The San Francisco call., 1910-06-24
DUAL LIFE OF
SCHOLAR EXPOSED
Professor Jose Hidalg0 Arrest
ed as He Planned Down
fall of His Students
Detectives Take Down in ShOrt=
hand His Depraved Conver-
sation With Woman

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Hotel Navarro, Hidalgo left US, but
waited outside in the corridor. After
he had gone the girl told me of her
meeting with Hidalgo and said that he
had proposed to her that he should
bring students to her, and that she
should give him third of the money
she received
He is waiting for his share now.'
she said
Let him wait | replied. He waited
until / o'clock in the morning and then
shpped a note in through the door, say
ing he would call again at o'clock
the following afternoon.
me woman also told me that Hi
dalgo was planning to start a resort
at Napa, which she was to manage and
to which the college students. par
ticuiarly the sons Of South American
famiiies were to be enticed. When
saw Htdalgo again, which was the
next oay, l asked him about what the
woman had told me regarding the
mousse at Napa, and he said he was
fooling her with promises to keep her
contented and happy"
The woman's story fits in with that
told by Posados. She said she was
walking the streets Saturday, when
tldaigo struck up an acquaintance and
proposed that she meet a college boy
demanding at the same time one-third
OF the money as his commission. She
readily assented to the proposition
The youth was brought to her, given
quantity of absinthe to drink and
then later taken out to make the round
OF the cafes, Hidalgo accompanying
them.
ROUNDS OF CAFES
The next night" she said, 'Hidalgo
took me around the cafes again in the
hope that some other man would be
found"
1t was on this occasion that Hidal go
brought about his own downfall See
ing young man sitting at a nearby
table, he pointed him out to the woman
and then withdrew discreetly. Unfor-
tunately for Hidalgo, the woman was
under the influence of liquor, and still
more unfortunately the lonely young
man who appeared to be likely look
ING victim. was a. newspaperman.
When Hidalgo withdrew the woman
went to the newspaperman's table with
the intention OF carrying out the plan
as proposed by Hidalgo. Instead, be-
cause Of the liquor in her, she told
everything--of Professor Hidalgos
ldcuttLys VI the enSndrln& or the col
lege students and the proposition OF the
house at Napa.
The tale was carried to the office of
the district attorney and then to the
police. AT first it was met with SCOT
f1ng disbelief, but Wednesday night
Chief Martin decided to act and de-
tailed Detectives Wren and Boyle on
| the case. Grace Carter was approached
and consented to betray Hidalgo with
the same readiness she had evinced to
fleece Posados. She telephoned Hidalgo
to visit her Wednesday night at the
Hotel Navarro, saying she had found
mining man who was willing to finance
the proposition of the house at Napa.
Pending his arrival the detectives took
up their position in an adjoining bath
room, through the door of which peep
holes had been prepared.
CONvERSATy0N OVERHEARD
Then, bit by bit, she drew Hidalgo
! out. The conversation dealt with the
| Napa house, with Posados and with uni
! versity girls the r~ofessor is said to
| have betrayed. word was taken
down in shortha nd according to
| these notes Hida showed extreme
irritation because the woman had failed
| to give him commission on Posados.
! The following are portions of the
conversations thus reported:
Grace Carter--How much would it
| take to start an designation house?
Hidalgo-Where?
Grace Carter-Here, in San Fran
cisco?
| Hidalgo-Oh, about $4,000, at least.
! Grace Carter-Ive heard of chance
| in Napa. / hear you can rent a house
there for 335 month and get a license
for $40. So we could start on easy
capital Would you like that?
Hidalgo-Certainiy.
Grace Carter-well, make a square
proposition. How shall we run 1t?
Htdalgo-The way to do business is
half and half. You take half and l
| take half.
Grace Carter-How about getting
the women for the place?
Hidalgo---Oh, get some you can man
old one. Do not get them under IS.
You have to look out; but get young
fools
Grace Carter Oaughing)-Like the
one YOU gave absinthe on your couch
the other day?
Hidalgo-Yes; certainly.
Grace Carter-IIow old was she?
Hidalgo-Oh, 20, ! guess.
BETRAYED BY WOMAN
And so to the end. The woman be-
trayed him piecemea1, the conversation
developing depths of depravity which
the police could scarce believe. The
reference to the absinthe and the
couch was to a young university girl.
At 4 o'clock in the morning the police
kicked in the door. Detective Wren en-
tering first with a pair of manacles.
Hidslgo blinked in dumb surprise. shot
a glance at the woman. who was