The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 28, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895. HE SAW CURRANT WITH MINNIE WILLIAMS Alexander Zenger Will Testify for the Prosecution. 1 HIS MOUTH IS CLOSED. | | Witnesses Oppenheim and Quinlan May Expect Sharp Questions. THE DEFENSE IS PREPARED.: Police and Superior Court Records Have Been Dug From the Musty Past. THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE—ONE MORE WITNESS IS FOUND. witness has been discovered who against Durrant in the Williams { is Alex T Zenger, | 2ondel | Church on Fr : the proset der was co er Zenger, an engineer, residing at 16 Rondel place, is the latest and most | important witness for the prosecution st Durrant for the murder of Minnie ams. On the night of April 12 last, that Good Friday night, so dark with fate for the poor girl, he saw, or claims he saw— and he will so swear—Theodore Durrant in company with Minnie Williams in front of | Emmanuel Baptist Church. His state- | ment is in the keeping of Captain Lees, and the witness will be produced on the trial to substantiate it. Mr. Zenger is a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, and knew both Durrant and Minnie Williams. He was passing up Bartlett eet on the night in question shortly after 8 o’clock, when he saw a man and a woman in front of the church. sed he took a good look at them and ed Durrant and the girl. s some time after the trial of Dur- rant for the murder of Blanche Lamont | was commenced that the police first heard of Zenger. Detective Seymour hunted him up and got his statement to the effect stated. A reporter for THE Cary visited Mr. er last night at his residence, but the v witness positively refused to divulge | of information concerning the mat- | on which he would testify. t till I get into court,’” he said “then you can hear what I have to say.” The police are equally reticent concern- ing the witness, although Captain Lees bas admitted that ne had a witness named Zenger, who was even stronger than Wit- ness Hills, and who would testify in the Williams ¢ With only one juror needed to fill the in the Lamont case, every one 1with the prosecution is breath- ting the day when the first wit- ness takes the stand and the testimony begins to pile up. Each side is eager for the fray, and many, and not so very wild k are the speculatons as to the evi- nce.But few of the prosecution’s witness- es are unknown, while nearly all of those who will come to the aid of the defense ill under cover. nerally understood that some of the witnesses for the prosecution t as well prepare themselves for rather sharp treatment at the hands of the attorneys for the defense. For two of them, at least, Lawyer Quinlan and Pawn- Oppenheim, rather a rough recep- itnesses will be vigorously attacked, and, cidentally, their reputations, or lack of them, as the case may be, will be laid bare. Whispers of this intention on the part of attorneys for the defense have been rife for many days. Their detectivesjhave been at work on the matter, and the reports they have turned in are something voluiminous and, as nearly as can be gathered, very in- teresting from one particular point of view. That point is where the fortunes of Quinlan and those of Oppenheim ran to- gether once upon a time, resultingina shooting and some nasty charges. No one ever dreamed of such a thing in this case except the attorneys for the de- fense, much less that the dream would come true and that upon it would be based the plans for the attack on cross-exami- nation. It was one day in the midsummer of 1891, the defense has discovered from an inspection of the court records, that Mar- tin Quinlan was proceeding leisurely up Market street. Crowds were passing this way and that, and_the vicinity of Lotta’s fountain, where Quinlan found himself, was particularly busy. Suddeuly a young tady appeared_on the scene. Whipping a revolver from its place of concealment she leveled it at the attorney and fired. Then she screamed and nearly fainted, while Quinlan, who had not been hit by the bul- let, got out of the way. The woman, a young Jewess, was ar- rested and at the police station gave the name of Clara Luster. She said she had been wronged by Quinlan and had fired at him with intent to kill. She was charged with assault to commit murder and was afterward tried in the Superior Court. On that trial it transpired that the girl was a relative of Mrs. Oppenheim—a niece, some say. At any rate the wife of the pawnbroker testified in her behalf, as did several of her friends. On September 15, 1891, as appears on the record of the court, the jury returned a yerdict of “not guilty by reason of insanity.” In connec- tion with this verdict the same jury, of which H. G. Fisk was foreman, handed in the foliowing: And it is the unanimous recommendation of the jury that the attention of the Grand Jury