The San Francisco call., 1897-04-04
MORGAN
is IN TOWN
The Accused Attorney Was
Seen on Market
Street.
FULLY IDENTIFIED BY
TWO PERSONS.
How He Tried to Swindle In.
ventor Bodeman Out of a
Car Patent
HIS CHECKERED CAREER AT
KINGSBURG.
II Is Now Believed That He Is Await.
ing an Opportunity to Leave
the City.
HIS CHECKERED CAREER AT
KINGSBURG.
II Is Now Believed That He Is Await.
ing an Opportunity to Leave
the City.

All doubts as to the whereabout of E.
nj. Morgan. the attorney who disappeared
several days ago after being accused of
blackmailing and deirauding clients and
acquaintances in all directions, were set
at rest yesterday morning by his appear
ance on Market street.
Since his departure from his office and
home rumor has located him in half a
dozen different places. Some people were
sure he had gone East, other. had heard
the fugitive was in Southern California,
and not a few felt certain that he had
sailed for Australia or some other foreign
shore.
On Friday dispatch was received from
Ukiah that he had been discovered at
Ori's Springs, fourteen miles from Ukiah,
living on the ranch OF Jud Mcclellan
under the name of Mcnamara.
Morgan must have been greatly amused
at these rumors, for the supposition now
is that he has been in San Francisco all
the time, and that he is either waiting for
an opportunity to leave the City for safe
refuge from prosecution or until he can
prevail upon those he mas in jured not 10
prosecute him.
Leo G. Ratio, who is the manager of q
collection agency, saw Morgan on Market
street opposite tne SpIeckeIS Market yes
terday morning and was about to hail
him with Hello, Morgan, where have
you been?" when the attorney suddenly
crossed the street and made his way
toward Fourth street.
Mr., Ratio has had business dealings
with Morgan and knows him well, so that
there can be no mistake about the identi-
tcation.
Later E. W. Williams, clerk of the Justice
Court also saw Morgan on Market street,
but he was some distance away and sud
denly disappeared. Mr.. Williams has
seen the attorney about the Justice
clerk 3 office on numerous occasions and
is quite sure that the man he saw was
none other than the missing lawyer.
1t is believed that he has been hiding in
some obscure lod ging- house waiting for q
favorable opportunity to decamp
Another Morgan story has just come to
light.
A man who says Morgan tried to de-
fraud him is Henry Bodeman He is an
inventor, and lives at 521 Twenty-sevenIh
stree. The case in question concerns a
bartender which Bodeman invented and
gave into the attorneys hands TO have
patented.
Bodeman produces kilograms and other
documents in corroboration of his story
In addition he is known to be man OF
honest, upright character, whose word is
as good as his oath.
From 1877 till 1882 he served in the
United States cavalry and was engaged in
many battles with Indians IN the North
west His order of discharge was signed
by Colonel g. FL. Burton, now Inspector
general of the United States army, at pres
ent IN this City. His certificate OF character
attached to the order is signed by First
Lieutenant George B. Backus, and testi-
hes that he is ian honest, reliable man, a
GOOD soldier ano an excellent mechanic"
Bodeman's story, told in his own lam
guage. is as follows:
Il invented my bartender in January,
1896. The superintendent of one of the
local street railways has told me that it is
the very best contrivance of the kind in
existence.
''Dr. Melville H. Logan, q friend of
mine, took m to Attorney Morgan some
time in June of the same year, telling me
that he believed him to be a good patent
attorney. did so, and have been sorry
ever since. When DR.. Logan saw how
things were going he was sorry also.
Morgan kept things dragging along
until March of the present year. Then
he informed me that the patent had been
allowed and demanded his last fee.
IL got Suspicious and telegraphed the
Commissioner Of Patents at Washington.
lnquiring If my patent had really been al
lowed. George L. Morton, the chief clerk
of the Patent Office, replied that they
could identify no patent in my name.
"Then l went to see Police Judge Low,