The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
Unique Revenge of Two Hat Factory Apprentices.

$780,
Some time Monday night the two boys
entered the hat and cap factory of M.
Marsh & Co., at All Market street, where
they had been employed, and nearly
wrecked the establishment. The object
was for revenge for a fancied grievance
and the damage done is irreparable and
will seriously cripple the business of the
firm for some time to come, as the youth
full criminals not only destroyed the goods
they had helped to make, but the tools
as well.
When they had completed their work to
their satisfaction the factory looked as
though it had been struck by a cyclone.
The firm of Marsh & Co occupies the
entire fifth floor of the building and the
place was liam full of goods in all
stages of manufacture from the raw ma
terial to the finished article When the
factory was locked up for the night on
Monday evening the long benches and
shelves were piled high with hats and
caps finished and ali ready for delivery.
Bolts of cloth and silk used for lining the
headgear were ranged the entire length
of the place in symmetrical rows. while
hundreds of models and costly patterns
were carefully put away in lockers and
closets to preserve them from harm I'M
til they should be again needed
When Mr.. Marsh arrived at his place of
business at o'clock yesterday morning
the scene that met his gaze nearly par
alyZed him with aStoniShment and con-
sternation. Everything was in the utmost
confusion; the bolts of silk and cloth were
overturned on the floor, slashed and torn
great heap of visors, torn or cut from
finished caps, occupied commanding p o-
caps which they had adorned were scat
tered all over the place; the models were
Clipped so as to utterly destroy their use
fulness, and the patterns, over two hun
dred in number, were completely de-
stroyed. The miscreants had done their
work thoroughly and were evidently
proud of the ruin they had wrought, for
pinned to the office door was the follow
ing note addressed to one of the work
men:
Dear Friend Shine: have to say good by
TO you, but hope to you again. 1 did this
not because / wanted to- but compelled to-
did not steal anything, everything is here
w had b an idea S 70 and 5ho
mother and hope to do it yet Good-by.
JOE GRACE.
w. w. PYNE.
Dear Friend Jake and the rest of the shop
mates Please do me favor by going up to
Levison Brothers, 1874 Suffer street, where my
father works Tell him not to worry over me-
You know that the four and half years I
have worked for Marsh did my work fair
and square and tried to be good friends with
every one. but when seen what dirty trick
he played on David and me lost confidence in
myself and did this deed for Justice and for
will try and make the best of 1t. My mother
and sisters are the best folks to feel bad over
this. Sorry, but could not help it. Tell you
this as a friend Goldman said he is a social
list. You know the rest. he is.
(Unsigned.)
AS soon as he recovered the use of his
faculties Mr.. Marsh notified the police,
and Detectives Ed Gibson and w. j.
Wrenn were detailed on the case. Grace
made his home with his father, Max
Grace, at SO Bright street. Ocean View,
while Pyne lives on Majestic avenue
Ocean View. with his father, who is q