The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 3, 1895, Page 1

The VOLUME LXXVIL —NO. 114¢ PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE PACIFIC SLOPE Capture of a Chinese Sluice Robber at Folsom. PRESCOTT MINE HORROR. Suspension of the Treasurer s at the Soldiers’ Horne at Santa Monica. SONORA MINER'S FATAL FALL | A Severe Dust and Wind Storm Sweeps Over Oregon and Causes Much Damage. robber last m he.ca act of ‘robb the sluice White & Dor y-drift mine. When the robbe covered he drew a ls acked the officer. 1 fired twice , but f.n[(d to hit tured, di:‘urmc—d :md lukon to the Folsom jail. This morning the prisoner was held to answer before the Superior Court on a charge of robbery. DECREE AGAIL A Decision Which Result in the Sale of the L. A. & P. R. 1.08 - ANGELES, CAL, April decree settling the suit of F. A..Berlin, executor of ‘the 11 of Je e L. W deceased, and others, a t the Angeles and” Pacific. Ra and sy other' defendants, to forecl igned to-day by Judg decree establishes that the: due Berlin, as executor, upon the bonds of the Los Angeles County Railway Com- pany m of $59,260 nst which Berlin hol collateral sel of the Los Angeles and Pa Company to the amount of A RATLWAYX. fic Railway Company. Besides there is due other amounts con- stituting second liens, one being $12,908 30 to the Kerckhoff-Cuzener Mill and Lum- ber Company and $58,087 35 to Van Vleck. The sale of the property of the com- | pany, o ting of tracks, right of way and franchise, is ordered by the court under the supervision of Commissioner Albert L. Smith, the date to be set here- after. P SR A CELERRATION BY RED MEN. San Jose Lodge Observes the Thirtieth Anniversary of Its Ins SAN JOSE, Car., April Stamm No. 77, U. 0. R. M,, a Gcrman lodge of the H(d Men of this city, cele- brated the thirtieth anniversary of a pros- perous career with a grand entertainment and ball, conciuding with a banquet, in Eintracht Hall this evening. The hall was crowded. The musical programme for the evening | was as follows: Overture, “Masiac” ’Ro]hnsnn) H hubert’s and Richard Long Miss Stella Blumenthal ng Division DETERMINED T0 DIE. a Swedish Patient at the Cownty Infirmary. SAN JOST —Charles Carl- £ton; @ nat eden, aged 45 years, commiitted s County Infirmary this afternoon } g the calf of his 1 nearly in two ng to death. T{gis afternoon he took a pint bottle of coal oil and two. bunches of matches and went to the potter'sifield of that institation. He drank the ¢ontents of the bottle and ate the pliosphorus off two bunches of matches and then severed the artery of his left leg. He was admitted to the infirmary Febru- Buicide of ary 25. The inquest will -be held to-mor- TOW. —_— Election at San Dicgo, SAN DIEGO, CAL.; April 2—The muni- cipal election passed off quietly to-day, notwithstanding the unusual stress of public' feeling. - Mayor W. H. Carlson (I.) was re-elected in oppositign to the A. P. A which' split_on the indorsement by the organization of Colonal Daniel Stone (P.), many--of -the: niembers voting for Sloane, the. Republican candidate. A mixed dele- gatioti to-the City Council has been elected, but the’ Républicans will have a majority in: bothi’ “ho T. J. Dowell (D.), Tax Collector.aiid er, was re-elected. -— Died on the Road Near San Rafael. SAN-RAFAEL, Cat., April 2.—Herbert ‘Geary, af inmate of the County Hospital, sitnated. a few miles from-this place, was founid- dead -.by - the roadside near the _ hoépital this’ morning. It was learned from some of the inmates of the hospital -that Geary had'left his bed about?12 o’clock, saying he was going to town, and it is sup- posed that he became weak after walkinga few. yards, sat down and died. He had been' ‘troubled a great ‘deal with heart disease. Coroner Eden took charge of the remains. ea R e An Aged Citizen’s Death, SAN JOSE, CaL., April 2.—Alexander S, Logan, aged 82 years, and an old resident of this county, died at his residehce in the Santa Cruz Mountains last Saturday. He was buried yesterday. — Ladies’ Benevolent Society Meeting. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 2.