The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-15


jUre Francis J. Heney. William J.
Burns and United States Attorney Dew
lin. Borden represented to Smell that
he could settle all trouble existing be-
tween the latter and Doctor Perrin.
and is said by Smell to have claimed
that Perrin was no longer opposed to
him. but was after Heney, Devlin and
Burns.
Smell Makes Statement
In statement made yesterday Smell
said:
i met Borden, one day in April in
front Of the Palace hotel. He said he
saw J. P BOardman the day before
and that his brother could arrange a
settlement between me and Perrin.
Perrin wants you to assist him in
securing some script he has lost, and
he wants you as a witness, and he will
pay you all he owes you and for what
you are to do fr him, Borden is
not paying me cent The Doctor
thought il was best that he should not
pay me any thing till the matters are
settled as il might look like the Doctor
was willing TO bride you.
L said: Why don't he leave it in his
bath room for your He said Perrin
had secured some letters that I wrote
IN 1906 that were very dana ging
against me, where I had signed my
name as Hopkins. and that would be
indicted again right away unless I
come 10 Perrin's side in this fight He
said he could save me but that he only
had few hours to do it ! was TO
be sent for to go TO Washington right
away. He said there are two men here
from Washington now He told me to
get IN communication with /. P Board
man, my attorney. at once. He wanted
me TO go with him 10 PERKINS, room
in the st. Francis. with him and also
insisted that I go to see Henley with
him. He said 7 could be saved if I
hurried. but If I did not I would be
prosecuted and nothing could have
me-"
Borden's last offer to Smell. accord
ing 10 the latters statement, was made
last Wednesday, at which time Borden.
in company with Perrin, approached
him and said he wanted to have talk
with him. The following day he made
further advances TO him in Judge
Shortalls courtroom, at a time when
Joseph Boardman was present. When
Shell left Boardman. Borden followed
him and brought up the subject of the
Borden's Alleged Statement
Perrin case.
in substance. according to Smells
declarations yesterday, Borden said:
Smell you are not going to be pros
ecuted any further. I represent Doctor
Perrin and 1 tell you that Devlin and
Burns and Black have turned you
down. Devlin told them in Washing
ton that he would prosecute you il
they would confirm mis- appointment.
Now. II you viii make a complete
statement for Doctor Perrin and tell
everything you know against Devlin,
BurnG, Black and Heney, Perrin will
settle with you and there will be no
more trouble.
Mrs. Perrin is dangerously sick
now at the st. Francis hotel. and this
trouble, If il continues. is going to kill
her. DR.. Perrin now has a stenog-
rapher with him whom he brought
from Washington and who was for
merly in the government employ in
the interior department. There are Is
men in that judiciary committee and
il was not only three who voted to
refuse Devlin's confirmation, but all of
them. You see. Tlllman, Overman and
Piles are going 10 see to 1t personally
that DR. Perrin is protected.
Senator Ti1lman has done all of
Perrin's talking for him. They would
not even let Devlin go efore the COM
mittee. Tillman, Overman and Piles
in this, and they are going into this
Devlin matter and into other things
that have taken place before the grand
jury, concerning money and actions,
which have been all wrong Some fell
lows are trembling in their boots right
now. You are TO be the one fellow
whom everyone is going to turn
Devlin and Burns will both turn
against you, and you viii need DIR.
Perrin's help. PERKINS, case is ordered
dismissed now. and IL was only a for
nnality when il was ordered continued
for trial yesterday. Devlsn himself
knows that it is TO be dismissed. You
have only one chasce. You will be
fully protected by Perrin if you will
only come into his camp.
Fight Against Heney
Williams is going to go on the
stump in the coming campaign if
Heney runs for district attorney. and
he viii be liable to Indictment Perrin
and Williams know enough about him
toNndict him. Perrin sent me out yes
terday TO get all the daily papers pub
lished IN San Francisco for the last
two months. and he secured 20 copies
Of June 16. containing Blacks state
ment. He also got from Is to 20 copies
OF some other papers. He said to me:
Now go TO your attorney and make
the full statement of everything. and
he viii know what 70 do with it, He
further said: 'Boardman has got mar
ried now and he can't bother with
your case. as there is nothing in il for
him. He has TO earn fees to support
his wife"
According to Smell. this was but a
part Of the conversation which he had
with Borden. The gist of the whole
interview was an appeal to him to de-
liver himself into the Perrin camp and
turn his testimony against Deylin.
Black, Burns and Heney. Borden was
not the only agent who approached
him, however. For weeks he has been
the object OF appeal after appeal in
Perrins behalf and every possible
measure has been resorted to in the
hone Of breaking him down and fore