The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 23, 1895, Page 15

14 THE SAN FRAN SCO LL, ESDAY, JULY 23, 1895 DURRANT MOVES FOR He Charges That San Franciscans Are Prejudiced. IT WAS NOT EXPECTED. The Newspapers of the City Accused of Molding the Feeling. LONG AFFIDAVITS OFFERED. District Attorney Barnes WIill Re- sist the Application to the Very Last. William Henry Theodore Durrant did not go to trial for his life yesterday. Con- trary to all expectations, contwary to the repeated denials of his attorneys, the young man standing charged with the murders in Emmanuel Baptist Church has asked for a change of venue. Openly in court yesterday, by the words of counsel and in voluminous affidavits, the accused charged that public sentiment and public opinion in San Francised was so great against him that he could not obtain a fair and impartial trial in the courts of the Ci This change of tactics, aiter the repeated assertions of attorneysand friends of the accused that he was willing, even anxious, to go to trial at once, came as a surprise to everybody, even the District Attorney. No one had been taken into the confidence of Messrs. Deuprey, Dickinson and Thomp- son, and it was only a few moments before the case of Durrant was called for trial in Judge Murphy’s court, that the prose- cuting officer was made aware of the inten- tion of the other side. The prisoner, apparently unweizhted by the awful burden of crime with which he is charged, was taken from his cell in the County Jail shortly before 9 o’clock yester- day morning and taken to Sheriff Whelan’s buggy, standing outside the Broadw: jail. He took his place on the seat readily enough, and, in custody of Chief Jailer Sattler, was driven quickly through the streets. There were few people around the jail, hardly enough to notice the new shave the prisoner bad received, his new brown hat or his new overcoat, and no demonstration whatever was made. There were scarcely half a hundred people in the corridors surrounding the courtroom when he was brought npstairs in the new City Hall and ushered into the tribunal where, as events turn, his fate is likely to be de- cided. A dozen of Sheriff Whelan’s deputies stationed themselves at the doors leading into the courtroom and in division 3 itself, at once to guard and guard against the prisoner, awaiting the hour when the court should convene. The prisoner, after divesting himself of his hat and coat, dropped carelessly down on the big bench along the west wall of the room, directly under the big clock and a big calendar, on which the figures 22" stood out in bold relief. None of his rela- tives—none of his friends—were present, and he seemed the picture of loneliness. There were few people in the room, and these all Sheriff's deputies, when he ar- rived, but by 9:30 o’clock the room began fillmg up slowly. A detective or two, more deputies, the Sheriff himself, a couple of reporters and then Dick McDonald of People’s Bank fame dropped in. Accom- panying the ex-banker were his sister-in- Jaw and a lady friend, all three being ac- commodated by the bailiff with chairs in the middle of the bar inclosure, all soon gazing intently at Durrant, as all in the same courtroom had gazed so intently at “Dick” a few months before. Another and a greater celebrity than “Dick” McDonald had temporarily taken the center of the stage, however, and, if only for the nonce, “Dick’ was at liberty to act as the purely disinterested specta- tor. He wasn’t, though, and, asthe events of the day in the Durrant case nhappened, it appeared that matters which proved of such interest in a certain phase of the Me- Donald case would have more than ordi- nary bearing on the destiny of the young medical student. -But *Dick’”” McDonald ‘was not present to speculate on the inter- mingling of destinies, much less out of curiosity to see the youthful prisoner. Four cases against bim, growing out of transactions in the People’s Bank, were on the calendar, and he was there as a de- fendant. The others, present for various reasons, watched “Dick’” and watched Durrant, but when the side door opened and admittea Durrant the elder all eyes were turned in that direction to see if the mother of the prisoner would follow. She did not, nor did she come during the day, the pris- oner’s wish being that she should remain away from the crowded courtroom. The clasp of the hand betweén father and son, the whispers as they walked to seatson the other side of the room, the short, sad smiles, and it took no one long to guess that gentle good wishes from the mother had been carried to the son by the father. It was nearing 10 o'clock by this