The San Francisco call., 1897-07-07
CONFIDENCE MEN ACTIVE.


Farsllon.
Christian Endeavorers are receiving
attention from the wicked. When the
steamer Farallon left Eureka last Mon
day morning there was not even sleeping
room and barely standing room. Among
the crowd were five men and two women
who were classed by the agent of the boat
as confidence gang" The vessel is Ii
censed to carry about fifty passengers and
there were on board at least 250. The
confidence gang" had it all its own way.
There was no room in which any of them
could sleep between decks and in conse-
quence all and sundry had 10 make the
best of the deck room and sleep under
sails tnat had been brought out of the
| Zarette. During the day the smoking
room and social hall were crowded with
the men who had spent the night under
canvas. 1t was then that tie confidence
men" got in their work, and 1t Is needless
TO say that the Christian EndeavoTers got
the worst of 1t.
Immediately after the steamer left the
agent learned that the five men and the
two women had been running a confidence
game in Hum boldt County during the
July cele ebrations. He at once wired Chief
of Police Lees of the fact and the latter
levy of the Harpor Police. Notwith-
standing that the Christian Endeayorers
were making Preat demands upon his men
two of the SQUAD were detailed to keep
watch for the arrival of the Farralon. As
soon as she was sighted Sergeant Bunner
at Mel gs wharf notified the Harbor Po-
lice Station. The detail was at once sent
TO the Mission street wharf and the five
men were arres ed soon after the vessel
dock d. The women could not be found.
When placed in the cell at the Harbor Po-
lice Station the men were examined and
positively refused to give their names.
They insisted that they were members OF
the Christian Endeavor party, and as
there wa no charge against them outside
of that furnished by the agent of the Far
ralon, Captain Dunlevy was compelled
TO release them. This was not done. how
ever, until every mem ber of the Harbor
Police had taken good View OF the quin-
tel, and If any confidence games are prac-
ticed during the next week the perpetra-
tors are liable TO receive some attention
from the detective force.
Governor Budd, Com mission ers Col
burn and Chad bourne had an outing on
the wafer front yesterday. They secured
a whitehall boat and explored the under
part OF the wharves from Main street TO
the ferries. At Folsom street the Cover
nor remarked that if the wharf had not
been fired Ii was the most remarka BILE case
of spontaneous combustion he had ever
come across. Had the party con llnued as
far as the Wasblngton-s wharf they
might have arrived just in time to wit
ness another case CT spontaneous combus
ton.
Man overheard was the cry at i2:39
O. clock, when the steamer Newark was on
her way from the Oakland mole to San
Francisco. There was great excitement.
About 200 Endeavorers were among those
on board and it was a strange experience
for many of them. for, as one of the re-
ception committee remarked, there were
persons among the excursionists who had
never crossed body OF water larger than
q river in their lives, and the man who
Jumps from a ferry boat is therefore an
unheard of individual in many parts of
the East.
The Newark's pilot gave the signal
"stop" and full speed astern." In the
meantime boat was lowered and manned
and in a short space of time Ah, Lung, a
half-demented Chinese, was landed on the
deck. He was identified as a boot and
shoe manufacturer, whose place of busi-
ness is at 719 Sacramento street. DR.. Hill.
who was on the boat, attended the Chinese
and the latter told him he was subject to
temporary fits of insanity and did not
realize that he had been overheard until
he was in the fireroom of the Newark.
w. A. Coulter, THE CALLS marine artist,
who was severely injured on the tug Vigi-
liant last Sunday, is progressing toward
recovery. Yesterday ne came from his
home in Sausalito to the City and had an
interview with DR.. Somers, his physician.
After an examination DR.. Somers said it
would be at least ten days before his pa
tIent would be able to resume work.
The bark General Fairchlld, from Ma
naimo, arrived last night. She re ported
that yesterday at noon when ten miles
west orthwest from Point Reyes she
passed spar and schooner's BOOM ap-
parently without piece of sail attached.