The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
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JARMAN SCORES NoLTING. Styles Him the Most .Treacherous Member of a Thieving Gang.

SALINAS, Feb. 22.-The remarks of Councilman Nolting In the San Jose Council chamber Monday evening show conclusively that the gang of unprin- cipled scoundrels-of which he is the deepest dyed, the most cunning and treacherous, void of moral rectitude or manly honor and using his official au- thority only to punish his enemies, to put his relatives in positions and to coax or coerce every one connected with the various city departments to patronize his grocery or barroom-are at their wits end to know what to do to continue their reign of public plum der and system of boycotting of all those who dare to oppose or expose their villainous methods of collision for footing the city or for the vilifica- ton of honorable citizens who will not sacrifice their independence and free dom of thought and action.
 MT. Nolting in his bitter spleen and anxiety to get even with somebody who he imagines is interfering with what he considers a legitimate livelihood, but which all honest men would look upon with abhorrence, accuses me while Councilman and during my candidacy for Supervisor of spending $2000 in inn provement about the City Hall, and, inferentially, of using the expenditure to assist my election. The facts are as follows and can be verified by the rec ords in the Citv Hall:
 The structure committee, consisting, if my memory serves me right, of A. s. Mangran, W. T. Noting and J. P. Fay, had a resolution passed by the Council empowering them to have certain clos cts taken out of the City Hall to be re- placed with an improved kind, and to
 te.f ln .f the City Hall. The committee re- ouested me to take charge of and su- perintend the work, for the reason that I had a practical knowledge of the business.
 I learned afterward that 1t was trap set by the bosses to insure my defeat as Supervisor, they taking it for granted that I would do as they would under similar circumstances, that IS, furnish all the materials from my own store and have my own painter do the work. I did not furnish an ounce of material nor did put one of my men on the work nor did handle one dol lar of the money. The foreman, F. G. Currier, managed the job and worked eight hours a day. The rest of the men were paid s2 50 day and drew their own warrants.
 They worked hard and earned every dollar they received. The material was purchased from G. B. MacKee & Co.,, D. Rinaido and M. Lenzen & Son. devoted a good deal of time to super intending the work and without any condensation. The entire painting, including labor and material, amounted to about $1000 It is a matter of re- cord and can easily be verified. It was one piece of work where the city got value received.
 I was in my store one evening when a man who was in touch with the gang, but who had yet little spark of man. hood left, told me that he had just left a few of the scoundrels who had decid- ed to send cappers out all over the city to inform the church people especially, that "Jarman was drunk on Friday evening and had to be taken home by two men,"
 No person on the face of the earth ever saw me under the influence of liquor. did not believe that men could be so callous and lost to all sense of honor, yet they did report 1t and with such good effect that the minister of the church in San Jose preached it from his pulpit. On learning how he had been imposed upon he made all the reparation in his power.
 Another scheme they resorted to was to visit all Catholics they could and in form them that "Jarman was an A. P. A." which I was not. Then they turned around and visited the A. P. As and told them I was a Catholic, which was not true.
 The New Charter Club and the good people of San Jose must put no cre- dence in any reports derogatory to their candidates, as this ring of thieves will stop at nothing short of murder to accomplish their ends.
 J. P. JARMAN