time, ang although people were closely scrutin- ized and slowly admitted, the courtroom was soon well filled, principally with jurors summoned on the panel, members of the press and a few lawyers. Not a single witness for the defense, as far as any one knew, was in sight. Only Detective Gibson, for the prosecution, was present when Judge Murphy’s entry into the courtroom was announced by the sharp knocking of Bailiff Rock’s gavel. A mo- ment later Attorneys Thompson and Deu- prey entered and shook hands with the prisoner and his father, and following on their heels came General Dickinson, ahead of a very small boy with a very big tin box, black lacquered and gold striped, con- taining the archives of the defense. Judge Murphy immediately took up his calendar, disposed of half a dozen motions in as many cases in quick order, set “Dick’’ McDonald’s four cases over for two weeks, and then called out: “The case of the People vs. W. H. T. Durrant, charged with murder!” “Ready for the people,” answered Dis- trict Attorney Barnes, who had come in shortly before. All eyes were turned on the defense, but no one heard the reply *‘ready” from any of Durrant’s attorneys. They were not ready for the trial, as they very speedily announced, after a few preliminary re- marks concerning a divisionof the jury panel by Judge Murphy. They desired a change of venue, as General Dickinson stated it, on the ground that public senti- ment, wrought up by the press, gave the accused to believe that he could not secure A CHANGE OF VENUE, a fair and impartial trial in this County. General Dickinson wished to push the mo- tion at once. Judge Murphy would not allow it until he was satisfied that no ob- jection on the ground of irregularity would be made to the division of the panel, which had been made to expedite matters. General Dickinson reluctantly stated at last that 1f the court would take up the motion be would agree afterward to waive any such objection. This being settled, Mr. Deuprey began the reading of the atfi- davit of Durrant, charging public prejudice through the publication of articles in the daily papers, rounding it out by reading copious clippings from the dailies of the City, setting forth in the minutest detail all the horrors of the bloody deeds in the belfry tower and library of the Baptist church on Bartlett street. Column after column he read and at the noon recess he seemed to be no rearer the white page at the end than was the famous traveler of the ‘‘Arabian Nights” to ever- distant Mount Caucasus. Captain Lees dropped in and talked with District Attor- ney Barnes over the new turn of affairs, Deuprey still reading, and so did Detective Seymour, who has been working steadily on the case ever since the day of the dis- covery of the body of Minnie Williams. Captain Douglass, blue-coated and brass- der the circumstances, to divide that num- ber mnto two, making seventy-five jurors returnable to-day and seventy-five return- able to-morrow, 1 cannot conceive for a moment that there is any irregularity in this matter, but 1 simply_ point it out, in view of the fact that the defendant is, of course, entitled to have 150 names in the box at the start, if he desires it. Now, the question is, not that the proceeding is irregular, but shall we proceed with the seventy-five jurors now in the box or wait until the 150 jurors are here and their names are in the box. ‘What do the attorneys for the defendant say to that?”’ “I have a preliminary motion to make,” said General Dickinson, rising. *‘Well,” said his Honor, *“this is the first matter to be attended to.” *“We want to move for a change of venue,”” continued General Dickinson, ap- parently ignoring the effort of the court to get rid of the matter of the divided panel. His Honor, however, was not to be shaken off in this manner. “The question here now,” he said, ‘“and the_only one I will hear, is whether you desire to have 150 names in the box before you begin, or do you waive—* “Well,” replied General Dickinson, “if the court please, upon an examination of the law in the case, and in order to save our rights, we have concluded that itis necessary to move for a change of venue at this time. This is not done for the pur- pose of delaying this trial. It is nrerely to save our rights should it become apparent that we are not to be able to secure a jury here because of the state of feeling that exists. And I think this motion should be disposed of before®we are calied upon to decide on the matter of a jury. “‘After the motion for a change of venue has been decided upon, then I am willing The jurors then filed out at the side door, and when the last one had