The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1895, Page 4

THE. SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1895. BATTLING FOR A BABY, Mrs. Amelia Costa Awarded Possession of Her Infant. WHICH ANOTHER WOMAN HAD. The Mother Claimed Her Child Was Wrongfully Tgken From Her. A battle for the possession of a seven- month-old -baby took place in Judge Hunt’s department of the Superior Court yesterday. It appeared, from the complaint of Mrs. Amelia - Costa, who had petitioned the court for the possession of her baby, _ which she claimed was unlawfully held by Mrs. J. Wiesmann, wife of the saloon- keeper at 1940 Market street, that she is the natural mother of the child. According to the story of Mrs. Costa the child passed into the . possession of Mrs. Wiesmann through the duplicity of the latter. It was alleged that Mrs. W nn, who was childless, went to the lying-in-hospital of Mrs. Rogers at 920 Howard street last October and arranged with the midwife to have the child of a Mrs. Coleman trans- ferred to her. - But the child unfortunately died and Mrs. Wiesmann was in a wretched state of mind in consequence of the death. As a way out of- the difficulty Mrs. Rogers suggested that the baby of Mrs. Costa, a- new-born child at the hospital, might serve the purpose. After some reluctance Mrs. Costa consented to art with her child, and a few days later Mrs. Wiesmann and her happy husband departed for their home with the child, which the innocent father had prayed for, and which he firmly believed to be his own. This is the story which Mrs. Amelia Costa told. She lives with her parents at North Beach. - Her attorney, A. Ruef, be- lieved in: her sincerity, and only took up the case after thorough investigation. “Mrs. Costa was confined at my house,” said Mrs. Rogers last night, “and she de- clared she did not want the baby. Sol ave it to some strange lady. You know I Ea\'e 50 many babies born here, probably five or six a month, that I.can’t keep trac! of them ali, Then I send most of them to Mount St. Joseph’s, My books will show that. *“*Yes, it is true that Mrs, Coleman’s baby died while coming into the world. But Mrs. Wiesmann was ‘confined here. Mrs, Costa’s child ‘was given to the unknown woman.” Wiesmann declared he had nothing to say, as he knew nothing about the case. Mrs. Costa says that remorse had com- pelied her to make the fight for the pos- session of her child. She was weak and ill at the time it was taken from her, and she did not realize what she was doing. The petition of Mrs. Costa was heard in Judge Hunt's court yesterday afternoon and the mother was awarded custody of her child. Mrs.-Wiesmann made a full confession of her part in the:affair, and the most aston- ished person. in the courtroom was her husband. There was much weeping on bothsides. Mrs.- Wiesmann had formed a strong at- tachment for the child, and parted with it with tears flowing down her cheeks, while Mrs. Costa wept as copiously for joy. REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS, Good “Prices Realized Lots Situated In the Mission. for Land on Waller Street Bought for Purposes of Immediate Improvement. Most.‘of “the Jots offered by Baldwin & Hammond-at their auction sale yesterday in the block botinded - by Haight, Waller and Lott streets and Masonic avenue were urchased by builders-and contractors. 'he entire. Masonic avenue ' frontage went to_ Cranston & Keenan. The following prices were realized: Lot 1, 25x87:6_feet, southwest corner of Haight Street and Masohic avenue, $2950; lots 2, 3 and 4, fronting on Masonic avenue, 25 feet each, with a aepth of 87:6 feet, fold for $2175 each’ 10ts7, 8 and 9, having 'the game front- age, with & depth of 125 feet; brolight 82275 each; lots 10; 11 and 12, esch 25x100 feet, on Masoriic' avenue, 'sold - for I esch; lot . 13, northesst = corner of Waller street aud Masonic avenue, 25x100 feet, sold for $3350. Lot 14, on Waller street, 25x100, brought $1700, end lots 15,16, 17 and 18.'on the same street, each 25x137+6 feet, brought $1700. apiece. Lots19, 20 and 21, same size, sold for $1650, £1700 and $1575. Lots 22, -23 end: 24, 25x100 feet each, on Waller _street, brought. 1475 ° each. Lot 25, 37:6x100, northwest. corner of Waller and Lot stréets, sold for $3000. The three lots on Lott street, Nos. 26,27 and 28, each 25x112:6, £old for $1530 each. Lot 29, $7:6x100, southwest corner of Haight and Lott streets, sold- for . 0, 31 and 32 25x100 each, o Huight streer, brought $1725 each. Lot 33,25x157:6, sold for $1780. Lot No. 5, 25x100 on Height, street,sold for $1875, #10d 10t No. 6 for $1850, Total, $65,395. In addition to Cranston & Keenan, two other contractors, John Stierlén ena George Btierlen, bought thiree lots each on- Waller street, and it is-their intention to improve them immediately. The entire Masonic-avenue frontage will be built upon within'the next: thirty” days. Other buyérs at the sale were: J. D. Wil- son, Mrs. A."Martin, Jeremiah' Ahern, B, E. Henriksen, W. J. Horstmann, Robert McElroy; 0. D. Baldwin, J: J. O'Farrell and A. M. Whittle. : Some lively bidding was witnessed at'the sale of real estate by Messrs. Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. ori‘Tuesday -evening. - The roperty offered was small residence and usiness lots, constituting *Mission. block 1 in twenty-five - foot .subdivisions of forty-two lots, bounded by “Twenty-first,. Twenty-second, - York - and. ' ‘Hamphire streets... Some good prices realized. weres Lot 29, corner of York street, $1250; lot 22, corper of Hampshire street, $1210; ‘lot 8, corner of Hampshire .street,- $1250; 1ot 1, corner of York streét, $1410. . The -total pro- ceeds of tlie sale were $35,355. Yesterday . afternoon: the same ~firm held another sale at auction. The resuits of the sales were: 3 Two frame houses and lot 20x80, on -south |- line of Welsh street, east of Fourth, for $3100; 2-story house on east £146 of Deyisadere. cro south” of ‘Washington, lot. 25x110, for §5720% 2-story house on south line of Walier street, east of Devisadero, lot 30x110, $5600; lot on southeastcorner of Castro and Alvarado streets, 26:6x105, for $2100; lot 40x137:6 on morth line of MeAllister street, 137:6 west of Fill: more, for $7800. 3 2 D O S B “HE DID NOT APPEAR. Bench Warrant Lssued for the Arrest of | Bert Ashworth, -~ .- - A bench warrant was issued in"Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday morning for the arrest of Bert Ashworth, who failed to appear o answer to the charge of vagrancy. He was arrested .on May .7, and two days later was released on his 6wn récognizance h{ order of Justice of thé Peace. Groe- E lander, who is a frequent: at t_ha lice courts. 2 i B ¥ Whien the case was called. yesterda; Friedlander was 'in’ ¢ourt and I Prosecuting . Attorne; are . to under- stand that he was there represent- | ing Ashworth and asked.. that the| - case be held over for an hour or so till he’ could find Ashworth, but Ashworth could oot be found. 'nw'y_mcnm‘ 3 T, at the solicitation- of ‘%obé Fried-| ttommey said he may cite Friedlanderto appearand show cause why he should not be punished for contempt, as none but attorneys of the Superior Court are permitted to practice fn the Police courts. CAMPERS’ EXCURSION. A Delightful Trip to the Santa Cruz Mountains Enjoyed by Many. Four hundred pretty girls, 150 babies and children, 350 watchful mothers and 400 common, prosaic men—about 1300 in all— nlling twenty-two cars, in two trains, com- posed the campers’ excursion by the South Coast Narrow-gauge Railroad to the Santa Cruz Mountains yesterday. This excursion, leaving the City at 7:45 A.M. and refurning at 9 P. M., was arranged to afford those who intended to go camp- ing this season an opportunity to inspect and- make choice of the many notable places along the line of this road, but many took the trip purely as one of pleasure. The journey is exceptionally delightful at this time of the year. The beautiesof field, orchard, stream and forest that mark this route will well repay one who has an inclination to go afield just now. Everything conducive to the comfort and enjoyment of the party was done by the railway officials. Instead of the usunal five-minute halt at stations the train stopped for more than half an hourat Alma, Wrights, Laurel, Glenwood, Felton and Ben Lomond, while at Boulder Creek and also at the Big Trees the excursion- ists were given over an hour to eat their lunches anfi gather flowers. Coloner William H. Menton, excursion passenger agent of the Southern Pacific Company, who is already well known as a pilot to and from favorite pleasure resorts, did everything in his power to make the excursion agreeable, DIDNOT FILE A NOTICE Tearing Up Filimore Street by the Railroad Company Stopped. The Rallroad ~ Avenue Franchise Laid Over by the Street Committee. All the members of the Supervisors’ Street Committee were present at the meet- ing of that body yesterday. Chairman Spreckels presided, and considerable rou- tine business was disposed of. Before the regular business of the session was taken up Street Inspector Elder notified the committee that the Market- street Railroad Company had begun tear- ing up Fillmore street, between Turk and Golden Gate avenue, preparatory to lay- ing electric wires, without giving the re- quired forty-eight hours’ notice of inten- tion. An explanation was demanded of the Street Department as to why this infrac- tion of the law was allowed, and the reply was returned that the work was being done under the Church-street franchise, and that a notice had been filed. There appeared to be a technicality about the matter, however, because the Tillmore-street franchise came under a different head. Work was ordered stopped m_\tlil the law had been properly complied with. This being disposed of, petitions, pro- tests and other matters were taken up. Favorable reports were decided upon in the following cases: Petition of Mrs, Jane L. Stanford to exhibit some stock on Van Ness avenue on May 23; protest of Benjamin Dean against changing the width of sidewalks on Army street, between Valencia and Mission; petition of property- owners for_a reduction of the width of side- walks on Eighteenth street, between Castro and Dougl-s!, from fifteen to twelve feet; peti- tion of the Santa Cruz Rock Pavement Com- pany to pave De Boom street, from Second to its northeasterly termination; petition of A. B.Clute to pave Laguna sireet, from Sacra- mento to California; petition of L.J. Welch for a sixty days' extension of time on his con- tract to construct a sewer in California street, between Walnut and Central avenue. . The - protest of the property-owners against granting any railroad franchise on any part of