The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1895. SPRECKELS AND SON, An Opposition Inquiry in the Pending Slander Case. IT WILL BEGIN TO-DAY. How“Gus” Downed Opposition to the American Sugar Re- fineries Company. AGREED TO JOIN THE POOL. But Mr. Searles Repudiated All His Fine Promises—Secretary Uhler’s Report. There will be two courts of inquiry in the Spreckels slander e this morning. One of these tribunals will hold ¢ i the offices of Delmas & Short A. Spreckels on the witnes ; the other will sit in the office of Rothchild & Ach, 303 California street, with Claus Spreckels as the principal witness. There was a disagreement as to the mode of to- day’s procedure between opposing counsel yesterday afternoon, and Attorney Ach threatened legal proceedings for contempt if Claus Spreckels does not appear in re- sponse to the subpena served on him by order of the court. During yesterday’ s inquiry the report of Secretary Uhler of the Philadelphia Sugar Refinery was held in the hands of Gus stioned juestioned at great length with- out disclosing anything more lucid or def- inite in the matter namely, his account with his fat defendant, than was learned during the inquiry on Tuesday. The witness, after much ques- tioning, admitted that Mr. Uhler’s account as given and the letter bearing on the sub- ject were both erroneous to some ex Considerable time was taken up in dis- cussing the question of adjournment. It had been arranged that the t ’ deposition should be concluded yesterday or last night, and that the taking of Claus Spreckels’ deposi- tion should be begun to-day at 10A. M., but the witness thus far examined has declined to answer so many important questions that the attorney for Claus Spreckels find themselves compelled to submit many of the inter tories to the ruling of the court. This they desire to do But the attorneys for the jatter would not agree to this and inti- | mated that it was merely a trick to block the taking of Claus Spreckels’ depos to-day or at any time in the future. Therefore, as the two sides could not agree, the notary who issned the subpenas for the inquiry was appealed to. He immediately settled the dispute by adjourning the in- quiry and further taking of C. A. Spreck- els’ deposition until 10 A. M. to-day. That is also the hour set for taking the deposi- tion of Claus Spreckels, and Attorney Ach, with his witness and notary, will start an opposition inquiry at his own office, with either himself or his law partner as inter- locutor. The inquiry yesterday afternoon began with certain overtures said to have been made by the witness in relation to an ef- fort made by him fto start an opposition sugar refine r. Shortridge said I believe you stated yester W, 8 rip to Europe in 1892. mony? It was. | | hung for some time, during which I had many interviews with Mr. Searles touching this sub- ject. He kept Ku‘tflng me off after frequent in- quiries as to when this pool was to be formed, and one day told me that he had reconsidered the matter, and thought that they would not carry it out. To_ thisI replied to Mr. Searles that1 considered his action contemptible. I rose from my seat, leit the office, and have never seen Mr. Searles since. This was followed by a long line of ques- tioning on the same subject, in which refer- ence was made to C. A. Spreckels’ desire to make money in the sugar business, either on the side of the trust or as an op- osition. The matter ot correspondence Ey witness with his brother, Rudolf Spreck- els, was inquired into. This correspond- ence referred to the formation of the pro- posed pool, and the matter of C. A.Spreck- els investing in it and heading off the op- position. In this connection Mr. Short- ridge asked : Did you inform your brother that Mr. Searles or those associated with him would carry stock for you to your great profit, because you had been instrumental in preventing a new, com- pany starting in Philadelphia? Tt is possible that 1 did. Did you at any time say to Mr. Searles that if you were not {aken care of you would go o California and get letters which would be damaging to the Searles & Havemeyer inter- ests? I did not. As stated before, I never made any demand on Searles or Havemeyer. The matter of an accounting for the 2,250,000, received by C. A. Spreckels for his father from the saleof the sugar refin- ery stock, was again referred to. In this connection thé witness stated $100,000,000 haa passed through his hands while he acted as vice-president and general man- agerof the Philadelphia Refinery. The witness held in his hand a written report, which he said was made from the books of the Spreckels Sugar Refinery Company by its secretary, Mr. Ubler. The document was not submitted for record, but the witness gave the following figures as the substance of the report: Received by C. ’?re(‘kcls for_stock of the company sold, O Disbursed for Claus Spreckels, $806,706, paid into the cor- poration in order to bring the assets up to the specified amount of $5,000,000; paid to the United States Trust Company $570,000 for the redemption of