—The annual meeting of the San Jose Ladies’ Benevo- lent Society was the twenty-eighth anni- wversary of the society. The annual report boxes of the| 2.—The | -| efficers. | sett, | Morehouse, f showed that $2553 50 had been spent for rélief during the past year. - The following officers were elected : Mrs. Benjamin Cory, president; Mrs, 8. J. Churchill, first ‘vice- president: Mrs. R. M. Barker, second vice-president; Mrs. M. C.. McCulloch; sec- retary; Mrs. M. F. McCall, financial secretary; Mrs. F.:D. 8, Williams, treas. urer; trustées—Mrs. P.-Hale; Mrs," V. R. Stone, Mrs. H.. Cochrane, Mrs. E. H. Guppy, ‘Mrs. B. McKee and all the G. i e OREGON DUST AND WIND STORM. Wrecking of Many Windmills and Dam- age to Buildings. PENDLETON,. Ox., April 2.—Reports come in frum the «urroundmgcountry that windstorm- was the worst in ars. - In Pendleton it was more of rm;, but in other places it did con- siderable damage. Advices received at the O. R. and N Company’s offices say not a windmill is standing on the line between Pendleton and-Bolles Junction. In Athena and vi- cinity fifteen windmills wére: blown down. A Jumber yard was scattered all over town at Helix.. At Walla Walla, Wash., parts of the roof of the O. R. and N. passenger depot and warehouse were torn: out, and a bank building was partially wrecked. Trains were all delayed, fearing to. cross the high trestles. All through this section theair was black h dense clouus of dust. The storm w | raged for three hours. —_ e BARRON MRS. S ALLOWANCE. The Contestant in the Will Case Wants it Cut Down. SAN JOSE, Carn., April 2.—M: C. Has- for Delmas & Shortridge and H. V. counsel for George Edward Barron, the contestant of -the will of the late Edward Barron, appeared before Judge Reynolds to-day, and. filed a peti- n, praying that the family allowance of ti | $2800 for the support of Eva Rose Barron and the minor children be discontinued. On March 7 of this year a verdict was ren- dered in favor of young Barron; whereby ‘| he is entitled to two-fifths of ‘the estate, and he asks that the family allowance be cut down to $1000 a month. Judge Reynolds issued an orderdirecting the widow, Eva Rose Barron, to-appear in his court April 5,at 10 A. M., and show cause why the' orders heretofore made granting her a family allowance: of - $2800 per month should not be set aside and. va- cated. The time for serving the order upon the widow is shortened to four days before the hearing. — e SANTA MONICA SENSATION. Treasurer Thornton Suspended Pending an Investigation for Insubordination. LOS ANGELES, April 2.—News was. re- ceived to-day th Japtain A. Thornton, treasurer of the Soldiers’ Home at Santa Monica, had been suspended on charges preferred by the Governor. No allegation against Captain -Thorn- ton’s integrity was made, but it is said | that the charges comprise insubordination and not furnishing the required variety O‘J | rations as commissary. It is also stated that the charges grew out of personal differences between the Treasurer and the Governor, their relations not having been amiable for some time., Pending the investigation of the affair Captain Upham of San Francisco has-been appointed acting treasurer. Captain Thornton has demanded a trial and has requested the National Board of Soldiers’ Homes Trustees to convene here and look into the case. He says that he will fight the charges to the end. o e e SANTA CLARA ELECTION, The New Officers Who Will Conduct the Affairs of the Town. SANTA CLARA, Car., April 2.—At the town election held here yesterday C. A. Nace was elected Treasurer; L. W. Starr, Clerk and Assessor; John Lovel, Marshall; School Trustees—Albert Harris, David Henderson and C. C. Morse; Town Trus- tees—W. 0. Watson and J. J. Miller. el Fire at Soguel. SANTA CRUZ, Cawn, April 2. broke out in N. Beauregard’s bla shop at Soquel at 3:20 this morning, and communicated to the building owned by Mrs. J. F. Bennett and occupied as a saloon. Chief Engineer Ely of this city was notified and, with firemen, went to Soquel. He ordered that the building be torn down to save the stable, which, if it had canght fire, wonld have caused the destruc- tion of the entire business portion of the village. - As Soquel has no hydrants, wet hlankots and garden hose were used: At :30 the fire was under control. The loss mcl\ulcs a blacksmith-shop and a saloon, valued together at $4000. A The Plumbers’ Strike. 