The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-11
FRESHMAN
HEADING FOR
VERA CRUZ
Fleeing Cashier Probably
Speeding Through
Mexico.
It Is Believed He Intends
Boarding a Steamer for
South America
Bank Attaches Property of Fugitive
Greater in Value Than the
Amount of His Defa1-
cation.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1o.-The search
for Henry J. Freshman, the absconding
cashier of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank has thus Iar been unsuccessful.
The only clew discovered by the police
officials, after running down every rumor
that came to their ears, is the fact that
Fleishman departed from the Arcade depot
of the Southern Pacific Company be-
tween s and o'clock last Saturday
morning Some time between these hours
Fleishman appeared at the station, wear
ing an overcoat and carrying light-col-
ored hand satchel about fifteen inches
long. One of the railroad employees who
knows Fleishman spoke to HIM and in
Quired as to his destination. The de-
faulting cashier replied that he was 60
ing over to Pasadena on some business
The depot employe says he did not see
Freshman again-in fact, paid no Iur-
Their attention to hina-and does not know
whether or not he purchased ticket or
took the train.
A policeman at the Southern Pacific de-
pot however, supplies the information
that the railroad employe could not give.
He knows Fleishman well and could lPt
be mistaken in the man, and he declares
positively that he saw the fugitive at the
DEPOT between and 9 o'clock on Satur-
day, and that Freshman boarded the
train for Pasadena. Freshman entered
one of the coaches ana had not emerged
when the train pulled out.
BUYS 4lCKSL IN EdSdQGuds
The ticket to Boston which the cashier
purchased was bought in Pasadena on
Saturday, and not in this city. He board
ed a Southern Pacific overland train in
that city and started for the East. How
far he travelled on the Boston ticket is not
yet known, but the authorities will soon
be able to land this information by trac-
ing the ticket through coupons in the
hands of conductors along the line; 1t Is
certain that the Boston ticket was bought
as a ruse and that the cashier did not
travel far on 1t.
1t is believed that he left the train
somewhere in Arizona, New Mexico or
Texas, to connect with some branch road
that would carry him across the border
of Mexico. The theory is that he is now
speeding toward Vera Cruz, with the in
tention of boarding a steamer in that port
for some point in South America. The
authorities are working on that SUPPOSE
ton
Freshman, had he remained on the over
land, would have reached Ell Paso Sunday
morning at 7;05 o'clock and a Mexican Cen
trail train departs three hours later. Had
the absconder planned otherwise, by using
the Sunset limited, he might have left
the train at Benson, "A: T., stopping there
taken a train for Guaymas. That port IS
crowded with tramp steamers plying be-
tween the ports of Central and South
America
If the fugitive continued his journey
to FL Paso he is presumed to have halt
ed before reaching Mexico City, where
he is known. There is an extradition
treaty with the southern republic, a fact
of which he doubtless was aware At
Vera Cruz he could board a steamer for
Central American and South American
ports, whose authorities do not sur
render fugitives.
1t is accepted as a fact that Fleishman
did not fee to Lower California, where
his ample funds would prove an attrac-
ton TO freebooters, who would not scru-
pie to relieve him of his money.
How the Money Was Stolen.
Some interesting details in connection
with the fight of Freshman came to
light during the investigations conducted
to-day 1t was not until last Friday that
his plans were perfected and the money