The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-19
fOMBLIN SOUGHT THE FLESHP0TS OF
FRESNO LIFE.

In one of his letters Mr.. Tomblin rep
resents a most shocking condition of
affairs In making these disclosures
Mr. Tomblin applied the lash Of criti-
cism to his own back, and not only adj
nitted that he had attended cock
fight but had so far forgotten his dig
nifty as cashier of the bank of MADEIRA
as to be present at and take considera-
Bile interest in prize fight. Mr.. Tomb
lin begged his master not to believe,
however, that he was seeking the flesh
pots of Fresno life, but that he lent his
presence to these disgraceful scenes
that he might more closely study the
habits and the character of the men of
whom subsequently his master might
wish to know.
This letter of Tomblin's for a mo-
ment throws aside the curtain that hid
the conduct of affairs of the John
Brown colony. In this connection 1t
should also be remembered that Mr..
Tomblin had objected TO the PROPOSE
ton that the Pacific Bank should sup
port young Mr.. Johns horses and his
bull pup. In this letter also Tomblln
brings into the recital the names or
two very prominent attorneys of this
citv-John Flournoy and Seth Mann,
chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee In the enthusiasm of
the moment Mr.. Tomblin grew meta
phorical and represented Return Rob
erts, president Of the MADEIRA Bank, as
a pig with his nose in the milk pail,
with Flournoy at one ear and Mann at
the other, and another very interesting
individual dragging the tail The let
ter is as follows:
MADEIRA, Dec. 10, 1892.
r. H Mcdonald Jr., V. p. san
Francisco-My Dear Sir: nave your
!, nd LIyill |
was not present at the prize nght IN
which Johns had a hand. | was at
a cock fight at which place L met MI.
Davis. After the cock fight was over
they all went through to Los Angeles.
1 have also attended a prize fight, not
because 1 am an admifer OF such en-
tertainments but because l wished 10
see the class of people who attended
such places and just how they took
part in such performances. l can form
pretty good ideas of people at such
times and gain knowledge that is valu-
able in a business way. And so far as
anything l have done in the past or
might do in the future 1t is an open
book which 1 shall always freely. give
you. 1t is polite that / should be-
come acquainted with all the traits Of
mans character to impart to you
as the occasion requires.
l recognize in Mr.. Mann bright and
rising attorney, but l wanted him to
are better than one. And want
them to keep Roberts head right in
the milk-pail with Mann and Flour
noy hold of each ear and Carter to
twist his tail so that he will be sure
to get such a dose of medicine that he
will be careful who he tackles next
time. | sent to the colony for young
Johns to come in, but he was not to
be found and have not seen him UP
to the present time. l have no feel
ing whatever against the young man.
Under proper influence / think he
would be all right, but with Boust to
advise with he cannot go anywhere
near right 1 should not find any
fault with any one when l believed
they were working conscientiously for
your best interests. but when / know
they are not am constrained to keep
after them until they do. Am 1 right?
I am, yours very truly.