The San Francisco call., 1899-08-15

Of $3.50 600, also the property of Green.
The complaint recites that on November
/ Doyle, or Howard, represented to Green
that he was the owner of and had power
to sell a certain mine ledge known as
Gray's shale beds, situated in New South
Wales. Australia, running from Lapstone
Hill across GOyettS Leap to the head of
Bathurst Plains, and approximately 1877
miles in length, and sixty odd miles wide,
and that he could deliver good and suffi-
Cient title.
That upon this showing Green advanced
the money to make the purchase, but upon
further investigation found that Howard
was not nor ever had been the owner Of
the property. The third complaint dates
back to October l. 1897, year and a
crime alleged is the felony ernbezzlement
of the sum of $4,000 by Howard while
acting as agent for Green.
Chief Lees had cabled to Australia to
have extraditiOn papers for Howard for
warded. and he was expecting these on
the next steamer Until that time he en-
plated arrest of Howard a secret A
hint dropped, however. spoiled his plan,
and Howard is now believed to be on his
way to Mexico via Stockton. That he will
be ultimately captured, however, seems
SO far from Shaking DOWN Howard in
the interest of Mr.. Green, the Chief has
simply been holding off for the opportune
moment. Mr.. Green has recovered s58, 900
from Howard, but the police had no part
In the rooms of Mr.. Green's attorney,
E. S. PIllsbury, in the Palace Hotel last
night, the former made q statement of
his dealings with Howard which was sup
plemented by another from. the lips of
Chief Lees, who accuses Howard Of be-
ing not only an ernbezzer and n thief,
but would-be murderer. Detective Tom
Gibson and Officer Ellis were also present
Mr.. Pillsbury made the following brief
preliminary statement:
Mr.. Green came here in September, 1897, on
other business and met Howard. who repre-
sented himself to be a Captain in the English
navy, but that he had been severely wounded
at the bombardment Of Alexandria and on
leave on that account. Soon after they met
Howard appeared dressed in the uniform of
a British naval ofhcer and wearing numerous
decorations claimed to have been received for
meritorious condnct Howard then opened up
a new plan for making gas from borax shale
lime. etc, claiming that by this process gas
could be made for very low price Howard
got Green interested and informed him that
be also had a secret process for making this
gas and also told him that he was the in
ventor Of a steam engine which could be
operated at a great saving for utilizing com
bustion of fuel. Mr.. Green interested himself
in Howard and these matters. After this things
went on for while. Howard representing to
Mr.. Green that In order to successfully manu-
sbaie bed in Australia which his iroe hrothe. d
owned; that this shale the best in the
world for the manufacture Of this Eas. and
tHoward) would go to Australia and negotiate
for the purchase OF the same. Howard showed
Green a number of cables from his sister
whose name, he said, Agnes Faul tending
to show that his brother owned these lands.
Mr.. Green then advanced $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of making the purchase.
Mr.. Green then dictated the following:
He arrived in Australia about the end of No
venber, 1897. He cabled that he had located
his brother who owned the land. and that he
was willing to sell IL, but demanded an in
creased price, which was G25, 900, and requested
my assent to the purchase at that price
stated that the price was too high and ad-
vised dropping the matter, and suggested that
we wait a while. as the land could probably
be purchased more advantageously later
Shortly after this I received several cables
from him other matters Finally l received
a cable stating he had purchased the land for
ESQ. 600 (s150.O00) and had borrowed additional