10S ANGELES, CaL., April 2—~The strike of the jonrneymen plumbers is still on, no efforts ‘having yet been made to compromise the matter. Several plumbers from the north arrived in town this morn-. ing, but they were interviewed by strikers without delay and thus far none have gone to work. Business in the plumbing line is not entirely suspended, as there are num- bers of non-union men who are willing to accept employment at $3 per day at their trade. o T Bold Highway Robbery. LO8 ANGELES, - Can, April 2.—A streetcar driver named Ryan, while driv- ing along Mission road ina cart, was held up this evening by two well-dressed men just outside the city limits, They halted him at the point of a revolver and ordered him to get out of the cart. Then they re- lieved him of -a watch and $4. got into the cart themselyes and drove rapidly away in the direction of Alhambra. . — - Hollister Creamery Enterprise. HOLLISTER, CAL., April 2—A number of farmers here have decldedtomoorpnmt.e a creamery, with capital stock of $5000, divided into 500 shares. The land now under irrigation in this valley furnishes abundant pasturage to sustain such an enterprise. Work on the building will commence immediately and the creamery will be in operation in thlrty days. ZLa Fies sunampuon-. 'LOS ANGELES, Cav., April 2.—The pop- ular subseription ium‘l for La Fiesta now amounts to nearly $16,000, while contribu- tions are steadily coming in The Chinese have definitely decided to take part in the processions, and they can be depended upon to make an elaborate display, which will be a distinctive feature of the pageant. —_— Death of an Old Resident. SANTA CLARA, CavL.,, April 2.—Dixon ‘Watson, a pioneer resident of Santa Clara, Ex-Mayor L. R. Ellert 'Cor‘d'ially Seconds the “Call’s” Efforts for the Competing Railroad. The people in ‘the San Joaquin Valley have had their nose on the grindstone for years.. a.ll the time. now, f1rst, last and Southern Pa.01f:l.c to knock out the people of Califor. gard for their bus they will not be cepting any South I believe im the people of . this themselves and they pledge. If they ought to' revert tion of industrial they have beenkept Pacific Company. competing road is wonderful = effect of this State. We business in which pends largely on Now that the Val sured, businesshas ulated. We have over the East and tions of this State After They ought to stand by the Valley Road the road starts, the will reduce rates competitor. If the nia ~have any re- iness salvation, tricked into aec- ern Pacific bribe. CALL'S pledge. The Stateshould pledge should keep the do not do so, they i back to the condi- bondage in " which 7)) by the Southern The building of the going to have a on the interests feel that now. The I am engaged de- the realty market. ley Road is in- been greatly stim- inquiries from all Honorable L. R. Ellert, Ex-Mayor of San Francisco, and Manager of the Oalifornia Title Insurance LTOM Vvarious seo- and Trust Company. which show the healthful effects of approaching competition, both here and abroad. Real estate has advanced in Stockton with the assurance that the initial point of constructive work would be at that city. Money invested in Stockton real estate two weeks ago would have been money remarkably well invested: of prosperity. San Francisco is starting upon a mnew era For the past eight years I have said that a great trouble with San Francisco was a lack of unity among its people. When citizens would advocate any improvement, there were always other citizens who would pull together. prosperity. \ the Mayor'"s office. The press is united and the people are united. but that San Francisco “is going to advance very rapidly and that this city will shortly assume the position which ought to have been attained years ago. take the other end. Petty personal . jealousy was allowed to injure our I 'saw this illustrated especially while I