shall be called to this case, and that Martin Quinlan be indicted for seduction. After the trial Quinlan was arrested on a charge preferred on behalf of the girl, but, on preliminary hearing in the Police Court the charge was dismissed. That is part of the past concerning which the defense will question Witness Quinian. - But that is not all. Counsel for Durrant have discovered that Quinlan had a preliminxrg hearing in the Police Court some time during 1880, on the charge of having assaulted John Comerford with in- tent to commit murder. He was dis- charged in the Police Court, but, subse- uently, in September, 1880, the Grand ury found a true bill against him and he was arrested. The case came on in De- partment 12 of the Superior Court, but was dismissed for want of evidence. As to the :Oppenheims, the defense has been very busy with their history, and it | these witnesses in this manner. has been discovered that the dealings of the pawnbroker have been brought to the attention of the police a number of times, although on no occasion were any of the charges made substantiated in_the cougts. The records show that on Decemben\9, 1891, Officer L. B. Gordon arrested him a charge of misdemeanor embezzlement, and_on December 23, in Department 1 of the Police Court, the charge was dismissed. On the same day Oppenheim’s wife, Lena, was arrested on a charge of felony embez- zlement. Later the case against her was also dismissed. On August 11, 1892, Op- penheim and his wife were arrested by Officer C. Reynolds, charged with misde- meanor embezzlement. The charge was dismissed later in Department 3 of the Po- lice Court. At another time Oppenheim was arrested by Officer H. J. Wright on a charge of petty larceny. He was_tried in Department 3 and the case was dismis: Attorneys for Durrant undoubtedly con- sider the gleanings from these records as of some importance, for the very good reason that they make and have made no bones about stating that they intend to attack It comes, however, in no manner of surprise to either the prosecution or the witnesses, who have long ago been apprised of what is in store for them, and it is only fair to suppose that they will bs fully prepared to withstand the attacl So far, what few of the witnesses for the defense have shown their hands have met with a reception similar to that which Messrs. Quinlan and Oppenheim may ex- pect. The latest to come in for it are Ed McPherson and Marius Burnett, who stated that they saw Durrant on Market street at 9:15 o’clock on the night Minnie Williams was murdered. Now comes Jus- tice Groezinger forward, who 1is positive that the night he met the young men was Thursday, April 11, not Friday, April 13. He states several little circumstances in support of his story, while the young men still stick to theirs. Concerning the book which Durrant was said to have had in_ his possession when these young men think they saw him, and which’his attorneys claim the prisoner had in his hands when he entered Dr. Vogel’s, equally conflicting stories are told. Miss Daisy Wolf, Dr. Vogel and the elder Vogel have made the statement that Durrant had no such book, and yet, as a matter of fact, the defense has long been in the possession of the statement of a witness who received the book from the accused immediately after his arrival and betore he washed his bands. The witness is Miss Miriam Lord, who lives at 826 Capp street. She is at present out of town, but as early as the last week in April she repeated her ry to a CALL reporter and it was soon afterward published in these columns. The statement is as follows: “I was sitting in the room with the oth when Theodore arrived. He came upstairs and entering the room came up to me and dropped the record-book into my lap. Tt was the ordinary record-book of the society and quite large. At that time he seemed heated and flushed, as if with fast walking, but his hands did not appear oiled and I certainly saw nothing that re- sembled blood on them. Afterward he went out into the doctor’s office and rinsed his hands.” s e ONE JUROR LACKING. !Ancther Day’s Hunt Turns Out to Be Unsuccessful. Of the seventy - five veniremen sum- moned to appear for jury service, ten failed to respond, twenty-four were excused by Judge Murphy on pleas of the usual kind. The remaining forty-one entered the box singly, and forty of them were excused for ordinary cause and one on the peremptory challenge of the State. The following named were quickly ex- amined and most of them found to have opinions as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant, or were conscientiously opposed to the infliction of capital punishment, particularly to the finding of a verdict on circumstantial evidence. L. C. White said he could not be a party to a verdict on circumstantial evidence where the penalty might be death. F. R. Butts had an opinion that would require evidence to remove. M. Hink said he had a firm opinion, but if he were chosen asa juror he would be guided by the evidence. Butthe State’s challenge was allowed. M. Rosie was not on the last assessment roll. Ebinghausen had an opinion. J.'S. Angus had an opinion. 