The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
The Captain Charges His Opponent With Grim
 inal Libel.
Has Employed an Attorney to Interpret the Law in
 the Case.
Wadhana Declares Himself Ready for the Ordeal With Reputable
 Witnesses.

Supervisor P. M. Delany has declared his intention of having E. L. Wadham, ex-deputy pound keeper, arrested for criminal libel because of the latter's utterances regarding the alleged SOL itation to bribe the Health and Police Committee to allow the public pound to remain in the custody of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami Inals.
 Supervisor Delany was seen at the rooms of the Board yesterday and stat ed that he had evidence sworn to in affidavits that Wadhams charges were false, and that the ex-driver of the wagon had maliciously misrepresented the facts.
 "The Finance Committee may drop this matter" he said, but I shall not. Wadham, in his efforts to throw mud on me, has gone beyond the limit that the law allows, and I shall have him held responsible before the courts. I have employed an attorney-one of the best in the town-to ascertain whether a crime has been committed, and I am informed that such IS the fact. IT there is any justice in the law l shall obtain it before this matter ends.
 When informed last evening of Su- neryisor Delany's intention to have him arrested for criminal libel, MT. Wad- ham expressed the greatest surprise. ''I did not think he had the courage to even dare do thing like that MT. Wadham said. "Why, if he was to ever bring this matter into court, he would get the worst raking over that he ever received in his life. I can prove ev- erything I said of him, and what Is more, people are coming to me and vol unteering information about the man. Within a day or two 1 will have fur ther testimony of his receiving money from other sources.
 "If he is to be backed up in his case by the class of men who appeared at the Supervisors meeting on Friday evening there is no doubt in my mind that 1 will be acquitted, as ! consider those men are unworthy of belief. Take, for instance, that man Gilfeath- CT. Why, he has been a frequenter of the police courts so often that he has become nearly as well known as the judges on the bench. His testimony in regard to my having sold a dog to Bernardo and then pocketed the money is false, and 1 intend to have him ar rested on Monday for saying so. My books will bear me out that the money was turned into the society, and 1 will make him suffer for his perjury.
 Another sample witness was A. A Friedlander. l suppose he is looking for some future favor from Delany, and therefore appeared before the Super visors He is known throughout the City Hall. My going on the Nichols woman's bond was done as a favor to Charley Nagle. He met me in the hall and asked me to, and to accommodate him I qualified The woman offered me two dollars and a half for doing so, but I refused to accept it. Friedlander was also on the bond at the time and did not refuse the money that was offered me- That is my only knowledge of her, and I deny strenuously that I ever ca reused around with her, as he charges. Mir. Nagle will bear me out on this point.
 Through ignorance of J. w. Birds repntation I agreed to accompanY him