Railroad avenué for steamcars was laid over for three weeks, until the protestants could be heard from. The grounds of protest are that the avenue is the only open thoroughfare through South San Francisco, and consequently it should be reserved for streetcar and general traffic. A cqmmunication. was read from the Merchants’ Association suggesting a-con- ferencein regard to street-sweeping. ~Af- vention was called to the factthat the pres- ent contract ex?ires on* June 30, and that there is a . clearly expressed. desire on the part of ‘citizens generally that the experi: mental system be continued and made per- manent; also’ that compliance with such wish will require - a very material increase in the appropriation for the coming year: It was -further suggested that street ngr:n)gling should hereafter be paid for by the City instead of by the business men. It was decided to report in’ favor of hold- ing the méeting next -‘Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, and that thé Merchants’ Association finance. committee and the Superintendent -of . Streets be invited to attend and discuss the propositions sug- gested. .- 70 . The - petition of property-owners for a change -of grade on Alameda’ street, be- tween Bryant and Potrero avenue, was re- ferred-to the County Surveyor for his opin: ion as to the proper grades and a descrip- tion of the district affected: - . A tiegative report was also.decided upon in the matter of the protest'of the.Masonic ‘Hall Association of South San. Francisco against the construction of a gewer in the crossing-of Fourteenthavenue South and’ M street South; also_in Fourteenth ave- nue: Sputh, between M street South and Railroad avenue.’ g 2 uA nugsbegfo{:;d% _f‘m street wor:iin vari- 18 :paj € Oity were passed upon, and the committee a joumed‘? 3 2l - A CHRONIGLE PIONIC. It Was Enjoyed by All Who Were For-. ° .tunate Enough to ‘Atten A% the Outing. © - . The picnic held 'by theemployes of the €hronicle yesterday at El Campo was one of ‘the most enjoyable and successful ont- ings ever given or held at that resort. ‘The day was- all that could bé desired, and the grounds were in the best of condi- tion, being a pleasant blending of wooded grase-covered valleys and the bay. ‘went to enjoy themselves, and at night it was_the og’i‘nlon of all that they hn% succeeded. A “bamd of six pieces fur- nished excellent music for the dancing, which coutmenced as’soon as the boat ar- Tived, and the musicians were the last to board the boat on the homeward trip. Still the dancers were not weary, but their request for a dance on the boat was denied. There were the many forms of -entertain- ment which usually accompany a news- paper office picpie. Y “BARBERY' OLOSING AOT. Samuel Harrod Arrested for Violating Its 7 Provisions, Samuel Harrod was arrested yesterday morning for violating the act passed by the last Legislature regulating the closing of barber-shops. © - 5 e B - The warrant for his arrest was sworn out .on Tuesday by Henry A: Wolfe, barber, 1226 Dupont street. His name was not at that time known, but the addressof his uh;g, 701 Fifth avenue, was give: 3 " The case will come np E’l‘]lfip Low's court this morning. Considerable interest is taken in the matter by the Barbers’ Pro- tective Union as it is the first arrest under the: act. and’it is to be madea test case, CAPT. DOUGLASS UN THIL, A. S. Newburgh; an Attorney, Demands Damages for Rough Treatment. EJECTED FROM A COURTROOM. The Defendant -and His Officers Contradict the Testimony of Citizens. Captain ‘of Police Douglass was the de- fendant yesterday in a suit brought by a citizen for rough handling, -which, -he claims, he received at Douglass’ hands. The complainant in the suit is A.-S. New- burgh, a young attorney, who claims that his feelings were lacerated and his dignity damaged to the extent of $209 99. His suf- fering came from humiliation in being violently ejected from Judge Conlan’s courtroom during the examination of Durrant. Newburgh was represented by Judge Aitken and Ray Barry. E. H. Wakeman conducted thedefense. Newburgh was the first witness. He said he had gone into the courtroom to see Durrant. A man had been pushed against him by Officer George C. Douglass, son of Captain Douglass. In this way his hat was smashed. “I turned to the officer,” he said, “‘and told him that I had a mind to make him pay for that hat. He told me two keep quiet or he'd put me out. Then Itold him i was an atiorney and he had no right to put me out, and he said he’d show me if I didn’t make less noise. “Then Captain Douglass came up and ordered me out. I started to tell him I was an attorney, but he grabbed me by the coat-collar, rushed me to the door and pushed me into the corridor almost before 1 could finish.” Newburgh furnished considerable amuse- ment by his energy in showing how things happened and by his interest in the pro- ceedings generally, He was asked if he was not antagonistic to the police force. He responded thoughtfully : “No, sir—no, I don’t think T am. You see,”” he added, ‘‘there are some few gen- tlemen on the force.” The witness took great umbrage at some of the questions asked him by Mr. Wake- man. He told of some of the witnesses who would testify to his standing. “Never mind your witnesses,” remarked Mr. Wakeman. “We’ll deluge you with witnesses.” “Yes, you may, bnt what