certain collaterais placed there by Claus Spreckels and owned by him; sent to | San Francisco for Claus Spreckels liabilities | morning at 9:3 y that you made | stated hat your testi- | Spreckels at his office at the same hour. | E | the of 81, ons paid for aloan 000,000, ¥75, amount which C. A. aid he never received, but which rred on the books of the company t of ¢laus Spreckels, $150,000; paid to the United States Trust Company as commis- sion for acting as trustees, $2500, making a total of $2,164,206. This left a shortage of $85,794, which the witness said was nearly all expended in the payment of interest on various debts owed by Claus Spreckels. In answer to questions concerning this accounting the witness said: The $75,000 commission paid out for the securing of a loan of $1,000,000 was an_abso- Tute necessity at that time, and my father fully approved of my action in the mater. After more questions and answers to the same purpose the matter of adjournment was bronght up and caused considerable argument on both sides. Mr. Shortridge desired to continue the examination of C. A. Spreckels this morning at 10 o’clock, and to have the case of the slander suit as- signed and the unanswered questions in the deposition submitted for the ruling of the court, and in that way dispose of the evidence of the present witness before the deposition of Claus Spreckels should be taken in hand. He suggested that he and Mr. Ach should meet this , or between the hours o] 12 . and 2 P. M., to agree on the proposed mode of procedure and apply for an assign- ment of the case and hearing of the points of law on the unanswered questions. Attorney Ach declined the proposition, , £460,000 | and in doing so said: It will not suit me atall. I will proceed ac- cording to arrangement to take the deposition of Claus Spreckels until such time asthe exam- ination of C. A, Spreckels can be resumed. I desire to question Claus Spreckels concerning books, accounts and letters connected with the Philadelphia Suger Refinery Company, and I ropose to do so at the time set—Thursday, April11,at 10 A. M. This brought the matter to a point where some kind of arbitration was neces- sary. Notary Levy, who issued the subpenas and swore the witness, was sent for. When he appeared Mr. Shortridge stated his position and request. The no- tary responded by adjourning the inquiry until 10 o’clock this morning. Mr. Ach made a vigorous protest and that he should expect Claus e threatened to bring proceedings for Tpon your return did you call on J. E. | contempt if the witness fails to appear Bearles Jr. of New York? journey to California and returned. many interviews. At'that time were you & stockholder in the American Suger Refineries Company? I was. | with 1don’t remember that I called on him at | for in the subpena. that time. 1did call on him after I made & | threat against ) 1 had | Leyy. h the books, agcounts and letters cailed He made the same r. Shortridge and Notary FILE A DEMURRER. At that time, or during these interviews, did | Grounds on Which Defendants Pray for a you demand of Mr. Searles that you be taken care by the American Sugar Refineries Com- pany, and as a reason for such a demand did you say t deal of the Spreckels Sugar Refinery sale in Philadelphie, and did you_ say that ot teken care of you would make di: hurtful to Searles or the corporation wl at that time represented? T will state that I positively deny any such dlemand or request from Mr. Searles or any one else. During these interviews did you demand of him certain statements of the Americen Sugar Refineries Company, and did you state that unless your requesis were complied with you would meke an expose of the sale of the Spréck- els Sugar Refinery to him or the company he represented? don’t recall asking him for any statement and Ideny that by any threat or innuendo I sought to convey to Mr. Searles the effect of the question put. Do you know whether Mr. Hoffacker, your brother-in-law, called on Mr. Searles ~about July 28, 1893, and made a demand on him that ou and he be taken care of by the American Fugar Refineries Company ? T don’t know what Mr. Hoffacker might have done or might not have done. During the interviews with Mr. Searles did you say to him or make the proposition that anless you received some compensation, ualess yon were taken care of by him or by the com- pany which he represented, that you would organize & sugar company in Philadelphis, logning your name—the name of Spreckels— t0it? 1 did not. Here followed a series of questions and indefinite answers relating to alleged threats by C. A. Spreckels to organize a sugar-refining company and float the stock in New York City, with the name of Spreckels attached, right under the noses oP the Searies and Havemeyers. Mr. Shortridge said: o 8s to end this matter, and to avoid leaving eny part of it untouched by question, I will ask you if & proposition such as I have named was made by you to Mr. Searles? The question was objected to by Mr. Ach. who instructed the witness that he need not answer unless he wanted