The San Francisco call., 1897-01-12
Two At empts Made to Re
lease E. P. Dewey From
Custody.
He Is Now in Jail AMI Held
to Answer for For
gerry.
Judge ConIan Refused to Accept Two
Bonds That Dewey's Attorney
Presented 20 Him.

Judge ConIan has IN his possession two
bonds for $1,000 each, which he refused 10
accept for the release Of z. P. Dawey, who
was held TO answer Eefore the Superior
Court on Thursday on charge OF forgery
Dewey IS the man VINO was arrested on
charge Of swindIfng q large number OF
merchants by what IS known as the flake
directory" scheme that is, getting the
merchants to sign contracts for q small
sum for an advertisement IN the directory
and afterward raising the amount.
The first bond presented TO the Judge
by Thomas K. Kase, .Dewey'z attorney.
mad on 1t as sureties W A Dawes. 146
Eddy street, ana s. T. MetcaIf, eli Larkin
street. Dawes was dismissed from the
police force IN April, 1894. He qualified
on two lots in the city of Oakland of the
value of $500, being lots II and %, block 3,
Alameda Tract, East Oakland, and the
northeast quarter section s, township Il
north, range Il FL Dorado County, Of the
value Of $500. MetcaIf qualified on three
town lots, with improvements, situated
IN Antioch, Contra Costa County, Of the
value OF 5000, and the lodging house, 9I7
Larkln street, Of the value Of $1,000.
The Judge refused to accept the bond
and yesterday morning kase presented
the second bond Dawes name had been
Withdrawn and Stefano Rovegno. us
Lombard street, was substituted RoYeguO
qualified on g large lot on the south side
OF Market street, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth, with Improvements, the value
exceeding So coo. The aSsessment-roIl
was examined and Rovegno's name was
not 1pon 1t as owner Of Bhe property de-
scrihed- The bond was accordingly not
accepted by the Judge.
IN view Of the unsuccessful attempt to
get Dewey released on bouGs which the
Judge considered worthless he increased
Dewey's bonds from $1,000 TO S50GO
The Judge Instructed Baihff Kelly 20
Investigate into tie attempt TO get him
to accept the bonds, and II was learned
that the SCENE was apparently en- ugtneered
BY 4. NJ Barley, who has figured on
many occasions a. the moving spirit ID
the straw bond" business.
Barley about three weeks ago was
warned BY Policeman Wagner TO keep
away from the corridors or the City Hall
on pain OF arrest He dIi SO till Saturday
morning, when he was seen talking IN the
Larkin street corridor with Attorney
Ease. He was also seen IN the corridor
yesterday morning Wagner spoke to
him and he explained his presence n the
corridor by stating he was plaintiff IN a
case N Justice of the Peace Barry court,
which was TO be heard IN the afternoon
One OF the cases of straw bonds" in
which Barley figured was that Of Leo de
Cardova. A few days after he was arrested
bonds were forthcoming. but IL was after
ward found that they were worthless.
Detective Cody was detailed on the case
and he rearrested Cardeva, who was kept
II prison till be furnish ed satisfactory
bonds. There was also the case OF Levi
P. Gordon, an ex-pofieeman. Barley got
SO from him to procare his release on
bonds. Judge Coulan accepted the bonds
and Gordon was released. The Judge
later discovered that the bonds were prac-
ticalIy worthless, and was so indignant
tnat be made It his business to personally
search for Gordon, and Captured him one
day after hot chase.