The San Francisco call., 1905-04-21
LEARNS NAME
OF The SIREN
She Was Passing Fair, Says
Foreman Andrews, and
Her Name Is Pauline
PLOT THAT FAILED
Stenographer Takes Down
the Lady's Pretty Tale in
Cold Black and White

There was gnashing of teeth among
certain gentlemen closely connected
with the Schmitz administration when
the tale of their alleged attempt to trap
Foreman Andrews of the Grand Jury
by use of q Woman's wileS became
known. Miss Pauline Harris, the young
lady whose charms it was thought
would quickly dazzle the grand jury
man, remarked in her fiat at SSS Eddy
street last night that Andrews was
somewhat uncomplimentary. Several
OF the men that are charged with set
ting this Delilah on the foreman'S trail
held a conference with Ruef that re-
solved itself into an indignation meet
ing last night at downtown restau-
rant. Their reflections were bitter, but
not as bitter as those of the lady whose
charms were laughed at.
On April 10 there came to the Grand
Jury rooms an elderly man of benevo-
lent appearance. He knew a lady who
had" dope on all sorts of graft" This
lady had been to Sacramento during
the session of the Legislature and had
a line on everything He would send
her to Mr.. Andrews And her name
was Pauline"
But the elderly gentleman wanted to
ask favor; he knew young lady,
Wy COoAi6 iooy, dH VI plttll, WHO WAS
all alone and out of work. The elderly
gentleman's voice was mushy with
emotion when he spoke of the poor
pretty child's destitution.
She came to the Grand Jury rooms,
this unsophisticated Pauline. She was
so bashful and shy at first But Paul
Inc was not clad in the homespun or
gingham of the stage ingenue. She
wore raiment that would make the
la 6iy1er tc1 aIr< .
Dr Ragan'S taboOed carnations.
can typewrite," pleaded Pauline
Please let me work here with YOU
Th1s place would be so nice for a poor
girl, all alone in the world" Her eye
laShes were wet with tears And her
name, was Pauline
Foreman Andrews did not say Nay,
nay Pauline" He said very little for
he knew that the lady's tears were of
cealing merry laugh at him under
her leg-'o-mutton sleeves.
But he was having a silent laugh at
ner EXPENSE genuine one, for be-
hind screen Mrs. Collins, stenogra-
pher of the Grand Jury, was taking
down every word of the conversation
That is one reason why Pauline raves
A woman hates to know that another
is witness of her failure to dazzle.
but the Grand Jury is going to be dis
solved in two weeks by Judge Lawlor'' y
Quit strfnging-I mean, how mean, -
murmured Pauline. Don't you hire
other people here besides stenogra-
phers?'
"Oh, yes said Andrews, I'VE hire
thirty detectives and have them shad-
owing people all the .time''
Pauline was interested. Andrews
gave her a lot of information" which
she carried to her employers. So An
drews has the laugh on Pauline and
her friends. The lady is wild and sew
eral men connected with the admins
tration are the widest of them ALL
One of these, who holds an important
commission, is said to be particularly
interested in the lady of the charms
that failed. And her name is Pauline
A committee from the Grand Jury
inspected the office of the County
Clerk yesterday. Expert Young exam
ined the books and found them in ex-
cellent shape. County Clerk Greif an
nounces that he believes the shortage
of $4,000 under the Mahoney admins
tration may be made up. The commit
tee included Foreman Andrews, A M.
Davis, H. j. Cordes, j. B. keenan, and
Mrs. Collins, the stenographer.