to. Gus, how- ever, Teplied by making the following statement: ‘When I was in Europe I received a letter from & prominent gentleman in Philadelphia, in which he asked me whether I would come back and establish, together with himself and & number of friends, & sugar refinery, to which 1 replied that my health at that particular mo- ment would not permit me to engage in sny ‘business whatsoever; that I would see him upon my rerurn from Europe. I saw the gen- tleman and told him that at the present mo- ment, with the uncertainty in the tariff, and the ibility of adverse legisiation, I1did not think t was a proper time to engage in theenterprise; that later on perhaps I may be able 10 join him in such an enterprise. When I went to New York, and after my return from San Franciseo, during one of my interviews with Mr. Searles. the question arose as to another refinery. I informed him that parties were ready to put up money for & large plant and had offered me & position, or rather, the management of such an institution. Mr. Searles heg{ed me to try and head off the ofpom!on I could, and stated to me that if 1 would do so he would show me & way by which 1 could make much more money in the shares of the American Sus gar Refineries Cnm‘pmy than 1 could possibly make in engaging in business. He stated to me thatthey were about to form a 1 in the stock; that is, he, and I believe Steve White end Jim Keene, would be connected with the ‘pool. By’ “Steve White” 1 mean & prominent broker of New York. Searles stated that if I would do what he requested he would take care of me, and said to me further- more that_the sum which I might be able to make would be in the neighborhood of half a million dollars. I told him that I did not care to invest any money, whereupon he said: ou were sures cn he #Well, to insure your good faith in the matter { think you oughit to invest, say, at least $100,- 000" agreed with him. ; agreed to = yance $100,000 to the pool, if I could mana it. Iwentback to Philadephia and toid the ies that I would prefer not to enter into e business in opposition to the trust, and thereby I queshed the enterprise. The matter | Dismissal, In the case of C. A. Spreckels vs. Oceanic hat you had made nothing outof the | Steamship Company, J. D. Spreckels, Charles Goodall, A. L. Tubbs, A. C. Tubbs, Claus Spreckels, C. M. Goodall and A. B, Spreckels, a demurrer was ‘filed yesterday by Delmas & Shortridge, attorneys for the defendants. The defendants demur to the alternative writ of mandate upon the usual. grounds of insufficiency to consti- tute a ground of action, ambiguity and uncertainty. The particular grounds of uncertainty alleged are: That it cannot be ascertained from the affi- davit whether or not the regular annual meet- ing of the defendant Oceanic Steamship Com- pany was called or held upon the 21st of Janu- ary, 1895, or whether the defendants other than the Oceanic Stenmshi? Company or any of them have been regularly elected as the directors of the said corporation for the ensu- ing year, beginning on the 21st of January, 18 whether plaintiff is or ever has been'a stockholder of said corporation, having stock in his own name on the stock-books thereof, and particularly whether he was a stockholder on or within ten days prior’to the 21st of Janu- ary, 1895, as would have entitled him to vote at any election of said corporation, or to have or obtain any representation on the board of directors or any voice in the management of | said corporation in case & meeting of stock- holders had been held on January 21, 1895 | or at any time thereaiter, or should be calles or held in obedience to any writ of mandate issued by this court, or as to entitle him to de- mand that such meeting should be held, or to ask for a writ of mandate herein. : On these grounds a dismissal is prayed or.. SABBATH-SCHOOL WORK. The Presbytery to Urge the Organiza- tion of a Sunday-School Insti- tute. The Presbytery held two sessions yeuter’- day. It adjourned from Westminster Church to the Presbyterian mission at 920 Sacramento street. The morning session was taken up with the consideration of Sabbath-school work, and it was finally agreed to invite all the superintendents and teachers to meet with the Presbytery at an early date and co- operate with the pastors in the advance- ment of this work. Dr. Minton made a spirited speech in which he criticized the work of the Sab- bath-school conventions, and said that they were made up of froth. He believed in_quiet systematic work in connection with the schools. Rev. F. R. Farrand, Rey. E. J. Matheny and Rev. H. F. Bevier spoke in encouraging terms of the Sunday- school, and urged that every effort be put forth by the pastors to maintain and im- prove it if possible upon tne high standard that the good work had reached. A resolution was passed favoring the or- ganization of a Presbyterian Sabbath- school Institute to be composed of the su- perintendents and teachers. The case of Rev. Kenneth Duncan was considered behind closed doors, but no action was taken, and the Presbytery ad- journed to meet at 9o’clock