The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 12, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANC =CO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1895. PACIFIC COAST HEWS, A Confession Sprung in the Kovalev Trial at Sacramento. HIS LAWYERS STARTLED. District Attorney Ryan Tells of a Statement Made by the Prisoner. SAW THE CRIME COMMITTED. Strange Admission the Exile Is Alleged to Have Made to His Jailer. NTO, Car., Nov. 11.—Judge wrtroom was crowded this en the case of Ivan Kovalev, h the murder of Francis H. L. i his wife in this city last De- as called. There was a fair of ladies present, and in the f each spectator there was portrayed bid curiosity which is attracted bloodshed and SACRAM Joh s ¢ mor 101 by a heartless tale of murder. The prisoner’s personal appearance has changed greatly. His hours of freedom in the open air of the jail yard have dis- pelled the deadly pallor consequent upon the close confinement in his solitary cell, and there is a slight trace of color in his emaciated face. In his opening statement District Attor- ney Ryan gave a graphic description of | the discovery of the bodies of the aged couple by their son, whose attention had been attracted by seeing blood dropping from the ceiling of the grocery-store, above which his parents resided. He told of the position occupied by the bodies, of the pools of clotted blood, the crimson finger | prints of the murderer on the lintels of the door, the bloody tracks of his feet on the porch, the twenty-six stabs and ax wounds in the old man’s body, the discarded gar- ments of the assassin discovered in the refuse-barrel in the back yard, the finding of Mrs. Weber's watch and chain in the an Francisco City Prison, and the cloth- ing of the murdered man purioined at the time of the murder. The ax which had been used to extinguish the lamp of life, the identification of the prisoner by George H.Jost as the man he had seen hanging around the Weber store on the evening of the murder, and the thousand and one links that had been so carefully welded into achain of circumstantial evidence that may terminate in the snap of the gallows’ trap and the vindication of justice were eloguently portrayed. But the District Attorney’s most telling paint was the reference to a confession Kovaley had made. He said that Kovalev one day called Jailer Beckley to his cell, saying that he wanted material on which to do some writing, and that he wanted to makea statement. Beckley furnished him writing material. some time, said that he wished Lavine to write from his dictation. He was taken into a large cell and, in the presence of Lavine, Zakrew: Jailer Beckley and Under Sheriff Reese, began dictating a statement to Lavine. After the writing had been going on for some time Beckley Kovalev that he was tired and wantea him to come to the main point, and asked him the direct question: “Did you have anything to do with the | ‘Weber murder? Kovalev answered: the murder.” Beckley asked if the statement made by Zakrew was correct, and Kovalev an- swered ‘Yes.” Kovalev was then taken to his cell, saying that he would finish the confession next morning, at which time, however, he had changed his mind. This was a complete surprise to the at- torneys for the defense. They claim that no intimation of such a confession had ever reached them. At the end of Ryan’s statement Senator Hart made objections to the statement until the alleged evidence had been pro- duced. He argued that it contained mat- ter immaterial and irrelevant, and as- sumed that the facts had not been proved and that the alleged confession was not voluntary. Coroner Clark, the first witness called, described the condition of things at the scene of the homicide and told of the in- quest. Clark was followed by Dr. Reith, Assistant County Physician, who per- formed the autopsy and who described the bodies. Other witnesses testified as to the appearance of the interior of the dwelling and the position of the bodies of the mur- dered couple; d escribed and fully identi- fied the recovered arucles of clothing and jewelry stolen at the time of the crime, and described the finding of the blood- besmeared, discarded garments worn by the murderers while employed in their work of butchery. *“Yes, I witnessed PECULIAK POINT RAISED. An Attorney to Prosccute Soldiers Who Killed Striker Stewart. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Nov. 11.—There 1s a strong probability that Captain B. K. Roberts of Troop K, Fifth United States Artillery, Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates John Smith, Charles Morrison, Charles Weiss, G. Hug, Gustave Kling, J. Kropp, N. Day and William Hjelmberg and four other members of the troop will be called upon to answer to the charge of murder in having killed a man named Charles Stewart in this city during the railroad strike troubles of over a year ago. Aivin Udell, a Los Angelesattorney, has the matter in hand, and is at present in this city attempting to obtain a warrant for the arrest of the participants in the affair. Udell claims that the regulars who were here possessed no authority, and that in killing Stewart they took the law into their own hands. His grounds for this statement are that the men who did the killing were in the employ of tae United Btates Government, and that the killing grew out of their alleged duty in executing the law of the United States, but to the claim that they were performing their duty it was suflicient answer that no man in or out of office—not even the President —has the constitutional power to use the regular army or navy forces of the Nation for the enforcement of the laws of the Nation, but that the constitution gives to Congress alone the authority to call out the militiz to execute the laws of the country. The attorney asserts that on the 7th of September he addressed a communication m‘i)istrict Attorney Ryan requesting that be take such necessary action as would cause the arrest of these troopers, but that official has taken no notice of his request. . Incendiary Fire at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wasn., Nov. 11.