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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1895.. L0 ANGELES EVENTS, Senator Elkins Talks of Silver and the State’s Resources. FAVORS WHITE METAL. The Solution of the Question Depending on the Action of Foreign Powers. ADVANTAGES OF CALIFORNIA He Thinks That the Trade of Mex- ico Should Be Controlled by This State. LOS ANGELES, Car., March 29.—Hon. Stephen B Senator from West Virginia, arri Los Angeles from Mexico in I te car to-day. Heis his wife and children. ifornia, and he at he has seen of the Elkins is largely interested in Fe road and the terminal road In the course of an in- some very interesting r question and the ornia trade with nde ments on the si es of C lver,” said he. “I Iam not quite inage, however. v Iam 1 favor of sil- do not suppose that means very 1 think, however, that the money will be the predominant issue in the coming Congress. The solution of it does not depend so much on ourselves as on the action of some of the foreign powers. gs across the water look very favor- t is not improbable that Germany, s the first nation to demonetize y restore that metal to a money If she does France and Russia and Holland will probably follow the lead. If they do then I think we can get along without England. “But, then, the question of money does not worry me so much as it does some. I think the wealth of a nation depends on its natural resources, on its climate, its wheat, its wool, its minerals, etc. Now, America has got plenty of these things and the other countries of the world want them. 1 must buy from us, and we get tk we need in exchange. The wealth of a country does not consist of its money 1 nations do not trade with each other to get money alone, Supposing a country had nothing but gold and pro- duced nothing but that, how long do you suppose the supply of money would last? Why, the other nations with things to sell would drain it in a short time. “When in Mexico I was much struck with the resources of that country, and of the opportunity California has for com- merce with it. If you could open up some ports along the Mexican coast, like Mazat- lan, you could place right at her door the ings she is sending 0 England and Ger- sr. There is a very large quantity altural implements being sent from re now, particularly plows, but as soon ) American plow they knock he handles off. They still stick to a one-handled plow. At San Luis Potosi there is a large smelter being worked by New York capitalists, and Kansas City parties are also operating a similar concern there.” Senator Elkins said that he was out here on pleasure only, but that he would identally look into the matter of a ithern California harbor before return- ing. am in favor of own some silver mi ready to accept free After all, when I ver I shall call upon Senator White,” he said, “‘and we probably will visit San Pedro together. As to my official action in the Senate, when the harbor guestion comes to a vote, of course my vote will be in accordance with my best judgment, after looking over the official reports of the engineers. As to the technical points presented, a Senator is not likely to know more than any one else as to which is the Lest harbor, and of course I shall depend largely upon engineers,” The Senator and his family will leave in a few days for San- Diego and upon re- turning they will go to San Francisco and thence to Portlan ON TRIAL R MURDER. William Settles Accused of Having Slain a Wilmington Baker. LOS ANGELES, CaL., March 29.—Wil- liam Settles was placed on trial in the Superior Court to-day charged with the murder of an old man named John Hawkins. Hawkins was a baker who had lived for years at Wilmington. On the night of April 19, 1894, his bakery was entered by unknown men and the old man was murdered. Suspicion fell upon Settles, who had made a trip to Wilming- ton from Long Branch on the night the murder occurred, and he was arrested. After his arrest it was learned that the ac- cused had spoken to a friend previous to the murder about the baker, and had made the remark that-the old man must have money stored away in his house. Settles is well connected, and has hereto- fore borne a good reputation. Criticizing the Governor. LOS ANGELES, Car., March 29.—The action of Governor Budd in killing the county government bill by a pocket vote has caused much comment here, as the bill was calculated to bear directly on this county. The Express says, editorially, to- night: “Without discussing the fact that the bill would have reduced the cost of running the county several thousands of dollars, serious embarrassment results from the fact that the county is without power to appoint assistants to county officers and pay salaries. Serious complications will result, and the Supervisors will lay them- selves liable for thousands of dollars per- sonally if they proceed as heretofore.” > A Juvenile Tourist. LOS ANGELES, Car.,, March 29.