The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1896. FATHER YORKE ON DR, WENDTE Position of the Church Re- garding Heretics Ex- plained. DISPUTE OF SCHOLARS. was in a perpetual turmoil. A baron who had a grudge against another baron proceeded at once to make war upon him. As a result there was no security for life or property. for gen- erally these marauding barons were little bet- ter than bandits. L During this time there was no central civil authority and the chureh undertook to rem- edy the state of affairs by instituting what is known as the Truce of God. By it all warfare suspended from Wednesday evening until Monday morning in every week. Pilgrims, women, merchauts, monks and clerks, the cattle and agricultural implements of the peesant—his ox, horse. plow and even his olive trees,were declared inviolable. The pun- ishment was excommunication and banish- ment for seven or thirty years. At the Coun- cil of Claremont, in 1095, Urban 11 proclaimed this truce for all Christendom and enjoined on all men the duty of sceing that it was car- ried out. Ofcourse, the only way in which that could be done was by meeting force with force. Bands of private marauders, excommuni- cated of course, wandered through the coun- The Eminent Catholic Questions the Learning of the Emi- nent Protestant. | TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE. G T pad | Father Yorke Declares That the State and Not the Church Was Responsible. Father Yorke contributes the following letter in answer to the Rev. Charles W. Wendte: January 29, 1896. To the Editor of The Call—DEAR Sir: In his Wendte attempte o prove that ans taught that regicide was Dr. Wendte meant the | al king at sight. Of course of “Protestant scholer- | 1 second-nand informa- nd the only ANSwer necessary was to b ching of the Jesuits, es- In order to back up v that excom- nt 1 persons were considered as outlaws . g of them was no murder, d that battle-scarred vet: v, the ““Papal | ban 1 He says: »se writers appealed among others to the papal bull of Urban 11, wh s that the murdere e subje mmunic: v t0 & pen which re to | nce corresponding they en they ‘Such are, indeed, not | derers if they happen rch to kill an excom- e Decret. p. 2, causa mt L HIP. d not inform those who have hods of Oakland “scholar- pal bull of Urban II of € has agnin been mis- s or he has constructed lines of his pterodactyl. The to which he refers consists of just ences from & letter addressed io a The lett on w! f course, I n. wed the m such t le itself is not extant h it was written is a jecture among scholars. therefore, far from being a papal bull, Dr. Wendte's excerpt is only the quotation of a quotation. % Moreo Dr. Wendte evidently does mnot know w is ‘meant b parades i T tal it would take & mind- twhether Dr. Wendte intend- he Clementines or the Extrava- vagueness worked no erpt is well known to | ed todeal with contro- known as the enough “Gra- | cree at 2li, but a text- book of law, and it pos €8 N0 more authority than any oth textbock of law. Dr. Wendte i evidently imegines that it isa cross between a Papal bull ana an act of Parliament. As a matter of fact it was nothing more than the | Blackstone's Commentaries of the middle | ages. URBAN II AND THE EXCOMMUNICATE. If Dr. Wendte had taken the trouble to ex- amine Gratian's Decree before accusing Cath- olics of pothunting for heretics he might | have been spared this exposure. Itmust be painful to the learned gentleman acros bay to have his references continuall; deted. I am sure the process must be very monotonous for your readers. Still the claims which have been made to accuracy and to scholarship have been so large and so loud thatIam compelled to show that Dr. Wendte | 35 dealing with documents about which he knows as much as astronomy knows of the other side of the moon. Let us now look at Gratian’s Decree and try to discover Dr. Wendte's quotation. As usual the reference is wrong; but when figures nave been handed down from author to author this i8 not surprising. The second part of the text- book we find taken up with “causes” or im- aginary cases. The twenty-third makes the following supposition: “Certain bishops with their flocks fall into heresy and begin 1o com- pel the surrounding Catholics by threats and | torture 1o follow them. On this the Emperor | confers civil authority on the neighboring | bishops and the Holy See commands them to rotect the faithful from the heretics. The ishops accordingly collect en ermed force #nd begin to contend against the hereties and with success. Some are slain, others stripped of their private or ecclesiastical goods, some are thrown into prison and at last the schism 1s extinguished.” ! Having stated this supposed case Gratian uses it a8 & peg on which 10 hang a number of moral guestions: First—Is it sinful to wage war? Second—What wars were just and how were just wars carried on by the children of Israel? and so on. The solutions to these guestions are given by passages selected from & variety of sources: the writings of the fathers, general or local councils, rescripts of Popes, imperial statutes of Christian and even of pegan times. The passages on each ques- tion are divided into little chapters or capi- tula, each with a title setting forth the point specially illustrated by it. The fifth question is this: “Whether it is a sin for the judge or his officer to put to death those condemned of & capital crime?” In the course of the answer to this question occurs the passage of Urban 11 along with such capitula as ““It is not & sin to put & man to death ex-officio.”’ For instance, it is not mur- der for & Sheriff to execute a condemned murderer. “A soldier who kills & man in obedience to authority is hot guilty of murder.” “Heis nota shedder of blood Wwho punishes murderers: and the sacrilegious.” “He does not sin who kills a malefactor ex- officio.” All these answers deal with persons who kill because the law lays that duty upon them. The killing may take place after judicial con- demnation, as in the case of executions at San Quentin. It may take place by command of authority as when soldfers shcot down rioters. | It may take place in_the administration of the law as in the case of Evans and Sonntag. Now in the midst of these repiies occurs the fragment of Urban IL. It runs as follows: “Enjoin upon the slayers of excommuni- cated persons & measure of suitable satisfac- tion, according to their intention, as you have Jearned 1n the practice of the Roman church. For we do not look upon those as murderers | Wwho. burning with zeal for their Catholic mother against the excommunicate, mey hap- ven to have slain some of them. But in order that the discipline of the said mother church uay not be departed from impose upon them, in the manner we have said, & suitable pen. ance by meens of which they may appease the eyes of the divine simplicity (i. e. holiness) in case they mey have incurred any guilt (du- plicitas, contrasted with the simplicitas of God) through the human frailty in the said deed of violence (fagitium),” 1 Now from this we see that Gratianis dealing: (1) With acts done under public authorit. (2) That the “‘excommunicate” here men- tioned are not all excom:municate, but certain bands of excommunicated persons who for SOme Teason OF olher were condemned to death. (3) That the persons who slew them were not private persons, but persons aeputed to do 60 by the public authority. (4) That these persons were not considered murderers not becanse their victime were excommunicate, but for the same reason that & police officer would not be considered a mur- derer if he £hot an assassin resisting arrest. ‘WHO WERE THOSE EXCOMMUNICATE ? ow what is the historic meaning of this e: t Who were these bands of excommuni- cated persons who were outlawed? As I have said the whole letter is not in existence and scholars are reduced to conjecture. However, the opinion is almosi unauimous that Urban 11 is dealing with violators of what was known as the Treuga Dei or Truce of God. THE TRUCE OF GOD. After the invasions of the barbarians the Teutonic system of private warfare took the | calumny back beyond his Harvard notes. and at times these were attacked by the d eaders of the Truce of God, burning with ze 1 for their holy mother. Ifany of the ex- co nmunicate were slain_they richly deserved it, and even Dr. Wendte would not call their sl'yers murderers. Thisisall that1s meant by the letter, ““We do not call them murderers,” etc. But es it might easily happen that men would use this provision of the law to wreak private vengeance on their enemies the Pope (rlers the Bishop to inquire into- the cases of Lilling nlleged to have occurred in the defense of the Truce, and to inflict a snitable punish- it for any duplicity or double dealing he ht discover. He rightly remarks that the punishment € .. not be death, for the slaying t0ok place by public authorit: te spite and private malice are sinful, and if such motives were present they shouid be expiated by pen- ance. CRIMINAL CARELESSNES ach is the exrlanation of t vrovision of law,and you will see, Mr. Editor, how little Dr. Wendte kuows about these quotations he flings against the church. During the middle ages Europe was full of persons excommuni- cated for one cause or another, vet we find no trace in history of & law permitting them to be killed at will. Surely the German Empe- rors and their adherents who wrote so many bitter things against the Pope would not have failed to bring up such a law, especially as it was contained in the legal handbook ot the time. It would have been & telling accusation againsta Pope that he permitted his adyer- saries to be shot down like wild beasts. Asa metter of fact no such charge was made, and there is not a single oceurrence in history to Jjustiry Dr. Wendte's extraordinary teaching— that in the case of the excommunicate kiiling was no murder. Such teaching is opposed to all the teachings of morality, not only Chris- tian, but even pagan. A STRAIGHT QUESTION, And now I wish to put Dr. Wendte a straight question. He says that the Jesuit theologians appealed to this letter of Urban II as proof that heretic kings could be put to death at will. What are the names of the authors who make that appeal and what are the passages in their writings wherein the appeal is contained? This is a straight question. I want a straight ansier. s, A CURTOUS WITHDRAWAL. Dr. Wendte quoted Bellarmine as saying, “Heretics when strong should be commended to God, and when wesk to the executioner.” I called this & monstrous sentment and I chal- lenged Dr. Wendte to produce the reference. In answer Dr. Wendte says: 1. I quoted it from memory. 