The San Francisco call., 1905-05-17
Goes to His Home
and Meets Wife
He WrOnged.
Pinkert0ns Locate Part
Of the Money He
Has Hidden.
Additional DefalcationF Found
by Grand Jury Expert
Douglas Young.


Collector, was released last night on
$4,000 bail. c. G. Church, the paint
and oil man, and Joseph l.. Schmitt, a
broker. went security for S25,0co- The
Title and Guarantee Trust Company of
Pennsylvania covered the remaining
$4,000. John }. Barrett. the Fire COM
missioner, is acting attorney for the
embezzlinK Tax Collector.
As soon as he was released Smith was
hUrriedly placed in q hack with his
brother. James B. Smith, and Barrett
The vehicle was driven rapidly away
from the Hall OF Justice.
Smith went TO face the one he had
wronged most Of all-his wife. He was
driven rapidly out 10 his home at 3S9
Fair Oaks street
When the carriage stopped in front
OF the house the two Smiths and Bar
rett hurried Up the stairway. AS the
former Tax Collector stood on the
threshold Of his own home the criminal
faltered an instant
James 3. Smith pressed the bell.
There was sound OF running footsteps.
The door was flung open. Smith raised
his hard as though TO cover his face
and staggered forward into the arms of
his wife.
The door was quickly slammed. The
husband was left 10 talk to the woman
who was ready TO forgive the grossest
wrong that could be offered TO her She
held her husband in her arms as the
door closed upon them. And she uttered
no reproaches-
By yesterday afternoon Attorney Bar
ne1t was ready with the bonds for $4,000
under which Smith was at first held
But Foreman ArTreure of a.
and District Attorney Byington were de-
termined that he should not be released
on sAch small amount Judge IavUlor
decided that as Smith had been indicted
Tor stealing nearly $4,000 the bail should
a. least be as large as the peculations
charged TO the defaulter
When Barrett realized that Switch
could not be released on $4,000 bonds he
hurried from the courtroom. Before Q
9 CLOCK re and James B. Smith had ar
ranged 10 raise the full s40o00 tbe
amount Judge Lawlor decided upon.
The man who robbed the city, BETRAYED
MS friends and disgraced his family was
ueaIed with extraordinary consideration
by the police yesterday Chief ninan
departed from the custom Of photos1ra ,,l1-
ing telons IN the case Of Smith. Where
the unfortunate wretch who steals q loa Z
OF pleso would be hustled around and
dragged before the camera of the police
photographer, Smith was spared.
SHOWN MANY FAvoRs.
smith viii not be photographed bv the
police photographer, that is final - de-
cared Chlef Dinan yesterday.
me oeIaulter was given a cell 10 him
sen Out ne spent little time behind the
bars II was conveniently neceses--, e..
him to be present in the once 81 ~ ~
Captain OF Detectives nearly an de-, -
III he was released
The appearance of John ]. Barrett as
attorney Tor Smith surprised both Fore
nan andrews and District Attorney
bylngton Barrett refuses to saw ubst
plea ne viii enter for Smith. and refuses
70 be interviewed upon the case
Wnen bylngton heard that Smith mas
aoout 70 be released on $4,000 he i'm
meolately prepared TO fight for larger
po-o- re declared that to release the
oefaulter on such bail would be out
rageous. ON'
Why Smith must have somewhere an
amount IN excess of that sum in his
possession and the bail IS decidedly too
easy. the District Attorney declared
Nnen Barrett announced to Jud1e
La"ior thst he had securities for so. 20
be raised 70 $1,000
Barrett objected strenuouslv to fbis~
His ban has been fixed at 500 oao >, ssid
Garrett We have here bonds for that
amount from the Guaranty Title and
Trust Company"
II The accused has property obtained
by commission Of the crime he should he
held for an amount at least as large as
that which he obtained by commission of
the crime" Byington rejoined.
Are you stating that Smith has il, his
possession property which he has stolen7,'
demanded Barrett
Byington refused to answer the question
directly The District Attorney is conf
dent that Smith has cached somewhere a
large portion Of his steaIings.
Both the District Attorney and Rarrett
quoted decisions in support of their arru-
nents. Finally Judge Lawlor called a
halt to the wrangling and declared that
he would raise the bail to $4,000 to cover
the .peculaffons with which the thieving
Tax Collector has already been CHARGED,
Barrett then hurried from the courtroom.
The Pinl<erton detectives who have
been trying 10 locate where Smith has
tplanted~ his loot have at last located
a part of ft in Los Angeles. The To-
cal Representatives refuse to tell how
m