dlsav%enred. Mr. Deuprey began the reading of the affi- davit. Ttran: Theodore Durrant, being duly sworn, de- ses and says that he is the defendant named n the Iorem%ng entitled proceeding ; ‘That the charge against this affiant is that of homicide—namely, the charge of having taken the life of Bianche' Lamont, on the 3d day of April, 1895, at the City and County of San Francisco, State of California; Thet this afiant is entirely fnnocent of the charge that is made against him, but that by reason of the heinous character of the crime charged, and the circumetances which have been published concerning the alleged Xxilling of the said Blanche Lamont, and from articles ublished in the daily press of the City and | ounty ot 8an Francisco, State of California, as against this affiant seeking to fasten upon him the charge of murder of the said Blanche La- | mont, and from the nature of the articles, | with the headlines thereof, and the 1n- sinuations and charges set forth in the | different articles published in th¥ several | daily papers of the City and County of San Francisco, the minds of the citizens of said City and County have been, since the 15th | day of Aril, 1895, eversince have been and are now inflamed against the defendantand afliant herein, and the prejudice against the ! defendant and affiant herein has been and is 50 great, both on the part of the public and of the press of said City and County, that & fair and impartial trial cannot be had of the action pending against defendant in the said City and County of San Francisco, State al‘or_en}d. Various and lengthy were] the clippings from the daily papers of San Francisco— the Post, Report, Bulletin, Chronicle, CaLn and Examiner—all full of the details of the bloodiest and most gruesome tragedy ever enacted in this country. Step by stepin thelong columns of printed matter the at- torney for the defense again recited to the court and the spectators the history of the weaving of the web of evidence around the identity of the defendant, the heretofore well-thought-of medical stndent and Sun- defendant and affiant herein upon the charge of crime nowge ding against him. That the publications of these journals, daily Pubuxhed in said City and County, carry great nfluence and weight upon and among the citizens of said City and County. That the crime chargea against defendant and affiant herein is the subject of general dis- cussion, and in connection therewith the de- fendant among all classes and conditions of people, both in streetcars and upon the public streets, and that the state of the minds of the citizens at large of said City and County is of an inflamea and bitterly antagonistic state to- ward the defendant, and that it is impossible, for the reason set out, for defendant to_receive a fair and impartial trial in said City and County of San Francisco for the offense charged. = That it is even dangerous_to have defendant produced in court, as crowds of citizens fill the corridors of the Courthouse and the approaches to the Courthouse, and utter threats against kt&le defendant and affiant herein, and revile m. That the aid of the police and the deputy sheriffs is required to control said crowds of citizens and to keep them out of the corridors and approaches to the courtroom and from the conrtroom door during the time any motion is made in defendant’s behalf; and that eiti- zens follow the conveyance wherein defendant is carried to the courtroom for a distance both to and from the courtroom and from the same to the jail. That on such occasions foul epithets are ap- plied to defendant and threats against his life expressed; that the peculiar excitement is so great in the City and County of San Franeisco, as aforesaid, as to endanger the personal safety of defendant. That the public press of said City and County, duly Eublished and distributed throughout the said City and County and eagerly read by the masses, daily contained articles inveighing against the defendant and aiming to create bitter prejudice against the defendant, his ex- istence and right to trial by a fair and impar- tial jury of this County. That jurors, witnesses and officers of court cannot be insensible to so strong and excited a ;)ub“c feeling and sentiment concerning the trial of affiant, and are liable to be influenced = _— M1 DEUPREY @\ READS AN ’ AFFIDAVIT SEETCHES AT THE DURRANT TRIAL. [Drawn by a *“‘Call” artist.] JUDGE MuRPHY || TAKES some NOTES . THE YouTHFuL ACCUSED buttoned, who had guarded the prisoner through the days of the Coroner’s inquest and the preliminary hearings, dropped in, too, for a moment and then dropped out again. People came and people