The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-23
YOUNG CLERK is
RUINED BY FAST
WOMEN AND WINE
Oscar Anderson a
Thief.
WELL KNOWN ON THE FRONT
SOME OF CAPTAIN NELSON'S
CASH WENT WITH HIM.
All Ships Observe Washington's
Birthday-Three Boys Have
Marrow Escape From
Drowning.
WELL KNOWN ON THE FRONT
SOME OF CAPTAIN NELSON'S
CASH WENT WITH HIM.

Oscar Anderson, junior clerk and mes
senger employed by Charles Nelson, the
ship-owner and lumber merchant, is miss
ing. He disappeared last Monday and with
him went $500 of Captain Nelson's money.
Oscar although only Is years old, had
been living a fast life and had got in with
a lot of young fellows who played the
races and consorted with fast women.
1t was TO associating with these people
that his fall is due.
Monday last the crew of the steamer
North Fork, owned by Charles Nelson,
was 10 have been paid off. The cashier
of the house drew a check for $500 and
sent Anderson to the bank to cash it. He
was told to get gold and a certain amount
of silver. At the same time Oscar was to
call at W. P. Fuller & Co.'S and pay
an account of $3.50. After the youngster
had been gone an hour the cashier began
to wonder what was the matter. James
Tyson, manager for Charles Nelson, was
taking his lunch at the Merchants Club
and to him the cashier telephoned, think
ing he might have sent the boy on a mes
sage. Tyson knew nothing about either
Oscar or the money, and another tele-
phone message revealed the fact that Us
car had not been TO the steamer. When
the bank informed the ship-owner that
the check had been paid in gold, both
Mr.. Tyson and the cashier came to the
conclusion that something was wrong.
Monday night and part or TUESDAY
everybody in the employ OF Captain vel
son thought something had happened to
Young Anderson, and none were WlIllng
to think the lad an absconder. fester-
day, however, a letter postmarked at Su-
mol arrived at Charles Nelson's contain.
s450 The police were then notified, ana
Detective Silyey is now on the tran OF
the R yGutH n6mp gqnaW rxined Oscar said
lanes au TYSON Yesterday. HE left school
about six months ago to come into our
office and soon proved that ne possesses
business man. Some blacklegs got hoid
of him however, and he began 10 go the
pace. I know the boys reIatiSes , wen
70 them. Both Mr.. Nelson and myself
would sooner have lost double the money
than that the boy SHOULD nave TINS us STAN tam
on his trail and hope the blacklegs who
tempted him to fall will be made to suf-
fer" =. hr,n -
duced young Anderson to rob his. en-
ployer Is William Baker, brother OF the
well-known puglist he ad ad apd w tne
rant is out for his arrest The chances
are that when the two runaways are
caught there viii not be much Of the
Three lads named Tom Murphy, An
drew Sundburg and Fred Medder nearly
lost their lives al0nssloe the paltle sLiR
Iowa gcStCANeAJ' AASS
and when near the man OF war lost one
of their oars overheard. The strong ebb
tide carried them alongside the Iowa and
under a catamaran that was moored 10
the warships boom. The youngsters
were swept into the water, but after
struggle got onto the catamaran- They
Remained there shivering for over twenty
minutes, until Henry Peterson IN the
launch Amy came along and took them
ashore The lads are nothing the worse
for their ducking.
Fish Commissioner Alex Vogelsang
made a haul yesterday. He was on his
way to the battle ship Iowa in the launch
Amy, when he saw Chinese junk, that
had long been suspected OF Illicit fish
ing. coming along. He at once gave
chase and in boarding the junk was re-
warded by finding nearly half ton Of
fish smaller than the law allows to be
caught The fish were thrown overheard
and all the Chinese nets and lines were
confiscated. Then Commissioner Vogel-
sang proceeded to the Iowa and paid his
contemplated visit
SANTA CRUZ, Feb. Especial to The
Call: The schooner w. s. Phelps re-
ported as missing in The Call was in
this harbor last Monday afternoon and
was supplied with provisions by a local
merchant. The Phelps left Monday morn
ing for San Francisco Captain reports
that he had been thirty-eight days on the
trip. owing TO the fact that the schooner
bottom was foul and center board
damned