The San Francisco call., 1897-07-05

resents all insinuations that ne has lived
beyond his means and has spent the funds
of his office tor his own purposes. The
suspended Collector of Internal Revenue
walked the office of Chief Jailer Sattler
Yesterday as nervous n man as ever was
behind prison bars, but he was persistent
IN his denlals that he was sinner against
that law which forbids the coveting OF a
neighbor's good. even when that neigh
Dor consists collectively of the whole peo-
pie of the country.
1t was on the cards that the prisoner
should be released on bonds yesterday
morning, but the absence of United States
District Attorney Foote and his deputies
from the City delayed this programme,
and in the end the ex-Collector found
himself obliged TO spend the day in Gus
tocy. In coniormaHce with the usual
custom relating to United States prison
ers he was removed from the CITY Prison
10 the County Jail as soon as 1t was Iound
that there was no immediate prospect of
his release on bonds. The disgrace OF go
ing 10 an ordinary cell as com mon pr1s-
oner was spared him. He had the priv
ilege of the general Office 10 receive his
fri, nds and visitors, and all In all had
rather busy day OF II.
Nel0QTn 1eeiS Ills OlSEIdC6 kSSHiS
There was in him yesterday nothing of
the usual braggadocio of the ordinary man
who finds himself an object OF curiosity
because of his transgressioEs in high
places. There were traces about him OF
recent carousals or else extraordinary
nervousness. His face was pinched and
haggard. His hands and knees trembled
with the slightest exertion, and his voice
frequently failed him as he recalled the
of he lot f0
his present predicament. He had little
to say of his shortcomings as a public
Official. He would not admit that his
pace in the Tenderloin had been such as
to attract the comment OF the half-world-
These were stories of the street pure and
sim pie, he contended. which had gained
such general circulation that it was al
most too late to deny them.
True, there were women in his down.
fall-Jhose frail yet dovelike creatures
that are responsible for half the trouble
in the world--but he knew them only
casually. They had made use of his name
and a slight acquaintance with him TO
make free Of his name and his reputation.
They and their boisterous companions
had spread falsehoods OF his doings and
his habits.
There was no theft of mine due to
champagne" was the way he put ii. 1.-The
stories that | have lived beyond my means
are absolutely untrue. know the women
whose names have been connected with
mine only in casual way. In the course
OF my duties as an officer of the Govern
ment had occasion TO send one or two
men to San Quentin and thus earned the
eternal enmity OF their wives. Then be-
gan a systematic persecution and des.
perate attempt 10 blacken my character.
Reports would be spread that had spent
the night in notorious places in the ten
derloin when / was at home with my fam
lily.
az was ;mpersonated by the friends Of
these women. Men would go to Il odg-
ing house and register in my name for the
purpose of biackmaiI. The land ady of
the house would declare the next day
that had been one OF her dodgers and
then send man or woman to me to in
form me that my alleged sin had found
me out.
"In this way frequent attempts were
made TO blackmail. The woman, Virgie
Merose, who declared 10 the Federal fl
GERS few days ago that she knew OF my
whereabouts is one OF these. Some time