2. It is in my notes I took atschool years ago. 3. 1 have no time to look it up. 4. I withdraw it. 5. But (aside) I believe he said it, all the same. 6. Because he said heretics should be burned, which is just as bad. Now, Mr. Editor, how am I to characterize this manner of acting as it deserves to be char- acterized? 1f I snould say out whatI think D; ndte would rush into print, threatening to give up the controversy because I am such & bold, bad man. 1 may be bold and bad, but I would never ap- pear before the people of San Francisco with my schoolboy notes in my hand as evidence against a great man like Bellarmine and & great church like the Roman Catholic. If my cause was so bad that I had to manufacture quotations, I would have sense enough to take refuge silence when my manufactory was found out. I do mnot think it would be manly for me to say to the public, “I withdraw this quotation be- cause I cannot find it, but I believe it is true. all the same.” If Bellarmine had written fifty volumes instead of only five, and if I had to in | stay up all night to search them, I would do 50 sooner than meke such an exposure of the flimsiness of my scholarship. 1 have 1o right 10 get into a controversy uniess 1 have time to devote toit. I have no right to accuse an author of making any statement unless I have that author under my eyes. Let me inform Dr. Wendte that Bellarmine made no such Statement. If he was acqualnted with contro- versial literature he would liave traced that ne pussage which it purports to represent is found in the midst of & quotation which Dr. Wendte himseif gives farther down, but which, of course, he did not recognize. In future I would advise him to burn those distinguished monuments of Protestant scholarship, s Har- vard notes, and_trust to the copy-books which contain his earlier attempts at the art calli- graphic, known as “Pothooks and Hangers.” BELLARMINE'S DOCTRINE. Dr. Wendte believes it probable that Bellar- mine used these words because he taught that heretics might be burned. I wonder does Dr. Wendte understand the force of language? He mukes Bellarmine s ferocious heretic-hunter, barred from his prey only by fear. To justiiy the picture, he guotes Bellar ' statement of fact that heretics were pu: sl Is this fair? Bellarmine 1 medieval theologians power punished heresy; but neither hie nor any Catholic theologian held that the spiritual power should shed blood. Moreover, Bellar- mine himself wes & man of the most gentle disposition, and_ the cynical temper which Dr, Wendte {iputes 1o him is utterly unfounded in fact. Thereverend gentleman tells me 1o turn 1o De Luicis, cap. 21. 1 have done so, Did Dr. Wendte ever see the book? If he did he would have found that Bellarmine was proving persecution out of the mouth of Calvin. hat all the held—that the civil MORE PARALLEL COLUMNS. Moreover, Dr. Wendte falsifies Bellarmine. am very sorry to pe compelled to use the word, but I cannot find any other to suit the case.’ Let me put Dr. Wendte's version of Bellarmine and the original in parallel col- umns: WENDTE, BELLARMINE. Heretics _condemned| We therefore sball by the church may be briefly show that incor- punished with temporal rigible heretics, and es- punishment and even pecially those who have with 8eath (posse he- relapsed, may and ought Teticos ab_ecclesia dam-|io be cast out from the Dnatos temporalibus pee- church and be punished nis etiam morte mulc-|by the secular powers tari). |with temporal punish- |ment, and with death it |selt. " (Nos igitur brevi- ter ‘ostendemus hiereti- cos incorrigibeles, ac preesertim relapsos, posse ac debere ab eccle: sia reficl et a sweutarl- bus potestatibus, tempo- |ralibus peenis atque ipsa |etiam morte mulciari.) You will remark that in Bellarmine’s thesis there are two propositions: (1) That heretics may and ought to be cast out ot the church. (2) That being cast out, the civil power (not the r?hmcm might punish them even with death. Bellarmine’s doctrine is the doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, which I explained last week. The state at that time looked upon heresy as a civil crime, and the question arose whether the church was justified in excommunicating heretics when the state would punish them., The answer given was that the church could use her right even though the state did inter- fere, but nowhere was the answer given that the church could or