The San Francisco call., 1899-09-25

bets. and he said to keen stin n.,5 It ,,oes is
and then got left; the Armenian $500. He
is said 10 have confessed, ana they are
going to throw Tebbets of.
Business since I returned Is good. and
l hone il is with YOU Write me and tell
GEORGE HARRIS.
George r. Harris, Frederic O. Wolf and
Nicholas ConnOr dentists practicing in
this city without license or authority
from the State, were anxious to secure
diplomas from the State Board OF Dental
Examiners and Harris was delegated TO
prepare the way Harris. it is alleged,
made a dicker with Tebbets. by which he
was to be furnished with the examination
questienss. the consideration being $40.
Harris paWned his diamond ring for that
amount with Grant-avenue paWnbroker.
Tebbets. ii is charged, learning that
Harris intended to share his good fortune
with others, made a demand for more
money and then Harris called upon Wolf
for S25. Conner is also said to nave paid
over $40. all Of which was turned over TO
Dr. knowlton, TO be paid by MIN 10
Tebbets.
Harris, it is charged, received the list of
questions according to the bargain and
took them to his office where the three
studied them and prepared their answers;
BY some slip they mad not been provided
wftfH' tine questions in anatomy and. al
though they. stood high in every other
branch, .they were refused taelr ceTtlH-
Gates. When they were informed of their
failure Harris sent peremptory demand
for DR.. knowlton to come to his office
at once. Knowlton came and brought
with him the money he had received for
Tebbets, which he handed over without
question. Harris first move was to take
his ring out Of pawn, after which he re-
turned the money advanced by Wolf.
Wolf however, retained possession of the
list of questions and II was due to the
desire of Covington TO get these valuable
aids to the study of dentistry that led to
the exchange of letters between him ana
Harris denies that he ever had any
MIL Il quilt
Tebbets. but Knowlton has incautiously
admitted his part Of the transaction, al
though protesting that he had no idea for
what the money was intended.
The general referred to in COVlnSton
letter to Harris is Bank Commissioners
BapreFt, formerly adjutant general 1t is
said that Covington tried to get him to
use his influence to get him diploma,
but the general refused.
Yesterday Dr. Cranz, accompanied by
DR. G. S. Backman, president of the State
Board of Dental Examiners, went TO sac
ranfento. Every effort was made by
them to keep their destination a secret,
but in this they were unsuccessful 1t is
supposed the object of their visit to the
capital was to consult DIR. Metcalf. an
other member of the board, in relation to
the preparation of formal charges against
Tebbets. As soon as written charges
are filed the Governor will order an inves-
tgation and then there will be a scurry-
Before his departure for Sacramento Dr.
Cranz was told that certain one OF his
witnesses denied any knowledge of the
He does know" declared the doctor
positively, and if he does not want to
talk now I will make him talk when the
GARLAND, Sept. 24-Dr George r.
Harris was. very much surprised to read
in this mornings papers the presumption
that he had trafticked in dental licenses
with DR.. Tebbets of the State Board of
Examiners. He declares that the mention
of his name is unwarranted.
'If KnoWlton made that statement re-
fert4ng to. the payment of S65, ''he told
a deliberate untruth. He is not man
whose utterances ! would believe any
how, as he is likely to say anything,
says,
action with DIR. Tebbets for S65 or any
other sum. have been practicing for
over twelve years and have been licensed
all that time, and certainly | have not
had any need to do business with the
State Board recently.
81 am surprised that DR.. Cxanz should
suddenly become so prominent. Twelve
years ago we practiced dentistry together,
and he was licensed about three months
age. He is a funny fellow with a most
remarkable history II he is in any
sense responsible for connecting my name
with any shady transaction, l shall know
Tomorrow, and if | find that it is adyis-
able, something may drop. 1 shall see
run this matter down. The State Board
is rotten to the core, but those fellows
shall not drag me into their mess with
impuDity."
SAN JOSE, Sept. 2-The Calls ex-
posure of the alleged crookedness of DR..
F. f. -Tebbets of the State Board of
Dental Examiners in selling diplomas to
young dentists, is the all-absorbing topic
of conversation among local dentists but
when it comes to discussing the subject
mouthed DIR. L. NJ Finigan, who is said
by Dr. Cranz to be in possession of in
formation tending to prove Tebbets guilt
absolutely refuses TO affirm the truth of