The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
LEE CLAYBURGH
HAS GONE EAST
-"
Close of the Rapid Local
Career Of a Young
Plunger.
Played the Races Heavily and
Lost a Great Deal of Money
at Poker.
His Hide and Tallow Business Recon
veyed to His Father-Recently
Married.

After a more or less lurid career of sew
eral years as a racetrack plunger, poker
player and all-around sport Lee H. Clay
burgh has shaken the dust of San Fran
cisco from his feet and is how in locality
which his friends describe as somewhere
East"
incidentally CIayburgh is accompanied
by q dashing young woman, who is said
by some to be his wife and by others to be
merely his travelling companion.
+ Clay burgh was, until recently, in the
hides and tallow business al 40 and 81
Clay street. Several years ago his father,
Albert Clay burgh, conducted the Clay
street business and about the time his
creditors were beginning TO get anxious
the concern was transferred to the son,
the consideration named being $500.
Those to whom the house was indebted
tried to find some means of having the
transfer set aside, but were unsuccessful,
and the son continued in control of the
concern.
Under his management the business
prospered and young CIayburgh made
money. Then the racetracks came and
he soon was known as a plunger and a
''good thing" for the touts. AS general
thing he avoided the tracks himself,
but gave various sporting men about town
com mmissions TO wager large amounts.
7 oker games in the rear rooms of saloons
also claim ed much of his attention and he
was credited with losing large sums at
both forms OF gambling.
About this time young Winchester OF
the arms manufacturing company arrived
in town and began the meteoric career as
/ a plunger that made him the envy of the
bIoods who spend their time and money
in the confines of the tenderloin. His
leave of absence was terminated by his
father when he married the divorced wife
of certain well-known doctors son, and
he journeyed home, taxing with him the
bride of few davs. The marriage cere-
monv was performed at San Jose and
| Clayburgh and the lady who is now with
| him wero the only witnesses.
1t is said Shat at that time Winchester
! told his chum that if he ever needed a
! friend he was sure to find one in the East,
! who would welcome him and do anything
! in his power to help him.
=. 1t is thought that CIayburgh is now en-
joying the hospitality of his Eastern
friend and that he will be heard of in
business there before long, for it is gen.
orally conceded that while he makes mis-
taxes ne possesses business aDlllty Oh
high order.
a few weeks ago Clayburgh began quietly
making preparations for departure, and
while his losses on the races and at the
poker-table had crippled him somewhat
he was bic to get together several thous-
ands of dollars with whicn to make a
trip East. He told a number of friends
tha; he intended &c go to Europe.
Since his departure the signs at the
Wv oh craI
to read albert Clay burgh, Dealer
in Hides and Tallow," as OF yore, and it is
believed that the young man has recon
veyed the business to his father. Before
going lie announced that he had married
the young woman who enjoyed his protec-
ton.
1t is declared by those who are in po-
sition to know that the business is in
such condition that careful management
will put it in first-class order, and that
while Clay burgh had spent the profits he
had not crippled it TO any extent.