should kill or burn heretics. ‘When, therefore, Dr. Wendte says that intol- erance was once the doctrine of the church I beg to deuy the statement. Intolerance was once the doctrine of the state, and the church had to acquiesce in it because it was a matter outside of her sphere. If Dr. Wendte really understood the doctrine of the separation of church and state he would see that the church has no more right to fix the civil punishment for heresy than she has to fix the civil punish- ment for houscbreaking. Whether heresy would be considered & civil crime or not was a matter entirely within the Sow“ of thestate, and let me inform Dr. Wendte that: (1) The Catholie civil powers were never so intolernnt as when they were at loggerheads with the Pope. (2) That_even in the reign of Bloody Mary Alphonso Di Castro, & Spanish friar, preached egsinst the persecution and was not molested. (3) That in the days of Louis XIV Fenelon adyised the civil powers to grant foleration. (4) That no Catholic ecclesiastic protested against the abolition of the civil laws making heresy a civil crime. (5) That nota single measure of toleration s granted o Catholics by Protestant nations which was not bitterly antagonized by the preachers. Iregret making this letter so long, but I an: compelied to follow up the ways that are dark And tricks that are vain. “Protestant scholar- ship,” like the heathen Chinee, 1s “peculiar.” Yours trul; P. C, YORKE. The Bicycle Ordinance. A detall of policemen in citizen’s clothes made things lively for bicyclists last night. They were instructed to arrest all wheelmen who did not have a bell on their machines, or who were riding at a faster rate than place of the old “Roman ace.” During the ninth, tenth and cleventh centuries Europe six miles an hour. A large number of arrests ‘were made and each gave $10 bail. GRAND JURY CENSURED, The Board of Education Adopts a Strong Answer to Its Strictures. NOT IN FAVOR OF MR. HYDE. The Late President Also Comes In for a Good Share of Epithets. 1f the ears of F. A. Hyde, once presi- dent of the Board of Education, did not tingle last evening, it was because the old saw that ascribes this sensation to those who are being scored has lost its meaning, for Mr. Hyvde was kauled over the coals and belabored with terms of contempt and derision in a manner seldom heard among the School Directors. Resolutions setting forth his unworth and communi- cations calling attention to his short- comings were read and adopted unani- mously. The main broadside, however, came from Superintendent Babcock, who presented the reply to the report of the Grand Jury on the Board of Education which he had been requested to prepare. The reply denied most of the allegations of the jury, attribnted all of them to Hyde in scorching terms, and closed as follows: In conclusion permit me to say thatno one conversant with the facts can read the Grand Jury’s communication without a feeling of wonder at the gullibility of excellent men. In my mind’s eye, Iseean earnestand innocent educational committee ot the late Grand Jury, seeking the best interests of the children of the schools, with the unspeakable oleaginous Hyde in thé back ground, oLty Rk sldoK &5 he gleefully contemplates with what a master hand he manipulated enough of the committee to be permitted under cover to open his mud- valves on the present Board of Education. And yet I believe, as I write this closing sen- tence, that it would be sufficient answer in this comnmunity had I said the Grand Jury heard Mr. Hyde and refused to hear, when in- vited, the Board of Education, to besmear whom seems to have been the only object of their letter. The entire communication, occupying eight typewritten pages, was ordered spread on the minutes. At one time in the meeting there was considerable excitement caused by Presi- dent Dodge declaring the meeting ad- journed in the midst of the proceed- ings. The report of the Committee on Supplies, which occupied ma: ages, was being read by the secretary number of the members quietly Soon it was found that no quorum was present, and the delinquents were sent for. Some refused to return, and President Dodge, declaring that he had no power to force them to appear, announced an ad- journment. Enough votes were mustered, owever, t0o pass a motion to have the Teading go over to the next meeting, and the business before the house was pro- ceeded with. Director Clinton introduced a resolution replying to the accusations of the late Grand Jury, to the effect that the board was guilty of an illegal act in raising the salaries of teachers, referring to the salaries of Superintendent Babcock and Principals James O'Connor and Albert Lyser. The resolution explains that the salaries were merely restored to the amount received before the reductions ordered by the last board went into effect. Regret was expressed that the Grand Jury had not seen fit to consult with members of the present board before rendering a report and make an examination of the records of the School