing
Editor Took $4,000 on
a Job.
NO NAMES WERE MENTIONED.
Broad Inference Drawn by the Late
Editorial Chief, and Neighbors
Are at Outs.

a. B. Henderson, the former managing
editor of the Examiner, is about to sue
Christopher Buckley, the blind Boss,
for libel.
The papers are now being prepared by
the formers attorney, ii. E. Highton, and
will be filed in the Superior Court to-mor-
row morning.
Mr.. Henderson bases his suit on certain
assertions made by Mr.. Buckley TO a
reporter on December %, 1895. The inter-
view with Buckley had reference to certain
political and financial transactions OF Z. h.
Mayne. Tie latter told Buckley that he
had fixed the managing editor OF q
morning paper and that he was to receive
$12, coo for assisting in running the Metro
politan Electric Railway franchise through
the Board of Supervisors. this according to
Mr.. Buckley's story.
The exact language used by the "Blind
Boss in that interview is given in the fol-
lowing extracts:
Mavne was introduced to me in 1890 by Attorney
George Berry. Msyne explained his railway Tran'
chise scheme and wanted me to take an interest IN
it, l sized him up as an adventurer and one in
capable OF managing such a scheme. He said that
he had bonded great deal of land near the PARK
and he appeared TO be q professional boomer
I refused TO have ANYTHING 10 do with the scheme,
but Mayne persisted, especially in OCTOBER, 1S9o.
Ali 1 said any of the Supervisors was 10 advise
them 10 let the thing alone, and especially eau
toned them not TO do anything looking like a
cleanup" before going out OF Gfhce In November
] went Europe and the franchise was gwen
while 1 was in London and had nothing to do
with IL.
/ viii say that Mayne told during talk
afterward that he had made a contract with the
managing editor OF morning paper 5y WhiSh M M tne
paper was 10 PACK the measure M oa 6no 10 ger y 4ayor
Pond to sign it and receive $4,000 If the scheme
was successful. The paper he said, lived up to It's
agreement, and he said that he had foollshly sur
rendered the contract.
about four months ago, shortly after ne in
dicted by the Grand Jury for some fraud IN an
other direction, Mayne called on me and said that
some OF my nemies had offered to clear him OF the
ind 4c if would swear to some statements they
had prepared and which they wanted 10 indict
me- He admitted that had never had any busi-
ness transactions with him. He declared that he
was not guilty OF the charge against him, and,
he had come TO me for advice, l advised him 10
stand trial openly.
Buckley also gave his explanation of why
certain influential journal IS now and has
beenl vigorously opposing him. His story In
volv6i certain halffergotten electric-light
franchise which was not granted in 1890.
TheN proprietor of that journal came me in
the fall of $50 with information that he
wanted franchise for electric-light company
sentative in the Nevada block. This man told
me that the people Interested had S2O,0OO in
vested in the eiectrlc.ight scheme ana couIdn I
get a franchise from the supervisors. Ihen ne
said, s.Now, YOU the Board OF Supervisors, -
and offered me 5000 shares at So a share. 1
both declined and resented the e1fer and left,
but before I went told that the newspaper
in question would ruin me. The attack was soon
begun and has been kept up ever since.
1t will be seen from this that Mr.. Hen
derson's name, or that of the paper over
whose news and editorial policy he pre-
sided, was not mentioned. it was only by
inference and direct implication therefore
that Mr.. Henderson took the remarks of
the "Blind Boss as personal reference
to himself.
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Buckley are
neighbors Their little farms at Livermore
adioin. Mr.. Henderson purchased his
rural retreat about five years ago, and on
his retirement from the Examiner last
wear he sought quiet and seclusion amid
his vines and fig trees.
It is by inference also that the last para
graph in the interview quoted is supposed
to refer to the owner OF the same paper
And Mr.. Buckley takes occasion to express
his righteous indignation at the mere sug-
gestion that he could be expected to aid in
obtaining a franchise for an electric-light
company.
Mr.. Henderson is no longer journalist
in the active sense. He has turned farmer,
to quote himself, and finds life at Liver
more altogether peaceful, healthy and
happy. ~
Yesterday afternoon, when questioned
about the suit he is about to bring against
the notorious political leader. There is
not a fortune in it, to be sure, but there
are peace, health and contentment. What
more can one wish for on earth ("
Mr. Henderson and his attorney were
non-committal when pressed for informa-
ton relative to the libel suit.
The complaint will be in shape to-mor
row and will be filed Friday morning"
said Mr. Highton.
Mr.. Henderson was present, but spoke
not.
"Yes. it is a suit for libel" again re-
sponded Mr.. Highton. 'but l cannot tell
YOU anything more until the papers are
prepared and the case in proper shape.