The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20

CharleS Doyle, allaS Augustus Howard,
wanted on a charge of swindling Willard
Reed Green Of Denver out Of large sums
of money, is thousands of miles away
from San Francisco. All the time the
police believed him to be in hiding in this
city he was speeding northward, and is
now supposed to be in some town in Brit
ish Columbia, awaiting his opportunity TO
slip away to the Orient.
Positive information as to the move
ments of Doyle was received in this city
yesterday from a Mr.. Little, connected
with Wells, Fargo & Co., who is now in
Portland. 1t was mailed from that place,
which he reached on Sunday from San
Francisco, and was addressed to we'll
known business man of this city, who
Immediately turned It over to Chief Lees.
In the letter Little says he saw Doyle.
whom he knew as Howard, pass through
the sleeper of the Oregon express on Sat
urday night last. He saw him again the
next day on the train as it neared Port
land but paid no particular attention to
the matter until he picked up a newspaper
on Monday at that city and saw the police
were looking for Howard. He sat down at
once and wrote the letter.
Chief Lees is satisfied that Little is not
mistaken, and that the man of many
aliases has made good his escape. From
his position in the Wells-Fargo Bank Lit
tie had numerous opportunities of seeing
Howard, and in his letter cites that fact
to show that he could not be mistaken
in the fugitive.
Up till the receipt of the letter Chief
Lees and the detectives working on the
case had every reason TO believe that
their man was in hiding in this city, al
though ii is presumed they took the usual
course in such cases and sent broadcast
kilograms calling for the apprehension of
the fugitive, following them later with
full descriptions, supplemented with pho-
tographs The movements of Doyles wife
and the manner of his attorneys, who
loudly proclaimed the innocence or their
client and rather intimated that he would
soon put in an appearance TO refute the
charges made against him and confound
his accusers and the police. gave addi-
tonal ground for this belief. On top of
all this the detectives had assurances
from several persons who claimed TO be
acting in the interest of Howard that he
was in town, sick, but would give him
self up if some plan could be devised
whereby the bail would be reduced TO
such a figure that the accused could meet
1t by depositing cash.
Frank McGregor, an attorney and
well-knoWn character around town known
as Fingers" by reason of the fact that
several of those useful members are miss
ing from his hands, figured as the go-pe-
tween in the last instance. Last Ihurs-
day McGregOr approached Bailln Ihomas
i. Barry of Police Judge Mogan court,
. in which the warrants Tor Doyle 5 arrest
were sworn out, and asked him what was
the chance Of getting DoYleS pail re-
. 0uceG barry dShtu MN WHY 4IS NtLlAbCN
to know, and McGregor replied that there
was a thousand dollars in it for him II
the bail could be reduced to such ng-
ure that Doyle or, as he called MIN, HOW
ard could raise it. Barry told McGregor
that he would have 10 see the pollce
about that.
McGregor saw Detective Thomas Glib
son a short time afterward and asked
him the same question. Gibson SAID ne
! thought the bail could be reduced some
/ He then asked McGregor If he was act
i nd
/ that he was saving his man would give
himself up at once il the bail was reduced
I to 800 coo. Gibson held out for 600 ana
/ finally went to Chief Lees with the mat
'Tve got nothing to do with the bail,
said the Chief "All / want is the man.
have no objection to reduction; get the
/ Gibson then saw Judge Mogan, who
agreed that he would cut the bail TO S2O-
/ 900 but refused the request OF McGregor
that he would sign an agreement TO tnat
/ effect. McGregor, who had 6een rem
forced by ringers IeLi @ tne CdIy idati' az
+ factory to the friends OF Howard he would
return and prepare 10 deliver his prln-
J cipal into custody. He did not come PACK ss<
+ during the day, but that evening sent for
/ Detective Gibson. with whom he had an
( other talk, Fingers also being present
/ The trio parted again, 1t being the under
7 standing that Howard would be surren-
dered the next day.
/ The next day came. and McGregor and
: "ElngeTS met gibson dCCUtOIUS ~ dp-
pointment without result. They met him
/ again Thursday night and explained the
/ non-appeaTance Of their man on the
/ ground that he had been unable to raise
! the necessary bail but would do so very
/ soon their manner being taken to Indicate
/ that very SOON meant yesterday es-
/ terday brought with it the letter from
/ Little containing positive information OF
J the ''pIungers" whereabouts, and the
search for the fugitive in this city was
aoaIih AItbough it is now proved beyond a
doubt that the police were mistaken In
/ they wanted would remain to be captured
/ and stand trial. their time does not ap-
/ pear to have been wasted. During the
/ Two DAYS McGregor and Fingers held
/ ont the ignis fatuus of the proximity of
DOYLE they have got from several wit
nesses direct evidence of the connection
/ Of Doyle alias Howard, with the Austria
/ liam crooks Murphy, Kelly and Casey,
/ who robbed the strong room Of the steam
/ er Alameda, after having given Howard
/ the double cross on his plan 70 murder
| Millionaire Green Handsome George
/ Adams is one of these and Teddy Alex
ander trainer and handler of pugilists, is
since the occasion Of his first visit to
/ the police Adams has taken pains TO deny
! TO several reporters that he knew any
/ thing concerning Doyle, or Howard. be-
1 yond the fact that he was good fellow,
/ with money to burn. This denial was
made under instructions from the police
! and from Adams belief that it might not
/ be well for him to make public all he
! knew of the man of many aliases, while
! there was any likelihood that that indl-
vidua would turn up. Now that he knows
4 Howard is thousands OF miles away,
/ Adams breathes easier and talks more.
l He admits that he was one OF party of
| three, of which Teddy Alexander was