kind?” was the retort. “Your witnesses can be bought for & dollar apiece.” A. 8. Meiggenson, a capitalist, who ‘had gone into Judge Conlan’s courtroom | drawn by curiosity, testified that he was standing only a few feet from Newburgh when the officer pushed the crowd back. He saw Newburgh raise his hat and say something, but could nat hear his remark. He heard the officer order him to keep quiet, though. The witness was sure that the only per- son he could hear was the policeman. Then he saw Captain Douglass approach. “‘He grasped the young man by the coat and shoved him back. He took a lapel of Mr. Newburgh’s coat in either hand and twisted him around, and then grabbed him by the collar and pushed him to the door and out into the corridor."” ““Are you sure Captain Douglasskept his hand on the voung man’s collar all the time ?” was asked. “I am certain of it,”” was the response. Asked as to how the young man had been handled, he said roughly. Ed M. Cummings, an nttome{. saw the occurrence. He knew neither Mr. New- burgh nor Captain Douglass. He thought the officer was unduly rough. “If he had handled me as hedid the Kounz man I know what I'd have done,” e said, significantly, but was not asked to explain his warlike declaration. aptain Douglass, in his own defense, said that the man was making a disturb- ance, and was put out without any un- necessary violence. He had acted in ac- cordance.with the orders of Judge Conlan, who had cried, “That’s right. Put him {out,” as-.he showed Mr. Newburgh the door. 3 He said that he did not know Mr. New- burgh was an attorney. All he knew was that there was a disturbance and that the plaintiff was evidently the cause of it. So he “gave him a starter,” told him to ieave the room, and -the young man went. To ‘‘give a starter,” he explained, was to use énough violence to make an - offender begin to do what you ‘want him to. He denied having pushed Newburgh to the around ‘and given him a shove, and that Newburgh walked to the door. His- son, Officer George' C. Douglass, William Winter, then acting bpili%f of Judge Conlan’s court, and Officer Dewene corroborated the * testimony of Captain Douglass. = As'the defense wanted to sum- mon Judge Conlan and Mr. Newburgh de- sired -the ‘fresenee of District’ Attorney Barnes and all thie Superior Judges except Judge " Bahrs further proceedings were postponed till June 8. DESTROYS SENTIMENT. An Insect Actor Not on the Programme Takes Quite a Leading Part. Two fair actresses, recent arrivals from the East, were conversing yesterday in a cafe on Powell street with the careless ease of their “profesh.” Their commentswere distinet and audible to the occupants of an adjoining table. 52 They were chatting about a sentimental scene in whic™: both had appeared on the previous night. - “And just at the moment when he pressed my hand,” said one, “and I was supposed to answer with 4 low sob, a flea— oh, such a biter!—began to torture me be- tween the shoulders. It wasawful; simply awful. T could not remember my lines. [ ¢ould not make the sobs come. All I could think about was that horrid flea. I whis- pered to him: ‘Put your arm around me quick.’ . And he thought I was fainting,. and put his hand behind my waist an whispered: ‘What is the matter with yon? And why are you making such hortid faces?. Areyouill?” What could I say? Nothing, of course, but fell back against a chair, and, fortunately, oh, how fortu- nately, hit it with my shoulder-blade, just where that flea was, Then I swung to and fro agif in great mental agony,and thus ot in a little scratching. fl: was just eavenly, and did not spoil the scene a bit. ‘When I'went off the su&e Ihad my maid g0 over the place where that flea hldy bitten me with a handbrush. She said there ‘wasa o?ot there as big as a dollar.” . “Modjeska told me,” said the other, *‘that once at the California in the balcony scene in Juliet, when she was extending both hands and saying, ‘Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?’ she got & nip in the ankle that almost made her cry out. She could not stop, it would have spoiled the scene, and far the minute she had to suffer. One of the critics remarked in his K;p" next day that during the scene Mme. odjeska’s face wore a set and stony ex- pression. And-no wonder, poor lady.” “When May Muir, who is very susceptible to fleas, is l{uct' ,”’ resumed the other, “‘she gets up and begins to dance. She can’ twist about and scratch anywhere while the dance is on and nobody notices her. Clara Morris told me that in the dying scene in ‘Camille’ a flea fastened on to her so viciously that if she had not refused to close | reached back with her fan and dislodged | o'clock noon.; |it she could not have died with any de- door, saying that he had only turned him |- "| caused a deal of comment in Grand Army | an appeal or protest against the legality of cency. San Francisco is an awful place for fleas.” ¥ ‘““Awful, awful,” coincided her friend as she.settled with the waiter. A MARINE BEAUTY. Arrival of the Splendid American Ship : Manuel Llaguno From New York. - The -American ship Mannel Llaguno, Captain Smali, arrived vesterday, 154 days from New York, and immediately docked at Fremont-street wharf. She is one 6f the prettiest and cleanest- sparred vessels thiat ever entered this har- bor, each mast and yard as bright and neat as a finely