The San Francisco call., 1897-10-29

has unlawfully used for his personal bene-
ut and is a violation of the trust imposed
as treasurer of the association and for
which he has positively refused to rem
der an accounting. Since the opening OF
Hawthorne Corrigan has managed and
run its affairs in high. handed manner
and always insisted upon things being
done his way of thinking, employing such
men as he chose and allowing them to
mismanage different departments. The
books for the first three years are in such
a condition that it is almost impossible to
make head or tail out OF them, his "secre-
tary" not being an accountant, and as an
officer of the association doing the bid
ding OF its pres ident in many things that
have assisted Corrigan financially. such
as conditions of races, handicaps, etc.
The advantage he has taken of other
horsemen racing at Hawthorne in selling
races is well known, where he has entered
and raced horses whose value ranged from
$4,000 to $4,000 for $500 and $400. Then
when his actions we're questioned by his
partners, 10 further his ends in future he
employed a manager, whose reckless ex-
penditure for improvements cost the asso-
citation some $4,000, notably, the sum of
over $4,000 which was expended for
garbage covering on the inside track,
which was called India rubber from
Indiana.
ITO secure the controlling vote of the
stock issued, under the promise that great
benefit would result in Richard Fitzgerald,
superintendent t of the Union Transit Conn
pany, becoming a stockholder, L was
induced to part with twelve shares of my
holdings for which Mr.. Fitzgerald has
never settled, as we'll as not having rem
dered an accounting of his management
of the feed-store at the track, which he
was operating on shares with the associa-
ton. This stock was thirteen shares, and
the Burkes gave Corrigan, through Fitz-
gerald, a controlling vote of the stock
which he has used as club in connec-
tion with a very large-sized revolver TO
conduct the meetings of stockholders So
far as the lease to Messrs. Rose & Co.,
know nothing, but think they have loaned
Corrigan money on gold brick, and if
there is any way by law to prevent the
operation of the track by these parties. it
will certainly be taken, and their case will
be attended to at the proper time.
"Corrigan's reference to my connection
Win u fCOtOOO Otdl OclWceH
Burke and Allerton is the hallucination
of diseased mind. The facts are that it
was a loan made through me from Mr..
Walker for the purpose of taking up the
land. purchase note for the Hawthorne
property, which the association did not
have money TO meet. At that time Mr..
Corrigan and also James c. Burke offered
TO mortgage their horses, land and other
property they had rather than let the note
be defaulted. The only connection Mr..
Allerton had with the deal was that he in
dorsed the note given MIR. Walker, and it
had no connection in any way with
cattle deal. The original note was in paw
ment of part of James G. Burke's in
debtedness, and when the same was paid
by the association it was charged to his
account, which shows that he is indie bted
TO the association in the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. Corrigan claims that his hands are
clean of all responsibility. l am sorry
his conscience is so flexible, but we will
see later on as TO that part of it..
The announcement was made in these
dispatches on Monday night that Haw-
thorne track had been leased TO George
Rose & Co. for term of three years with
the privilege of five. Barney Schrieber is
said to be interested in the deal. The
lease is subject to discussion among
horsemen. Manager John Condor of
Harlem track said the deal was an entire
surprise to him. He was hardly pre-
pared to say. so long in advance, whether
he would make some arrangements with
the hawthorne track for next year re.
garding compromise of racing dates.
81 will say this much" said the Harlem
manager, II should very much prefer en-
tering into an agreement with George
Rose than one with Corrigan. l will also
say / do not believe that track wars are
ever profitable"
1t was currently reported to-day that
Capt ain J. II. Rees. who was at In gleside
last year, was to be presiding Judge and
Joseph A. Murphy secretary of Haw-
thorne track under the new management
ne xt year. Both of these men are
friendly to Corrigan, Murphy having Just
been appointed 10 the presiding judgeship
at the Ingleside track, and the story that
they were to be in control at Hawthorne
led to comment that Corrigan's hand was
still to be back of the control of Haw-
thorne track despite the lease of the track
TO others.