went, but Deuprey went on forever. He read and he read, his voice taking on those tones and putting in those dramatic quavers which | made the horrors of which he read more horrible. As he read the prisoner listened, apa- thetically during the morning, with more interest during the afternoon. So did the father. When Deuprey had finished Gen- eral Dickinson took up the thread and read and read of more horrors, of plays based on the awiul tragedies, where demons yelled and laughing fiends ever gloated on the fall of man. He, too, finished at last, and the District Attorney said he wished to reply, but would be unable to prepare his atfidavits for several days. He was granted until Thursday morning, and the motion for a change of venue will rest. as faras the court is concerned, till that time. Not so with the District Attorney. To combat the motion of the defense and the affida- vits supporting it, he will present counter afidavits, as he did in the case of “Dick’ McDonald. In that case the plea for change of venue was made on the same ground as in the Durrant case—public prejudice, wrought up by the press. The same style of affida- vits were produced and District Attorney Barnes’ method of attack was the same as he will use in resisting the application for a change of venue by Durrant. He stated his ability last night to secure any number of affidavits from reputable citizens to the effect that, while great public interest is manifested in the Durrant case, there is no public prejudice, and tbat the defendant can have a fair and impartial trial. Taking the decision in the McDonald case for it, if the District Attorney can make as strong a showing as he did then, it is more than likely that the Durrant trial will be fairly on ere the end of the week. At any rate the ‘interest will remain as great till that time as it was in the court- room yesterday when the prosecuting at- torney answered ready for the people and everybody inthe room was all attention for what was to follow. PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL, General Dickinson Loses No -Tim Moving for a Change of Venue. “ desire to say to counsel in this case,” said Judge Murphy, “for the purpose of expediting matters and of avoiding the necessity of having 150 citizens brought in here on one day, that, although the order for the drawing of 150 has been complied with, the court has deemeq it proper, un- in to say that we are willing to go ahead with seventy-five names in the box on one day and seventy-five on the next.” ‘This waiver seemed to satisfy Judge Murphy, and be told General Dickinson to proceed with his motion. I would state to the court,” said Gen- eral Dickinson, “in making this motion for a change of venue, that, owing to the District Attorney’s absence from the City after we came to the conclusion thatin order to reserve our right it was our duty to make this motion, T was unable to see the District Attorney regarding it until this morning. I now formally move for a change of venue upon the atfidavit of the defendant and upon the affidavits of Charles J. Grenger, a drnggist, and P. J. Perkins, a dentist. ““We ask that the affidavits may be con- sidered as read and the motion submitted. I expect the District Attorney may want to reply —" “I want to hear these affidavits read,” said Judge Murphy. “I do not want to go anything blindly.”” General Dickinson saw that the court was inexorable on this point and promptl took his seat to make way for his col- league, Eugene Deuprey, who produced the formidable roll of papers, which had come out of the little tin box. Slowly he urrolled it and painfully, as though not relishing the task ahead of him. He was justified in his hesitation, as was alter- ward proved to the satisfaction of the spectators, when he had consumed over three hours in the reading of the motion. The long roll contained the affidavit of the aefendant, put together during the past week and sworn te yesterday morning. All heads were craned eagerly forward as Mr. Deuprey began, all*ears were open for the words of the defendant,and all eyes were fixed upon the accused medical student to noté how he took the delivery. ““This affidavit I am about to read,” said Mr. Deurey, “will take all to-day and probably part of to-morrow to read. It contains extracts from all the dail{ papers in the City and, for reason of its length, I am willing to submit it.” “No,” said his Honor, ‘“‘as I said before I went to hearit. Ido notwant to go it blindly. The only question is as to whether the jurors _are to be excused dur- ing the reading of the motion.” T was just about to make that motion,”” said District Attorney