Department as it had been invited to do. Superintendent Babcock introduced a resolution providing that the salaries of teachers held back in October last be paid at once, in view of the fact that the report of the State Superintendent showed that there would be plenty of money for the coming year. This was amended to pro- vide for the payment as soon as the money is in the treasury, and it so carried. The report of the Committee on Classi- fication, containing the following recom- mendations, was adopted : That the history department of the Lowell Hij chool be permitted to make certain modifications in text books; that Miss May F. Fitzgerald, recently relieved from duty on ac- count of consolidation of classes in the Webster School, be assigned to the charge of & new class in the Harrison Primary; that a new class be formed in the Sutro mary School with Miss Maggie J. O’Brienlin charge; that a new first-grade class be formed in the Peabody Primary School with Miss Jessie I. King in charge; that Miss May E. Morrow be appointed a primary teacher and assigned to Starr King Primary ‘School; that James Dwyer be regu- larly assignea principal of the Horace Mann School; that Miss Catherine Riordan be given charge of the mew class established at Sunny- side; that Miss H. B. Steele be emploved asa teacher of history, with stereoptican, at salary of $100 per month. The report of the judiciary committee recommending that the application of Miss Victoria M. Raclet and Miss Cornelia E. Campbell to be placed on the retired list and given pensions be granted, was adopted. The Committee on Qualification reported in favor of the following recommendations to the State Board of Education: Miss Francis Hodgkinson for High School grade of life diplome, Miss Jessie F. Banks and Miss Tillie McCarthy for grammar grade of life diploma, Miss Mattie A. Watson and Miss Mary J. Dolan'for grammar grade diplomas. The following probationary teachers were also recommended for election as regular teachers: Miss Rosa Murdock, Miss Fran- cis and M. Edwards. The resignation of Miss Eldora Sewell Deacon as a teacher was accepted. The City Board of Examiners sent in the following recommendations that were adopted: Miss Mary McVerry, Miss Lillie K. Piper, Miss Helen Hefron, Miss Lucy M. Wade and Miss Ida K. Kerran for grammar grade life diplomas; Miss Sarah F. Goss for grammar grade of State educational diploma; Miss Lillian M. Libbey, & grammar grade certificate; Miss N. R. Gal- lagher, a_grammar grade certificate; Paul Boman, a High School certificate. The grammar grade certificates of the following teachers were renewed : Miss Lena Cole, E. W. Engs, Miss M. A. Fen- nell, Miss Julia G. Maher, Miss J. A. Michelson, Miss Mary McVerry, Miss M. E. Mower, Miss Augusta Reinstein, Miss S. A. Webster, Miss C. Newhall, Miss Jessie I. King. THE BRITISH MAILS. They Are to Be Assorted While in Transit, and Thus Much Time Will Be Saved. Postmaster McCoppin has broughtabout a change in the process of distributing British mails which will effect a saving of several hours’ time. Heretofore the mails from Liverpool, Glasgow and Dublin have come in a closed pouch to San Francisco without any effort having been made to do some of the work of assortment and distribution while in transit on the overland train. The Amer- ican mails are assorted on board ship by what is known as the sea postoffice, and pouches are thus made up for the varions destinations. Upon this eystem Mr. Mc- Coppin thought some_improvement could be made by having a City distributor meet the incoming Ogden and San Francisco tramn at Winnemucca, and then open the pouch and do the work of assortment while the train was on the way here. So he communicated with N. M. Brooks, general superintendent of foreign mails, and asked to be allowed this privilege. Mr. Brooks was agreeable and ‘the plan will be put into operation at once. The mail on the overland train arrives at the S8an Francisco Postoffice at 9:45 A. M. By the new method the secks for stations D (foot of Market stree (Palace Hotel) and B (City Hall) be ready as soon as they reach the depot, and a great saving of time can be effected, as the necessity of having the entire mail go to the Postoffice to be assorted will be done away with. A MAN DROWNED. Body Found by a Soldier on the Pre- sidio Beach Yesterday Morn- ing. A soldier of Battery D, Fifth United States Artillery, named Philip Martel, found the body of an unknown man lying on the Presidio beach near the Fort Point life-saving _station yesterday forenoon, and notified the station-keeper. Coroner Hawkins received word later, and the remains were conveyed to the Morgue. The action of the waves had so disfigured the face as to make it totally unrecognizable. The flesh was entirely gone, and there was no name or memoran- dum of any kind about the clothing to in- dicate identity. ‘The unfortunate was well dressed. The clothes consisted of a black pique cutaway coat and vest, blue striped trousers, light brown overcoat, white shirt, dark tie ana