was in Now all this bickering is happily at an end. Our people did not There is no question It will not .be a boom, but a steady advance- ment which the resources of the State and the position of the city fully justify. All sections of California will reap the benefit. What has been wanted all along was for somebody to make a beginning. The Spreckels have now done this, and other citizens have taken hold because they realize that, with Claus Spreckels at the head, success is assured. L. R. ELLERT. died yesterday morning. He wasa charter’ member of the old Columbian Fire Com:- | pany. . He had been a: resident of Santa Clara for thirty-five years, and was 63 years of age. 2 THE SACRAMENTO SHOOTER. Eugene Palmer Held for Ivial for Firing on Flower-Pickers. £ SACRAMENTO, CaL., April 2—At the preliminary examination < of -Eugene Palmer, charged with assanlt-to. murder; for firing a load’ of birdshot into the body of a man named Mitchell,” who, with his wife, was picking flowers. on Palmer’s land, was, held in the Justices’ Court at Oak Park to-day. He was held to answer with bonds fixed at $2000: During the progress of the trial ewdence was produced tending to show that Palmer had a grudge against the Cerntral Electric Street Railroad Company, the terminus of whose road is in the vicinity of his land: arose from the -cancellation of . a ‘pass] which had been used by Palmer -in his | trips over their lines, and, as during the week thousands of people are carried to this terminus to enjoy a day’s outing in the adjoining fields, the primary cause: of the shooting was to injure the -interests of the company by preve_nting people through | . fear from coming to the vicinity. Residents” at Oak Park are deeplyin-- censed at the action of Palmer in shooting at visitors, and it appears that this:shoot- ing at Mr. Mitchell and his wife has. by no means been the first ocourrenpe of flll! na- ture. About a week ago Palmer shot at the little son of Secretary of State I.. H: Brown, who, in company with a gentleman, en- tered this same field- for. the purpose of: proeunng wild flowers. It is-claimed that'the Grand Jury, wh is now in session, intends to have Palme: actions in other cases investigated, and it will probnbly result in Palmer’s conviction. T { PRESBITER! AT lAhTA exvz Mecting of the Pastors’ of the San Jose, District. SANTA CRUZ, Cav., April 2.—The s.n' Jose Presbytery was in session this even- ing at the Presbyterian Church.: Dele- glm were present from adjoining coun- ties. Rev. M. Hersman preached the opening sermon. The session vnll lul, until to-morrow evening. et 5 A Sonora Miner’s Fatal Fall, © . SONORA, CAL., April 2.—Alfred L. West, in some unaccountable manner, fell from a skip in the shaft at the Golden Gate mine at the 800 level at 2:30 this morning. His body was found between the 400 and 500 "levels. His head was crushed to & jelly, and his right shoulder and right leg were broken. 4 It is stated that this grudge'| THROUGH SAN MATED. The Southern Pacific’s Scheme for a Bay Shore Line. OBJECT OF THE MOVE. Anticipating Probable Action by the San Francisco and - San Joaquin Railway. SEEKING T0 BLOCK ITS_ PLANS. Proceedh:gs to Condemn Rights of Way Begun in the County Court. at Redwood City. . REDWOOD CITY, Can., April 2.—Tt] became openly known for the first time to- ‘dny that the Southern Pacific (‘ompany had ‘thrown down the gauntlet to all competi- tors and was at last aroused to the necessity of building the long contemplated- and oft promued short line railroad from San Fran- cisco south through San Mateo County by the bay shote route. All thmgs must have a begmnmg, and’it was in.a quiet manner that three separate comphmts were filed in the ‘County Re- corder’s office to’ condemn rightw of way | over several parcels of land lying along the | bay shore line just south of the S8an Fran- cisco boundary. The complaints were made out on prmted fm'ms of uniform style, for use in San Mateo County, and are probably only a commencement, ‘beirig brought .in the Superior Court of San Mateo County bythe Southern “Pacific Company as plnnufl s, the following defendants: Pacific Bone, Coil and Fertilizer Company ‘et al.