—Paul Foote, alad 12 years old, crawled off the brakebeam of a Southern Pacific refrig- erator car this morning, after having traveled in that manner from Superior, Nebr. Foote stopped at Denver, and had the following letter of recommendation from the Denver Chief of Police: “This little fellow is a square and deserv- ing little cuss, I think.”” Income-Tax Statement. LOS ANGELES, Car., March 29.—Deputy Coliector of Internal Revenue Vance re- ports that of 2500 persons and corporations in this division who come underthe income tax over half have filed statements. Visalia Man’s Scutence for Mayhem. VISALIA, Can., March 29.— William Demasters, tried and convicted of assault- ing James Crawford with intent to com- mit mayhem, was sentenced to' seven years' imprisonment this morning by Judge Cross. —_———— SUICIDE AT HOLLISTER. An Old Resident Swallows a Dose of Stryehnine. HOLLISTER, Car., March 29.—Antone Schiel, a respected citizen and old resident of this county, committed suicide this morning at his residence near this place by taking strychnine. Schiel had considerable trouble lately. Three months ago he shot and wounded a young man named Otto Kalionowsky dur- ing a neighborhood guarrel. Kalionowsky brought suit against him for $25,000 dam- ages in the Federal court, and Schiel was under indictment for an assault to kill. The matter preyed on Schiel’s mind. He died in great agony from the effects of the poison. A widow and five children sur- vive him. AN ALVARADO GIRL ELOPES. Runs Away to Marry Her Lover, Who Is Now Accused of Perjury. DECOTO, CarL., March 29.—Minnie Vin- cent Libon, a' Portuguese girl, aged 15 years, suddenly disappeared from her home in Alvarado on Monday night. No trace of her could be obtained until her cousin, Frank Lewis of Decoto, found her in West Berkeley, living with a husband, who is Charles Rodgers, aged 29 years. They were lovers, and were secretly married, the groom swearing that the girl was of age. Lewis to-day swore a warrant for the arrest of Rodgers for perjury.s SACRAMENT0 SHOPLIFTERS. SENSATION CAUSED BY THE AR- REST OF TWO WELL-KNOWN ‘WOMEN. TaEY HAD ENGAGED IN THEFT AT ‘WHOLESALE AND PLUNDERED MAaNY STORES. SACRAMENTO, March 29.—Mrs. Howell Bidwell and Mrs. J. F. Parmer, two well- known ladies, were arrested to-day and charged with petty larceny, there being four: complaints lodged against Mrs. Parmer and two against Mrs. Bidwell, with numerous others to be heard from. The discovery made to-day that these well- known ladies have been following a sys- tematic practice of shop-lifting for a long period of time and that their peculations amount to thousands of dollars’ worth of almost every imaginable kind of valuable property, has created an immense excite- ment in all quarters of the city and is the talk of the town. Last evening Mrs. M. M. Parkinson, who conducts a millinery-store at 611 J street, hearing her doorbell ring requested one of her apprentices to open the door. The girl-did so and informed her mistress that Mrs. Parmer and Mrs. Bidwell were in the store and had called to procure a hat which one of the ladieshad left to be pressed a few days previous. Mrs. Parkin- son directed the girl to give the article to the ladies and collect 50 cents for the work done. The girl was handed a dollar in payment and was compelled to leave the ladies alone in the store while she procured the required change for Mrs. Parkinson. While the latter was making the change she heard a noise in the store as though something had been dropped into a paper bag. Her suspicions were aroused, and after the ladies had departed she investi- gated and found that one of her most valu- able imported Parisian bonunets had dis- appeared. This morning Mrs. Parkinson visited City Attorney J. Frank Brown and related the story and asked his advice. The official issued a search warrant and an officer was ordered to serve it. In a short time the policeman returned and desired to know what kind of a hat was wanted, and stated that there was nearly a hundred hats to pick from of all shapes and sizes. This aroused the suspicions of Chief Drew, and he made a personal inspection of the premises and discovered a perfect bonanza of silverware, cutlery, valuable silk dress patterns, handsome purses deco- rated with pure silver, twenty pairs of ladies’ kid gloves, pieces of valuable lace, bolts of silks and satins, fine shoes, rib- bons, hat plumes worth $5 apiece, in fact, almost every conceivable article of value that could be carried from a store without creating suspision. That these peculations have been carried on for a long period is evinced by the fact that Mr. Davis of the firm of Wasserman, Davis & Co. discovered a remnant of silk that had been purloined from the store of the firm over a year ago. The following firms have identified portions of the stolen property: B. Wilson & Co., dry goods; Weinstock and Lubin, Wasserman, Davis & Co. and E. 8. Elkus; Mrs, Sullivan, Mrs. Stafford, Mrs, Pealer and Mrs. Parkinson, millinery; Gus Lavenson and Nolan & Sons, shoes. Both the ladies were born and grew up in this city and their husbands are well known, Mr. Bidwell being an employe of the firm of Van Voorhies and Mr. Parmer being a noted musician. The ladies have been released on bail pending trial. WAR OF THE FACTIONS. There Is a Wild Scramble for the Sacra- mento Judgeship. SACRAMENTO, March 29.