The San Francisco call., 1910-02-07

William c. Hays. manager and vice
president OF the defunct Union state
bank. has returned from Memphis to
face TWO charges against him for al
legged irregularities. He was arrested
hy Policeman Bates at sixteenth and
Church streets Yesterday afternoon and
is being held i'm the city prison i'm de-
fault Of $4,000 bond bail He is hope
f1i that his attorney Joseph H. Jor-
dan. VIII have the amount reduced to
nominal sem this morning in order
that he may regain his liberty pending
trial
The erstwhile banker is wanted for
oVerdrawing his account $1,000 when
fe drew "a check for that sum last
Juiy in favor Of r. A. Henderson Of the
a Mon Chateau. a gambling house then
operating in san Mateo county. and for
obtaining money by false pretenses
from Adolph NJ Tiedemann. a saloon
keeper who advanced $1,000 for bank
stock.
VISITS HIS INFANT son
Hays arrived in San Francisco Sat
Hrday. went 10 the Orpheum that night
and secured room in downtown
hotel but did not register. He gath
cred up some documents Yesterday
morning and also visited his four
months old son. born since he slipped
away from the Southern club August
lE last journeyed to San Mateo by
electric car and there took train to Los
Angeles. Nashville and Memphis.
WITH apparent frankness, Hays dis
cussed his business Hentanglements and
charged his predicament to Clarence
Grange. vice president and manager of
the Metropolis trust and savings bank
and vice president Of the Western ma
iional bank. But as TO his domestic re-
lations he was reticent. His wife be-
Gan suit for divorce December Il 1909
on the ground Of cruelty alleging that
he had been too fond OF the company
of other women.
TOO MUCH MOTHER IN LAW
when I left home the afternoon be-
fore my departure it was with my
Vifes kiss on my lips" said HAYS
She always stood in the doorway and
waved her hand to me as I left the
house, but ] shall never see her again.
us case Of too much mother in law
Hays has returned to san Francisco
with the belief that he viii be able TO
clear himself DO you think I'd spend
my own money TO come back here if I
had any doubts about my honor and in
nocence2' asked Hays. III fight out
my own battle and III win"
IN referring to his flight from this
CITY, Hays said he Travelled under his
own name all the time and worked IN
der il as well.
when left I had a tip that the Of
hcers were looking for me-" he said
and 7 became bewiIdered thought
the only thing to do was TO go hack
7 was born. on leaving the Southern
club [ went 10 4 san Mateo electric car.
At San Msteo ] took the train to Los
Angeles and from there 7 proceeded
straight 10 Nashville After about a
week ] went to Memphis and had been
connected with the Memphis bank Of
commerce and trust company in its
real estate department ever since"
TRIED TO BE ARRESTED
Hays says he tried to give himself
up 10 the police five times in Memphis.
but the authorities were unwilling 10
hold hIm. When il was finally decided
20 bring him back to California he re-
sorted TO habeas corpus proceedings
and was reless He then came to
California Of his own accord to de-
mand an accounting. as he termed it.
Il have lived here IS years" said
Hays in reverting to his activities in
san LIuflHfF- AldQt a Dig success ]
fn Van Ness avenue in real estate
after the FIRE and that gave me the
big head ] went into the banking
business and they trimmed me-"
He was asked if he meant Clarence
Grange by they
''Yes-no: it's best not TO talk about
il" responded Hays who, however. 4
did talk about il after moments hesi- I
tstion. Clarence Grange charged us
500 FOR loan after he had promised
10 lend as at per cent He practi- |
callv forced us 10 pay this $500 after /
we had cOnsummated the deal This
shakedown caused the failure Of the /
Union state bank. This deal was the
purchase Of the control Of the National /
Rank Of the Pacific. We bought $17e.- /
200 worth Of stock for about SsI. 600. |
We needed $4,000 to complete the deal /
Grange offered il TO us without interest /
II we would permit him afterward to |
ffqufdate the National Bank Of the Pa |
cifc instead of liquidating it he abb |
eorbed il and consolidated it with the |
Western national bank, which is allied /
Yvfth the Metropolis bank and trust |
company. had a big scheme mapped |
out. but got in with the wrong party" /
HAYS, VERSION OF DEAL
Hays asserted that he would sue
Grange for an accounting because he 1
had not lived up TO his agreement AMI 4