The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-03

She was caught and convicted When
asked what she intended to do when she
IS released from prison she replied calm
ly that she intended 10 play the races.
Mrs. Eugenia SCHUYLER. who was ac-
cused Of arson. but was exonerated in
court of all guilt. declared 10 Fire Mar
shall Towe that she found the keenest
enjoyment in playing the races. These
women are types Of the women who may
be seen any day in the grand stand at
Ingleside.
Perhaps one of the saddest OF all the
tragedies that have their inception at the
race course and their conclusion at the
Morgue is that of William ]. Lyons, who
was employed as a trusted bookkeeper by
the Pacific Gas Company. Lyons was led
gradually into the game that thrives at
1ngleside. He won and then lost He
robbed his employers to recover his losses.
He lost again and stole more. His thefts
became so great that he was forced to
falsify his books. Having falsihed his
records he was forced TO destroy them,
and in desperation he set fire to the safe.
He was between $1,000 and 5000 short in
his cash. Detection was certain and he
fed from the city. The next day he was
/ found at Berkeley dead, with q bullet in
| his brain The searchers found twenty
six pool tickets in one of his pockets.
Lyons had played the races to finish.
The story Of Oscar Anderson is q short
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month ago and disappeared. The book
makers have the money.
Robert Lawson is perhaps not vet FOR
gotten as the young man who was clever
enough 10 impose upon E. VI. Greenway.
Lawson was an inveterate gambler at the
racetrack, and consequently needed
money. He sold Greenway some bottled
water under the pretense that IL vas a
Imminent. That offense was unpublished.
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more money. The races are hard to beat
as they are manipulated on the local
track Lawson forged the name of Miller
& Lux to a telegram and flched several
hundred dollars from local firms He was
arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced
to serve q term of two years at San
Quentin. His place of residence was
changed 10 the County Jail, where he is
now Imprisoned In his conviction the
local racetrack lost patron and a VIC
tim.
Daniel Lynch, a young fellow who held
creditably a position as bookkeeper for the
firm of Anderson & Co., ship chambers. is
another convict at San Quentin who owes
the tragedy Of his life TO Ingleside. He
was led to gamble on the races. embezzled
5000 from his employers and is now serv-
ing a term of Imprisonment of three
years.
Bayard SavilIe was one of the pets Of
the bookmakers. He was not only good
fellow, but good thing, and for his good
fellowship to the crafty gamblers of IN
gleside he is now serving at San quentin
a term OF fourteen years for forgery Sa-
vile played the races heavily and lost.
He practiced a forgery upon Mrs. Bell,
was caught and then convicted.
Henry Sloan, who was notorious as a
gambler at the race track, is also at San
Quentin for a term of ten years. He
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play the game. Sloan is well connected
in this city and New York, but he was
utterly ruined by the masters of Ingleside.
The race course never showed itself
more conclusively feeder for the peni-
Tertiary than it did in the cases of Ste
phen Rosenbaum, DR.. Starke, w F.
Rodgers and son, who were all sent
to San Quentin prison as the direct con-
sequence of their operations on the race
course. These men had played the races
and lost. They gave up their legitimate
employment, bet and lost all their money
and then schemed to fight the sharks or
the course with their own weapons. The
quartet of gamblers flooded the track
with counterfeit money. Federal detec-
ttves were placed on the case and the
couuterfeiters were soon behind the bars
Young Rodgers died in prison His father
and Rosenbaum are still serving their
term Starke, who is a member OF re-
month ago.
1t is not an fnfrequent incident that
thieves bite at the game Of thieves and
are caught W. A. Williams. who is serv-
ing a term at San Quentin, is an exam
pie Williams is a notorious criminal. He
operated in this city and lost his ill-got-
ten gains at the race track. He was the
rascal who forged the name OF Leland
Stanford.
e. Bachmann is one Of the most re-
cent victims whose crime has been discov-
cred He was treasurer Of a local frater-
nal society, and in. that capacity had
charge of great deal Of money. He
thought that he could play against the
booknakers and he tried He lost, stole
several thousand dollars from the society
of which he was treasurer and placed the
stolen mony with the booknakers. He
was caught, tried. convicted and SEN
fenced to serve a term Of FIVE years at
San Quentin. He has learned bitterly the
lesson of the track.
John W. Jordan. formerly a porter in
the postofice, robbed the mails to play
the races. The game was with him as it
has been for so many. He lost and was
sent TO the penitentiary for a year. He
was recently released.
Charles T Jensen tried another road
that leads 10 the pool box. He passed sew
eral fictitious checks on local grocers
His fraud was discovered. He was con-
victed and is now at San Quentin for
term of two years.
NJ. Buja is another victim.
James D. Page is still another.
The list is long one, repIete with the
tragedy OF life in many phases. The peo-
pie of San Francisco are paying dearly
for the luxury of the racecourse. The
names that have been given do not by
any means complete the roll. They serve
simply as types for the 800 that have come
beneath the scrutiny of the police and the
500 that have their secret OF shame hid
den in the safes Of private detectives.