8. Falkenau said he could not under any circumstances find a verdict where the penalty would be death. Richard Fice had an opinion. Andrew Jackson had an opinion. W. L. Dickinson was conscientiously op- posed to the death penalty. H. Raymond said he would not join in a verdict on circumstantial evidence. J. Rapp was excused for his very strong opinion. J. L. Haskell had formed an opinon. E. Eberhart had a strong opinion. L. C. Branch said his conscience would not permit him to inflict the death pen- aity. A. Steinberger had an opinion. A. E. Miller had formed an opinion. H. Albers had a very strong opinion. M. Parker was conscientiously opposed to the infliction of the death penalty. Captain James P. Dunne said he could not hang a man on circumstantial evi- dence. S. Alberg could not hang a man under | any circumstances. V. Mooney had a very strong opinion. J. Gayin had an opinion. 8. Forbes had an opinion. H. Cohn had scruples against the death penalty. P. Lenhart was opposed to the death penalty. John Sloan seemed likely to become the twelfth juror. He satisfied the prosecution with his answers and was passed. Upon examination of Mr. Deuprey he presented the qualities of a fair and impartial juror. But upon re-examination by Mr. Barnes he insisted that circumstantial evidence must be very clear and complete. He was excused peremptorily by the State. W. T. Rotrosky was excused for his opinion, . Graham said he could not join a verdict based on circumstantial evidence. F. Stelling had scruples against the death penalty. _ D. W. Pringle was excused for his opin- ion. F. E. Terry had an opinion. M. V. Taylor possessed a very decided opinion. . G. H. T. Jackson possessed a strong opin- ion. A. Fosner said he could not under any circumstances give a verdict where the penalty would be death, George Schafer had a strong opinion. R. A. Gilbert had an opinion. J. Eppinger said he could not brin, verdict of death on circumstantial dence, " M. Friedlander possessed conscientious scruples against the infliction of death. E. P. Roe also bad scruples against the death penalty. E. W. Pringle had formed an opinion. The box was then exhausted and Judge Murphy ordered a special venire of seventy- five citizens to be drawn from the body of ina evi- Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S. Gov't Report Roel Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY. PURE the county and not from the bystanders, returnable this morning at 10 o’clock. Mr. Deuprey for the defense took an ex- ception to the order on the ground that it did not appear that all the persons called had been personally served nor that all the attachments ‘issued had been ex- hausted. The court then ordered that all the names that had been drawn as jurors for the purposes of this case, the owners of which have not been accepted and sworn or examined, be returned to the jury-box by the County Clerk. Having admonished the jury in the asual form, Judge Murphy adjourned court tll 10 o’clock this morning. WENDELL EASTON’S TRIP. While Abroad He Did Much to En- courage Immigration to the Coast. Wendell Easton is home from Europe. He returned yesterday morning, having traveled 18,000 miles since leaving here on April 23. One of the chief objects of Mr. Easton’s trip was to encourage immigra- tion to California as far as liesin the power of one man. Hedelivered several lectures in England and as a rule found his au- diences anxious to learn all thev could about the Golden West. “Judge Ross’ decision has injured our irrigation bonds over the water,” he said, “but it will have no effect on our other se- curities. Our California credit abroad is as_good as ever.” e made arrangements with the White Star line of steamships for tickets to be sold straight through to San Francisco and other California points, second class, for $40, or not more than $50. This is a re- markably cheap fareand Mr. Easton thinks many colonists will tezke advantage of the opportunity offered for leaving the over- crowded European countries. He is much pleased with his trip and thinks there will be good results in the way of increased immigration MRS, HIMMELMANN FINED She Appeared in Judge Sea- well’s Court on a Con- tempt Charge. The Fine Was Remitted, Though She Showed Double the Amount Demanded. A quiet little scene in the legal drama of which Mrs. Jennie Himmelmann is the leading lady occured in Judge Seawell’s court, Department 1, yesterday afternoon at the close of the day’s proceedings in the Fox-Mackay mining suit. Mrs, Himmelmann was there to answer to a proceeding for contempt of court. Her offending, as related in THE CALL, was