on Monday morning next. —_—————— Berlin papers announce the death of the Duchess de Talleyrand-S8agan-Valencay, daughter of the Marshal de Castellane. She was born in 1823, and was first married toa Count Hatzfeldt. The Duchess was the grandaunt of Count de Castellane, who married Miss Anna Gould. | cally declared to be incompetent and di: |+*constructe 'HOLMES UNDER THE LASH, The Report on the Depot Foun- dation Makes Strong Charges. MIXING DUST WITH CEMENT., Big Returns From a Small Invest- ment by the Chief Englineer. The result of C. J. Stilwell’s investiga- tion in connection with the building of the foundation of the new union 'depot at the foot of Market street will be laid before the Grand Jury to-day, it having been pre- viously submitted to Governor Budd. Mr. Stilwell was instructed to find out whether any fraud had been committed in any manner, either in the character or quality of materials furnished or in the way in which the materials had been used. He was instructed to find out with as much certainty as possible who the person or persons were who had committed such fraud, if such frand existed. The investigation had its inception in a communication addressed to E. W. Wain- wrightsja member of the Grand Jury. The letter was anonymous, but it was after- ward ascertained that it was written by Alfred 8. Moore of this city. The letter was dated January 2, 1895, and stated broadly that although it was possible that the trauds were cleverly concealed, it was hoped that investigation might bring them to light. In hisletter Mr. Moore said : The people of this State were asked to vote for & so-called union depot under an act pro- viding for the expenditure of £600,000, as _per estimates of the engineer of the Board of Har- bor Commissioners, and we are now given to understand that such estimates were at least £500,000 in error, and that the cost will exceed $1,000,000. Mr. Moore recited in his letter the ad- vertising for the bids for the construction of the foundation, and declared that when the bids were opened for the contract the firm of Bateman Bros. was found to be the lowest bidder, but that it was declared that ground the board readvertised for bids, when the S8an Francisco Bridge Com- pany was found to be the lowest bidder and | was awarded the contract. Howard C. Holmes, the engineer of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, was roundly scored by Mr. Moore and practi- honest. Mr. Moore went over the history of the cable railroad in 1889 and 1890, in which he was interested. He declared that Mr. Holmes, who was the trusted engineer, d the road and equipment in such a faulty manner, either through lack of capacity or otherwrise, that it was im- | possible to make use of it for any number of days consecutively, and finally in about a year had to be torn up as worthless.” Mr. Moore also declared that Mr. Holmes used most of his time attending to private matters and that it was due to his negli- gence that the Fremont-street wharf fell in and that the Powell-street wharf is now | in a bad condition. He also declared that the asphalt laid on the State property at the foot of Market street is fufl of ponds and puddles as the result of faulty en- gmecrmf. Mr. Moore said definitely that Mr. Holmes while the trusted engineer of the railroad as above “‘drew down’ rebate on material purchased as a- consideration for recommending special material, and asked : May this not be the case in his service to the State on the principle that & man who would once do so would do so in every instance or opportunity that offered. Is it not better to be satisfied whether such irregularities exist now than to regret it later? Mr. Holmes 18 supposed to test the tensile strength of all cement used in this foundation. Whether he is doing so or is capable of doing so at all, the fact still remains that all cement fur- nished is of one particular brand, and other. importers whose names Ican give you later have shown me that although they are now prepared to furnish cement of equal or superior strength ata cost of 13 to 20 cents per barrel less, and were prepared at the time the pur- chase was made to furnish cement at 10 cents | per barrel less, their cement would not pass | the inspection of this man Holmes. It was upon this communication that the investigation was_based, and Mr. Stil- well in his report declares the questions at issue to be: 1—The ability or incompetency as a civil engineer of Howard C. Holmes, Chief En- gineer of the Board of Habor Commis- sioners. 