The San Francisco call., 1910-06-24

X ally unfit. Senor Jose Hidalgo,
IL IL. d.. assistant professor of
Spanish at the University of Cal
ifornia, a member of the faculty of St.
3 Ignatius college. writer. scientist and
. aero expert was cast into the city
prison yesterday morning and held in
8detinue. the least Of the accusations
against him being that he used his po-
sition of trust TO lure students of the
university to the wantons of the street,
. receiving as payment a stipulated com
mission Of what money the youths were
neeced
The story Of the remarkable dual
life of the cultured. scholarly man and
tle social parasite is Teplete with hor-
rors. The taint of it is intensified by
the position held by him and the hon
ors he has won in the fields of learning
and science.
He was arrested at 4 o'clock in the
morning while in 4 room at the Hotel
Navarro. ~ Third street. having walked
into q trap set by the police, whose
chief instrument was Mrs. Grace Eli
fritz, woman of the night hours,
known TO the streets by the name of
Grace Carter.
,tudent Victims
Among the victims Of Hidalgo. ac-
cording 20 the stories told by himself
and Grace Carter. is Juan Posados, son
Of Zenon Posados. coffee king of Guate-
nsla. and a student AT the University
Of California. living at 1916 Sacramento
street Young Posados, under the guild
ance of his professor. was led to Grace
Carter, made the rounds of the safes
with her and gave her money, of which
Hidalgo claimed q commission. An
other accusation is that Hfdalgo was
planning TO be a partner in a house of
i'll repute at Napa, which was to be
managed by Grace Carter, and to which
were to be sent the young sons of
South American families studying at
the University Of California and who.
naturally. would come under the care
of Hidalgo.
A sweeping denial is made by Hi
daIgo. but his words have little weight
with the police. inasmuch as Detectives
Wren and Boyle were in an adjoining
room when he was making his plans
with Grace Carter Wednesday night,
overhearing and taking shorthand notes
OF the entire conversation and gather
Fing unmistakable evidences Of the
mans deprsvity.
Hidalgo Joined the faculty of the uni
versity about a year ago and was rec
ognized as man of great attachments.
and learning. He was particularly in
terested in aviation and it was on ac-
. count Of this that he was brought into
= contact with Posados. the latter also
being a keen enthusiast along this line.
Tale of Depravity
About three or four weeks ago"
= p girl friend of his. Prior to this time
ne had often boasted to me OF his con-
quests among the girls at the Univer-
> sitv Of California. most of whom, he
said. We're very young. on another oc-
cssion he, knowing that / was inter
ested in chemistry. asked me to let
him have drug which would render
q person unconscious. explaining at the
time that there was girl visiting his
Offices in the westbank building on
whom he had designs.
When he invited me TO see his girl
friend, foolishly accepted and he took
ne to the Hotel Cecil, where I was in
troduced 10 a woman named Marie Mil
der. ! gave her SIS. Lest Saturday
Hidalgo came 10 me again and invited
me TO meet another girl friend of his
that night. Again ] accepted. On this
p occasion met Grace Carter. The
strange part of the affair was that she
was not the person whom it was in.
tsnded to meet, but the other party
fa5ing to keep the appointment.
Hidalgo found Grace Carter walking
the streets. became acquainted with
her and asked her TO be substitute.
while / was with Grace Carter in the
C0nffnued an pane . f.s.Fu,,,