Barnes. The defense announced that it had no objection and the court excused the jurors present till this morning at 10 o’clock. *‘Now let me say to vou, gentlemen,” he said in excusing them, "I expect every one of you to be here Eromptly at 10 o'clock. "If you are not the disagreeable necessity will devolve upon me to issue attachments for you to bring you in. If that method has to be resorted to the probabilities are that .the court will be compelled to impose penalties on the de- faulting jurors.” : é 8 dayt-school superintendent, Theodore Dur- rant. Over again and again, as the clippings | from one paper after another were read, | were rehearsed the stories of the fmdin]s of the bodies of the two dead girls in Em- | manuel Church, one in the filoodsmined | library, the other in the dark and gloomy belfry. The links of evidehce gathered by | the police so swiftly on the heels of the | second bloody discovery were again put together, one” by one, until an iron circle was formed around the prisoner and he was clutched by the strong arm of the law and placed behind prison-bars. Once again the witnesses were inter- viewed by the police and the reporters and sketched by the_artists, and still the attor- ney read onand on, seeming never to get nearer to the end. The noon recess was reached and Mr. Deuprey had not ton- cluded the reading of the first affidavit of Theodore Durrant. And during all this hour and three- quarters the face of the defendant wasa study—of blankness. He listened, but mostly with an apathy that marks the dreamer of day dreams, and listens to the murmer of far-off sounds, and watches the movings of distant clouds. - Once or twice he wrote something on a sheet of paper on the table in front of him, the result of which labor he handed to General Dickin- son. Further than this, except to move his newly shorn upper lip in a derisive sort of way at some passage in the reading, he appeared quite listless. He was the only person present who was in that negative state of mind, however. His father followed every word that fell from Mr. Denprey’s lips, Captain Lees and District - Attorney Barnes entered into deep conversations concerning the affi- davit, the spectators gloated on it, while the ragonefl present took a new grip on their chairs as the sextupled rehash of the church horrors was poured out on other ears. They were compelled to take their own medicine. At 2 o'clock Mr. Daupreg took up the reading of the aftidavit at the point where he had left off. It was the same repetition of the stories of the same horrible discov- eries, the same searches by the police, the arrest of Durrant, the inquest and the pre- liminary hearing for another hour and a half, the defendant paying no particular attention until Mr. Deuprey had finished the last word on the last newspaper clip- ping and came down to the prisoner’s con- clusions in the matter. Then he became all attention. He moved up in his chair, brushed his forehead with his right hand and his eye took on a brighter look as the attorney read the prisoner's beliefs, as to fzh: effects of the newspaper clippings, as ollows: That the saic s of daily circulation, e said newspape y. Sy ad both morning and ing, in sai County and State aforessid; tn publishi articles hereinbefore set out, have created, and there does now exist & bitter prejudice agains: 74 ”; 7 i | I | ! i by it unconsciously and with the honest inten- tion of doing their duty. That the couriroom is & public place, and a trial in which the community is deeply inter- ested brings the people there, and the infin- ence of their presence and feeling is a strong argument and almost irresistible, one way or the other. That the influence of other persons and the expression of their interest in the event of the trial, in divers ways may give a false coloring to the testimony and bias the judgment in weighing and considering it, and thereby de- prive the defendant and affiant of a fair and impartial jury and a fair and impartial triai. at the very enormity of the offense which is charged arouses and causes indignation of the community of the City and County of San Francisco, State aforesaid, to such a degree as to make it apparent thata dispassionate in- vestigation of the case cannot be had, and that, under such circumstances, afiant alleges that' the places of trial should be changed in order that affiant and defendant herein may obtain and have & fair and impartial trial. Wherefore, defendant and affiant herein prays that an order be made by this honorable Su- perior Court directing a change of place of trial from the Superior Courtoi the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, to