The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
v, D. CREIGHTON
ARRESTED ON A
FELONY CHARGE
His Partner Appears
as ACcuser.
ALLEGES FALSE PRETENSES
SAID TO HAVE BORROWED ON
JEWELS NOT HIS OWN.
Postofice Authorities Also Investi-
eating an Accusation of In
tercepting Letters of
Lady Guest.
ALLEGES FALSE PRETENsEs
SAID TO HAVE BORROWED ON
JEWELS NOT HIS OWN.

W. D. Creighton, who with his son,
Douglas Creighton, conducts the Alexan-
drfa Hotel at ISL Suffer street. was ar
rested yesterday afternoon upon war
rant charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. The complaining
witness is w. J. Holmes, at one time a
partner Of Creighton's in the Suffer-
street hostelry
In the complaint Holmes states that in
April Creighton represented to him that
he had put up a number of diamonds be-
longing to himself with Harry Unna to
secure a loan of S12o, and that the time
given on the loan had expired. He asked
a loan of $125 of Holmes, and promised to
either repay him within twenty-four
hours or turn the jewels over to MIN Tor
security.
TTnon this promise Holmes advanced to
Creighton the sum requested, and accom-
panfed him to Unnas office on kearny
street, where the diamonds were re-
deemed Creighton returned TO the hotel
with the gems and told Holmes he would
there lock them up, and Holmes could
have them upon demand.
Holmes declares that later he asked for
his security, and 1t was refused hlm' as
was his s125 for which he also made de-
mand Upon investigation Holmes sag
he discovered that the diamonds mac
never been the property or Creighton, pu
that he hau DOTTOWSu lilSIll " dsoS 90 -
lateral from Mrs. Mary Il. Ironsldes, VINO
resides at 521 Eddy street.
He again demanded of Creighton by let
ter that the money he had advanced him
he returned or else the diamonds, but he
got no more satisfaction than upon MS
frst attempt Holmes then began Grim
inaI proceedings against Creighton.
Creighton was arrested ana was TAKEN
to the Central police station, where after
two hours Incarceration he was released
upon $500 bonds.
This is not the first trouble between
Holmes and Creighton. In April Holmes
put up $3.50 in cash and went into partner
ship with Creighton in the hotel business:
Holmes was to be a silent partner ano
the guests of the Alexandria knew him as
the manager. Creighton kept the books and
one morning Holmes woke up to the tact
that the hotel and all of the accounts had
been assigned for an alleged considera-
ton. to the Mccarthy Land Company;
of the assignment but not Holmes:
After a couple of weeks Douglas
Creighton. the son, quit his Job as as
sistant treasurer of the Columbia Thea
fer and advertised himself as sole pro-
nrfetor of the Hotel Alexandria and
Claimed that he had paid to the McCar-
thy Land Company something ike $lO,-
assigned for a fifth of that sum. Holmes
demanded an accounting, but, falling TO
find satisfaction, commenced a civil suit,
which is now pending, to quiet the ques-
ton of ownership title.
Creighton is also being investigated by
the postal authorities. who are looking
into q complaint made by one of the Alex
andria's guests, charging him with having
Intercepted letters addressed to her