turned piece ‘5 wood- carving. Altogether she looks as though she were fresh from the ways:instead of a five months’ battlé with the storms of two aceans, - s This marine beauty was built in 1879 at Bath, Me., ‘the birthplace of so many splendid Yankee -ships. The vessel is 231.3 feet long, 41.5 feet beam and 17.1 feet in depth and registers 1649.56 tons net. She will be hurriedly discharged snd sent by the firm of J. D. Spreckels & Bros. to the Hawaiian Islands to.load with sugar. for New York. i3 The schooner John' G. North, Captain Carlson, arrived . yesterday -afternoon, twenty-one days from Honolulu. She sprung a_leak on May 13, and for the re- maining three days ofthe voyage all hands were kept at the pumps, the schooner mak- ing thirty inches an hour. Two hundred bags'of sugar were overboard to keep the vessel from s g, and ouly the superhuman effort of the crew kegt herabove water, The British ship Sardomene, Captain Browning, arrived yesterday, 134 days from Calcutta, with a cargo of jute and gunnies. DENIES THEIR CHARGES, Dr. Levingston’s Answer to the ‘Accusations of the Civic Federation. rown He Says the Morgue Was Not In Bad Condition During His Term. Dr. Mare Levingston has formulated his answer to the acéusations made against him by the Civic Federation.. The answer was sent to Governor Budd last night. AIl the charges made by the Civic Federation are specifically denied by Dr. Levingston. He says that Spechtand Simmons were not “Buckley lambs,” and that Buckley had no special influence with his adminis~ tration. He says there were frequent_changes. in the location of the Morgue and adds: Parsuing the usual “custom I.removed the Morgue to a position convenient to Mallady’s undertaking parlors, Mr. Mallady being my favored undertaker. If there was any crime in this T must plead guiity. Dr. Levingston incloses a letier from H. D. Knight, in which Mr. Knight denies having made any -accusations against Dr. Levingston, and repudiates the al- leged interview quoted by the Civic Federa- tion. Dr. Levingston denies the assertion that Undertaker Mallady used money unlaw- fully to secure his nomination or election. He "admits that he went to Sacramento and endeavored to get alaw passed allow- ing $20 for each autopsy, but says he was only absent a few days. He believes that the law requiring a Justice of the Peace to sign death certificates during his absence was complied with. He has no recollection in regard to the case of Patrick Dnnnigan: says that Deputy Sgecht was tried on a charge of offering a bribe to H. D. Knight and acquitted ; disputes the assertion in re- gard to Lottie Hunsinger, and says he compelled her millionaire companion to attend the inquest. In regard to charges made by undertak- ers, Dr. Levingston says these stories were given by Mr. McAvoy to Gavin McNab under pledge of secrecy, and that McA voy says he had no farther authority than ALNIST WO ENCOUNTERS Attorneys and Witnesses Get Tangled Up in the Worth- ington Case. : BITTERNESS ON BOTH SIDES. Fists Shaken and the Lie Pn's_sed‘ In Judge Belcher’s Court. As the second trial of Mrs, Louise A. Worthington for the shooting of Henry Baddeley draws near s close much bitter- ness is exhibited by parties for the defense and prosecution. So far it is concedéd the prosecution has not succeeded. in get- ting ‘véry much evidence of a-damaging character to the defendant before the jury nnd Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Peixotto and his associate, Ed Sweeney, are not inclined to give way an inch to the opposing counsel, Attorneys Haskell and Guilfoyle, for the defense. 3 The prosecution has also been aided throughout this and previous trials by the Baddeley family, members of which have attended court daily. They have given every evidence that might tend to injure the defense. Owing to ' thesg causes there were two encounters -in - court ]yesterday that almost passed into open violence. James Baddeley, a brother of the de- ceased, was under cross-examination by Attorney Haskell for the defense. He had testified that his brother had frequently visited Mrs. Worthington on his way to and return from ~work and had just terminated when Haskell recalled him to ask a single question. “Is it not a: fact,” said the ntmmefi, “that Henry Baddeley visited Mrs. Worth- ington’s house sim£l¥ to see Annie Kelly, with whom he had illicit relations? And isit not a fact that he only used this poor woman for the money he could get out of her? And is it not afact that this prac- tice of getting money. in this way is a com- mon one in your family ?** The attorney had worked himself up into a state of intense earnestness as he asked these questions. Hardly were they uttered when the witness sprang out of his chair toward him, his face suffused with passion. Clerk Oscar Tolle started ur and grabbed him and competled him to sit own. Almost simultanéously there was a shrill cry of rage from beliind Hagkell and a tall blonde was seen flying toward the attorney with extended hands. Haskell faced about. “Don’t you- dare to insult my family!” sh{e'gxclnimed. “You had better be care- | full The. excited lady, who proved to be Mary Baddeley, the witness’ sister, was restrained by her father. The eourt in- sisted on order and characterized the pro- ceedings as disgraceful. Mr. Baddeley made an apology and peace was restored for a short time. In the recess hour, however, the attor- neys in the case almost came to blows. They were in such an inflammable state that it needed only a spark to kindle a blaze. The special spark this time was the jewelry of Mrs. Worthington, which has disappeared in'the long-dragging proceed- ings. Assistant Proseciiting Attorney Peixotto remarked with semi-jocular sarcasm that he supposed Judge Ferral, attorney for Mrs. Worthington at the first trial, had gotten away with it. . “You wouldn’t dare to make that re- magk if Judge Ferral were present,” shouted Attorney Haskell. Peixottomade no direct reply. 