—There is a first-class war brewing between the reor- ganized and old-line local Democracy over the appointment of the third Judge, who will occupy the bench of the Superior Court of Sacramento County. Joseph Hughes, who seems to have the inside track, and is a length ahead of all competitors in possessing this backing of 2 majority of the members of the bar at Sacramento, is an old-time Democrat, and for that reason the reorganized faction will have none of him, and are bringing every particle of political influence they possess to bear upon Governor Budd in an effort to persuade him not to appoint Mr. Hughes. The most prominent candidate for the,| position of the reorganized party is W. H. Devlin, an able exponent of the law. The person who 1s seemingly receiving the brunt of the displeasure of the reorganized party is Postmaster W. 8. Leake, who pos- sesses the Governor’s confidence, and is supposed to be forwarding the interests of Hughes. The excitement is high over the matter, and open threats are made that a petition signed by memberc of the city and county Democratic committees will be forwarded to Washington requesting the removal of that official from office. This afternoon a delegation from the re- organized party visited the Governor's office, and endeavored to obtain an au- dience with his Excellency, but were in- formed that it was simply impossible for Governor Budd to meet them until he had recovered from the fatigue attending his struggle with the mass of legislative mat- ter that has occupied his attention for the past ten days. It must not be inferred that Governor Budd favors one section more than the other, but he is simply worn out, in the meantime war seems imminent be- teen the factions. SENSATION OF GLENN The Case of Murdock Vs. Murdock Involving a Fortune. MYSTERY OF A NOTE. A Suit to Enforce Payment of $100,000 and Interest for Twenty Years. ALLEGATIONS OF FORGERY. The Alleged Signer of the Document to the Day of His Death Denied Its Authenticity. COLUSA, Car., March 29.—Did William Murdock, twenty years ago, give a note for $100,000 to the wife of his cousin, Gawn Murddck, or is this note, which, with ac- crued interest, would absorb nearly the entire big estate of the late wealthy rancher, a forgery ? That is a question now at issue in the court of Glenn County which is being watched with intense interest by the peo- ple of Glenn, Colusa, Yuba and Butte counties. “Murdock vs. Murdock” is the title of the case as it appears on the docket of the Glenn County Court, and it is as replete with sensation and mystery asany thathas ever been heard in the courts of the State. The plaintiff is Mrs. Mary Ellen Murdock, wife of Gawn Murdock, a prominent and wealthy farmer of Glenn County and daughter of an honored, now deceased, citizen, Mr. Ashurst, and sister of Samuel Ashurst, a wealthy and prosperous resi- dent of the same county. The defend- ants are the executors of the es- tate of William Murdock, a wealthy rancher, who resided near Orland, in Glenn County, but who was temporarily staying with his sister, Mrs. Mary Compton, of Chico, Butte -County, when he died, on January 8, 1894. The executors are W. P. Harrington, a Colusa banker; B. H. Bur- ton, & prominent and wealthy citizen, and Adam Compton, nephew of the late Wil- liam Murdock. The attorney for defend- ants, who held in trust the will,is F. C. Lusk of Chico. ‘William Murdock owned large ranches in Glenn County and much other property. He was a bachelor, with numerous kindred. He had been successful and was a man who made his business transactions on a cash basis. He had a brother who lived and died in Marysville, whose name was John Murdock. This man lived with a Spanish woman, and the children that were born to them he acknowledged as his before he died. There was a cousin of these brothers, Samuel Murdock, who was the father of Gawn Murdock, who married Mary Ellen Ashurst, who is the plaintiff. ‘William Murdock grew old and feeble, and when his health gave way he deter- mined to go to San Franciscoto a sani- tarium. He started and accidentally met Mrs. Gawn Murdock on the train. She paid him great attention and accompanied him to the sanitarium, where she visited him quite often, and left postal cards with her San Francisco address on them, asking the nurse to keep her informed as to Mr. Murdock’s condition. Mr. Murdock had disliked her very much because, as he al leged, she had treated her father-in-law, Samuel Murdock, badly, causing him at one time to leave the house of Gawn on ac- count of the ill treatment accorded him by Gawn’s wife, and had gone to William Murdock’s house for several months, But she was so kind to William that he