The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24

Kux case few years earlier L. .. c. Lamar, who
later became President Ceveland's secretary of the
interior and was eventually appointed the supreme
benca1. knocked E5eTeey down with chair. Pierce
arose and quietly informed Lamar, who was the
attorney for the defendants, that his friends would
call upon him before night to arrange for duel.
Within two hours they came. Lamar would not
fight But he apologized pub Ely for the insult he
had heaped upon Pieree-apoloszed the court, the
spectators and everybody
1t this kind of who selected to
arrest me. But while Wells dared choose no other
because of the local hostility northerners he did
not believe to be advisable to tell Colonel Pierce
that the arrest to be only part of plan to trap
a number of counterfeiters. think he said he was
afraid Pierce could not keep his face straight. AT
any rate he did not tell him.
Mr. Franks clerk therefore went to Oxford and
swore TO warrant charging with having tried to
pass counterfeit money,upon him. Word came back
to Wells that Pierce would be over to arrest me the
next day and I arranged with the district attorney
the remaining details.
First wrote letter, .ostensiby to fellow criminal
in which | told him how well was doing in the
counterfeting business in the south. This letter I
left unseaed in my room. Then | put in book in
my trunk $500 worth of marked counterfeit money.
put a roll of sos worth of counterfeit money in my
pocket with the understanding that should throw it
away when arrested dealers in counterfeit money
always do Then | said to Wells:
when the marshal comes to get me | will be talk
ing to bum l know the sidewalk in front of a
saloon
As the hour drew near when I knew the marshal
would arrive, looked up the hobo and engaged him
in conversation at the appointed place. | had my
hat cooked over to side of my head and was
damning the rotten town and telling him that l
was going up north, where man in my line of bust
ness could make little money, when felt tap on
my shoulder. | looked around angrily, and saw a
tall, lank man
is your name George Murray he asked
That the name by which | was known but
told the who made the inquiry that it was none
of his business.
Well l know your is Murray he replied,
and | have warrant for your arrest
Read it, snapped out
Then the marshal, with his peculiar draw began to
read document that he had drawn from his pocket.
He had uttered more than dozen words before
drew the roll of counterfeit money from my pocket
and hurled it behind hitting the district attorney
in the stomach, as I afterward learned AS did so
my hand brushed aside the skirt of my coat revealing
the butt of .38 caber revolver.
Instantly Marshal Pierce covered with double
barreled derringer each tube of which was large
enough to hold 10 cent piece
Deliver over your arms" he commanded
Take them yourself if you want them" said
angrily, at the time turning my back to him.
Ostensibly was only carrying out my part of bad
man, but in reality / didn't want to tumble e,Sn
with my own gun in the presence of a man who had
the reputation of being rxther quick on the trigger.
Marshal Pierce took my revolver placed his own
weapon in his hip pocket and put mine In front,
where he could get at it easily. He knew good
revolver when he saw one, and recognized that mine
superior to his own
Murray, where do you livesA he asked