Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-14

/ such a house, and that wouldn't.
that would answer for the party and
she would have to close.
And then Chief Kern asked me to
say to Pearl. Morton, IL she should ask
me IL Mayor Harper had appealed to
me in her behalf, to say that the mayor
had, and that I was obdurate.
Asks for Delay Z
I'm the interview when she said she
would close she wanted to know how
much time I would give her. WELL
said, I know you can cause me con-
siderable trouble in fighting In the
courts. While I can give you only
time enough to get your furniture out,
I don't want to be harsh on you, but
you have to get out. How much time
do you want? She said, Three
She wanted two months, and said,
You stop your business up there on
the list of January. I want all your
furnituro--everythin Of that
place, and I want the doors closed up
on the LIST OF January She said she
would, and heard no more of her I'M
til December &C.
court, and when I came in at noon
found several little presents on the
table--a cigar box, boxes of cigars and
others like that, from the police boys,
and among them a package-a very
small package. I opened the package
and was surprised to find very ele-
CANT, Kindergarten, solid gold match
box from one of the jewelry stores In
the city: there was a card in 1t read
ing, From New Years night 1 called
Mr.. Ford in and the other boys in the
| office"
as that the diamond-studded match
safe?" interrupted the district attor-
ney.
"Well, I think it was: I am not
sure" returned Mr.. Fleming. II think
| it was. 1 think there were small dia-
monds in it, and tried to figure out
who sent it, and did not figure out
and 1 never thought of Pearl Morton;
| but 1 didn't take it home. I said tc
| the boys, We will keep it in the desk
and find out. perhaps, later.
Sends for Her
ION the 26th, the day after Christ
mas, a woman's voice over the tele'
phone wanted to know If this was
Fleming, and I said, Yes She said
This is New Years night I said
who is New Years night?' She said
Yes; I want to see you. Come dowI
at q o'clock She said, All right.
| will be down.
"And then I called Mr.. Alexander
and Mr.. Ford In and told them that we
| had found the one that had made the
| gift, Pearl Morton, and I opened the
! package again in their presence ano
had Mr.. Ford wrap 1t up. Now
said I won't be here at o'clock when
Pearl Morton Is coming. When she
comes you and Harry be present and
| hand her this box and tell her thai
you have instructions from me to re-
turn her this box
"As to what was done with the box
I only know by report, but 1T was aft
erward reported to me that they had
| followed my orders and delivered the
box. The next day she returned and
| expressed her sorrow that she had Of
fered me the match box, but she did
| not intend it IS anything wrong OF
improper, but 1t was customary for her
to make presents to the officers. That
is the way she excused It. That is the
end of the episode
There are rumors-ancient now-that
other officials received tactful and
costly presents from Pearl Morton
which she did not see again. Her
place was not reopened. She after
ward married a man and is now living
a STRAIGHTFORWARD life in fashionable
section.
Mr.. Fleming said that Tom Savage
assured him that he had mo kick
coming, If all were treated alike" Il
have been treated like a dog" Mr..
Fleming reported Savage as saying.
'They have cost me-the mayor and
his crowd have cost me $4,000 gold so
far. and when Ed Kern went east ]
gave him $1,000"