in refusing her divorced husband, A. A. McLean, the privilege of seeing his chil- dren. Attorney Fox, who appeared for Mr. Mc- Lean, insistea that the court should do something, and Judge Seawell said he was inclined to consider the contempt a tech- nical one, as Mr. McLean had failed to do anything for the children. He was of the opinion that the matter ought to be dropped as the parties could not agree. He said he did not wantto send the woman to jail, and was inclined to think the attorney and his client would not be so rash as to desire her imprison- ment. As to fining her, the court thought that also a hardship, as she had but listle money. Mrs. Himmelmann_ was sworn to testify though as to what did not appear, as she did not take the stand. “I won’t sit up there,” she said, pointing to the witness-chair. “Yes, go along,” urged one of the attor- neys. “Who are you?’’ she asked. “My name is O’Bymne. It is all right for you to testify.” “Well, I'll not go up there.” Then the counsel and the court talked it over, and finally Mrs. Himmelmann grew tired and walked up to the bench and said to the Judge: a o3 ?vish you would settle this matter to- ay.” “I am an old practitioner,”” said Mr. O'Byrne, addressing the court, “and I would suggest that some place be named apart from this woman's residence where Mr. McLean may see his children.” “This is a contempt case,” replied his Honor. *Well, we want some action of the court on this contempt,” said the counsel for McLean. ‘lIl will fine her $5,” replied Judge Sea- well. “That will satisfy us,”’ said the counsel. ““If you please,”” interposed Mr. McLean, ‘““‘won’t you remit the fine?” +Oh, I'll pay it,” flashed Mrs. Himmel- mann, and she rattled a $10 gold piece on the clerk’s table; “I'll pay it. You needn’t worry about me.” “The fine is remitted,” said the court, and he did not say it in response to Mr. McLean’s request. He said it as soon as | he could get a word in after he had made | the order for the fining of the defendant. And then the curtain fell with Mrs. Himmelmann insisting upon the clerk accepting the fine. I cannot, neither will I,” responded the | clerk, and he did not. THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, Knights of the Red Branch Comply With the Governor’s Proclamation. This Is the First Semi-Military Body Which Is Entitled to Carry Arms. The Knights of the Red Branch is the first semi-military organization to recog- nize Governor Budd's proclamation re- specting the carrying of arms. The oath was administered to it yester- day by Brigadier-General Warfield of the Second Brigade, accompanied by Colonel Giesting. The organization took the oath to sup- port the constitution and laws of the United States and California yesterday in the gmsenoe of Brigadier-General Warfield of the National Guard, Colonel Giesting, Major Hosmer and Captain Wegener. The officers of the Rifles are J. Sheehy, captain; M. Casey, first lieutenant; M. Mannix, second lieutenant, and Dr. P. J. O’Neil, surgeon. Its compliance was in order to be able to parade September 8 and g;operly enjoy 1ts Shell Mound outing. venty men took the obligation. 4 Following is the form of oath subscribed 0: STATE OF CALIFORNTA, S that T i o solemniy swear that T wiil support the CON- SIITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES and the CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALI~ FORNIA, and will maintain and defend the laws and all officers employed in administering the same. {Sen pame in full. (insert here name of organ! Zation.) Sworn to and sibscribed before me N of of.. 159.. Sty 2~ The officer.adminis fili out t.:.i hx:;};umdenl: ?he mluldedlnfl ‘write the nameé in , and legibly, and send to Adjul General, Sacramento, Cal. Mgt g i A You are invited to inspect the new Park Cy clery. Itis a beauty. The finest of wheels for renting purposes. Bicycles built to order. Terminus of Powell, McAllister and Gea street car lines. L iii| did willfully, maliciously, fals ON THE SOUTHERN PACIFICS BLACKLIST. L. W. Sibley Objected to His Name Appearing There. HEAVY DAMAGES ASKED. Sued for $50,000—Claimed to Have Taken No Part in the Strike. SAID APPEALS WERE FUTILE. That the Piteous Pleadings of His Suffering Wife Fell on Deaf Ears. L. W. Sibley, a telegraph operator, for- merly in the employ of the Southern Pa- cific Company, yesterday instituted suit against that company, asking $50,000 for having been placed on the *‘blacklist” of that company, as he alleges in his com- plaint, without just cause. His attorneys are W. W. Allen & Son. As told in the complaint and in the correspondence between Mr. Sibley and the defendant corporation the story of the Sibleys’ life for the past year presents L. W. Sibley, Who Says He Has Been Placed on the Southern Pacific Blacklist. (From a photograph.] features that would seem calculated to arouse the indignation of every man