gloves, In the necktie there was a pin containing seven small diamonds, and a éold chain and silver watch completed the ress. Several bones were broken, but this might have been due to the buffeting of the body on the rocks. It may have been that the man committed suicide, at least, such is the Coroner’s opinion. vadently the body had been in the water several days. As nearly as could be judged it was that of a comparatively young man. The following telegram from Fresno FOUND HIDDEN TREASURE Henry J. Crocker Discovers a Secret Spring in an Old Desk. MONEY AND JEWELRY THERE. Maurice Casey and Harry Lanberton Might Have Owned the Valu. able Curio. Henry J. Crocker is being gazed upon with envious eyes just now by Maurice Casey and Harry Lamberton. These thrae gentlemen occupy the same office at 508 California street and have a similar love for that which is artistic and antique. This made them all desire the possession of a unique, brass-bound writing desk, which Crocker succeeded in winning, and in which he has just found unsuspected treasures. The writing desk was offered them by a dealer in curios named Belasco. Belasco, it will be’remembered, a fortnight ago THE DESK THAT HELD THE HIDDEN TREASURE. concerning the disappearance of a Mr. Wolcott, who has been missing from there for some time, is self-explanatory: FRESNO, CAL., Jan. 29.—The party in San Francisco who has been working on the Wol- cott disappearance this evening telegraphed to Mrs. Wolcott that a body had been found which might be her husband. Masonic watchcharm, such as Wolcott wore, was found on the dead man. Investigations will be made to-morrow. FOR BEATING HIS CHILD. John St. Clair Found Guilty and Ordered to Appear for Sentence. John St. Clair of 20 Everett street was found guilty by Judge Low yesterday of cruelty to Sadie, his seven-year-old daugh- ter, and was ordered to appear for sentence to-day. z The little girl testified that her father on January 23 slapped her in the mouth with his open hnmr and in falling upon the floor she bruised her face. Secretarv Kane and Officer Codburn of the Pacific Coast Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children told of the | irl’s condition when they found her. i e bandaged and they found her nose was injured, her eyes blackened and_her mouth "cut. . Clair admitted punishing the girl, but said he did it with a strap. The girl said her father hit her with his closef fist, knocking her down. Witnesses for the defense testified that St. Clair was a peaceable man and at- tended to his work and family. Evidence was also given that the girl had a very bad temper. L ————— ARE BEING IMITATED. ‘What Caused a Reduction in the Sale of Peruvian Bitters. Mack & Co., the manufacturers and pro- prietors of Peruvian Bitters, are hot upon the trail of some people who bave been im- itating the product of the injured firm. Three suits have already been commenced against as many saloon-keepers who have been selling the imitation, and more will be brought so_soon as sufficient evidence can be gathered. The sale of Peruvian Bitters had been running down for some reason, and it was finally decided to put a detective npon the matter and have it investigated. e soon found that an inferior imitation of the genuine article was being sold in bottles similar to that in which the real article was_offered by Mack & Co. Complaints for damages followed at once, and as the investigation progresses more complaints will pe filed. bought some old boxes which once be- longed to Conley Leach. He paid $10 50 for them and found among the other con- tents old coins and rare stamps to the value of $800. He had come to sell Mr. | Crocker some of these stamps when he began telling about the writing desk. . he next day he brought the desk up. Its age was apparent. It was made of rosewood, was bound heavily with brass and was {;reml_v inlaid with the same metal. Substantial brazen bandles sunk in brass shields showed that the desk was not a mere ornament, but was intended for traveling. This fact was attested also by the capacious interior, which was divided of sandalwood. The avorkmanship shown in the chest and its oddness made each man desirous to become the owner. None wished to put up the entire cost, however, so after they had lowered the dealer’s price of $7 to $450 they each contributed $1 50, and the ownership of the desk was left to the arbitrament of fate. It was suggested first that they throw dice for it. Nobody had any dice, so Mr. Crocker borrowed three 50-cent pieces from the janitor of the building. Then they ‘“‘matched.” The odd man was to | take the desk. At the word the three put down their coins. When Casey removed his palm the money showed tails. Mr. Crocker’s coin was heads. Mr. Lambertson’s coin was still concealed. When he withdrew his hand a tail was exhibited, making Mr. Crocker winner. That evening Mr. Crocker prepared to take his prize home. Casey at once pro- tested. ‘“You don’t know anything about that desk,” he said. “Itmight giveyour whole family