The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

at all of said times said mine was bon anza, and affiant, by reason Of the mallc- ious conspiracy and by reason or the po- sition he was in believing ln the ndeHty of said Burns and said c. P. Waterhouse, has. been defrauded of his rights ana IS entitled to receive reconVeyance or all his stock in said mine and a conveyance to him of the nine-twelfths @-l2) interest in all of said Contra Estaca or Guada- loupe mining property
 That affiant is informed that said D. M. Burns has stated that he, the said Burns, paid to affiant the sum of S6OO,00O for ai- fiant's interest in said property. mat 1T any such statement was ever made by said Burns it is wholly false ana untrue That affiant never had any dealings or business transactions with said Burns since October, 1888, and never sold to sald Burns any stock in or any interest m the said mine and affiant never received one dollar from said Burns in any manner whatever That afhantS stock Tn tae salu Candelaria Consolidated Mexican Mihlne Company was purchased by C. $. Givens as aforesaid. ,. 18th day of July, 1891.
 Could anything be more direct, or could anything be more dishonest! Columbus Waterhouse during his life time, was too well known for anybody to doubt his honesty, and that he was positive of Burns guilt is shown oy the curse he called down upon the men who robbed him.
 When Columbus Warehouse, who was the uncle and benefactor Of 'Clar- ence Waterhouse, was on his d9athbed he cursed these men almost with his last breath. His words to those Wno stood at his bedside, as he thought of the ingratitude which had been his reward, were:
 If it will do Burns and my nephew Clarence any harm. m curses are upon them. I hope to live long enough to see them both die miserably in the gutter"
 The aged man learned too late that he had been robbed by these men whom he had trusted and who owed all they had in the world to his kindness and generosity. They had accepted his con- fidences and had used them to do ire parable injury to him. lie had eX- pected at least honesty from men who had been so close to him. Not the care fully laid schemes, dishonest services and faithlessness that proved to be his portion. All the treachery of these men, one relative, the other trusted en- ploye, came back to him as he saw his once rich estate dissipated by them, although they had been intrusted with its safekeeping. It is not strange that when this strong man was stricken down the mists were cleared from h!s eyes and he saw the gross manner in which his condolences had been be- trayed. Then it was that he cursed D. M. Burns and Clarence F. Waternouse, owners of the famous Candelaria mine.
 But while Burns secured the prop erty he did not go scot free, for there are now on file in the State Depart ment at Washington documents that tell the official story of Burns Connec- tion with the theft of the Candelaria mines, his arrest and Imprisonment for his act and the proceedings by which one court after another reaffirmed the justice of his conviction and confirmed the sentence of imprisonment
 Picked up by MT Waterhouse when he was friendless, penniless and with out hope Burns was sent to Durango and placed in charge of the Candelaria mine at good salary. But scarcely had he arrived there before he began scheming with Warehouses nephew and the others to defraud the man who was helping them on to fortune They deceived him as to the value of the ore being taken out; they induced him to put in extensive and valuable machin- cry, and Burns succeeded in obtainine a one-twelfth interest under a solemn promise which he deliberately broke knowing when he made it that he did not intend to keep it.
 For his criminal operations D. M Burns was arrested, and upon the con- clusion of his trial he was condemned