The San Francisco call., 1899-07-04
M|SFORTUNES OF
HIS PARENTS LED
HIM TO CRIME
The DoWn-Hill Road
of Richard Jessup.
Ic NOW IN A PRISON cEtI
is NOW IN A PRISON CELL
ONCE OWNED A COM
PORTABLE FORTUNE.
The Young Man Came Home to Find
Him a Bankrupt and Deserted
by His Family and
Friends.

Richard Jessup, alias Rooney, charged
with having burglars tools in his pos
session, appeared again yesterday before
Judge Mogan. 1t was explained to the
Judge that Richard, who is only boy Is
years of age, had been engaged in carv-
ing an epitaph on a tombstone in the
ward in the rear Of 40S McAllister street,
and it was the chisel used in that work
that was found on him early Thursday
morning by Policeman Gillen.
The Judge, knowing the boys history,
said that he did not like to have the
stain recorded against him OF having bur-
glars tools in his possession, and the boy
promised to go to Reddng to his father.
The Judge told him to write to his sister
and brother-in-law in San Rafael, asking
them to come to court tomorrow morn
ing, and if they promised that he would
be sent to Redding and get work there
he would be allowed to go on thirty days
probation, and If he behaved himself the
case would be dismissed.
In the early '70's Isaac Jessup owned
the larger part of that district OF san
Rafael named on the official maps as
West End. He was of a sporting tendency
and had money to burn. He married a
daughter of a Mrs. Crosby and by her
had three children. The oldest boy was
named Richard, the youngest Edward ana
the girl Grace. The daughter is now the
wife of Howard Smith, a solicitor for
Bushnell, the photographer. Jessup loved
monty spoken of a match for money.
In the latter part of the SOS Gresham
P. Jessup, brother OF Isaac, dled ana
left him vast property interests Isaac
Jessup and the father-in-law of General
Dickinson were named in the will as eX-
ecutors and the probating OF the Will was
left to General Dickinson. In the midst
of probate proceedings Colonel kowalsky
and Senator, alias "Detective, Mahoney,
discovered another heir in the shape OF
a putative son of deceased The mother
was a student at Mills Seminary. Isaac
could have compromised for Sz0OOO ana
wanted to do so, but was advised other
wise by Dickinson, and fought the case,
with the result that he not only lost all
that was wiled to him by his brother, but
was thrown in debt to the sum of $4,000.
Judge Coffey was twice overruled by the
Supreme Court in the bitter contest at
law which proved so disastrous to Isaac
Jessup. -,
financial reverses and the most of his
property was soon sold or heavily
living and when she found her husband
could no longer indulge her every whim
they disagreed. The boy Dick was sent
East and placed in the care of lsaac. rel
atives Three or four years ago the wife
left the husband and went to live with the
family of a prominent San FRANCISCO
butcher named Keys, whose home is on
Van Ness avenue. The wife of Keys was
the aunt of Mrs. Jessup and when she
who had secured a divorce from .Ter own
husband, married Keys. This explains
why Mrs. Jseeup went there TO IlNe; In
time Mrs JeSsup secured a divorce from
Isaac who made no contest.
Poor, aged and friendless, everybody
having deserted him in his time Of need.
Isaac went to Redding, on saltwater
Creek, in Shasta County and engaged In
farming and fruit raising. He took his
son Edward with him, but the boy did not
live long after the separation of his pa
rents Isaac is now at Reddins, contrary
to reports of his death. and is the father
and not the uncle of Dick, as recounted in
print.
few weeks ago the boy Dick, who
shipped on a man-of-war and smelled
powder in the war with Spain appeared
in San Rafael. His coming was. not the
sign for any exhibition OF warmth on the
part of those who had been the friends Of
his parents in the days OF their wealth,
and the boy came To San Francisco 20 see
his mother. Instead OF Welcoming and as
sisting him he was given the cold shoul-
der by the one who should have cared
the most for him. He had no funds with
which to travel to his father. Discourage
and angered hy the treatment he had re-
ceived the boy drifted around the city
and finally fell In with had company. the
result being that he was found with burg
lars tools In his posseFEion and landed I'm
a cell at tho city Prison,