5 Later the two attorneys met in the corri- dor and again Haskell denounced Peixotto for his attack on Judge Ferral. The two lawyers were breathing fire, and from generalities got down to personalities, hearsay. He defends himself for having demanded §1000 for embalming the body of a millionaire, saying that such a charge is not unusual. Regarding the indignities practiced on dead bodies, Dr. Levingston says that if there were brutalities he did not know of them, and adds that at that time Otto tum Suden, who makes the charge, was a reporter eagerly in search -of sensations, which he declined to furnish. As to the alleged filthy condition of the Morgue a written statement_. by Dr. Bloch is appended, saying that Dr. Bloch has never found an%thmg in the Morgue that he could reasonably criticize. 4 Dr. Levingston asks to have the charges made by the Civic Federation dismissed. SOLOIERS OF THE LEGION. It Is Probable That the Elec- tion of Major Hooper Will Not Be Contested. Oratorical Ammunition Held iIn Reserve on the Evening of the Contest. The result of the Loyal Legion election circles yesterday. The Occidental Hotel was visited by many old veterans to congratulate Major | Hooper on his success, but the major was not there to receive -the- greetings. He is down south attending a meeting of the Episcopal Diocesan convention. : Little importance is given_to the talk of the election on the ground that mem| voted who were in arrears. The order is so constituted that each commandery “is a law unto itself.” One commandery may hold that a delinquency for one year's dues renders a member. in arrears.' An- other commandery may fix the limit at two years. The California Commandery regards three years’ delinquency as the dap line. When a ¢ompanion. fails fo pay his dues for that length of time he is cited to show cause for non-payment, It is customary when officers are elected for the recorder of the State Commandery to certify to the recorder-in-chief of the National Commandery the names of the companions chosen for the various posi- tions. - The constitution of the Commnndar{-in- Chief does not provide any method of ap- peal or protest. % - Recorder Smedberg of California Com- mandery will to-day or to-morrow certify to the election of officers last Wednesday evening and forwara the same at once. The National Commandery meets next Oc- T, Considering the intensity of the contest between Major Hooper and General War- field fairly good feeling A;mnil- all around since a choice has been declared. = It transpires now that word reached the Hooper camp a week ago that General W. H. L. Barnes had agreed to place General 'W;rfld::?:}gminn on. . - ‘To_re: le onset of Barnes’ eloguence the Hooper men had Charles A.l%?mme and Major H. A. Gorley loaded to. the muzzle with oratory. II the battle had ore.ned on this line it would be raging yet. It is true these orators were in reserve with an ln:lple supply of ammunition for ‘& prolonged engagement. £ Many officers of the army are wont to complain ofthe increase of tte smoking, especially amorng the younger officers; in fact, the anti-cigarette officers .are so strongly opposed to the habit that the War Depnt.n‘:?:t may be asked to in- clude it as one of the offenses charucter- ized as “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.” . 3 until at last Peixotto gave his opponent the lie, and there would have been blood shed had not the usual friends separated the would-be belligerents. All these.evidences of feeling did not hinder the court from hearing some testi- mony in the case. Besides James Bad- deley and his sister Mary, who _testified that her brother Harry had brought Annie Kelly and Mrs. Worthington to his_home on one occasion, there were heard : Nathan Manassen, a jeweler, who testified as to'the watch and Ting belonging to . the ‘de- fendant and entrusted to Henry Baddeley; F. B. Worthington, ' who proved (Ke gignature of his brother on a letter; Wil- liam Scott, who saw the deceased whistle as 4 signal to Mrs. Worthington, and Ser- geant Mahoney. s The sergeant testified in- exténsion of his former evidence at the first trial that Mrs. Worthington had acknowledeed - & certain letter taken from Henry Baddeley’s person after he was shot as hers. On this ground, after & spirited legal battle by the attorneys, the letter was admitted and read to the jury.. It merely asked Bad- deley ‘to come and see .the writer, who signed herself ‘‘Louise”’ and: asked him to return the ‘‘check” for her ring and watch. Dr. W. H. Mays’ testimony as an ex- pert on insanity occupied ‘the rest.of the afternoon. "It was largely in .contraven- tion of the insanity theory. - VETERAN FIREMEN. Making Ready for the Amnnual Outing at Shell