The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25
MARCUS DRAFT
FAILS To ARRIVE
He w orks Fastener by
Tale Of Great Ex-
pectations.
Sells Griswold Bogus Stock
and Gives Him Wild
goose Chase.

| 'If an individual bearing the name of
| H. c.. Marcus, of smooth appearance, in
| gratiating manners and eloquent tongue,
| tries to win your confidence by tales of
unbusiness-lke banks in the East that
are neglecting to send him drafts for
plethoric sums, and follows up his at
tempt with a request for temporary relief,
tell him you're busted.
This is the advice that Allen S. Girls
void, late of the Yale preparatory school
and now growing up with the West Of
fers to the generously inclined of San
Francisco.
Marcus came before the public about six
weeks ago, through a supposed overdose
of laudanun, for which he was treated at
the Emergency Hospital. His story at
the time was that. feeling pains in his
stomach. he entered the first lodging
house to which he came hired a room
and telephoned for a doctor. The doctor
did not come right away, so Mar
Gus administered to himself, he said, a
few drops of laudanum He was discov-
cred by DR.. Mish, who telephoned to the
hospital for an ambulance. Marcus was
revived, and while at the hospital made
the acquaintance of DR.. E A. Diggins
A few days later Marcus called on the
DOCTOR showed him pockets full Of oil
stock and receipts for all kinds of money
and gave him inside information as to
every sort Of good thing. Then he told
Diggins the story of a draft which a care
less Philadelphia bank had failed to send
him. He wanted few dollars. The doc
tor said nay. Then he offered to put up
some of his paper money as security.
Again nay from the doctor and nay again
when he suggested that the doctor intro
duce him to some friend who might be
induced to help Mr.. Marcus tide over the
financial vacuum caused by the nom
arrival of the draft.
Keeps UP Acquaintance.
Marcus still dropped in on Diggins,
however, and one day, on parting, asked
the doctor to please telegraph to Phila-
delphia for him and find out what was
delaying the draft. He did not give the
name of the bank, however, and when he
dropped in a few days later in company
with Allen S. Griswold, the doctor had re-
ceived no news of the draft
did you get any word from my draft,
Doc?" was the greeting
Diggins started in to explain the impossi-
b1lity of having done so, when Marcus in
terrupted him by introducing his friend
Griswold. The pair left together. This
was about three weeks ago.
Griswold returned a few days ago to in
quire as to the whereabouts of Diggins'
friend Marcus. Explanations followed
and Griswold told the following story:
He came out here a few months ago, he
said. He had taken course at the Yale
preparatory school and had come West
for whirl before entering college, He
whirled too much. The rotary motion
emptied his pockets and he found him
self penniless in a strange city. He wrote
home for money, but in the interval Sc
cured in a humble boarding-hous a job
which insured him board and lodging.
1t was here he met Marcus. Griswold, |
attracted by the manner of the former |
told his story. 1t was a strange CO.
incidence. Marcus was in the same fix. !
His remittance had gone astray, but his
doctor was keeping the wires hot finding
out the reason.
Griswold's remittance came.
Draft Still Missing.
Lets go down to the doctor I guess
he's got my draft by this time said |
Marcus, "and we can go away and look
into those little propositions I have been
telling you about There'll be barrel of
money in it for both of u.s."
The result of the visit to the doctors |
has already been detailed.
Marcus took the non-arrival philosophi- /
cally. 1t was draft of Croesian dimen-
sions and well worth waiting for. Mar |
Gus was awfully short, however, and |
would Griswold mind
Griswold didn't mind. He provided |
Marcus with ready money. He bought |
some of his oil stock. He bore the ex- |
pense Of trip to Stockton and paid a |
weeks lodging at the hotel for the pair |
He paid for a long telegram to the Phila- |
delphia bank directing an immediate in |
vestigation of the drafts delay, and he |
paid for other things.
One day Marcus informed him that his |
draft was on the way. but that in the |
meanwhile Griswold had better go to
Redding and look into few good things /
some of Marcus friends were keeping
open for the missing draft.
Armed with letters of Introduction to
half a dozen of what Marcus said were L
Redding's most influential citizens, Girls
wold went to Redding Nobody in Red
ding knew any Of the Marcus citizens.
Griswold's rusty alarm clock finally rang.
He returned to San Francisco thorough
ly awakened and visited DR.. Diggins. He i
which he held Marcus stock and found
the stock worthless. His money is almost
gone, most of 1t by the Marcus route.
Saturday he took the balance and bought
a ticket to Bakersfield, where he has
some relatives. He says he is afraid to
stay in San Francisco, but if he thought
by doing so he could meet Marcus he
would take the risk.
Dr. Sol C. Mish said last evening in an
interview that he attended Marcus twice
for poisoning. The first time Marcus took
poison was at the Sutherland Hotel He
was removed to the Waldeck and prom
ised to pay the bill when he left, which
he failed to do. The second time DIR.
Mish was called he decided that the best
place for Marcus to be attended to was
the Emergency Hospital, where he event
ually was sent. Dr. Mlsh also states that
barber by the name of Scott called upon
him and complained that Marcus had
sold him WORTHLESS oil stock and had So
cured $50 of his good money.
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