2—The questions of honest dealings of said Howard C. Holmes, and whether he has used his official position asa means of dishonesty, enriching himself at the ex- pense of the State, and 3—The character and quality of the material used in the construction of the said depot building. The charges made against Mr. Holmes by Mr. Moore are by Mr. Stilwell naturally resolved into the conclusion as to whether or not Mr. Holmes is qualified to serve as chief engineer of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, alshough Mr. Stilwell ad- mits that the decision of such a matter is outside of the subject entrusted to him for investigation. The specifications for the building of the foundations of the approach to the ferry slips Nos. 2, 3, 4,5 and 6, on the water front of this city, are quoted in the report and parallels drawn between the specification and the allezations made by Mr. Moore. The rigorous provisions regarding the character and quality of the material and the fact that Howard C. Holmes is made the sole judge of the quality of all material to be used and the character of all labor to be performed are considered important facts in connection with the investigation according to the report. The removal of old work, the mixing of cement, the provision for the arches and vaults and the manner of the building of the centers are all touched upon, showing that all these things were completely under Mr. Holmes’ supervision. The sec- tions of the Political Code referring to the duties of the chief engineer of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners are quoted at length and their provisions contrasted with the charges made by Mr. Moore. _The report declares that this investiga- tion has been hedged about with some in- surmountable obstacles owing to the fact tk4t while it was deemed advisable that it should be conducted secretly Senator Gleaves, chairman of a Le%is ative com- mittee, and Engineer Donohoe almost at the same time began public investigations. The men on the works were afraid to talk about the merits of the suit, lest they should lose their positions, and the testi- mony of the discharged men carried natu- rally the supposition of bias. An investi- gation of the records of deeds in the City and County Recorder’s office led to the conclusion that_rock coming from the pn}gerty of the chief engineer of the Board of Harbor Commissioners has entered very largely into the foundation of the new depot building. This fact, says the report, coupled with the statement of Gray Brothers’ foreman, that they could not work their present rock-breaking plant without the Holmes lot, on thesouthwest corner of Sansome and Green streets, would show that the property which the San Fran- cisco Bridge Company conveyed to Howard C. Holmes for an alleged nominal consideration ebout the time they were to bid on the work for the depot foundation, has been ex- tremely valuable to Gray Brothers, sub- contractors of the San Francisco findge Company, who for a long time have been using the rock and property that the said Howard C. Holmes almost mmedilu]Y after obtaining transferred to his wife as a gift. X Mrs. Holmes, wife of the engineer, says that while the lot on the southwest corner of some and Green streets stands in her name it really belongs to her husband. She says that the property has been leased to Gray Bros. on & three years' lease, which expires September next, atamonthly rental of $232. She also informs me that she had given another lease to Gray for two additional years at a Trental of $50 13\2; month. ~ She does not remember what Mr. Holmes paid for the property, but speaks ot the rental as giving & handsome return on the investment. *It is interesting to note,” continues the re- port, “that this lot, aeeded to Holmes for a was held at a valuatlon of $17,000, Alfred S. | Mocre, who says that he is fam{tiar with land Yalues, declares that he would to-day mg $25,000 for this same property if he couls make as fayorable terms for disposing of the remainder of the rock on it as is enjoyed by Holmes. Samples of the rock were submitted with the report, which declared that in several places pieces of rock larger than the specifications required were found. The report also says that the work is being rushed rapidly, and that the samples selected do "not agree with the re- %;m'ement_s of the specifications; that e rock is not clear and appears to be of an inferfor quality; that much mud and dirt can be seen in the broken rock coming from the chutes at Gray Brothers’ rock- breaker; that there are no evidences of the washing of the rock, which is taken damp from the quarry. Comparison between the rock used by Gray Brothers on the depot foundation with other blue rock used for similar work in the city shows that cer- tain specimens forwarded with the report clearly fail to meet the requirements. Marsden Manson, a civil engineer under whose direction much of the seawall was built, states that the kine trap rock used was from the quarry on Douglass street, near Twenty-fifth, and, despite the lorfig haul, the contractor made a profit. G. Grunsky, the well-known civil engineer, says there are many kinds of rock in the quarry used by Gray Bros.