such other county of said State as to_the court it may seem proper to change the place of trial to, wherein this defendant and affiant may have and obtain a fair and impartial trial of the terrible charge now made and pending against him. ; Mr. Deuprey’s voice showed the strain to which he had been subjected during the preceding hours, and be sank into his chair with an evident feeling of relief as General Dickinson arose and produced another affidavit, which the latter said had been made by the defendant and was to be considered as supplemental to the one just filed. in it the defendant prayed that the name *“W. H. T. Durrant” be substituted in the former document for the name “Theodore Durrant,” which appeared there through mistake, as W. H. T. Dur- rant was his name. The remainder of the affidavit consisted of other newspaper clippings and pictures on different g ases of the church tragedies. The principal of these was contained in an article on the play recently constructed on the Emmanueq Church murders, in which all the principal figures in tne original were thinly disguised under other names. The general story of the killing was fol- lowed as nearly as dramatic exigencies allowed, and the action revolved around Henri Dubois, the devil incarnate. It was full of livid passages, red fire, demons and snaky music, teeming with darkling hints at metaphysics and loadel to the wings with soliloquies for the villain. ¢ At some of the passafies. Enrgicq}afly where one ‘‘Carrotty Bill,”’ the janitor’s boy, worked in the comedy, Durrant smiled broadly. “I'm in the hands of the police,” read General Dickinsen, u!:reseuting *‘Carrotty Bill” for the nonce. “The only thing to do is to get out.” Durrant smiled some more, as he did again when his attorney read something about the demon malice. with a big bass voice, uttering tremendous prophecies in the dark. The play evidently interested him immensely, but the reading was soon over, the affidavit filed and another one taken up. Durrant’s last opportunity for a smile during the afternoon came in a moment, 5 “This,” said General Dickinson, ‘‘un- rolling a paper, “is the affidavit of Charles J. Gienger, a dru, §iut.” ““What?” asked Judge Murphy. “Gienger,”” replied General “Dickinson. “It would be Ginger if the ‘e’ were left out.” Durrant smiled and looked at his father, who also smiled, and the attorney then read the aftiaavit, as follows: Charles J. Gienger being duly sworn depose: and says that he 1s a ciuizen of the City and County of San Francisco, has been since the first day of April, 1895, long previons thereto and now: that the business of affiant is that of druggist, and that he is brought into daily contact with many of the citizens of the Cltg and Cou l;\, of San Francisco aforesaid, an: that the affiant has daily read highly inflam- matory articles in the newspapers.in the Cit; and County of San Francisco since the 14t day of April, 1895, to and including the 9th day of May and at intervals since; that the said articles were published in the mwup-gn daily issued, printed and published in the City and” County of San Francisco, and that the effect of such publications has been to creais. | Mindora L. an opinion of deep and bitter prejudice and bias against the defendant upon the charge now pending against him and for which he is about to be u‘iet¥. That from the knowledge affiant has ob- tained from the conversations that he has overheard from citizens of the said City and County of San Frencisco, and in discussions at which he has been present, he is aware that said publications have created, and there now exists, so bitter a sentiment against the de- fendant in the above-entitled proceeding that it is impossible for him to obtain a fair and im- artial trial in the City and County of San rancisco, State of California. A That to attempt to force a trial at thistime in the said community of the said City and County of San Francisco, State of Californis, would be nothing short of an_execution vir- tually without trial or hearing, and without opportunity to fully present the facts of de- fendant’s place or condition. That out of common justice and fairness the defendant is entitled to be'heard and triea in another county than that of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, where it may be possible for him to have a fair ‘and impartial trial. That in the City and County of San Francisco the said defendant herein, upon the charges made in the afore-entitled proceeding, cannot have either a fair or impartial trial. “We have here the affidavit of P.J. Per- kins, a dentist, couched in exactly the same language. We