smallpox or something else that’s dreadful. You'd better get the old thing disinfected before you take it to your house.” Then he smiled 1n a superior way and told how elad he was he badn’t won the desk. As the days passed and the antique bit of furniture still remained in the office, Mr. Casey grew to be quite a chaffer. The result was that the writing desk was a matter of constant thought, and Monday afternoon, ‘spurred on by Mr. Casey’s chaffing, Mr. Crocker looked it over thor- oughly to see if he counld not convert it to some use about the office since he could not take it home. The desk was a strong one and with the cubbies removed would make an attractive receptacle for papers. While Mr. Crocker was examining its interior to see how it off into smaller compartments by shelves | could be altered, his finger touched a hidden spring. A panel in the side of the desk at once fell out, revealing three small drawers. His cry of astonishment brought Casey and Lamberton to his side. Their chaff- ing all died away as the first drawer showed two $50 bills issued nearly fifty years ago, but undoubtedly genuine. The second drawer contained an old-fashioned gold watch curiuusl{ carved and a daguer- reotype, on the back of which was an al- most obliterated inscription. Some ear- rings of ancient pattern and a finger-rin, beautifully chased rested on some stniueg cotton-batting in the third drawer. The jewelry was so curious and the hid- ing-place so deftly fashioned that the spec- tators were dumb with astonishment. ‘When they regained their tongues they overwhelmed Mr. Crocker with congratu- lations. Casey admitted that there wasn’t so much of a “josh” on Crocker after all. Then he said : “What will Belasco say ?”" But Belasco didn’t say a thing. As soon as he heard that he had dropped down from $7 to $450 on a “lot” consisting of two $50 bills and some valuable jewelry he made a bee-line for his store. Word came from the neighbors yesterday morning that the curio-dealer was carefully prying out the entire interior of ail the many desks, chests and boxes in his possession. There were no reports of his having found anything. Mr. Crocker is looking for more brass- bound, rosewood writing desks with hid- den spring; AVERY BRAZEN SWINDLER Trying to Extort Money in the Name of Prosecuting At- torney Dare. The Police Invoked to Unearth Pecu. liar Practices of a Habitue of the Courts. Prosecuting Attorney Dare of Judge Joachimsen’s court has a grievance, and he has asked the aid of the police in put- ting an end to it. Some unscrupulous person, who is try- ing to corrupt court procedure, has been going to people representing him- self as coming from the Prosecuting At- torney and asking for money for favors done them. It not infrequently happens that a case in the Police Court has to be dismissed for lack of prosecution. The complaining witness has left the City or may refuse to swear to a complaint, and there the ma ter ends. This knowledge has been util ized by some person to attempt to extort money from the fortunate defendant in such cases, the rascal declaring himself as acting for the Prosecuting Attorney. Two cases have within the past few days been brought to Mr. Dare’s attention. On September 24 John T. Harris, real estate broker, was arrested on the charge of ob- taining money by false pretenses. The complaining witness was Mrs. Margaret Madden, who bad purchased a lot from Harris which was afterward found did not belong to him. Harris’ friends came to his relief by purchasing the lot and pre- senting it to Mrs. Madden. On this rep- resentation being made to Judge Joachim- sen the case was dismissed on October 18, Not long afterward a man called upon Mrs. Madden, representing that he had been sent by Mr. Dare. He told her it was through Mr. Dare that she had got a $350 lot and that Mr. Dare expected to get $50 for his trouble. Mrs. Madden refused to pay anything, and lately she told a friend about it, and the friend felt called upon to speak to Mr. Dare on the subject. In the other case the defendant was dis- Ch”fgfd for lack of prosecution. When 1t was first called the police asked for a con- tinuance, as they could not find the com- plaining’ witness. That night a man called upon the defendant, who was out on bail, and told him Mr. Dare had worked it so as to get a continuance till the com- Elyining witness could be got out of the ity, and when the case had to be dis- missed he called again and demanded $50, which was declined. “Any man,” said Prosecuting Attorney Dare, “who says that he has been sent by myself or any officer of the court to de- mand money is a liar and swindler. Some unscrupulous scoundrel, who knows what is going on in the court, is using my name to extort money, and if I can discover, as I hot}t)c to do, who he is, I shall make him suifer for it. “Only two instances have recently come to my knowledge, but heaven knows how many more there may be, and what svill people be thinking about me? 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