came to believe that all that had been said of her was not true, so he called to see her several times at her lodgings in San Francisco after he had recovered from his illness. In the autumn of 1893, after William Murdock had returned to his home, his at- torney, F. C. Lusk of Chico, received a letter from one John Gamage of San Fran- cisco asking about a John Murdock who was possessed of large interests in Butte County, and saying there was a question involving a large sum of money, and if Lusk was interested in the matter he de- sired to communicate with him regarding it. Two weeks later he received another letter from Gamage stating that he was mistsken in the name, and that it was Wil- liam instead of John Murdock he had referred to. Then Detective Gamage, for such he proved to be, wrote to Lusk that a note for $100,000 wasin the handsof certain persons, who had secured it through a Mrs. Minnie Murdock. These persons, the detective said, seemed to think the note was eithera forgery or had been secured in some peculiar manner from William Murdock. Interested parties had told him that the note was not yet due, and that it was as- signed, for a valuable consideration, to & person in Ohio. The case was becoming interesting, and so Lusk posted to the city and called on Gamage about October 25, 1893. The de- tective said that the woman who held the note was a niece of William Murdock, that she was part Spanish and that she said she was a natural child. He did not know where she lived, or if she were married or a widow. He had not seen the note him- self. He said he had obtained the clew in looking up what he believed to be a fraud- ulent scheme, not to be brought to light until after the death of William Murdock. Lusk then asked the detective to ascer- tain the identity of the woman, if possible, he being at that time not acquainted with Mrs. Gawn Murdock, but he knew there was a relative of Murdock, living near Orland, named Gawn Murdock, with whom he was slightly acquainted, know- ing of the relationship from a conversation with his client at the time Lusk drew up William Murdock’s will. Returning to Chico Lusk sent for Wil- liam Murdock and told him what he had learned. The latter became angry, said he had never given any such note to any one under any circumstances; that he had never heard of the note, and had only once or twice in his life given a note, and then for small amounts, paying them off soon afterward, as he nearly alWays had ready money. He talked a great deal about the matter, stating that if there was such note in existence it was a forgery. Then he r@qnested Lusk to spare no reason- able means to discover the plotters of the alleged fraud that he might have them punished. 2 ‘When informed that the holder wasa niece of his Murdock said he knew of none of his kin whom he would believe guilty of what he denounced as ‘“a great fraud.” Then he bethought himself of the children of his brother John. The detective nad said that the holder of the note was of Spanish blood. One of John'’s children was a girl, some- times called Minnie, and who would now be about 40 years of age. So he come to think that it might be Minnie who held this note and set to work to trace her. Lusk-aided him. They found a trace of her, pursued it for some time, and then lost it again. In the meantime another letter came from Gamage, saying that Mrs. Samuel Murdock of Colusa was the woman sought for. Mrs. Samuel R. Murdock is one of the most estimable ladies in Colusa, and Lusk soon ascertained that this information was untrue. She knew nothing whatsoever of the transaction, and another supposed clew came to naught. Still, with the description of the woman holding the note, they pursued the inves- tigation. The Woman was said to be 37 to 40 years old, dark hair, dark eyes, neat figure, a little vlump and quick spoken. Late in December, 1893, Gamage informed Lusk that the woman they were seeking was the wife of Gawn Murdock of Stony Creek. Old William Murdock refused to believe it. Then Detective Gamage told Lusk that a man named L. 8. Megginson had related to him a story as to how the note came into the hands of the mysterious woman called “Minnie.” Megginson is alleged to have said: “About seventeen years ago, William Murdock one day took her on his lap and said, in handing her the note; ‘Minnie, take good care of that note, for when it becomes due, twenty years from date, it may be your fortune if I keep on making money. Say nothing about it to any one, for Igive it to you freely and to provide you with plenty in the future. I would rather you would have my property than any of my relatives.’ ” Murdock became much excited when this story was repeated to him, and an- grily declared that it was all a lie, that no such occurrence had ever taken place. But for all his alleged disbelief in the allegation that one of his kin might be the holder of the note, his suspicions had been aroused and he told Lusk that as soon as his health permitted it, he wanted Lusk to go to Orland with him to interview Mrs. Gawn Murdock about the matter. Wil- liam said the only dealings he had ever had with Gawn and his wife was the sale to them of some land. He subsequently made another deed to one or the other of them, as there was some mistake in the first deed. He said he was under no obli- gations to Gawn's wife. In hiswill he had given Gawn $1000, he said. He certainly would not have given a note that would absorb all of his estate. But William Murdock never came to go to Orland to question the wife of his second cousin, Gawn, in regard to the statement that she was the holder of a note which he denied having ever made. He grew fecbler day by day, and at the home of his sister in Chico he died. Then came the opening of the will, fol- lowed by the filing of the suit against the executors by Mrs. Mary Ellen Murdock, to enforce payment of the note. The executors desired a photographic copy of the note. This the plaintiff re- fused, throngh her attorneys. Some testi- mony has been taken in support of the application to the court asking an order compelling the plaintiff to allow a photo- graphic copy. In his testimony, Adam Compton, nephew of William Murdock, deceased, and one of the executors, and his mother, sister of the deceased, both said they talked to William about the note, and he said, time and again, that he had never given such a note. W. P. Harrington said he believed the note is forged, and that no part of the writing of said note, as he was informed and believes, is claimed to be the writing of Murdock, save the signature thereto. The story of the plaintiff and the trial are yet to come. The note is not yet due. 1t will, with accrued interest, amount to the larger portion of the Murdock fortune. APPROPRIATIONS ANDLEVIES WHAT IT WILL COST TO RUN THE STATE FOR TWO YEARS. GOVERNOR Bupp Has LorPED OFF OvER ONE MILLION DOLLARS. SACRAMENTO, Cavn., March 29.—The following is a tabulated statement of the appropriations passed by the Legislature, appropriations vetoed or pocketed by the Governor and a statement of the tax levies for the forty-seventh and forty-eighth fiscal years: General appropriation bill $5,740,040 06 Special appropriations 1,682,802 69 Deficiency appropriation: 628,052 43 Salaries, étc., for which no ap- propriation was made, but which must be paid out of the eneral fund 111.200 00 School fund. 4,390,918 00 Interest and sinking { 2821870 00 State University fund. 229,000 00 Total...... veeereen$13,064,583 18 Less the appropriation contained in the gene- ral approprigtion bill for the support of the Whittier State Schgpl, which it was understood should not be allowed, but thata speelal bill covering an appropriation for this purpose should be passed, amounting to $200,000, in place of $245,000—leaving $12,819,583 18. TAX LEVY, FORTY-SEVENTH FISCAL YEAR. General fun Sehool fund.. 2,195/459 00 Interest and sinking fund. 141,435 00 State University fund... 114,500 00 .....$7,364,500 00 FORTY-EIGHTH FISCAL YEAR. i General fund. $2,681,371 00 Sechool fund 2,195,459 00 Interest and g 141,435 00 State University fund. 114,500 00 Total...... . $5,182,765 00 Grand total. .$12,497,265 00 Appropriations in excess of tax levy, $322,318 18. Tax levy forty-Seventh fiseal year—Assessed valuation of property for 1894 after deducting 5 per cent for delinquencies and costs of col- lection, $1,145,000,000. At 64.3 cents on each $100 of valuation for the forty-seventh fiscal year, produces $7,364,500. Tax levy forty-eighth fiscal year—Assessed valuation of property for 1894, after deducting 5 per cent for delinquencies and costs of collec- tion, $1,145,000,000, at 44.8 cents on each $100 of valuation for the forty-eighth fiscal vear, produces $5,132,765. Appropriations made by the Legislature for the forty-seventh fiscal year, $7,605,069 15. Tax rate on valuation of property for 1894 necessary to raise this amount would be $1,145,000,000, at 66.4 cents on each $100— ,605,069 15. Appropriations made by the Legislature for the forty-eighth fiscal year, $5,214,514 03. Tax rate on valuation of property for 1894 necessary to raise this amount would be $1,145,000,000, at 45.5 cents on each $100— $5,214,514 03. Appropriations made by the Legislature for th:ni‘orty-:e:enth ri:clll‘{‘eu, $7,605,069 l1>5 5 ount of a1 riations appro agvertor, 85 108163, °1* Prered hrine al 8] ns approvi Govomor,psl 167,713 91. TK dggs :{u‘u: clude the 3 vetoed by the Governor for the support of the Whittier State schgol. The tax rate necessafy to raise the amount approved by the Governor would be 44.6 cents. “If you don’t take Langley’s Directory? you don’t get the names.” Qut Mondsy. SAN DIEGO ROMANCE, A Queer Sto;-y That Came to Light in a Divorce Case. THE FLIGHT OF A BRIDE. The Deserted Husband Married Againand So Did the Run- away Wife. BELIEVING EACH OTHER DEAD. Strange Sequel to a Marriage at Red Bluff Nearly Twenty Years Ago. SAN DIEGO, Carn.,, March 29.