Mound. . The Veteran Volunteer Firemen held their regular monthly meeting at Pioneer Hall last evening. The-attendance was good and great enthusiasm was manifested regarding the financial ‘condition of the association, which shows that sevéeral thou- sand dollars is in the bank and '$400 on hand. 2 5 - Ten new members were ‘glected, includ- ing Chief E. Liwton of the Oakland Fire Department, formerly 6f 11 engine com- pany, San Francisco Fire Department. Resolutions of condolence were adopted to-the memory of the late John T. Goddeus. A committee was appointed to draw np suitable resolutions to the memory of J. B. P. Davis, consisting of T. Sawyer, P. Connor and W. A. Scollay. b i . The members feel assured that their coming l}flcnie, on June 15, at Shell Mound Park will be a success from the number of tickets already sold. Beveral members are to'go in training at once for a mile race, also for a tug-of-war between members who were formerly con- nected with engine cominmex and_those -who were members of hook and ladder companies. The ladies are also takinga lively interest in the affair, and it is pro- posed to have a tug-of-war team, the win- ners to challenge the Veterans’ team. Five of the ladies will go into active training at once for the half-mile race. 4 The auditing committee submitted the following repcrt on the veterans’ finances: Sppctated totuapect e roports of e exper appoin ect the reports of the ex; n‘:d financial lecrnnzé E"u Pohlman, find that the ref of both gentlemen agree 1n every pariicular. The mistaken idea having . gone abroad that Mr. Pohlman was short in his accounts, we take this opportunity of exoner- usghlm, having found that the association ndebted to Mr. Pohlman instead of his being their debt. W. H. MILLER, 3 P. A. GIANINT, . CAPTAIN Jo%x N“Jé - Committee. W. A. ScoiiLaY, Recording Secretary. . —— TO HELP ARTISTS.. The New Project of the Art Association 1s Now Fairly Progressing. . The Art Association is stirring-vigorously in its new project of an art union drawing for the benefit of the local artists. Tickets, at $5 each,to the amount of .$1900, will Jbeissued, each ticket representing a chance in the drawing. The pictures will be sub- mitted to the committee, who will make | opium in To the Officers and Meinbers of the Veteran Vol- |. sociation— their selectionsana the drawing will begin, the highest number getting first choice and 80 on to the last prize. i : “Asaffairs are now the market for local artists is deplorably dull. The portrait Eninters can always get in a little work ere and here among their friends, but.the lllllgscfi fellows are utterly out in the cold. work in the line of attractive chromos and engravings that ‘“Yosemites” and “Big Trees” and ‘‘Viewsof thé Golden Gate,’ etc., are'completely snowed under by this mass of cheap art. A few, a very few, sell a picture occasionally, but_the large ma- jority are in a bad way. The wealthy pic- {ure—buyers select the paintings for their walls in - Europe; either ‘personally. or 1| through a competent agent. - Gaunt neces- sity taps at the studio door, and the poor artist surveys it through his peephole and is not at home. But_it finds him all the same through the ineffectnal - barrier. of paint and canvas. . i “FINN MoCOOL.” Boucicault’s -American -Military Play Presented at the Alcazar. S “Finn McCool,” Dion Boucicault’s mili- tary .play, was produced af the Al'cazx?r Theater last night by James M. Ward’s compaay. 3 - “Finn McCool” isa play which treats of the late unpleasantness, and from - the scenes and incidents of the war secures outline enough to weave a web of love and romance. Finn McCool “is an Irishman, whose sweetheart is separated from him after his arrival in this country, and is taken South when war is declared. 5 = He joins the army and mingles his love affairs with - those of his colonel and a Confederate major in ::mr]ru:ml:x thn_lk‘fiihg erplexing, manner. The piece 1 grirs%ners, escapes, spies and battles, and finally ends in a general marrying of those who are not killed. Luckily for the last scene the principal characters are all left alive. It may have been that the company was not at its best owing to the newness of their lines, but it certainly aid not appear to particularly good advantage last even- ing. There was considerable. singing of Irish songs, but no one in the company, except, perhaps, Josie Gassman, has any voice'at all, so the songs did not go well. James Ward was in _the title Tole and brought to it a good Irish brogue and an easy impudent manner that fitted the part well. Josephine Gassman as Katie Cuilen, his sweetheart, was good, and also Lilly Elliott as Doris Elko, although Doris is not much of & part. Loyola A. Connor, as Cuba, gave all the tragedy, villainy and betrayal to the piece, an}sbe did it well. The rest of the com- pany were, perhaps, a little awkward, with the exception of Lorimer Jobnston, who appeared as Chauncy Lamar, the Spy. He did very well. g “Finn McCool” runs to the end of this week, with ““Kitty O’Cennor” as Saturday’s matinee, and the “Shaughraun’ on Sun- day afternoon. HOBBED S BETROTHED A. Franquelin Steals From Two Orphan Sisters and Decamps. Forgery Brought to Light Which Will Be Investigated by the Grand Jury. An unexpected revelation of forgery came to light in Justice Groezinger’s.court yesterday morning. It was