The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1901, Page 1

Tall, VOLTME LXX‘\:IVX—VNO. 49, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JOSEPH LEVY, AN AGED JUNK DEALER, MAKES A STATEMENT TO POLICE IN WHICH HE ADMITS BUYING FIFTY THOUSAND SACKS FROM WAILDEN Prison Directors Insist That He Acted Suspiciously in Purchasing Stolen Bags From the Embezzler at a Figure Far Below Their Market Value, and Assert They Will Force Him to Pay for the Theft—Fitzgerald Claims the Absconder Is Gu1lty of Only Two Crimes, but Wilkins Differs. N ,\§ f x L _/'(1‘/1,‘ —- ) LEVY CONFERS WITH CAPTAIN SEYMOUR of the Ban v n, ex-clerk him and prison mill nk dealer at 62 so far 000 sacks kson-sttreet ths ag Le police, and us gai locate Levy tele- ke Walden. He failed 1ghly impress his inno- n Director Fitzgerald, who ew that he would e for having received that he would make e State Treasury the fuil to Prison Direc- esence of Captain nown Walden for the ¢ said he asked W ng else he cou esides Junk and old clothes a at he had some waste r stuff from the ned during W the prison d Walden twine anq This all Hale’s admin- en had several business those connected with and everything was most sa:- ry on both sides, Levy always pay- for what he bought by check drawn favor of Warden Hale ng Warden Aguirre’s term in office rther claims that he never bought from the prison direct, but that 1t 50,00 bags from Walden under following ecircumstances, which he tiates by letters recelved from written on the prison stationery: en, so Levy claims, came to him in ber of last year and told him tnat, he was working as clerk at the , he was also represnting the firm ¢ Miller & Lux. Walden was anxious to & quantity of sacks in store at San Cuentin Prison, which, he sald, Miiler & Lux had bought for farmers. nately the farmers’ Unfortu- crops had failed and consequently Miller & Lux had no use 10us to dispose vy he asked Waldon sacks were worth and he he could get them at the a hundred. Levy no profit in pur- at the market value. Negotiations for Sacks. told Walden sing them they that way ess was on the basis the only joodordorte bk of $550 a hundred sacks. Walden left the store and stated that he would do the best he could. A few days later Levy re- ceived the following letter: Mr. Jos Cal. Dear Sir—Yours of vesterday came to hand this morning. and as the Str. Caroline is mak- ing & special trip this afternoon, I ship you what twine we have on hand—i bales. Bill for same please find inclosed. In regard to the 50M bags we spoke of I had no chance to g0 to town since I saw you last to see the parties, but they had promised to let me know this week. I ex to hear from them Levy, San Francisco, any time. If not, will take a run over Tues- day or Wednesday and try to get them for you. Yours truly, C. J. WALDEN. On Seotember 18 of last year Walden followed up his scheme with the following letter, which is self-explanatory, and cl~sed tne bargain for the first shipment of 25,000 sacks: Sept. 18, 1900. Mr. Jos. Levy, San Francisce Cal. Dear Sir—Have managed 1. close bargain for the #M bags, and will soi . them at the first opportunity, but as the b t runs very y now, cam't tell ju She when, may be over to-morrow (Wednesday) and if she comes will send you half of them (25M). 1 shall have to go to town on Thursday and will call at your place between 1 and 2 p. m. Judging from our latest advices, bags are going up—I understand quotations now are 5% for spot and 6% for next June. Yours trul C. J. WALDEN A letter dated September 24, 1900, was next furnished by Levy in explanation of his reason for paying Walden instead of Miller & Lux by a certified check for the This letter reads: first shipment. g2 Y W AL S AR A T AL .\\‘"‘\\‘ ¢ |1 AN 2 | Sy AN \\‘\E?'fl LYE\‘! h i BAGS, BURLAP AND TWINE Sept. 24, 1900. Mr. Jos. Levy, San Francisco, Cal Dear Sir—The boat will make a trip to- night, when I will ship you M bags, bill for which please find inclosed. They will be at the wharf ready for you the first thing in the morning (Tuesday). In s ent please send centified check made payable to myself. I don't know just when the boat will make another trip—probably ‘next Mond: then send you the other M. Yours, C. J. WALDE The next letter Levy received acknowl- edged the receint of $1 and will truly, e T e e S e O 2 e e e rl—rl—H*i—.-r-'—'—i«L oy ] STANFORD UNIVERSITY SAFELY PASSES CRISIS, iy UNIVERSITY : : totally try. ern its management. derstanding it. simply this: LIBERTY TO ARRAIGN THE UX PRESENCE OF THEIR CLASSES? I beg to its present management. feys conditions. There are here, ool ool el @1 TANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan, 17.—To-day has been one of sensational interest for the men and women of the college town, . eeling had run yery high ever the controversy which has shaken the univer- sity community to its center, but te-night It would appear from many of the statements heard and secn of late that the position of this university with reference to the conduct, privileges and opinions different from that of any other institution in this coun- I recognize the fact that every one conunected with or inter- ested in the institution is entitled to know what principles gov- Permit me to clear away the fog that seems to have gathered round the subject and to versity’s position that I trust there can be no possible misun- The guestion at issue in the case of Professor Howard is ARE THE PROFESSORS IN IVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE If such a liberty is looked upon as academic freedom, them * ¥ that such freedom (if that is the word) is not and will not be tolerated in this institution so long as it is under There is nothing mew