The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
Bogus Signatures to a
Protest Against the
Folsom Road.
Offender Will Be Prosecuted
If His Identity Can Be
Learned.
Bright Outlook for the Boulevard
Project on the Eve of Elec-
tIon.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2-"It was for
gerry; we never saw the letter until it ap-
peared in print"
Such are the declarations made by those
citizens OF Gait whose names appeared
attached to a communication addressed
to the editors of the Bee and published in
Tuesdays CALL. They are all very en-
phatic in their denials, and it would be
very unhealthy for the individual who
forged the names. could his idert ity be
ascertained. Unfortunately the original
copy of the letter was destroyed after its
contents had been set up in type at the
Bee Office. 1t is understood that the case
has been placed in the hands of detectives,
and in all probability the forger will be
discovered and prosecuted.
1t now transpires that the forger gave
the wrong initials OF several of those
whose names he attached to the letter.
DR.. Montague, who always signs mis- name
Aiex Montague, appeared upon the COM
mum icaiion as DR.. A. Montague. A firm
In Gait was drought into al unpleasant
situation through signature which
every body supposed was that of James
Whitaker of Whitaker & Ray, dealers in
general merchandise and prominent in
the southern end of the county by reason
OF their extensive enterprises. 1t was
only two or three days before that Don
Ray OF that firm, in an interview with
The CALL correspondent, declared that
his firm had given no intImation as TO its
position on the bond question. The sub
seQuent letter, signed as every one sup
posed by The senior mem Der OF he firm IN
direct contradiction OF what Mr.. Ray had
said, placed them in n very unenviab BILE
light. This, OF course, 8 now fully ex-
planned by the denial of Nr. Whitaker,
which was to-day given 10 THE CALL CORE
spondent IN the following language:
Il am pleased ~ have the opportunity
OF denying all knowle Ice OF that letter in
the columns OF The GALL. l have lust re-
turned from Hanfurd where | was at the
time the letter was published. i knew
nothing of it until l read it in The CALL
OF last Tuesday. | desire now 10 state
that / was never even consulted upon the
advl<a billy OF sending UGH letter to the
editor OF the Bee or any other paper. The
name OF j. Whitaker was written by
some one WITHOUT authority from me.
desire now TO make this public denial
through the courtesy of THE CALL"
The CALL correspondent mas made in
qulries among the people OF Gait, and,
while there are one or two under sus.
p!cion, the evidence is not sufficient to
warrant the publication OF their names.
There is no such individual as Stooprack
residing in the town, nor in the neig bor-
hood OF Gait. There is a gentleman there
by the name OF Sluperak but he denies
having any knowledge of the letter re-
ierred o. Duffy. Robinson and Furnish
make the same denials. In all proba biIltv
there will be some light thrown on the
mysterious document some time during
tue week.
While there is considerable onnos,tion
in Gait against the Folsom boulevard
project, the people down there regard
with ulstavor the employment of such
means to defeat ii. 1t is a queer town.
nevertheless. At a good-road meeting
there under the auspices of the County
Commi sioners they were unable to get a
chairman from among The citizens who
had assem- bled. Hon. ellis Do{y, State
Senator from this county and author OF
the bill which gave to Sacramento ;his
chance OF a lifetime, does not reside in
Gait but he had TO call the meeting to-
gether just as though be had been Mayor
of the town.
There is much favorable comment in
the city over the edito rial which appeared
in to-day's CALL advocating the Folsom
highway project. The CALL is the only
San Francisco paper which has published
all OF the news in connection with tn S
good-road crusade G. A. Luhrs, the
County Commissioner, to-day said:
The people Of Sacramento County
should feel grateful for the great consid-
GRAFTON The CALL has given. this good
road movement. In the first place the
Folsom boulevard is State proposition,
and L believe the people f the State are
interested. look upon the work THE
CALL has lately been doing for Sacra.
nento as one of the very best efforts ever
put forth in behalf of our city"