The San Francisco call., 1899-08-13
DEEP MYSTERY
SHROUDS THE
MARTIN AFFAIR
Police Investigating
the Case.
SEQUEL TO BITTER LAWSUITS
CHIEF LEES HAS NO DESCRIP-
TON OF THE THUGS.
The Millionaire Reluctant to Give an
Opinion IS to Whether the At
tack Was Inspired by
Enemies.

The TWO hired thugs who made the oru-
Ia attach upon W. H. Martin, millionaire
mine owner and club man, as he was
passing up EOSt street on his way TO the
Pacific Union club on Thursday after
noon. are still at large There is little
doubt in the minds Of those interested
in the case that Martins vicious assatl-
ants We're employed by somebody with
whom he had quarreled over big mining
deals. AT any rate. Chief Lees is deter
rltrcG to sift The affair to the bottom ana
il Martins assailants are appreheHded
they ana their employer will be severely
Cea.t with hy the police.
Al first the mine owner was inclined TO
iusr up the affair. but now that 1t has
been uaGe public he has agreed TO assist
Chilf Lees in detecting and prosecuting
LIS dSSaIaGts. Inc ponce mace seE di
attempts yesterday TO interview Mr. Mar
IN. al.t he could not be found. Inquiry at
The Pacific Union club developed the re-
u. tAat the gentleman had not been there
51.r.ng the DAY. At a late hour last night
[ niof Lees succeeded in getting an inter
cW with the millionaire in his apart
l-erts AT ne Palace.
.ia--.n repeated the story of the attack
il te.au substantially the same as the
account punished in The Can yesterday :.
, y stated ihat he was walking up Post
street toward the Pacific Union CluD:
" hen he arrived at a point near Billy
7 IONS "a loon above Grant avenue he was
.:lcp-tal by tvo rough looking men. one
a. tnam struck him from behind ana
-Ifktl nm against llle DulluLIiS 11S III
thuEs then lained blows upon his lace
anti. he fell to the ground.
The millionaire's recollection OF the al
fair is very confused. as the first plOW
H. ~.rei7 ed stunned him. He remembers,
however. that there were two ladleS ana
q gentleman passing at the time Whom ne
Pe.eleS could assist him in Identifying
ms aSsaia-ts and furnishing the poilce
with q good description OF them Mr.
Martin would ike these parties TO can or
send their names and addresses TO MN at
the Palace Hotel.
Tre motive behind the mysterious as
srul- was q -0piC Of general speculation
il club l.lclcS all day Yesterday On ms
Is9a4,. of tne case Ar. Martin Is reluctant
II TAX lie VIII not say positively nat
b believes The attack was inspired by an
enemy lut has friends insist that II was.
l.i~-if. tral that they say that MT.
Martin has q well founded suspicion as 70
the .deutitJ Of the enemy VINO inspired
Durine The last few months Martin has
become involved in several lawsuits over
~ mining aTairs The litigation bred a
pIrrar feeGnE between the millionaire aId
several other prominent mining men ana
II IS known that one OF them has threat
ened Martin within the last few weeks
" A Novius the mine owner ana cap
iraIist who 5 associated with Martin IN
me ownership of the famous Raw hide
mine but who iS on bad terms with MN
personally. Indignantly denies thaI he hdu
ANYTHING TO 90 with the assault. 1,-.
NET Lee. has detailed DeteCtlEe COl,N
on the case and to-day he Will De ,re Teln-
forced by other upper office men He4
torc TO land Martins assailants pehlhu
the BAGS in a very short time.