The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-07

pertunity of expressing it's voice in the
matter
Specification ii.
Specification II. charges Leslie r.
Drake with making false statements.
Misrepresentation, and deceiving mer-
chants and other business men in this
city, with whom he has Had business
relations, and is accompanied by
number of specifications, lettered
from A to I, which herein follow with
the findings of the committee.
(a) 'sThat the said Drake. in the
month Of November, 1897, rented from
one P. F. Scott certain dwelling house
at the southwest corner of Fourteenth
and n streets in this city, and agreed
to pay a certain monthly rental there
for in advance; that the said Drake be-
came and resided in said house for the
term of two months, and failed and
refused to pay the rent therefor, and
when the said Scott attempted to col
lect said rent the said Drake used force,
angry and threatening language to-
wards the said Scott, and threatened to
draw pistol and shoot the said Scott. :"
The committee finds that the afore-
said Leslie r. Drake did rent the house
and occupy it for two months, and that
he did not pay any rent until some
time after it was vacated; but the evil
dence does not show that he refused
TO pay the rent, or that he intended to
defraud the aforesaid Scott; nor does
the evidence show that he used threat
ening language or that he drew a
pistol, though there was no doubt that
considerable excitement existed in both
parties.
(b) THAT the said Drake is indebted
in large sum of money to the firm
of Jacox Brothers, doing business in
this city, and when he was pressed for
a settlement of the same stated that
he (Drake) was the financial hacker of
the Christian Benefit Association, and
that he had advanced large sums of
money to said association, and that
by reason of the advances SO made by
him he was unable to pay the indebted
ness due said firm; whereas, in truth
and in fact, the said Drake never was
the financial hacker or any hacker of said
association, and had never advanced
any money whatsoever to said associa-
ton, and the statements SO made by
the said Drake We're false and untrue,
and made for the purpose Of deceiving
said nrm Of Jacox Brothers
We find that Mr.. Drake is indebted
to the firm mentioned to the amount of
about $50 on bill Of something over
500, secured by lien ON the property
purchased. The charge that he claimed
to be the financial hacker of the Chris
tan Benefit Association was not sus-
tanned.
(c) THAT the said Drake on another
occasion when pressed for a settlement
by said firm, after having previously
made promise that he would settle on
certain date, and failing to keep said
promise, gave as a reason therefor, that
he was confined to his house from the
effects of a sprain; but said statement
was untrue and mere subterfuge, and
invented for the purpose of again de-
ceiving said firm
The finding of the committee on this
specification is, not proved. Evidence
goes to show that he was so confined.
Id THAT the said Leslie r. Drake
was formerly President and a member
Of the Directorate of the Christian Ben
eft Association, and while such, and
without the knowledge or consent Of
said association, he rented for the use
of said association, a typewriting ma
chine at a monthly rental of five dollars
per month, but stated to said associa-
ton that said machine was loaned 10
him, and that no charge would be made
therefor month, all of which he we'll
knew to be false and untrue"
The judgment of the committee is
that the evidence does not show any in
tfonal falsehood in this case.
(e) That the said Leslie r. Drake
represented to this board that he, indi-
vidually, would loan large amount of
| money to the First Christian Church
for the purpose of paying off a portion
of the Indebtedness owed by said
church; that said representation was
made solely for the purpose of deceiv-
ing said board and leading it to believe
he was a man Of means, and thereby
increase his influence in said church,
and advance his own interests; where
as, in truth, and in fact, the said Drake
is heavily involved, financially unable
| to pay his just debts, and was wholly
| una bic to advance or loan any sum of
money to said church"
The evidence shows that the afore-
said Drake did propose to lend the
church. few hundred dollars to pay on
it's indebtedness on certain conditions,
and while the proposition seems to your
committee financially unwise. there IS
no evidence to show that he was act
uated by any sinister motive in making
it.
(f) That the said Leslie r. Drake
has made untrue, willful and falselstate-
ments to a representative of the Even
ing Bee knowing that said statements
would be published and that with the
intent to do a great and irreparable in
jury to the standing and character of
the brothers of said church.
We find that the aforesaid Leslie r.
Drake, under the provoca ton Of what
he believed to be great injustice did
make statements as published in THE
Evening Bee Of this city which do
| injustice to the church and especially
to Elder s. H Phillips and s.. s. Gull
yer, to whom are attributed motives
which the committee believe. TO be un7
| just Allowing for inaccuracies in
newspaper reports. and for the excited
state of feeling which prevailed, we
| believe Brother Drake TO have used
! language both in the newspaper article
/ and personal letter TO ,. >. culver,
which the facts do not warrant and
which was not becoming a Christian
minister We are glad to add that
Brother Drake expresses regret for the
statements in these documents, and
says that he would not write them if ii
were To do over again.
| go That the said Leslie r. Drake
! has made a false and unwarranted at
/ tack upon Brother s. s. Culver. by
stating that the said Culver had in a