—Strip of land, 895 feet, along shore line, bay of San Francisco, being & portion of séction 4," township 3 sonth, range 5 wen, Mount Diablo meridian. P. M. Partridge-et al.—Three and five-tenths acres and seven-tenths of one acre, portions of sections 3 and 4, township 3 south, range 5 weit, along shore line, bay of San F:Tn Francis B. Raymond et al.—Four and fl(ty one hundredths acres along shore line, bay of San Francisco, neay Sonth San Francisco Land and Improvement Company’s property. The land t to be taken does not in- 1 clude the whole'lm only a pomnn of uch tract, as shown in the complaints filed by J. E. Foulds, attorney for plaintiff, But behind that- small beginning looms up the great question as to -the best and shortest all-rail route to and - from : the metropolis ‘of thé -Pacific Coast, and also the important proposition whether the first company to use such a route can suc- cessfully claim priority, and that no fur- ther great public necessity can then be shown for a similar route to be devoted to railroad . purposes.. Of course, all that is for the members.of ‘the legal fraternity to decide, but in the meantime the people of San Mateo County are ‘actively concerned to. know that the first steps have already been ‘taken “to enter into a c etitive railroad service, with San Francisco as the objective point. - From this on it promises to 'be a battle between - giants, with the Southern Pacific Company on one side and the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway, backed by the people of the State of California, on the other. It would be preposterous toassume that railroad builders are not fully alive to the tremendous importance of an all-rail over- land route Jeading directly. into San Fran- cisco. For instance, nearly all residents of San Francisco know how ]ealously every approach to Golden @ate Park is guarded by the transportation . companies, and it is equally- true that in San Mateo- County | every approach to the ity of San Fran- cisco, either alorig’ the bay -shore, or through the small foothill .passes, or along |- the ocean, has been carefully studied out_‘ and is being closely figured upon. The town of San -Mateo has been con- sidered at times as the junction of a rail- | road line running south and west to the ocean, thence through thée great virgin redwood belt on the coast side of San Mateo County and south to Santa Cruz. Redwood City has fréquently been .men-|. -tioned of late as the possible division ter- minal of the foothill ‘road from. _Saratoga in the Santa Clara Valley, thence north long the foothills of Santa Clara and San Mateo. counties to- Redwood City. ‘The, people are thus prepared for almost any move on the. railroad chessboard, but would gladly welcome a competing road | with overland -conrection south. It is therefore hoped that this last move by the Southern Pacifie Company will stir up the San Francisco and S8an Joaquin promoters, to someé quick work along the penimnll 11888 and in the Santa Clara Valley. | - “The- Southern Pacific Company’s com- phinc to condemn right of way along the bay shore line sets forth that. the plaintiff is_incorporated . for the purpose, among other things, of constructing.a single or double track steam.railroad of a standard gauge, commencing at the county line of San Francisco and running thence in a generally southerly direction by the most practicable route ‘to San Bruno, in the county of San Mateo; .that said railroad has been definitely louted by the phmhfl' over and’ through the parcel of land here- inafter described, and: that said land is merely for the right of way of said rail- road. That - the location and route of said rail- toad are from a point in the city and county of San Francisco, in the State of California, through said city and county in a generally southerly direction, along and- near the shore of the bay of San Francisco to the boundary line of the county of San Mateo, and thence to the station or village of San Bruno, in “said county of San Mateo, and the termini of said railroad are respectively the said city