with a sense of justice and create sympathy for the sufferings of Sibley’s wife and four children. It ischarged that Sibley, who asserts and has offered to prove that hewas in no way involved in the great railroad strike of last summer, has been placed on the blacklist of the Southern Pacific Company and that he has been prevented from getting em- ployment in hisline of business with other companies through the activns of the Southern Pacific, whose officials intimate that he was guilty of listening at Carlin to messages sent over the telegraph lines dur- ing the strike and conveying the purport of the same to the strikers. Despite the fact that Sibley has repeat- edly asked for a hearing in the matter, he seys his aw;enls for an opportunity to de- fend himself have been ignored and his applications for reinstatement in the em- ploy of the company have been refused. inding himself and family in absolute danger of starving, he states he wasabout to giveup the fight in despair, when his brave wife made a most pathetic a&)ne:\l for jus- tice on behalf of ber husband. She wrote to the railroad officials, relating the cir- cumstances under which her husband was blacklisted and the terrible hard- ships that she and her four children had been made to suffer by reason of her hus- band being prevented by the railroad’s ac- tion from earning a livelihood. But her piteous appeals, according to the correspondence, only brought her a repetition of the company’s charges against Mrs. L. W. Sibley, Who Made the Pathetic Appeal to the Southern Pacific on Behalf of Her Husband. [From a photograph.j her husband and the assurance that her husband alone was responsible for the suffering of herself and her little ones. In the comfilnint filed geswrdny.ufler reciting that the plaintiff had beenin de- fendant’s employ for eight years as a tele- graph operator, from 1886 to 1804, it is charged: That about the 30th day of July, 1894, the defendant without cause willfully 'and ‘ma- liciously and with intent to injure the plaintiff and w}wre\‘eul him from making a living for himself and his family, refused to give him, the said plaintiff, further employment, and ‘or the purpose of preventing him from obtaining em- ploymert elsewhere, or frot y other person or corporation, placed his e on what the defendant calis a “Black list,” a disgrace- ful record kept by said defendant corporation of such a character that a person whose name is Pllced thereon is to be prevented from ob- taining employment atany place and of any kind, where the influenceof the defendant cor- poration is sufficient to prevent it. That for the purpose of further injuring the plaintiff and for the purpose of disgracing him and his family in_the community where he lived or wherever he might go, and to cause him to be spurned, shunned and humiliated in the eyes of all decent people and thereby pre- vented from obtaining any employment at nnglhluz for all time to come, said defendant y and without cause charge and accuse the plaintiff with stealing the defendant’s messages from the said defendant’s telegraph lines and delivering them to the strikers at Carlin, Nev., during the strike of the American Railway Union against said defendant corporation in the months of June and July, 1894. That the wealth, gower and influence of the defendant corporation in the State of Califor- nia and throughout the Pacific Coast States is so extensive that they can prevent the plain- fl from obtaining any employment, and by the exercise of said power, influence and the false charge and “blackiisting” the plaintiff as héreinbefore stated, said defendant has pre- veuted the plaintiff from obtaining any em- loyment at anything or any place since the Sth day of June, 1894, and still continue to 80 prevent Lim from obtaining employment. hst};lninllfl has applied at various other places jor employment, but has been refused upon the ground that he is on the blacklist of the defendant corporation. That on account of the unlawful acts of the defendant as hereinbefore specified and set out, the plaintiff has been and is disgraced and humiliatgd and rendered unable to obtain support jor himself and his family, and his pros?ecls in life for himself and his family to obtain a living are and have been crushed and ruined to his damage in the sum of £50,000. Wherefore plaintiff prays judgment against the defendant corporation for the sum of $50.000 and for costs of this suit. Sibley not only took the precaution to preserve the letters he received from the various officials . of the Southern Pacific Company in the course of his efforts to secure the removal of his name from the company’s blacklist and his re-employment, but also kept copies of all the letters he sent on the subject, and Mrs. Sibley did the same. These will all be placed in evidence in the case, and will undoubtedly have a most important bear- ing on