—A most peculiar divorce case, with a romance in every feature, recalling tke trials of Enoch Arden, came up in Department 2 of the Superior Court to-day. The case is that of W. H. Willard vs. Anna Willard, and desertion formed the ground of complaint. The defendant de- faulted, and Judge Puterbaugh granted the decree as prayed for, first having heard the testimony of the plaintiff and other wit- nesses. Mr. and Mrs. Willard were married at Red Bluff, Cal., on October 15, 1877, and on December 20 of the same year the wife disappeared. The husband made a thor- ough search for his wife, and visited every place where he thouglit she might have taken up her abode, but was unable to learn anything about her. He believed her alive, however, and after several months had passed gaveup the search and settled down to business. From that day until a few months ago, or seyenteen years after her disappearance, he never heard a word of her. A few years after she had left he took unto himself another wife, who is the mother of his two little boys. He married his second wife in the belief that his first wife would never disturb his bliss, and she never did. In letters read at the trial, addressed to Willard’s attorney, the wife of eighteen years ago writes from New Whatcom, Wash., over the signature of Mrs. George Bates, and asks if her former husband had ever secured a divorce from her. She says about three years after they separated, while residing in Oregon, she received a letter from her father in California in which he said that he had read in a paper of Willard’s death. The woman let two more years go by, and then made further inquiries concerning her husband, but was unable to learn anything more definite than her father had told her. Still she did not get married again until two and a half years ago, when she married a man named George Bates at New Whatcom. Before her second marriage she wrote to her first husband’s brother again in reference to the supposed death of Willard, and in that way the deserted husband was made aware of her existence and place of resi- dence. So an action for divorce was in- stituted, and she received a summons by mail. Mrs. Bates wrote to Willard’s attorney in answer to the summons, and the letter was most pathetic. She wanted to know first if thé divorce had been granted, be- cause the fact that Willard was not dead, but living, weighed on her mind and she could not rest. She recounted the fact of having been appraised of his death by her father, and said she firmly believed he was dead when she married again. She would write to him, she said, but she did not want to cause him pain. She added that her present husband was a Christian, as ‘was she, and that in view of the entangle- ment they had separated until a divorce could be secured by Willard. Not know- ing the grounds upon which an action had been instituted, she asked if Willard could not get a divorce upon the grounds of de- sertion. Willard testified yesterday in a manner that gave no indication of affection for the wife of his youth, who so suddenly de- serted him many years ago; neither did he show any malice toward her, but an- swered the questions almost indifferently. Hé has another wife now, whom he no doubt loves far more than he ever did the young girl who joined hands with him at first, and two little children in his home back in the country complete his happi- ness. After Judge Puterbaugh announced that the decree was granted Willard went from the courtroom with his attorney with a satisfied look upon his face. ACCUSED OF BANK ROBBERY. Cashier of an Ensenada Bank Arrested for Looting Its Coin. SAN DIEGO, Car., March 29.—Seymour Jackson, cashier of Godbe & Co.’s bank at Ensenada, was arrested there to-day charged with the complicity in its robbery on the nightof the 20th inst. It will be remembered that while River- olla & Co. were robbed that night of a $12,000 gold bar and some $500 in cash, Godbe & Co. were robbed of $3000 in gold and greenbacks. Of this sum $2000 in gold belonged to N. H. A. Mason of San Fran- cisco, a mining and stock man., The bank was entered and the door of the vault opened by means of the combi- nation. It was not a time-lock, as at first reported. The money was in a side vault. There was no clew to the robber, and when Jackson went to the bank the next morning at 9 o’clock he found the vault .open and the money gone, though con- siderable Mexican coin was left behind. It was naturally thought that the same robbers who got the gold brick went through the bank. Jackson is an Englishman, and has been connected with the bank for four or five years. He has borne an excellent reputa- tion, and many in this city who know him will not believe that he is guilty. He has not surrendered his British citizenship, and this fact may aid him much in secur- ing a speedy trial. It was not known in Ensenada what evidence had been secured by the authorities upon which Jackson was arrested, but it is believed that he is held only on suspicion. He and Garratt and Pratt, two young men held on the other