found that the names of Anna A. Brown and Mrs. Emma Gruber had been signed to a note to J. G. Keeling for $119 73, it'is alleged, by A. Kranquelin. The first intimation of this was ‘obtained by the youilg ladies in court. Mr. Keeling was suing them for the sum in question, alleging that it was due him for completing a building he had erected for them. The young ladies claimed they gave the money to Franquelin to pay Keel- ing. it this juneture Keeling -produced Franquelin’s note. The young ladies pro- tested that they had never seen it before. A comparison of the hardwriting on the note with signatures made for the Judge by the sisters showed thata forgery had been committed. ¢ 2 The case is one of pecnliarly trying cir- cumstances. The girls are orphans, their mother having dies in 1891, leaving. them two lots on Broderick.street worth $10,000. Franquelin, who became engaged to one of the sisters, induced them to build on the ‘lot. and .was - given the -management of their affairs. “As aresult the girls "have been” forced to sell their entire property and Franquelin has fled the State. J ustice%mezinie{r expressed at sym- pathy for them. He said that .he was sat- isfied that. they had been robbed by Fran- uelin, and that'. Franquelin -had forged their . names. - Still, it was évident that Keeling’s bill had neverbeen they would have to settle it. e 'attention of the Grand Jury is to be called to the matter. The Judge is pre- paring a fall account of the case which he will lay before-that bodfn If they bring in an indictment Franquelin may be arrested. IMPERSONATED OFFICERS. S, 8. Simon and Charles Favor Arrested for Taking Advantage of Unsus- . . pecting Chinese.. - 8. 8. Simon, an ex-officer of the Internal Revenue Department, was arrested yester- day by the United States Marshal on a charge of impersonating a Custom-House officer in Chinatown. - According to the complaint, the prisoner, in. company with Charles Favor, an - ex-Custom-house - In- spector, went to the store of Wong- Lin, 1021 Dupont street, last Sunday, and de- manded permission to search it. for opium. The request was denied, so Simon and Fa- vor broke into the place: & Simon says the whole matter is a scheme to keep him from testifying in the case of ‘Wong Lin, who was arrested ‘a- year ago for haviniwvemy-sx'x tins of unstamped 1S POBBP!EIOD. An Invigorating lant and Tonic. If you feel tired and worn out—if your appetite 1s bad—if your nerves are shaky —then Peruvian Bitters will be welcomed by you as a perfect tonic. No better stim- ulating drink has ever béen produced: Peruvian Bitters. 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The' tableaus were prettily carried out and the musical numbers all well rendered. A_Iter each tableau there was a song while the next was .being prepared, and so there were no waits. The posing was all done perfectly and ‘there was not an awk- | ward figure in a single number. The Misses | Withrow and Mrs. Edgerton, who had the management of the affair-in hand, can congratulate themselves on a brilliant success, The programme opened with Marchetti's Ave Maria,” sung 'by. several voices be- hind the side curmin,ynnd at its close the first_tableau, “Spring,” was shown with the Misses Marsh, M. Gibbons, Bancroft, Stubbs and Gonzales in' graceful pose. The rest of the programme was as follows: Thomas’' “Summer Night,” Miss Bune- man; ‘“‘Summnrer,” the Misses J. Gibbons, Marsh- and Hilda Castle; Cantor’s “Du bist wei eine Blume,” Miss ‘Whittemore; “Autumn,” the Misses Baldwin, Hilda Castle, Morgan, ‘Goodwin; L’Hardelot’s ¢“Invocation,” Miss Cressy; “Winter,” the Misses Moody, Fva Moody, Goodwin; Jomelli’s “Jolies Oiseaux,” ~Miss Byler. ““Months’—the Misses Lane, January; B. Castle, February; M. Gibbons, March; Sheppard, April; Marsh, May; J. Gibbons, June; Champlin, July; Stubbs, Angust: Cheaver, Septerber; Morgan, Oectober: Hooper, November; Moody, December. Weinzerl’s “Erste Beginning, Miss: Ford ; graces, Miss Moody, Miss Sheppard. and fiss Hooper; Costa’s “I Will Extol Thee,” Mrs. Allardyce; Pleiades, Miss Champlin, iss ‘Moody, Miss Eva Moody, Miss Le- , Miss MeMullen, Miss Lane and Miss Stubbs; = Schubert’s - *‘Death amd the Maiden,” - Miss Lange; fates, Miss Mor- an, Miss: Gonzales and - Miss Stubbs; ussell’s - “‘Narth.. ‘Wind,” "Miss White; “Winds,” ‘the Misses J. Gibbons, Marsh, Hilda Castle and B. Castle; Del ‘Acqua’s “Villanelle,” Miss Doyen; Misses Shep- Kard,plio: Bancroft, Polyfiheme; Gonzales, felpomene; Morgan, Thalia; Champlin, Euterpe; Hooper, Calliope; J. Gibbons, Erethra; 1. Woods, Terpsicore; Moody, Etrania; Lassen’s “Duo,” Mrs. Allardyce and Miss White; Past, Present and Future, the Misses Moody, Stubbs and Bancroft: Bohm’s “Liebesluck,” Miss Adler; Cali- fornia, the Misses L. Woods, Baldwin; Eva Moody, M. Gibbons, Goodwin, Gonzales; Russian Folk Song, Scottish Folk Song, Ensemble. Lamartine had. an_exceptionally clever mother, and several times in_his writings mentions her with admiration. The mother of Greene, the Revolution- ary general, was a woman of piety, very grave and sedate. great personal GIVE. AWAY A Sample Package (4 to 7 doses) of Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets To any one sending name and address to us on_a postal card. ONCE USED THEY: . ARE ALWAYS IN FAVOR. 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