it, as they go to show the existence of a Southern Pacific blacklist and the placing of Sibley’s name thereon. _Sibley left the company’s employ at Car- lin on thé 15th of June, 184. On the 26th of July following he applied for re-employ- ment to Division Superintendent J. H. Whited at Wadsworth, Nev. This was the reply he received : To yours of the 26th inst., T understand you took & prominent part at Carlin during the late trouble, therefore 1 cannot give you any encouragement. On August 16, 1894, Sibley again wrote to ‘Whited as follows: Referring to yours of July 30, T am surprised to see you think I would have the audacity to ask re-employment from you if I had taken a prominent part in the late trouble at Carlin, as you have been given to understand. This I can prove as a falsehood it necessary. As a business proposition from man to man would you kindly send me the name or names of parties giving you this information ? and I certainly shall make them prove their asser- tions. Iwas notin Carlin for several days be- fore the strike, and did not return till it was most over. This_bringing no reply Mr. Sibley ad- dressed himself to General Superintendent .‘I. A. Fillmore on January 18, 1895, as fol- ows: . Will you please advise me what action, if any, has been taken in regard to my name be- ing on the blacklist of the Southern Pacific Comlpnnf'? Ishonld at least have a chance to defend myself against any mistake or prejudice of an enemy, as this certainly is the case. Way my name is on your blacklist I do not know. I have done nothing that would warrant an such measure. If I had done any Wrong¥ would not ask to be again employed by your company. Sibley had meanwhile removed with his family” to San Francisco. On the 22d of January he received the following: REMOVING NAME FROM BLACKLIST. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT, BN FRANCICCO, CAL, Jim. 25, 1995.] Mr. L. W. Sibley, 10635 Mission St., San Fran- ciseo, Cal.—DEAR Sik: Your favor of the 18th recefved. T know but little about your case or the cause of your dismissal, and would suggest that you take it up with Mr. Knapp, the divie- ion superintendent at Ogden. If I'remember rightly, during the late strike while you were at Carlin, though possibly you were riot in the employ of the company, you took action that certainly was against the company’s interests. However, as I said before, the proper party for you to take the matter up with is Mr. Knapp. Yours truly, J. A. FILLMORE, General Superintendent. Acting on Superintendent Fillmore's suggestion the following was indicted and forwarded: SAN FRANCISCO, January 25, 1895. S. W. Knapp, Esq., Division Superintendent Southern Pacific Company, Ogden—DEAR SIR: In- closed please find copy of letter received by me from r. J. A. Fi ore, general superin- tendent. 1 understand, through Mr. Fillmore's letter, you are the cause of my name being on the blacklist. Iask youto be kind enough to see that my name is removed from this blacklist at once, as I am in very miserable eircum- stances. having a wife and four little children depending on me for support. I can prove I was not in Carlin during thestrike and took no part in the trouble that would warrant putting pulun% my name on the blacklist. As you provably kiiow, [ left the company’s employ on the 15th of June, 1894,and I left Carlin on June 26th for the Kennedy gold mines, and did not return to Carlin until July 11th or 12th, as I can prove by residents of Carlin. I had no object or interest whatever in the strike, us I was not working. Had I been called on to have gone to work on my return to Carlin I should have certainly done so. Will you please give this your immediate at- tention and advise me what you cando? I await an early reply. Yours truly, L. W. SIBLEY. Following on this came the correspond- ence, which is given hereafter, and which explains itself: _OGDEN, UTAH, January 28, 1895. Mr. L. W. Sibley, 1068} Mission Street, San Francisco, Cal.—DEAR S1r: I have your letter of the 25th inst. with reference to causing your name to be removed from the blacklist. 1\115!1 to assure you that I had nothing to do or say with reference to your name appearing on the list. You were not in my employ nor on this division, nor hnve‘{you been at any time to my knowledge. I understand that you left the service some weeks prior to the strike—why I do not know. Further than this, I do not know that your name was ever brought up in connection with the strike. In all probabilit; the Truckee division is the one this communi- cation should have been referred to. Again assuring you that I had nothing what- ever to do with placing your name upon the blacklist, I remain yourstruly, S.W. K~Napp. _ SAN FRANCISCO, February 9, 1895, J. A. Fillniore, General Superintendent Southern Pacific Company—DEAR SIk: Inclosed find copy ofletter I have received from Mr. 8, W. Knapp, division superintendent at Ogden, in answer (6 one I wrote him in regard to my name being on the blacklist, as per your letter of January ?