The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
KOWALSKY IS
GIVEN VERDICT
FOR HISF[ES
Jury Awards Colonel 5000 for
Getting Alleged SwindIers
0ut of Scrape
Letters Written to Men Arrest.
ed in Paris About Making
Money Schemes

Money Schemes
Colonel Henry I. Kowalsky was re-
-vesled as a letter writer of unusual
talents-especially eloquent when tell
Ing Of schemes for making q great
oeal OF money ey"-during the trial yes
terday Of his suit against the Ameri-
can. exploration company and its sub
salaries. the La Fiesta ana Eclipse
companies. for s2s. 400 for legal serv-
ices. The jury last night returned a
verdict giving Kowalski 5000.
Most OF the letters introduced were
written by the corpulent colonel TO
Y II. Hskander. the Turk, who was
manager OF the exploration company
and 10 C. w. Cannon, its president
Cannon and Yskander were arrested
. in Paris for swindling the French peo-
pie by selling stock alleged TO be
worthless and Kowalsky processes to
nave got them out of the scrape.
CALLED TURK SECOND MESSIAH
i was delighted to hear from you
wrote Kowalsky 10 Yskander from the
Hotel Cecil London. in May 1905, be
fore the trouble started. 1T is al
ways fattering TO hear that one makes
a kindly impression on his fellow man
and especially a big, manly fellow like
YOU. You are second Messiah-you
VIII do much for the poor people
j have met Cannon. He is
as you say, a wonderful fellow. I like
him. He IS a 'hayseed NapoIeon'-a
lot Of originality in him, and If han
died right is an instrument for MAX
Of
free from suspicion OF being a bunk
or sure thing man. He and 1 are
soing to talk today. and am going to
show him the way, and ] viii declare
you ia on anything 1 do with him"
COMPLAINS OF PERFIDY
But within year the colonel was
crying out about the perfdy OF the
."hsyseed Napoleon" whom he was go
ing TO show" In January. 1905, he
wrote TO YskandeT complaining that of
ali the good money" he had advanced.
The letter proceeded:
L stood by the American explora-
tl0n company, clearing up the clouds
from California to Washington and
from New York 10 Paris. All the
Syretts this side of he'll could not have
made me turn traitor and repudiate
you and Cannon if you had served me
as / served you. What kind of heart
can a man possess who is capable Of
Slcl peIuuN toward man VINO un-
selfshly and kindly fights for him un-
; Ger Z black criminal cloud. as I did
colonel in another epistle. IF a knave
from what Syrett tells me that he
thinks he has Cannon by the throat
and intends TO make an end Of him and
his methods"
"EITHER KNAVE OR FOOL
There was worse yet for Cannon in
the way Of denunciation. Cannon is
ri . Irtr he
colonel in another epistle. If knave
he is as you have already said. mar
velous man TO be able to fool so many
people Should / be forced to
protect myself. as it appears likely
shall have TO do. you need not be sur
prised il the measures i pursue are eX-
traordinarily drastic"
A moving appeal for cash was made
By Kowalsky in letter Of January 6,
1906. to Yskander.
Cannon has repudiated the ar
+rangement made with you" he wrote
.'Is this TO be my reward for my open,
generous actions for you and. yours?
i'm to wait patiently. I hope I shall
Hear from you. don't want 60 lose
faith in everybody. Sit down and write
me the truth"
TURK MARRIED HEIRESs
Yskander. the Turk, who married
Miss Reed, a wealthy Scottish heiress,
hsd thoughts Of coming to America and
becoming citizen. Kowalsky advised
him 10 do so. 4 firmly believe" he
wrote the Turk. from New York, that
III you had charge Of this office you
would make things hum. This is the
only country. Yskander, for a man in
whose veins flow the natural desire for
freedom. and really believe you would
make a splendid citizen and would do
very well here"
ssNrrrr rpra11T ia rfon Of orrnyx-fhfnc 7
have done makes me stand In ave-"
wrote the colonel 10 Cannon Il gave
your company my best services. my
time my money. my office, and am I
10 understand ] am now to face con-
trOVersy over the same? I can not af-
services and smile while it is being
done. I need not say to you that can
safely and surely protect my rights"
CONSUL AIDED COMPANY
To Yskander he wrote: I can not
accept dishonest reputation and in
gratitude as compensation for moneys
advanced and valuable services rem
dered. ] am a human being with some
small amount Of sentiment that can not
be smothered altogether. You say do
not need money. Well, that is foolish
talk for a businessman. The American
exploration company has grown so ac-
customed to taking everybOdy's money
promising much and giving them only
hope. that you do not see the real joke
Of your statement that I do not need
money.
II developed from one of Kowalsky's
letters that former French Vice Consul
Tanm Of San Francisco assisted in OBJ
tanning the report which resulted in the
stopping Of the prosecutions in France.
L recommended the employment of
Mr. Tamm. the present vice consul, who
has held that position for years wrote
the colonel TO Cannon. He is an ex-
'tremely competent man. His salary
would be $50 a month. but heas worth
$4,000 a month to the company He
could 20 TO France. have absolute
entry TO the department of state, and
convince the French government that
II had made a gross mistake. Tamm
would be an ace card for US"