The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
Senator Simpsons Accuser Charges
Him With Attempt to Bribe Her.
Girl Mother Says
Her Child Must
Have a Name.

H.
accused of being the father of Isa-
belle Davis child, is either badly
frightened or that somebody is fabri-
eating was indicated today when the
girl told of his alleged offers of money
and promises to adopt the babe if she
would only drop the criminal charge
she has brought against him.
Captain A. P. Smiley of Company G,
Fifth Regiment National Guard of
California and deputy coroner of Ala
media, was the messenger Simpson is
alleged to have sent to the pretty tele-
phone girl and music teacher. Smiley's
offers were spurned, says Miss Davis.
She wants neither money nor his love.
but she is determined that her child
shall have a name
There were several sensational fea-
lures in the Simpson case today. One
was the charge of attempted bribery
made by the girl. Another was the
fact that Allie Schmidt, the witness
against the girls character, could not
be found and a bench warrant was is
sued to secure his presence in court
next Thursday. He was arrested this
evening in San Francisco by Deputy
Sheriff Sweeney and released on bonds
of $1,000. A third was the man
ner in which Mrs. Davis, mother of the
girl, exhibited her two-month-old
grandchild to the curious.
The charge of attempted bribery was
made by Miss Davis while she was
waiting in the District Attorneys Office
for conference with Deputy District
Attorney Hynes. She says that on the
night OF October Is Captain Smiley
called at her home and exhibited roll
of bills. He talked for an hour, she
says, urging her to take the money and
allow Senator Simpson to adopt and
rear the child. His pleading was of
no avail. He called again the next
night, exhibited more money and
pleaded again in vain. Again she
spurned his offers. Her mother says
she was present at both interviews,
and corroborates her daughter IN every
detail.
CHILD MUST HAVE NAME.
My boys name shall be Milton VIII
liam Simpson Jr., or his father shall
mently. Nothing less than marriage
will satisfy me. 1 don't want Senator
Simpsons money and he shall not
adopt the child. Tt is either marriage
or Jail for him. Captain Smiley came
with papers for me to sign and offered
all sorts of inducements for me to drop
the case, but 1 will not do it until ]
have Justice for myself and little one.
do not care to say how much money
was offered, as it might prejudice my
case"
AS the girl made these disclosures
her mother sat with the cooling infant
in her arms.
Just look at the child" said the
elder woman afterward, as she dis
gathered. He looks just like his
father, 1 am sorry to say. He has the
same profile, the same blue eyes, the
same shape of the wrist. Everybody
who sees him remarks how much he
looks like Senator Simpson"
To those present the babe that has
caused so much trouble looked like
any other infant two months old.
When the case was called before
who is presiding, it was shown that
Allie Schmidt had not been found.
Deputy Sheriff W. ]. Moffat and De-
tective H. v. Herbert made two
efforts to find him, and their reports
show that the woman Schmidt married
six weeks ago is an adept in the art
of misleading an interviewer. Simp-
son depends upon Schmidt to prove
that Isabelle Davis was not chaste
recently married, has received threat
ening letters. He naturally wishes to
avoid testifying in such a sensational
case, but now that he is caught he
must face the ordeal when the case
comes up again next Thursday.
SIMPSON MAKES DENIAL.
Concerning the Smiley incident,
Simpson said tonight:
1T is very opportune for the Davis
people, who allege that Captain A p.
Smiley called upon them in my behalf
to offer a compromise, to say what
they do when they know that Captain
Smiley is on his way East, and not
here on the ground to speak for him
self. Personally know of no offer of
compromise, but I do know that Cap
tain Smiley told me that a week ago
Monday Miss Isabelle Davis rang him
up on the telephone and asked him to
call and see her. Speaking with Cap
tain Smiley about the meeting, 1 told
him I had no time to talk compromise,
would not compromise and that in
tended to devote all of my time to de-
Tending myself against the charge that
has been placed against me-"
UNITED RAILROADS ORDERED