robbery, were quite good friends, but nothing against any of the three was ever brought up before. Anotherman, a saloon- keeper with an unsavory reputation, has been saspected of the bank-robbery, and is liable to be arrested. Detective James Russell of this city has been in Ensenada for several days working ‘on the Riveroll case for the Ibarra Mining Company, owners of the gold bar. Pratt and Garratt are still kept in solitary con- finement, and no persons are allowed to converse with them. They are escorted to court every day by three soldiers. Pratt is 3 said to have recovered his spirits, but Gar- ratt is despondent. The examination of the witnesses by the Judge is made in pri- vate. It was surmised in Ensenada at one time that the gold might have been smuggled out of the country on the schooner Anita in order to evade the payment of export duty, which amounts to almost 10 percent, including the papers and revenue stamps, but the Ibarra Company is too deeply in- terested in the peninsula to run the risk of ruining its enterprise for a small sum saved in duties. GIBBERING OUT OF THE DESERT. The Experience of a Stranger Who Was the Victim of a Practical Joke. SAN DIEGO, CAL., March 29.—Another, man has come out of the desert with its horrors burned into his brain. Either from ignorance or dare-deviltry he at- tempted to walk from Walters station, on the Southern Pacific road, east of Indio, to Elsinore, and as a result was driven frantic with thirst, and escaped death by a miracle. Had not a hardy cattleman, wandering like a Bedouin over the waste, .encountered him, the stranger would have perished. Last Friday a few men lounging about Henry Wilson’s store, at Warner’s ranch, were astonished to see coming from the direction of the desert a man who showed by his aimless wandering and his deafness that he was demented. They approached him and prevailed upon him to come to the store. He was not violent and showed no fear of men though clearly insane. It Wwas apparent that he had been lost in the desert and was suffering for water. His wants were provided for and he was care- fully nursed, with the result that he be- came more rational. On his person were an 0dd Fellows and Masonic cards, showing the bearer to be a member of the orders in good standing. He also gave his name to the rescuers, but the man who brought the news failed to learn it. The man was well dressed. He said he had come on the Southern Pacific as far as Walters station, between Salton and Indio, and was bound for Elsinore. The trainmen, he said, played him a trick and told him that if he would leave the road at Walters and strike southwest he would make a short cut to Elsinore and could easily save time and money.’ He started out, taking a little water and food. Within twenty-four hours he was out of water, though having a little food left. He suffered that night and the next day was in such a condition that he could scarcely travel. Instead of resting in the daytime and traveling by night be kept on in the fierce sun and almost perished of heat as well as thirst. The wanderer was unable to account for himself for the three days that followed, but he said he bad come to his senses suffi- ciently to know thata cattleman, named McCain, had captured him near Borrego Springs, and kept him until he was able to walk. McCain, he said, was out gathering cattle, gave him water, and then took him westward until the trail was clear. From that time on he struggled forward, finally making his way to where he was seen by the men at Warner’s ranch. On the desert he was horrified before going insane to find the arm and skull of a human being, and this, in his situation, he thought had something to do with his condition. He described the location of the bones and the men at Warner’s ranch thought it was probably the body of a prospector who left that section a year ago o go across the desert, and whose burros, with the loads still on their backs, strayed into the corral of old *‘Figtree’” John, an Indian hermit who lives at a little spring in the heart of the stretch of desert be- tween the mountains and the railroad. The stranger stayed at Wilson’s for sev- eral days and became apparently saune, then he continued his way on foot in the direction of Elsinore. SANTA ROSA WILL CONTEST. THE WIDOW OF WILLIAM CARRI- GER SEEKS TO RECOVER AN ESTATE. ALLEGATIONS OF UNDUE INFLUENCE BROUGHT To BEAR BY A BROTHER. SANTA ROSA, Carn., March 29.