—some of it | very good. An inspection of the quarry shows that the rock remaining on the lot owned by Mrs. Holmes is not as hard as that in the street or on the lot owned by Gray Bros. With reference to the cement, the speci- fications are quoted and the report of Lieutenant Kuhn as o its tensile strength. Lieutenant Kuhn declared that his tests grove that the cement. which cost the Btate 10 cents per barrel more than was necessal}, shows great weakness and ‘“‘on a seven-day test shows a loss of strength instead of a gain, as is usually the case.” | Lieutenant Kuhn having tested indiscrimi- nate samples of the cement being used declares that the samples submitted “must have suffered deterioration either from age or exposure to moisture, inasmuch as it was full of lumps.” The loss in tensile strength of the cement used by Gray Brothers in _the building of the foundation is clearly demonstrated by technical reports, and in the second test showed an inferiority of 532 pounds to the square inch with the cement furnished for experiments by Grace & Co., which had been offered to the State. The report says: These several tests prove conclusively that although the cement used in the piers and | archings of the depot foundation may have | incapable of doing the work, and that upon | been furnished this State as provided for by the | specifications there has been something radi- cally wrong with the materigl. There is noth- | ingin the specifications under consideration which ealls for any test of tae strength or qual- ity of the cement. “In the course of my investigation,” reports Mr. Stilwell, “I was informed thatmen in the employ of Gray Bros. were in the habit of ex- tracting one-third of the cement from all bar- rels received and replacing the tops on said | barrels after doing so. As foreign cement is packed in the barrels by hydraulic, pressure, or the purpose of reducing bulk to & mini- mum, the two-thirds still remalning in each barrel could easily be shaken and loosened so as to again fill the barrel. Thus, on a piece of | work requiring say 300 barrels of cement only | 200 actual barrels would be used. In investi- | gating this charge I have fund men who were | ready to say that they w this kind of work | had been going on irom the fact that they | could not make & given guantity of cement go | 8s far as it should and that when they drew at- tention to this they were told, with a wink, that contracts were being taken at very low | figures these days.” | It is also stated that the proportions of | one part of the cement to one part of sand were not carried out, and that a fine pow- der or dust which is formed in large quan- | tities in the breaking of the rock at Gray | Bros.” quarry, and which closely resembles | Portland cement, has actually been placed {in barrels and mixed with cement and | used as an_adulteration of the imported article. _The asphalt flooring over section 1of the foundation is declared to be im- perfectly done and to show a series of de- ressions of the most pronounced charac- | ter. The ages of the piers from which Senator Greaves took samples of concrete, are given. A conversation between Contractor Mat- tingly and Engineer Holmes, said to have occurred prior to the letting of the con- tract, is very interesting. Accordmi to the report Mattingly said: “Holmes, La; figuring on this contract. There is a great deal of work in connection with it and I am _trying to get it. If my bid is the low- est Iintend to get the work. Now, tell me, is this straight business? Because, if everything is cut and dried I would like to know it now, in order that I may not go to & whole lot of trouble unnecessarily.” To this Holmes is said to have replied: “Well, to be candid with dyou, you need not bid for it.” Mattingly did not bid. In conclusion the report declares that the expediency of a thorough practical in- vestigation is apparent and that Howard C. Holmes, acting as chief engineer of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners, contrary to the law and public policy, has had an “interest in the work as alleged in the complaint made to the Grand Jury. WATER- FRONT THIEVES, The Gang Rounded Up Near the Mail Dock, but Only Two Were Caught. One Man Got Away From Three Policemen and Bullets Went Flying. Guardians of the peace badly desecrated the peace on Tuesday afternoon in the vicinity of the Mail Dock, and for a short time the air was punctured by flying bullets which whistled over housetops and buried themselves in the fastnesses of Rin- con Hill. A gang of young water-front thieves were at work on Captain Bingham's light- ers in China basin, and three of them were rounded up by Captain Frank Anderson and handed over to the police, while the Mail Dock detectives went in quest of three more. Three officers were in charge of Anderson’s captives, but Joe Adams, the most desperate of the gang, who is wanted for burglary, got away. Thomas Gardiner, a cierk in the employ of Bingham, learned that Adams wason one of the i)flrges, and he forthwith. ran around to the basin and called upon the thief to give himself up. Adams jumped up on the dock, at which Gardiner grasped him gingerly by the sleeve with his thumb and forefinger ‘and told him that he was arrested. “Then,” said Mr. Gardizner, “1 blew my. whistle to Officer Bob Cockrill, who was sitting down some distance away. Bob neyer moved and the fellow walked along with me a short distance, when he gave a sudden jerk and then he was gone. I called him back