The San Francisco call., 1907-02-15
Frank Connell in Custody
and Chief of Police
Carroll May Be Next
BITTER COMPLAINT
OF ALVA'S WIFE
Declares Her Husband Is
Under a Spell, Either
Hypnotized or Drugged
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SAN JOSE. Feb. l4.-The siren
uous days of jim Rea politics have
returned to this city with a rush. Much
has been crowded into the doings of a
week. and tonight Rea was playing
some of his strong cards and making
ready for what he terms = battle to a
finish. Frank Connell of the street
department was arrested late this after
noon. and the rumor was that Chief of
Police Carroll would be dragged into
the net by the Rea faction of investi-
gators, Carroll was in his Office all the
evening waiting the service of some
sort of summons. but the Rea people
kept aloof and congregated fey con-
ference that ended late with a decision
that they would wait to see what an.
other day would bring forth.
One Of the sensations OF the after
noon was the visit OF Mrs. Charles Alva
and her two little children to the
county Jail. where the former Super
intendent OF Streets is confned.
ALvA UNDER A SPELL
Mrs. Alva declared that her husband
seemed to be under some sort Of a
spell, and that in her opinion he had
been either hypnotized or drugged
Alva IN reality is merely dazed. He
does not seem to know which way to
turn, and the charges and counter
charges that have been filed against
him and the peculiar method of his
Incarceration in face OF the habeas
corpus proceedings rendered ineffective
by repeated arrests on new charges,
have proved too much for a man OF
his rather weak character.
Mrs Alva. after visiting her hus-
hand. made an AFFIDAVIT in which she
says that Rea and Louis Oneal were
present during her talk with AIva, and
she intimated that political connivance
OF the underground kind had been used
TO entangle Alva in a mesh of techni-
calities which might be used to help
unseat the Hayes element.
WOULD BEFOG THE ISSUE
The Hayes party. backed by the city
and county administration. points out
that it has been proved in the courts
that Sheriff Frank II. Ross was count
ed out in the recent election by 500
votes. and insist that the Laneford fol-
lowers are endeavoring to befog the
issue and dodge the responsibility for
the alleged election.
Frank Borondo. D. Amadon, D. Del
rnouly, Antoine Delmouly. Charles Alva
and Chris Salazar have been arrested,
some OF them without warrants and
others on warrants charging them
with buying votes in the recent cleo
ton. writs Of habeas corpus proved of
no avail, as the men were Immediately
rearrested when they stepped outside
the jail door.
II is claimed that these men were
induced to sign afidavits to the effect
that they received money from promi-
nent officials for use in buying votes.
Alarmed by these reports. the Ross and
Hayes men alleged that Sheriff Ross
was endeavoring by threats and prom
ises to extract false statements from
the prisoners. Frank Connell, brother
of the deputy treasurer, was taken into
custody this afternoon, and John Soto,
2 laborer, both charged with participa-
tion in the election frauds.
HAD TO BEG OF REA
Mrs. AIva declared tonight that her
husband did not recognize her when
she visited him. She says that she
had TO beg of Rea and Oneal to permit
her TO see her husband. and dramati-
csIly told of her pleadings.
How did your husband receive you?"
was asked.
why. he appeared to be in a stupor.
4e acted Just like a crazy man. / said.
Look at your children and tell me
why you treat them and me like this?'
He kept repeating All for the better;
an for the better The children
pleaded, Papa, please talk TO us, and
finally he recognized the boy and
fondled him.
-Rea said to me, Don't you know
your real friends? Don't you know
they are trying to send your husband
TO the penitentiary2' He said that it
was not for Alva that they cared. They
were after the men higher UP and
Later I asked Sheriff Langford TO
allow me 10 see my husband again, and
he met my request with absolute re-
fussL"