The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
Perkes and the other matter, ETC., etc,
l am very truly, NJ. H. SHERMAN.
THE ARCH 0NSPIRAT0R CRINGED AND
BEGGED FOR MERCY IN THE DREAD
OF EXPOSURE.

Some of the letters of Moses H. Sher-
man are Of such a remarkable char
acter that one would hesitate to be-
lieve that they were written by sane
man If 1t were not for the fndublt-
able evidences of penmanship and asso-
citation. Sherman at all times was hys-
terical and at all times supremacy self
ish. He had worked himself into the
Pacific Bank by devious and dishonest
means. He had fiattered the McDon-
aids into a support of his scheme and
had deceived into an acceptance of his
worthless securities in exchange for
hundreds of thousands of dollars of the
gold in the vaults of the Pacific Bank
and the Peoples Home Savings Bank.
For over five years Moses H. Sher-
man had his clutch on these institu-
tions. Having led the deluded bankers
into his disastrous speculations and
chimerical projects he plotted still to
blind them to a realization of their deS-
perate condition and spent time and
money.in the Eastern States with no
other purpose than to deceive the Nc
Donalds into a belief that he could float
the bonds he had foisted upon them.
When Sherman had failed in this he
returned TO this city to corrupt if he
could the members of the Bank Com
mission and to use the enormous power
of the Southern Pacific Company to
corrupt legislators. When the final
Crash came ne was sui not SdllSllSo.
Through his manipulations and Tor
his financial advantage he placed his
cousin, J. E. Farnum, in the defunct
Pacific Bank as manager, and ne re-
tanned his own influence for evil In the
Peoples Home Savings Bank. In
January, 1894, six months after the "a
cific Bank had been ruined, Moses h
Sherman was still at work in the banks
Conditions had changed someWna.'
however, and the crafty manipuiatoI'
who now enjoys the savings OF thou
sands of depositors, saw h1mSell On t .ho
verge of financial ruin ana IA ne ne
shadow of criminal prosecution py sne
Grand Jury of this city. He n@pseu q
friend to assist him and to watcn Wna'
the Grand Jury was doing. In ny
terical letter he declared IND n.o
enemies had surrounded him anu -
growing daily more powerful ~ ~ IL
plot to ruin him. He declareu nc "a az
dred and he begged his friend TO crop
every other business and to come I'M
mediatelv TO his assistance. Ii shio
remarkable letter which will rolloW
there are several obscure releieiioee
that require explanation.
The epistle is signed by Sher I1is ui,r
der tba alias of "Charles." Wherever
the initial y. occurs in the letter II mas
reference TO Charles Q. AlegenAuss, q
newspaper man Of this city, Wno vas ~
the service of the McDonalsu.s LA q Sc
son that was not to ms uis s.e;tiaI 3
appears s the reference is to r H. m Nc 6.
Donald Jr Dr. in the eP The m initiai
" n ~ sherman's old enemy, Col
onel J. H. woodland. This letter is as
follows: January 10 1894
My Dear Friend: oh, you snx do not
know in what worry arlo al aiA iooyy al
IN the Slndowa5zf and r. am ae Convinced Dir; y
are all tnere sos Containing deeper and
beyond anything 5 You 4 that E w. ana any (.
.ilihs aoo fr;ands They are the ones
fhipS who captured = ng1 o 5f tseml h TRs
~ ne 7 feel humble and heartsick
ana wd hsYe tri sfru SO ling
Soing evervthing that I could for
one and really the future It Ges meyer Yer
day 7 need a little money very, very
much; ] must get this settlement