and county of San Francisco and said station or village of San Bruno. ——— DUE TU A FUORGER AOTS. Beginning of One of Many Suits to Undo His Work. SAN JOSE, Cav:, April 2—The work of Forger George C. Hughes, the notary and real estate dealer who secured a big sum of money by his frandulent methods and then fled, is now being sought to be un- done in the courts by his victims. The suit of Margaret E. Walsh vs. Mrs. Emma E. Hunt and Charles P, Owen was up before Judge Lorigan to-day. - This suit is only ome of many. According to the testimony Hughes raised a promissory note from $500 to $1200. The signature to the mortgage for $500 is not disputed, but théy claim Hughes raised figures in the mortgage from $500 t6 $1200 and the rate of interest from 9 to 10 per cent. The suit is brought to have the mortgage held for $500 only. Itincludes a petition to correct the records, and for this reason County Re- corder Charles P. Owen is a party to the suit. - The case was continued this- after- noon to April 12. (AN J0SE INQUEST VERDICT Approving Dowdlgan s Course in Defending Himself Against Thugs. Invocation of the Law’s Aid to Undo Fraudulent Acts of Forger Hughes. SAN JOSE;. CaL., : April 2.—The jury summoned by the Coroner in the case of the killing .of the: footpad by Merchant William- Dowdigan last Saturday night, who defended himsel with'a knife against three assailants, rendered-a verdict to-day, in which, ‘after ' exonerating Dowdigan from all blame, they 1mlorsed his action as follows: We further commend said - William - Dowdi- ganfor the prompt and efféctive manner in which-he defenided his life and. property, and we desire to urge. all law-abiding citizens to protect their lives and . property in a like efféc- tive manner from the dangerous criminal ele- ‘ment that is swarming in our midst. The testimony throughout atthe inquest showed that the dead man had been a des- perate character. William' Dowdigan told of his encounter with. the three thugs on-Saturday night ad how he came-to stab the-robber. Joseph Churchill identified the dead foot- pad as Angust Anderson, a teamster; who had been in his employ. There was much other testimony relative tothe case, and when the evidence was all in the jury retired,and, after deliberating a few minutes, returned ‘the verdict re- ferred to. SHIPMENTS TO THE FAST. Increase in the Volume of Fruits, Wines, Etc., Sent Out of the Valley. SAN JOSE, Cix., April 2—Shipments of fruits, wines, etc.;, to the East were heavy during the past week, and although show- ing aslight-decrease when compared with the corresponding week of last year, the shipments for the month show a heavy in- crease over those of the same month inany previous . year. For the quarter ending March 31 the shipments were double those for the first three months of 1893, and three times those of the same period in 1894. The total shipments last week were 1,570,854 pounds, against 1,606,625 pounds during the last week of March last year, a decrease of 35,780 pounds. Thus far in 1895 the overland shipments amount to 26,321,215 pounds, against 14,673,990 pounds. for the -first quarter of 1894 ‘and 8,73 pounds in 1893. Allowing that the shipments of the past three menths will be 20 per cent of those of the coming year, it is safe to éstimate the shipments for the year to be in excess of 130,000,000 pounds. On April 1, 1894, the dried fruit remain- ing in this valley amounted to less than 4,000,000 pounds, 90 per cent of which was prunes. The estimates of dried fruits now iu warehouses and the hands of pack- ers is not less -than 3,600,000 pounds, and therefore the shipment of dried fruits for the next three months may be less than that of the same time last year. The eastbound shipments over the broad gauge ‘last week amounied to 1,570,845 pounds, of which 699,240 pounds were dried fruits, the shipment of prunes amounting to 517,500 pounds, The:-Eastérn shipments on: the NArrow gauge last week consisted of 163,702 pounds of canned’ and dried fruits, the latter amounting to 109,462 pounds. - ing March 31-were: Potinds. Poundn. Canned fr\fl 1,131,220 Green app. 38,453,020 -Dried fru B o Prunes. B Peaches. 