also had four others, but we have not brought them here."” “Well,”” said his Honor, “if you haven’t them here, they cannot be filed.” “Very well,” said General Dickinson, after a whispered consultation with Mr. Deuprey, “we will submit the motion. We ask for a change of venue on the ground that we cannot have a fair and im- partial trial in this City and County.” “If your Honor pleases,” said the Dis- trict Attorney, addressing the court, ‘‘the people desire to answer the affidavits pre- sented by counsel for defendant; and I would ask for a reasonable time in which to prepare and present to the court affi- davits covering the ground from our stand- point. I suggest that your Honor permit us to have until Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.” The court assured the District Attorney that he should be given reasonable time in which to prepare, and suggested Thursday morning as such time, when the argument and nlflfiavils on the motion for change of venue should be offered. Court then took an adjournment until this morning at 10 o’clock, when the panel of jurors will be received. The prisoner and counsel on beth sides will be present. Captain Lees and District Attorney Barnes held a consultation yesterday afternoon as to procuring affidavits from responsible citizens that Durrant would get a fair and impartial trial, to combat the affidavits filed by the defense for a change of venue. Chief Crowley said last night that he would have no difficulty in getting all the affidavits he wanted. Any citizen could send in an affidavit, and he presumed many would do so without the formality of being asked, A COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT Emile Menneglier Is Serving Five Years in Folsom for Burglary. He Was a Waiter In the Malson Doree and Passed Bogus Money on the Guests. The minds of Secret Service Agent of the Treasury N. R. Harrisand his deputies are at rest. They have located Emile Menne- glier, alias Emile Langrounet, the counter- feiter, who made his headquarters in the lodging-house of M. Mathieus, 111 Trenton street. Menneglier is now serving a term of five years in Folsom for a burglary committed in Los Angeles. The proprietor of the restaurant also recognizes the pic- ture. Menneglier is the man who got away with many dozens of electroplated spoons and forks and a considerable quan- tity of silverware before the hue and cry was raised and he had to make his escape. At 111 Trenton street Menneglier, alias Langrounet, was known as a cook and waiter. For months he paid his rent regularly, and Landlord Mathieus consid- ered him a model lodger. Suddenly he disappeared, leaving an unpaid bill, and for months no trace of him was found. His trunk was in the room, and one day Emile Menneglier, Counterfeiter. Mathieus opened it to see whether the contents would recoup him for his lost rent. He found a comglete counterfeiting outfit and a auantity of articles purloined from the Maison Doree, a description of which was given in yesterday’s CALL. ‘When Menneglier heard that the Gov- ernment officials were on his trail he fled, and did not even take a change of clothing with him. He joined forces with the Hil- debrants, who were at that time running the biggest counterfeiting factory in South- ern California. The profits were not equal to the demands upon the ex-waiter’s purse, so he took a turn at burglarizing and was caught. He was _tried in the Superior Court and sent to Folsom. While in Los Angeles Menneglier tried on several occasions to secure his trunk through a friend. The latter always wrote under the billhead of the Wagniere Elec- tric and Manufacturing Company, 148 Fifth street, Los Angeles, and said that Angust Wagniere would be responsible for all charges. Matthieus wanted his bsck rent, however, and would not move in the matter until he discovered that the trunk contained the counterfeiting outiit. ‘Menneglier has been thoroughly identi- fied as Emile Langmmwt, who isnow serv- ing a five years’ sentence in Folsom prison,”’ said Agent Harris yesterday. “He must have passed thousands of counter- feits while emEloyed in the Maison Doree, and I am glad he is in prison. Assoon as his_sentence is served we will rearrest him and make him answer to the charge of counterfeiting. The articles stolen from the Maison Doree will all be sent to the department at Washington and the pro- prietors of the restaurant will have to send there in order to recover them.” e — Missionary Extension Lectures. Rev. Robert Mackenzie, D.D., will give a series of lectures on the Acts of the Apostles, at the Y. M. C. A. building in August. These lectures will be a part of the missionary extension course under the direction of Miss . Berry. Dr. Mackenzie has given months of study to this subject, and all who can, should hear him. The lectures will be free to all. —————— .A Family Jar. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO.'S Stores are selling MASON FRUIT JARS At greatly reduced prices. 1 dozen fars, pints, in box 1 dozen jars, quarts, in bo: 1 dozen jars, half gallons, in box Inssect oux Axaproved Jelly Glasses, 50¢ 60c 80c 35cpec doz. AT A REVOLVER'S POINT, Henry Horwege, a Groceryman, Held Up by a Masked Robber. AT ONCE THREW UP HIS HANDS He Was Relieved of Seventy-flve Dollars and His Gold-Plated Watch. The bold highwayman has, after a brief spell of inactivity, commenced his opera- tions again. Henry Horwege keeps 2 grocery on Broderick and Geary streets. Just before closing four men were drink: ing and playing cards in the bar, and they left while Horwege was putting up the shutters. Horwege lives with his uncle on Beide« man street, which runs between Devisa. dero and Scott from O’Farrell to Ellis. He was in the habit of taking tne day’s re ceipts home with him, and last night he hag%O in gold in a sack and about $15 1n silver in his pockets. As he reached the corner of Ellis and Beideman streets a_tall man with a mask over his face stepped quickly out from the shadow of the wall and thrust the muzzle of a revolver into his face. “Throw up your hands and be quick about it. I’ve been waiting for you for a while,” said the robber. Horwege was so taken by surprise that he only stared at him, but the cold muzzle of the revolver pressed against his face had the effect of making him throw up his hands. The robber quickly went through his pockets, taking the $75 and his gold-plated watch. \Vlfin the injunction to Horwege not tc make an outcry, or a hole would be borea through him, the robber parted com- pany with his victim and disappeared along Ellis street. Horwege made his way as quickly as possible to the Central police station and reported the robbery. The only descrip tion he could give of the robber was thal he was tall and wore a mask. He had, he said, “‘other things to think about,” as he was afraid of his life. Sergeant Wittman detailed Policemar Clancy, who knows the locality, 1o investi- gate the matter, but the chance of finding the robber is very slim, and even if he did Horwege could not identify him. Insure Your Title. No person should buy real estate withoul having the title examined and insured by the California Title Insurance and Trust Company. Its guarantee will save a world of annoyance and trouble and protect the purchaser and his heirs forever from defective instruments on record. Office: Mills Building, L. R. Ellert Manager. . The San Joaquin Valley Road. The directors of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad will hold a meeting this afternoon, when a contract will be let for a trestle bridge and survey reports will be con- sidered. Questions in relation to rights of way will also be discussed at the meeting. The work of grmmgis&wing ahead, and in & very short time the roadbed will be ready for ties and rails. ——— . — Lazzarevich Was Not Rejected. Louis Lazzarevich, who attempted to commit suicide a few days ago, denies that hisdesire to leave this life was occasioned by the rejection of & proposal of marriage made to & young lady on Scott street. He says that life has been a continual struggle with him for eighteen months past, and that lack of employment and over-indulgence in liquor caused the attempt. —_———— Deaths in Filth. Deaths in filth would not be so prevalent if the city provided salt water baths with facilities for refilling every night with un- used sea water as is true of the Crystal Baths on North Beuch, foot of Powell or Kearny street electric line. R e — A Ten-Year-Old Inebriate. Sammy Ridge, ten years of age, who lives at 460 Minna street, and another boy, found a bottle of liquor on the street last night. They sampled the liquor and liked it so well that they finished the bottie. Sammy was discov- ered in a maudlin condition in the doorwav of 125 Ellis street and was taken to the Receivin, Hospital, where his case was diagnosed as “al- coholism.” ] NEW TO-DAY. THERE 3500 MEN’S FINE CALF SKIN SHOES, Balmoral or congress ; all styles of toes ; material, work- manship and style that brings $5.00 in retail stores ; here $3.50. Big Shoe Factory RE- TAILING AT FAC- TORY PRICES. ROSENTHAL, FEDER & CO,, 581-583 MARKET ST., NEAR SECOND. Open Evenings till 8. Saturdays till 10. THIS WEEK SPECIAL SALE OF IMPORTED SUITS, AT HALF-PRICE. ARMAND CAILLEATU, 46-48 GEARY STREET, s Corner Grant Avenue.