The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-14

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are stationed at the inner and outer doors
OF the main Office, reached only by three
tiresome flights of stairs-a climb hKely
to cool and discourage the most epraged
man. Just off the room OF the outer
guard, where Charlie Rochelle. the prize
fighter, did service for many years, is
waitIng-room, comfortably furnished, with
entrances and exits directly into the
lobby and the editorial rooms.
1t was into this side room, commanding
both the inner sanctum and the outer en-
trance, that Wyatt carp, the greatest liv-
ing representative of border ruffianism,
this time. He was hired by Long Green
Lawrence as his special guard. He was
placed on the payroll of the Examiner at
that time, and it is believed that he re-
manned on Mr. Hearst's payroll up to the
time of the now famous fight.
So while the Examiner was denoup cling
the hiring of Neagle it was all the while
employing carp IN the same capacity. 1t
was certainly a case of unparalleled
hypocrisy. carp was employed in this
way: The races were off; characters of his
kind were either broke" or out of town
and grass was uncOmmonly short"
While lounglng in front of the Peerless
saloon he was approached by one OF Law
rence's henchmen and asked if he would
not like to earn a little money easily.
carp intimated that he would be glad
of a chance to make money by almost any
means short of holding up a train or a
stage. The reporter told him that Mr..
Lawrence desired to see him, and the two
proceeded together to the Missions street
structure. A deal was made at $50 week,
it is limited, and carp was installed in the
sanctum as chief swashbuckler, with
headquarters in the ante-room, though he
was also perm tilted to enjoy the privileges
of the inner temple upon occasions.
Meantim carp also Swallowed Lawrence
about town and from and to his home.
1t will be noted that confidential rela-
ton existed between Lawrence and carp
long previous to the fight, and that when
he suggested Earp's name as referee of the
fight he was giving place to his own en-
ploye and man whom he well knew and
largely owned.
1t might be stated, too, that carp did
not appear on the payroll of the Exam
iner as a bodyguard, but as library at
tache. He was paraded and widely adver-
tised as the author of a serial Sunday
story. descriptive of his valorous deeds
and general outIawry. These stories were
written by young Chamber a special
writer, whom Mr.. Hearst imported from
New York. 1t was under the guise of
pay for these stories that carp figured on
the payroll. Whether this was done to
hood wink bluff Tom Williams, the Exam.
young Hearst has not been explained. 1t
is mystery that Mr.. Hearst will prob
ably solve for himself.
A singular festure of the case is that evil
dence is daily accommodating that Long
Green Lawrence was concerned in and
directly benefited by the steal that robbed
Bob Fitzsimmons of well-earned victory
and $4,000.
Those who have watched the gradual
expose OF the crookedness of Long Green
and his henchman and bodyguard, Wyatt
carp. have wondered how long it would be
before something direct and substantial
would show the unmistakable smudge OF
Long Green's eager fingers.
The evidence is at hand and, moreover,
will be made public in the hearing of the
case as 1t progresses before Judge Sander
son.
Of course, no one doubted that little
Willies pet editor was pot of money in
pocket over the steal perpetrated by the
border rutfian whom he caused to have
appointed referee of the fight.
II is now known positively that a mem
Der OF the Examiner reportorial staff-a
man whom Long Green has kept on the
paper when other powers of the Exam
liner wanted him discharged large
sum of money on Sharkey in the pool
rooms during the three hours preceding
the fight.
This man has for years been to Long
Green what Friday was to Robinson Cru
soe-always at his side ready to do his
bidding in anything. 1t was he who
acted as the GO between when Lawrence
engaged bad man carp as mis- bodyguard
and brought him to the Examiner sane
tuIn for the first interview. This man is
known 20 be in continual state of inan-
cial collapse. He has nothing outside of
the salary he earns running errands for
Long Green, and yet he bet hundreds on
Shsrkey at a time when the poolrooms
were crowded and he would be least likely
to be noticed, and about the time that
tip that the fight was fixed saved a num-
Der OF sporting men from serious loss.
The money was certainly not his own,
and if this was the case who else would
give him big commission to execute but
Long Green2
The poolrooms were iammed with an
eager crowd of spectators when Long
Green's factotum appeared. He edged up
TO the box where Fitzsimmons money was
plentiful and out OF pocket that jingled
unsteady produced q shining $40 and
placed it on Sharkey to win.
Those who knew him wondered where
be got so much money and their surprise
was increased when $40 more went into
the box on the sailor man. Then he
edged away for a moment, but was soon
bdck and bet $40 on the sailor.
The crowd was continually shifting as
its bets were made. but Lawrence's agent
kept close to the box and inside of an hour
bet several hundred dollars on Sharkey.
There were other men known to be in the
confidence OF Long Green close to the box
and likewise betting amounts ranging