603,675 Apricots. 1,841,230 Pears. :191,050 . Plums 33,870 - : 131 725—10 764 620 Wine. .‘ . 9 910 895 . 8,310 266,640 29,630 257,780 399,130 99,970 321,215 quarter in Bwrgltlrl in Jail. SAN " JOSE, CaL.,. April 2—C. H. Burchard and- Hénry M. Green were brought to the County Jail this morning by Constable Reynolds to await trial for bur- glary on commitnient from Justice Beggs. The two entered the cabin of Angelo Pern- azand, an old man, near Los Gatos, and after beating Pernazand into insensibility, took a rifle and a shotgun and departed. ‘The guns were found in their .possession and t!,:q were held on a charge of burglary. _The total ghxpmeqts Ior the auamr end- AFTER THE SHERIFFS, The Board of Examiners IstoInvestigate False Charges. SOME SAMPLE BILLS. Methods in Vogue to Swell the Expense Accounts of Officials. STATEMENTS MADE UNDER OATH The Officers May Possibly Have to Answer to an Indictment for Perjury. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 2.—There will shortly be an investigation instigated Dy the State Board of Examiners, which will not only result in a great saving of ex- pense to the State, but may implicate sev- eral Sheriffs of the various counties on a charge of perjury, for falsely swearing to the correctness of their monthly state- ments. It is stated that the intention of the board is to call before them one Sheriff from each of the political parties in the State to Prevent any political capital being made out of the investigation in subsequent elec- tions. ‘Those who haye been fixed upon so farare R. I. Whelan of San Francisco and Calvin ‘B. White .of Alameda, who was elected by the Populists. - The third ‘party to be selected has not as yet been named from the many available candidates. The agent who has been empowered to procure proof against these various county: officials is bringing ‘many curious transac- tions to light. The claims of Sheriff Calvin B. White of Alameda have also suffered considerable curtailment, and the presence of this offi- cial will probably be required before the board. In conveying six 'boys fo the Preston Schiool of Industry from San Francisco, Sheriff Whelan's bill of expense anmounted to the sum of $77. ~This has been reduced by the Board of Examiners to $72 50. The alleged extra eharges were for meals and cab transportation. In' this case the ex- pense bill shows that the deputies. in charge of the boys on returning: toSan Francisco arrived at 7:30 o’clock ». M., and a charge of two meals taken on thie boat ig made, The board’s agent has found that the deputies leaving Ione at 9 o'clock A. M. should have arrived in. San Franciscoat 4:10 7.3, and' 1o charge for supper could rightfully have been entered on- the ex- pense blll. -In the same account occurs a charge of $5 for hotel expenses at Tone, and it is claimed- by this agent that: the hotel bill at Tone was only $2. The same official presented a. sworn statement giving the amount of his ex- penses in conveying two insane patients to Napa Asylum as $49.- This account has been reduced by the board to $30 50. Another instance of the method used in swelling bills is. the claim of Sheriff R. I. ‘Whelan of San Francisco for conveying F, . Gagan to the Napa Insane Asylum, and is as follows: Railroad fare to asylum, two persons. cents, supper cents, room 50 cents, breakfast 75 Hack to as % Two days’ sérvices at ¥ Total.. After paasmg: B 2 Board of Examiners the clmm was reduced by them. to $1150 and approved for the reason_that it isimpossible, with the press of workon hand at present, to enter into an extended investigation, although mem- bers of the board feel satisfied that greater reductions should be made. - The form of oath attached to the Sheriff's statements is as follows: R. I. Whelan, Sheriff of San Francisco, be!ng duly sworn; deposes and says that the above statement is a correct and true account of the expenses incurred and the time employed, and that the services were actually rendered ana the money expended in conveying T. Gagan to the State Insane Asylum at Napa. 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