about this position; it i no mew pol- but it has been assumed from the outset that every one rec- ognized the impossibility of university existence under any other s there are elsewhere, through which all disagreements can be adjusted without over- stepping the bounds of official courtesy and propriety. afiairs which concern the faculty or the students, either directly or Indirectly, either individually or collectively, require or seem to require modification of any kind, it is the duty and the pleas- ure of the president to hear and consider every complaint and every suggestion, and every one acquainted with him knows that no man is more accessible than President Jordan. STUDENTS UPHOLDING PRESIDENT MANAGEMENT MUST NOT RE ARRAIGNED | | % of members of its faculty is s0 state the uni- THIS INSTITUTION AT \ proper channels ‘When L o e e order has come out of chaos and every- thing indicates that Stanford University has passed through its crisis safely and that no serious evil will follow the events which have agitated every one here so greatly, The student body and the fac- uity are of one mind and to-night for the first time an authoritative statement of the situation, its meaning, effect and con- clusion, has been made by Acting Presi- dent Dr. John C. Branner. This statement is of vital importance, as it defines clearly and emphatically the principles which govern the university and its faculty. No effort is made to shirk the issues raised by the forced retirement of Professor Howard and every one con- cerned in the welfare of Stanford is as- sured that no professor in the institution will bé permittéd to arraign, before his classes, the management of the institu- tion. If any member of the faculty con- _ STUDENTS WATING _aT T TWO INSTRUCTORS WHO FIGURE IN STANFORD’S TROUBLES strues such an arraignment into academic freedom, says the acting president, then such freedom is not and,will not be tole- rated in Stanford University as long as it is under the present management. Fur- ther than this, Dr. Branner says that if any professor feels that in conscience he must follow where Professor Howard led, the time for him to do so is now. Dr. Jordan Is Responsible. This appears to simplify the entire sit- ‘uation. The statement of Dr. Branper was made only after careful, deliberate discussion with the leading members of STATION Fom OmEs. JORDAN. * the faculty, practically all of whom are in hearty sympathy with President Jor- dan. The authoritiés of the institution ‘want it to be clearly understood that no principle of freedom of thought or of speech was for a moment In jeopardy in this whole unfortunate affair. They want it to be understood that responsibllity for everything which has been done rests with President Jordan and not Mrs. Stan- ford and they want no one to believe that any principle other than the enforcement Walden manifested his desire “not to rush a good thing”: Sept. 0, 1900. Mr. Joseph Levy, San Francisco, Cal. Dear Sir—Acknowledging the recelpt of your tavor of day with o for $1375 In pay- ment for day last, I same. As y of the other will 000 bags shipped to you om Mom- ewith return receipted bill for est, T will defer shipment T until wesk after mext, and u in time when the shipment notity y goes forward. Shall probably be in town be- fore that, howe: will drop In to see you. Yours €. J. WALDEN. Walden's “bluff” appeared to make the prospective purchaser all the more eager. Levy received the second shi-ment at the same price, as i he produced. shown by letters which One of tne letters foll Mr. Joseph Levy, San Francisco, Dear Sir—The boat. a rangement, cording to present ar- will come (Thursday) about noon bags. They wiil arrive some time during the a 1 shall ask the captain to notify you when he gets to the wharf. Yours t C. J. WALDEX Money Rolls in for Walden. Money was rolling .nto Walden's pock- ets. He also became so considerate to his customer Levy that he did not wish him to mail any more checks. In the following letter Walden relieved Levy of that trouble by stating that he would call per- sonally for the money: here to-merrow when I will ship the ernoon. Oct. 11, 1900, Mr. Joseph Levy, San Francisco, Cal Dear Sir—As per my letter of yesterday the boat came to-day and took the other 25M bags for you. Inclosed please find bl for same. I shall be too busy here to go to town this week, but will try and go over either Tuesday or Wednesday, when I will call and get the check. You need not senmt it before. Yours truly, C. J. WALDEN. On November 1 Walden came to the con- clusion that there was such a thing as riding a good horse to death and accord- ingly malled the following letter: Nov. 1, 1%0. Mr. Joseph Levy, San Francisco, Cal. Dear Sir—Received yours of Oet. 30, but doubt if I can arrange With the partles interested to let you have any more bags at present. They appear to want to hold on to them themselves. However, I will see what can be done and let you know. WIill be over some time next week after slection and see you. Yours truly, C. J. WALDEN. Walden wasted but little time cashing the first check he recel From tha stamp on the reverse side of the check on the Donohoe-Kelly Bank it is shown that Walden cashed It on October 18, thy day after it was made. The che x was indorsed by the firm of Kuhls & Schwarke, wholesale liquor merchants on Sutter street. Indorsement of the Checks. F.A. Kuhls was seen yesterday and ex- plained how he came to Indorse the checlt for Walden. He stated that he became acquainted with Walden at Schuetzen Park several years ago and that they shot in the same matches for years. Walden was not a personal friends of his, he said, Continued on Third Page. Continued on Third Page.