The San Francisco call., 1898-06-07
EDITOR RUSH'S ITCHING PALM Trouble in Store for a
 BIaCkmailer. LIKELY TO TENANT A CELL DECLARED HE COULD "FIx"
 THREE DAILIES. Extorted Money From the San Rafael Man Who Pulled the Tongue
 From His Horse's
 Mouth.
DECLARED HE COULD "FIX'
 THREE DAILIES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, June Civilian Vanning, the wretch who pulled the tongue out of his horse with a bale rope and was sentenced to pay a fine of S250 and go to jail for 12O days, is execrated by every man. woman and child in this community, all admitting the justice of the sentence. But with the guilty oft times the innocent are made to suffer. The grief of Warnings heart-broken wife instances this
 To J. H. Rush, editor of two-by- four sheet entitled the san Rafael Daily Sum- is attached the odium of increasing this poor woman's sorrow in order that his own itching palm might be lined with filthy lucre. Rush has drawn down upon himself the anger and detestation of the public by foro- ing Warming and his wife to part with some of their hard-earned coin, which the extortioner claimed was to be used as hush money" and by his methods called in question the honesty and in tegrity of the management of the three San Francisco morning dailies, es- pecially The Call and the Chronicle. Now the blackmailer, according to At torney James w. Cochrane, will be prosecuted for his offense to the full extent of the law.
 It was on last Thursday that Van ming committed his revolting crime. That evening Rush met the Marin County correspondent of The Call and an employe of his own paper named McNeill, on the corner of Fourth and B streets and asked them to accompany him on a walk as he had something up his sleeve" Thinking he meant a story the two set out with him. As the party walked up Fourth street Rush explained that unbeknown to most peo- pie he had unlimited influence with the managing editors of the three San Francisco morning dailies and added:
 'I have a scheme by which we all can make plenty of money. Now you, '" addressing McNeill, "go up to door l will point out and ring the bell. Tell whoever comes to the door what l tell you and the money will be forthcom- ing"
 Rush was told by both men to do his own work, whatever it was, and on ar irving at Fifth and c streets he left both waiting while he went up to Van ning's door and rang the bell. It was answered by Mrs. Warming. He then went inside.
 Curiosity and a feeling that mischief NdS OlCN lli6 liLpSllto lIle lhO 4ilCll III waiting to walk close enough to hear the conversation that followed.
 Rush said to both Warming and his wife that in a moment of passion an awful offense had been committed. The papers would roast" him and he could never hope to make a living anywhere afterWard. He himself was poor, he said. and badly in need of money. He alleged that representatives of The Call and Chronicle were in waiting outside and said:
 These men are well paid for their work, but if you care to pay them what their papers would I have influence enough to get them to modify their stories in your favor. In addition have great influence with the managing editors of the three papers and can do a good deal myself"
 Where is the Examiner man?" asked Mrs. Vanning between sobs.
 "Oh, we can swing him into line all right" replied Rush.
 "Do you think $15 will be enough ?" inquired Mrs. Warming.
 ''I'll go and see," was the answer.
 When Rush came out of the house he found the two men in waiting where he had left them. Sordid and treach- erous to the last, he said he had been promised only $10 to have the story modified. He was told he was engi-
 
 did not care to be mixed in it. Then he returned and accepted the $15, giving Warming a receipt, which read:
 Received payment in full for pub fishing locals in one issue of Sun"
 On leaving a second time he advised Vanning and his wife to say nothing about the transaction, both consenting. He said he would use the money in in- serting notices in the three San Fran cisco dailies that Warnings ranch and stock were for sale.
 eff you have horse or young Jer- sey cow you don't need, you might give 1t to me for my own use,' he said on departing and received promise that he should have one or the other.
 Rush then emerged from the house, laughing at the "shrewd" way in which he had obtained the money. Not a thought came to him of the stigma he had falsely thrown on metropolitan =