—The famous Carriger will contest case comesup m the Superior Court here next Wednes- day. Itinvolves the estate of William W. Carriger of Sonoma, who was shotand killed by his brother, Albert Bogg Carri- ger, two years ago. At the time of the killing of William his wife, Kate Carriger, was suning him for divorce. The death of William brought the divorce proceedings to a close. Solomon Carriger, a brother of William, filed the will of William for probate. It cut his widow off without a dollar, leaving all the estate, valued at about $15,000, to his brothers and sisters. Mrs. Carriger then brought suit to have the will set aside, on the ground that Wil- liam had been induced to make it while under the undue influence of his brother Albert. She claims that he had repre- sented her as an uhworthy woman, which alienated her husband’s affections. The jury found for her, setting aside the will. The Judge, however, set the verdict aside, on the ground that the testimony did not warrant it. The case was appealed, and the ruling of the lower court was sus- tained. The case will now be tried over again. Object to the Closing of a Road. SANTA ROSA, Car., March 20.—A peti- tion of remonstrance has been received here from the people of Bodega against the abandonment of Gulch road, as asked for by some property-owners on the coast. The Bodega people claim to have spent $3000 out of their own funds to build the road, and they do not want the Supervisors to close it up. It is expected that there will be a big contest when the matter comes up before the Board of Supervisors here next week. —_— A PETALUMA MAN'S WILL. Electrician Pierce Left an Estate Valued at a Quarter of a Million. PETALUMA, CArL., March 29.—William S. Pierce, the young electrician and capi- talist, who was accidentally electrocuted here last week while adjusting a wire, left awill. It was found among his papers last night. He owned a three-fourths life interest, valued at $250,000, in the estate of Solomon Pierce, deceased. The estate has accumulated in value after the latter's death. No information regarding the con- tents of the will can be obtained, its con- tents being kept a secret by Pierce’s step- mother and her attorney. Presbyterian Convention. PETALUMA, CaL, March 29. — The Binecia Presbyterian Society convention convened here to-day and will continue to- morrow. About fifty delegates from the surrounding counties were present. Home and foreign missions and Christian En- deavor work were the subjects of to-day. TSR P07 AT R S ‘Without doubt the most wondertul remedy for pain is Salvation OiL It sells for 35 cents. SHODTING AT COLUSA Two Farmers Engage in a Row and Wound Each Other. BOTH LIABLE TO DIE An Employer Slandersthe Wife of an Employe, Who Beats the Traducer. THE FORMER USES A PISTOL’ The Wounded Man Then Seizes the Revolver and Returns the Fire. COLUSA, Car., March 29.—John Seavers and Lemuel Vaughan shot each other at 5:30 this evening during a row. Beavers is a rancher and Vaughan was in his employ. Yesterday Vernon Watt thrashed Seavers for saying that he was riding out with Vaughan's wife. This morning Seavers said that Vaughan was the cause of it and discharged him, paying him $60 he owed him. Vaughan returned to town and told his wife that Seavers was talking about her and she denied Seavers’ statements. Vaughan said he would go and bring Seavers. He went to Seavers’ place and the latter returned with Vaughan in a buggy. Seavers,in the presence of. Mrs. Vaughan, denied saying anything about her. Vaughan then told him he lied and beat him. They were separated, but got to- gether again and Seavers drew a pistol, put it against Vaughan’s body and fired. Vaughan wrenched the pistol from Seavers’ grasp and stepped back and fired, hitting Seavers in the stomach. Both are mortally wounded. They each made a statement. Seavers said that Vaughan took him out to his house to sell him some furniture Vaughan said he loved his wife, knew she was a good woman, and that he took Seavers to his house to prove that Seavers had lied. He said he ought to have killed Seavers long ago. It is stated that Mrs. Vanghan and Seavers had a falling out before she married Vaughan. There is much excitement over the affair, Seavers lies in a precarious condition at a hotel and Vaughan is at his home. The District Attorney went to take the dying depositions of the wounded men. ‘What Seavers said is not made public, but Vaughan said: “Die be —; I am going to live.” Suicide at T¢ TEHACHAPI, CaL., March 29.—Dr. M. Peery, for a number of years past a physis cian of this place but lately turned miner, was found dead about 150 yards from his cabin, five miles west of here. By his side was found an ounce bottle about one-eighth full of chloral hydrate. He leaves a widow, now attending the California Medical College of San Fran- cisco, who was notified at once, so as were also two children by his first wife, both living here. The Coroner was informed and will be up from Bakersfield at midnight to hold an inquest. Dr. Peery was last seen about noon by his little boy, about 12 years old, who called him to dinner, to which meal he re- fused to go. Abouf4o’clock a negro at work for him found his body and at once gave the alarm. Foul play was thought by many of his friends, but later advices tend to prove otherwise. For the past week he had been drinking heavily and was taking chloral to straight- en up and indications point to an overdose taken accidentally. NO- PERCENTAGE PHARMACY, 853 MARKET ST, Bet. 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