The San Francisco call., 1898-03-08
HE WILL FACE
 HIS ACCUSERS Schwartz, the Alleged Diamond Swim dler,
 to Return. Confident of Establishing His Innocence Before the
 Court.
Advised by His Attorney, He Peace fully Submits to EXtradi-
 ton.

Joe Schwartz, the diamond expert who was arrested in Seattle last week on charge of swindling Wolfsohn & Livingston, local jewellers. will be guided by his attorney, Melvin G. Win stock, who is now in this city. and will peacefully accompany Detective Wrenn to San Francisco for examina- tion.
 Late last night MT. Winstock tele- graphed him to submit without further fight and to come here as soon as his private affairs could be arranged. Had not the message been sent Wrenn might not have succeeded in bringing tained by Schwartz to look after his interests before the Governor.
 Mr. Winstock, in speaking about the charges against his client, said: schwartz is an expert diamond man and Is perfectly familiar with precious stones. He is a man of great intelli- gence notwithstanding the statements that he cannot read nor write. The game they claim he plays is said to be this: He goes to a pawnbroker and offers him a diamond to pawn. Being a fluent talker and having fine ap- pearance he induces the broker to take the stone, but instead of receiving a third of it's value he receives full price for it. AS he does not return to redeem the diamond the money lender tries to dispose of it so as to realize 300 per cent on it, but without success. Natu- rally feeling sore he raises a hue and cry and complains of being swindled.
 After attending to his affairs here Schwartz left on a business trip to Seattle and it was there that he was O rroGtpd fnr QttaYnntfnp a n dafrQtId fha people who had him arrested. He claims that he bought the diamonds from Wolfsohn & Livingston, but by reason of the fact that the firm had him arrested they themselves had de- layed the payment which he honestly intended to make them. He retained me to defend him and I looked into the matter and found that his arrest was unauthorized and secured his re- lease on habeas corpus. He was rear rested three or four times and each time there was some technical flaw in the process and he was released.
 The authorities here demanded that he should return and face the accusa- ton. He retained me to come here and make an Investigation and 1 feel, in justice to himself. he ought to return and I have wired him to do so, and show that his intentions were always honest.
 His success in fooling the pawn brokers would be considered to be a shrewd trick, but not a criminal of fense-it would not be anything for which he could be prosecuted.
 Tn his preliminary examination be- fore Judge Conlon I will appear In his behalf. Should there be enough evil dence against him he will be bound over, unless some adjustment is reached.
 Schwartz is represented before the Governor at Olympia, Wash, by able counsel, who had intended to make a strong fight to prevent the granting of the warrant and a long drawn out fight would have ensued, but for the advice wired him.
 T think If any man can get ahead of these 10-per- month 'shylocks,' he deserves gold medal instead of be- ing sent to penitentiary.'