‘2. as Mr, Knapp was at Carlin during this me. Do you not think this sufficient evidence to clear me and remove my name from your black- list? Pleaseadvise me as soon as possible what you can do. Respectfully yours, W.SIBLEY. RE-EMPLOYMENT. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT, SAX FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb, 13, 1805.{ L. W. Sibley. 555 Natoma Street, Cal.—DEAR SIR: 1 have your letter of the 9th, and in reply will that I can offer you no encouragement whatever - for employment. Yours truly, J, A ORE, ' General Superintendent. This ended Sibley's efforts in the matter. His wife then took up the struggle, as shown in the annexed correspondence : . SAN FrANcIsco, April 28, 1895, A. D. Wilder—DEAR SIR: I write you to see if you will do me a personal favor and assist me in obtaining employment for Mr, Sibley. We have both of us done our utmost to prove to Mr. Fillmore that Mr. Sibley had nothing to do with the trouble of last summer, and have proved through the division superintendent that his name has never even been mentioned in connection with the trouble at Carlin. Still Mr. Filimore seems to disbelieve us. I can as- sure you I would be the last person to ask for employment for Mr. Sibley if 1 thought for & moment he had wronged the company in any way. I siso believe Sibley will do his duty when employed by the company. It has heen very hard on the children and myself to go witkout the real necessities of life. 1f vou can and will hel& and direct me to ob- tain emYloymell! for Mr. Sibley I will be ever thankful. N Hoping you will give me an early and favor- able reply, I remain, yours rearctlully, MEs. W. SIBLEY. 655 Howard street, City. AS TO RE-EMPLOYMENT OF MR. SIRLEY. OFFICE OF DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT, Oakland Pier, April 24, 1895. Mrs. L. W. Sibley, 655 Howard strect. San Fran- cisco—DRAR MADAM: In reply to yours of 23d 5 to employment for your husband I am sorry 10 say that I cannot do lnylhlngfi I would be glad to be of assistance to you, but it is im- ossible to do anything in the way of glwgng r. Sibley work unless his record is first straightened out with the general office. Yours truly, ‘A. D. WIDBER, Div. Snpt‘, In a final effort to get her husband’s record fitnightenud oge’. with the general office, Mrs. Sibley wrote: SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 1895, J. A, Fillmore, General Superintcndent—DEAR Sre: 1 hope you will pardon me for writing you, T-write you to see if you will grant me a favor by giving Mr. Bible;lclelum:a. With your consent to do this I am positive Ican obtain employment for him on your road. \ 1 would also like to impress upon your mind, San_Francisco, NEW TO-DAY. RIBBONS! RIBBONS! We have now on exhibition our complete steck of NEW RIBBONS FOR FALL 1895 and will offer this week 3000 pieces Super= fine Quality Satin and Gros=Grain Ribbons at the following LOW PRICES! No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 2 Satin and Gros-Grain Ribhon, 45¢ piece, b¢ yard 3 Satin and Gros-Grain Ribhon, 60¢ piece, 6ic yard 5 Satin and Gros-Grain Ribhon, 80¢ piece, 8¢ yard 7 Satinand Gros-Grain Ribhon, $1.00 piece, 10¢ yard 9 Satinand Gros-Grain Ribbon, $1.40 piece, 15¢ yard 12 Satinand Gros-Grain Ribbon, $1.65 piece, 163¢ yard 16 Satin and Gros-Grain Ribhon, $2.00 piece, 20¢ yard 22 Satin and Gros-Grain Ribhon, $2.50 piece, 25¢ yard 5-Inch Satin and Gros-Grain Ribbon, $4.00 piece, 40¢ yard The above Ribbons are in the very latest Fall Shades and at the prices marked are Genuine Bargains! EZ Samples of above goods forwarded free to any address. @~ Country orders recelve prompt attention. @&~ Goods delivered free In San Rafael, Sausalito, Blithedale, Mill Valley, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. 9 P4 Y 1892. 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. 1f I thought Mr. Sibley had done the company harm I would not ask this. I have watched my husband’s work closely, and I find he has always tried to do hisduty, and I think he will ‘do so again if you will only let him have 8 chance. . My children and self have suffered greatly ‘this past winter on account of Mr. Sibley being without employment. Hoping you will take everythin sideration and give me an carly an repl; ours respect Yy il 2 Mes. L. W. SIBLEY. 655 Howard street. Only the coldest kind of comfort came to her in the following reply: HUSBAND'S CASE. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT, i SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 1, 1895. Mrs. L. W. Sibley, 665 Howard street, San Fran- cisco, Cal.