The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
DaSlL0a Wins
I zgO Girls
Hearts.
Secret Service
Men Get the
Papers.

H. L. Eca ia Silva, formerly an in
/ terpreter in the Chinese bureau, who,
after losing his position there, was in
dicted by the Federal Grand Jury on
a charge of importing Chinese women
! into this country for immoral purposes,
was released yesterday afternoon on a
bond of $4,000 furnished by a surety
company.
In her fathers house on Broadway
pretty 17-year-old Carmen Averreto,
one of his lady loves, rails at the
man whose affection she tolerated two
years ago. In the apartments occupied
by herself and parents at 531 Turk
street Miss Agnita Burbank, another
of Da Silva's fiancees, refuses to
discuss the matter at ALL Inciden-
tally there is an interlocutory decree of
divorce for Da Silva from his Mongo-
liam wife, and to add further to the
ENHANCEMENT of hearts is the mysteri-
Gus photograph of a beautiful, dark
eyed Spanish girl, whose identity is as
yet unknown. He has his local sweet
hearts guessing how many young
women have fallen victim to his blan-
dishments.
The letters written by Da Silva to
Miss Burbank while in China and in
st. Louis are of an discriminating ma
ture, showing that he was not merely
acting as an interpreter for a Chinese
company, but was actively engaged in
securing women for the Worlds Fair.
The letters tend TO show that it was his
ultimate intention, at the close of the
fair, to marry these women to other
Chinese, thus saving them from depor-
tation without FORGETTING the bond.
OFFICIALS ACTIVE.
The activity of the Federal officials,
according to one of his letters to Miss
Burbank. whom he addresses as MY
Onliest Pretzel," annoyed him very
much.
In one of his epistles he says: dunno
guards these Chinese too closely, but
when my plans mature 1 will beat
Dunno out before the close of the ex-
position" In another letter he admits
that he intended to get these women,
who were brought here in bond, mar
RED so they could not be deported
The letters found in Da Silvas pos
session, when he was arrested at ST.
Louis, were addressed to MY Dearest
Ami" by Miss Burbank, who is en-
ployed as a stenographer in the Chi
nese bureau in this city. Miss Bur-
bank took great care to keep Da Silva
posted regarding affairs in Federal cir
cles. Such information regarding the
proceedings of the Federal Grand Jury
as leaked out and newspaper clippings
regarding the doings of what was des-
ignated as the Chinese ring, were pune
tiliously forwarded to st. Louis.
In one of these she writes: Another
big roast in the newspapers to-day. 1
am awfully afraid there will be trouble
The case will come I'D before the Fed
eral Grand Jury next week." Other
letters show that Miss Burbank was
well aware of the movements Of Da
Silva, whom she expected to marry as
soon as he procured his decree of di-
vorce.
WANTS HIM NO MORE.
The little Spanish girl on Broadway
lover Now that he has another girl, .
she said, Il want him no more We
have been engaged two years, but
YVES only fifteen--not old enough to
have any sense then. He was nice to
me and gave me this piano and this
ring. It was pretty. 1t had five stones,
but they have all fallen out but one,
Just as his love for me has fallen away
/ will care for him no longer. But /
thought [ loved-he played music, he
sang and he talked, oh. so fine,' and
the dark eyes of the girl sparl1led with
the remembrance of happy days
gone by.
In Da Silva's possession, when ar
rested, were three badges, one of which
was his official one, which he should
have turned in when he severed his
connection with the Chinese bureau.
The other two purDort to have been is
sued by the Treasury and Customs de-
partments. One is known to be bogus
and the other is believed to be.