The San Francisco call., 1898-02-17
Y ALLER
 WOULD Fascinated by a Den izen of the Demi-
 Monde. The Indicted School Di- rector Doubtful of
 an Acquittal. A Friend Advises Him Not to Put His Trust in Any
 Lawyer. HE THREATENS SUICIDE. Cora Woods the Name of the Lady Who Would Be Willing to
 Fly With Him.
A Friend Advises Him Not to PutiI1is Trust in Any
 Lawyer.
HE THREATENS SUICIDE.
Cora Woods the Name of the Lady Who Would Be Willing to
 Fly With Him.

The delights of the tenderloin have proven a pitfall for an official, who, from the dignity of his office, should have been proof against the wiles of the sirens of the demi-monde. Samuel L. Waller. druggist and School Direc- tor, is the latest example of the fall ing from grace of a public official. and his downfall is in some measure to be attributed to his liaisOn with fair haired Hebe whose present name is Cora Woods.
 Waller is not at all comfortable in his present predicament and has no ambition to face an investigation of his alleged felony in a court of justice. Since he was indicted by the Grand Jury he asserts that he has lost thirty pounds in weight, and that the anxiety and worry of his case is killing him by inches." To end all this trouble he has come to the conclusion that he would be better off in a distant State and in company with the fair Cora he at one time about decided to try his luck elsewhere.
 It is rumOred by people who are in timate acQuaintances of the indicted
 
 eluding his bondsmen and the police he will leave this State to-day, and as he has made over his interest in the drug store on the corner of Grant avenue and Geary street to his brother there would appear to be some truth in the story. Some of his friends assert that his bondsmen are to be left lamenting while others say that the amounts his bondSmen will be called upon to pay in the event of Waller not putting in an appearance will be delivered to them before he leaves.
 It is said that Waller and the fair Cora have been preparing for departure during the past week, and the young lady, who for some time had been liv- ing at the Golden Eagle Hotel on Pow ell street, but owing to a slight disa- greement with the landlady of the ho- tel over property and rent was re- QueSted to leave about a month ago, turned up at the hotel yesterday and redeemed her belongings, which the 1andlady had seized for the rent that was due It is alleged that Waller was in company with her on her visit to the hotel, and afterward escorted her to her present lodgings at 416 Eddy street. The young lady told the proprietress of the hotel that she intended to leave the city this week. Early this week Miss Woods ordered two tickets to be set apart for the Saturday matinee of the Bostonians. Last night she counter manded her order on the plea that she was leaving town and her deposit for the tickets was returned to her.
 A few days ago Waller remarked to an intimate friend that if he did not succeed in getting away he would end his life in the bay. He discussed the matter pro and con with his friend, T N1@< IL acteristic. He said: If you fight the matter through the courts, Waller, don't you have anything to do with -shyster lawyer" The friend has had considerable experience with lawyers of late, so that he should know whereof he speaks.
 Waller obtained his release last Sat urday on bonds furnished by Joseph Naphtaly and Thomas A. Burns, who both qualified in the sum of s5OO0, and the School Director was not detained in custody moment later than was nec- essary for the filing of the bonds Since then, however, he has by some un- known means obtained information that the Grand Jury intends to present other indictments against him, and it is alleged that he then determined to take time by the forelock and escape while he may.
 The lady in the case was seen last  night, but would give no information on the subject of flirting. She said: ''I am not a walking information bu- reau. nor am I a directory of peoples movements. I never stopped at the Golden Eagle Hotel, nor do I know MT. Clayton of the Columbia Theater. I do not know anybody, and absolutely refuse to talk upon the matter at all" To MT. Clayton she said that she had an old fogy. who, in the language of the demi-monde, was putting up for her" Cora Is a stylish blonde and very clever in the ways of the world. She told the landlady of the Golden Eagle Hotel that she was living at a certain number on Mason street, but on in quiry it was ascertained that she went direct from the hotel to her present residence.
 The landlady of the hotel, when seen last night, said: Cora lived here for some time, and Sam Waller often visit ed her here. I know him well and am