to give him four-bits for his good work, but ge would not come.” Captain Anderson knew the haunts of the thieves, and as soon as he heard of the case he went after Adams. He found him in company with Bill Tully and Bob Grif- fiths, and covering the three with his gun he marched them to Second and Townsend streets, where stood Corporal Cockrill, Of ficer Joe Maguire and another policeman. At this time a boat with three more of the gang ran up on the beach in China Basin and Anderson went after the men. The young thieves darted up the bank and went down Brannan_street pellmell and turned into first. Anderson fired three shots into the air and at the same moment two shots rang out from behind. Adams had slipped his handcuffs and was off like a deer, Officer Maguire firing two shots after him. The three men of whom Anderson ‘was in pur- suit ran up Rincon Hill and efiot away. But ihe ofiicial grip was tightened on Tully and Griffith and they were taken to the Southern station. —————— THERE will be a special display of Easter bonnets and hats, Mrs. I. E. Conner, 36 Geary.* ) nominal consideration, prior to that transfer NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. let in.” the Bankrupt Kennedy stock on sale in one day would have been utterly im- possible. Our store was al- ready packed from cellar to roof with the new Summer stock—so we are compelled to put out a few thousand of dollars’ worth at a time. Every morning new lines of the Bankrupt Stock are put on sale. The first comers have first pick and best at- tention. As soon as oneline is sold another is brought forward, Always something new here. TO HAVE PUT ALL OP ever seen in San Francisco. f eople in at a time.” close the door and let a few peop & EXAMINER, April o. PR R X % R % # «It was one of the most overwhelming throngs of shoppers ever seen on the Coast. Those that were shut out begged and pleaded to be Come Before Twelve if You Possibly Can For We Were Compelled to Close Our Doors Again Yesterday Afternoon. _MORNING CALL, April o. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS. «The store was besieged by one of the greatest throngs of shoppers Their only resource was. to STOLE HIS WIFE AWAY. Charges Which Are Made by Frank Rogers Against a Blacksmith. The Whereabouts of the Missing Woman Unknown to the Police. Frank Rogers, a member of the survey- ing party of the valley railroad, now at Stockton, is looking for his wife, who dis- appeared from his fireside in this ci.ty two weeks ago. Before leaving the city on Monday Mr. Rogers informed the police of his wife’s dispppearance, and a detective is now trying to locate her. When Rogers married his wife, Ella, three years ago, she was a very attractive woman, with a wide circle of acquaint- ances. Rogers objected to his wife receiv- Mrs. Ella Rogers. ing any attentions whatever from her former male acquaintances, and the result necessarily was friction, which finally led to an open rupture of their relations, Several months aFo Rogers met his wife in the company of a mutual friend, who operates a blacksmith shop on Valencia street. Rogers became very angry, and he made threats to kill the man who, he is convinced, has alienated the affections of his wife. Mrs. Rogers, in order to quiet her hot-headed husband, promised to ac- uiesce in his demand not to talk with this amily friend again,and for a time the course of love ran smoothly along. The climax came two weeks ago, how- ever,and by a curious coincidence Mrs. Rogers and the blacksmith disappeared simultaneously. The blacksmit has, however, returned since and is doing duty at his fory He claims _that he is un- aware of Mrs. Rogers’ whereabouts, and says he has not seen her for many weeks. Mr. Rogers -is, nevertheless, convinced that the blacksmith knows the secret of his wife’s hiding-place, and declares that he will bring suit for the alienation of her affections, 3 Officer McMurray, who is workmfi on the case, located Mrs. Rogers at 515 Bush street, where she lived several days ago. She has left there and is now living some- where near the corner of Scott and Geary streets. Roy will return to the city shortly, he declaring that_he will not rest until he has brought the destroyer of his domestic happiness to justice. ‘When it was first proposed to light. the streets of London with gas great ob- jection was made by the public and news- papers on the ground that the people would be poisoned and the trees and vegetation would all be killed, and that domestic animals could not possibly sur- vive the deadly fumes. “ifts Simply Ridiculous —this talk of ‘local patri- otism’ in connection with buying your shirts!” said a gentleman the otherday, referring to an advertise- ment of STANDARD SHIRTS. Five minutes afterwards he was engaged in an_ ani- mated discussion of the importance of booming home industries ! As if individual patron- age is not the first step! “Standard” Shirts (White, Outing and Percale) are the best for the money. NEUSTADTER BROS., Manufacturers, San Francisco. For Whom ? 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