The San Francisco call., 1898-01-14
Friends of the Missing Man Still Confident of
 His Integrity.
His Property Is Mortgaged Slightly in Excess of As
 seSSed Valuation.
Loan Associations With Which He Was Connected Will Not
 Be Affected.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-Friends of Edwin K. Alsip, whose disappearance caused a sensation in Sacramento busi- ness circles. still express confidence in his integrity, and believe that his cred itors will not be losers in the end. George W. Locke, one Of Alsip's bonds men, said to-day:
 II have known Mr. Alsip a long while and have found him to be rustler and have always believed him to be honest. l think that it will yet be proved that his downfall has been due to indiscre- tion rather than dishonesty.
 Why, just last week." continued MT. Locke, he drew a check in my favcr for somewhere in the neighborhood of S11OO, in order to make quarterly set clement of rents and interest. If he had intended to defraud any one he surely would not have done that. Of course, do not know what shape his affairs may be in, but I am of the opinion that he will have something left after his debts are all paid"
 B. U. Steinman does not take such a comforting view of the situation.
 MT. Steinman said that, so far as he knew, the departure of Alsip would not affect the loan associations with which he was connected.
 To-nights Bee published the follow ing synopsis of the records of Sacra- mento County which disclose the real estate transactions of MT. Alsip: Prop erty in the city, assessed for SS450; a one-half interest in Oak Park property. assessed for s13,- 800; mortgage on two lots in Oak Park, assessed for S1660; the Anderson tract near Walsh's Station, for S3200; the Louisiana tract near Oak Park, as sessed for $3250; three lots in South Sacramento, assessed for $700; one lot in Highland Park, assessed for S25O; total, s31,010.
 The books In the Recorders office show the following mortgages to be of record: George w. Locke, on city property, $1731; Theodore Kenger, on city property, S9500; B. U. Steinman, on Oak Park property and Anderson tract, $9500; California State Bank, on Oak Park property. S13.650; Caroline Swinnerton, on Oak Park property SS500; total, sS6,SS1.
 This would show Alsip's property in Sacramento County to have been mort gagged for $5S71 more than it's assessed value. Alsip holds an undivided one third interest in the business of the eR4A NOoAhS COIclllVSs bul lHc pIOpcIIy IS assessed to Cox & Clarke. He may also be the owner of mortgages upon which the mortgagOr pays interest, and which are not of record in the Assessors of flee. Alsip owns property in Oakland known as the Kohler Block, which is mortgaged to B. T.. Steinman for S25,- 900. He owns property in Placer Coun- ty, which is mortgaged to Steinman for something like $S000.
 AlSip'S downfall is accredited fO fbe scandal in which he figured and which was exposed about a year ago, when Alsip charged Edward H. Morgan, a San Francisco attorney, with black mail. Alsip had paid large sums to Morgan for Eugenie Florie Howell. the woman with whom he has been admit tedly intimate, and whose child he car ed for. After he had been blackmaiI- ed out of thousands of dollars it was learned that the babe was that of an- other woman, which had been borrowed by the conSpiratorS.