—DEAR g!.un!l: Replying to yours of even date. Our superintendent advises me that your husband is the party who was listen- ing to the messages going over the road during the strike and gave them to the strikers at Carlin. I feel very sorry for yourself and chil- dren and regret that he should put himself in a position that would compel you and your little ones to suffer in any way, but, under the conditions, do not see how I can assist him. If he can procure employment elsewhere, rest assured 1 will not put anything in his way, ‘but I cannot give him employment with our company. Yours truly, J. A. FILLMORE, General Supt. According to Mr. Sibley it has been a desperate struggle for him to main- tain his family for the past year, his onl; source of income being that derived from doing odd éobs here and there at irregular intervals and the small sums earned by two of his children. THE FOLSOM BOULEVARD. Mass-Meeting of the Citizens Called for a Week From To-Morrow. into con- favorable N Well-Known Speakers Invited, In- cluding the Proprietor of “The Call.” Thursday night, September 5, is the date selected by the Southside residents for great public protest against the action of the Board of Supervisors in the matter of postponing the bituminizing of Folsom street, from the ferry to its terminus at the county line. This and much more was agreed on at a meeting of the executive committee, held at the residence of Dr. T, A. Rottanzi, on Third street, last night. As published in TaE CALL some weeks ago the Southside residents requested the Supervisors to appropriate the sum of $65,000 to bituminize Folsom street, that being one of the great boulevards of the City. Street Superintendent Ashworth contended that the street could be put in fair condition for $25,000, and acting on his suggestion the Supervisors passed the matter over until another year. It isto protest against this action that the public meeting at Columbia square next Thurs- day night week is called. The executive committee, which met last night, was composed of representa- tives from the four Folsom-street clubs and the South Side Improvement Club. Those vresent were; Dr. T. A. Rottanzi, chairman; I. Schwartz, secretary; G. A. Raabe, A. B. Maguire, G. L. Center, Jo- seph l{elly, Leon Samuels, J. J. Rafferty, J. B. Hannon, G. W. Owen, R. E. Cole, J. J. McEwen, J. W. Maguire, I. M. Strouss, J. T. Sullivan and L. Erb. The several committees on music, speak- ers, fireworks and parade handed in their reports, which were highly gratifying to those present, indicating that everything pointed to a successful demonstration and one that the Superyisors could not well overlook. There will be a Native Sons band of ten piecesand any number of well- known speakers, among whom may be mentioned Congressman Maguire, Judge Groezinger and James Barry. The grand stand will erected near Columbia square, on Folsom, facing Russ street, and will be surrounded with electric lights, lanterns and bonfires. Mr. Maguire stated that it was the rich of this City who were opposed to such improvements as were desired by the clubs, but that this meeting would prove con- clusively that the small taxpayers desired this thine done, and upon them would fall the burden. Hence it followed that the opposition was that of the individual look- ing out for his f)rivnte interest, without regard to the public welfare. After appointing the following commit- tee to invite Charles M. Shortridge, editor of THE CALL, to deliver an address at the public_demonstration September 5, the executive committee adjourned to meet again next Tuesday night: A. B.Maguire, Leon Samuels and G. W. Owen. ————— Held for Forgery. Henry L. Emery, a clerk, appeared in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday to answer to three charges of forgery. He waived an examination and the Judge held him to answer before the Superior Court in $2000 bonds on each charge. He is accused of forging the name of Alexan- der Center to three checks, and passed them on Charles Montgomery of the Brooklyn Hotel. ——————— A Family Jar. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO.'S Stores are selling MASON FRUIT JARS At greatly reduced prices. 1 dozen jars, pints, in box 5 1 dozen jars, quarts, in box. 1 dozen jars, half gallons in box . Did Not Heed the Warning. William Keenan, a youth with a bad record, 'was arrested by Policeman Wagner in the City Hall corridor yesterday and booked for vage rancy. Wagner warned him on Monday to keep away from the corridor, and as he did not heed the \lurning, but made his appearance again yesterday the officer immediately arrested him. ———— Mlle. Gluck, the great-granddaughter of the famous composer, was convicted re- cently in a Paris court of stealing a jacket from a concierge who had given her shelter. OUR SUBJECT TO-DAY ‘Will be carpets. You can buy carpets as good elsewhere for $1 10, sewed and laid. Bat you can’t buy elegant Moquettes, sewed, laid and LINED, for $110 Anywhere but at the INDIANAPOLIS FURNITURE CO. 750 Mission St, |