—The Stan- dard Box Factory was destroyed by fire Kovalev, after writing | this morning. The loss will reach $3000. No insurance was carried. After a careful Inquiry it was found that the fire was started by incendiaries. useless. L GOLD IN THE QUESNELLE. An Immense Dredger to Delve Jor Wealth in the River Bottom. VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 1L.—River dredging for gold has, except in the case of small streams and with primitive appli- ances, scarcely proved successful, as a rule, in British Columbia. However, a great ef- fort is about to be made with a huge and costly dredging plant to get out a large part of the gold that is known to lie among the rocks and gravel of Cariboo’s mountain stream, the Quesnelle River. Colonel Un- derwood, an American mining capitalist, is there, with associates, setting to work a giant steam dredge, costing $25,000 and capable of working 1500 cubic yards a day. As Indians and Chinese have in the past got good returns out of the river bed by rude shovelwork, the colonel is very con- fident of obtaining excellent resuits from | his bold outlay of capital. — - After the Kootenay Trade. VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 11.—The Kelowna Shippers’ Union in the Okana- gan ranch country 1s making an interest- ing and suggestive new departure in an endeavor to capture a large part of the food supply trade of the Kootenay mine country directly for the farmers them- selves, thus ousting the commission man. The union will establish large roothouses and produce-stores at Sandon and thence supply the retailers of a large surrounding NIsu-n-t of West Kootenay. They thus | hope to compete successfully with "Ameri- | can importers of food stuifs of many kinds | W'CARTHY 0 BE HANGED, {Sentenced by a Santa Rosa Judge to Die Upon San Quentin’s Gallows. | The Slayer of George Fox Will Appeal to the Supreme Court for a New Trial. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Nov. | Crawford this morning pronounced sen- The condemned man betrayed no emotion beyond turning deathly pale. When asked if he had anything to say he exclaimed: v, Judge, ain’t I going to have a new The court replied that “That part of the case had been disposed of already.’’ McCarthy will be taken to Sun Quentin to-morrow morning. The warrant fixes his execution for January 31. McCarthy shot George Fox on the Cook ranch, four miles from this city, early in June. He had had trouble with Fox pre- viously. The defense during the trial tried to establish the plea of i nity. but this did not influence the jury, which re- turned a verdict of murder in the first degree. The Supreme Court will be asked to grant him a new trial. Public sentiment was strong agai Carthy, because of the brutal < | Fox, who was a quiet and respectable ci | zen. McCarthy’s family resides in San Francisco. st Me- .= ROMANCE OF CATHLAMET. Suicide Years Ago, Heard From in Alaska. | PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 11.—Two years ago, Hugh Boyle, a well-known young | man, disappeared mysteriously from Cath- | | lamet, and up to yesterday his friends be- | lieved that he had committed suicide be- | cause of a love affair. But Boyle is alive, | and is working in the mines asa teamster { about 1800 miles from Janean. This in- | formation comes from John Bigelow of Kelso, who has been in Alaska since Feb- ruary. The young woman in the case is Mi Martha Collins of Dent, Oregon. M ollins is a schoolteacher, and Boyle was inlove with her. His affection was uot reciprocated, and after a quarrel the two separated. Miss Collins found i at school a farewell note of a suicidal tone, aring and $400 in money, which she knew | belonged to Boyle. Evidently he had left | her his possessions, and then sought sur- cease from sorrow in the bottom of the Columbia. Miss Collins was terribly distressed. She | engaged a detective in Portland to unravel | the mysterv. The money was stolen from | her out of her room at the house of Mr. Lane, where she was boardi and it was never recovered; neither was Boyle heard | from until to-day. » TRIED TO END HER LIFE. | Mrs. Goodman Wanted to Dic at the Grave of Her Child. SANTA ROSA, Carn., Nov. 11L.—Mrs | Mary Goodman, & well-known music | teacher of SBanta Rosa, attempted so tak | her life by an overdose of laudanum this | afternoon. Mrs. Goodman has been in a | nervous and despoundent state of mind for | some time. She bought laudanum at two drug stores on the plea of anaching.tooth. | Before taking the poison Mrs. Goodman | went out to the City Cemetery, where she was found by the keepver of the cemetery stretched over the grave of her little child The keeper became suspicious and tele phoned for an officer. Officer Yoho and Dr. Menerary soon arrived at the ceme- | tery and applied medical restoratives, It is thought that her life will be saved. Mrs. Goodman left a letter at her house addressed to a friend, in which she ex- plained that severe headaches and de- spondency had induced her to attempt to take her life. The would-be suicide is a woman of superior education and accom- | plishments. BADENS HEROIN IN ARMS. Swears Out a Warrant for the Arrest of an Alleged Assailant. REDWOOD CITY, CaL., Nov. 11.—Leva Marsball, the heroine of the Baden “*hold- p,” is in Redwood City. She claims to nave recognized the dark-looking man who was outside the station on the night of the alleged attack. She sayshe wasa colored man, who was arrested in San Francisco and who pleaded guilty to rob- bing a shoestore on Saturday night. Mrs. Marshall has sworn out a warrant for the stranger’s arrest. Itis now in the hands of Sheriff McEvoy, and will be served in San Francisco to-morrow. The charge is burglary. The colored man will be brought to Redwood City to Justice James Hannon. Closed a Porterville Saloon. VISALIA, CaL., Nov. 11.—The Super- visors to-day revoked the liquor license of John Zalud, a saloon-keeper at Porterville. Evidence tended to show that Zalud’s saloon was noted for brawls and profane and noisy crowds. The motherof Zalud's drunken barkeeper was one of the persons instrumental in framing the complaint against the saloon Line AR Routed the Burglars. NOGALES, Ariz.,, Nov. 11.—Three rob- bers attempted to hold up the store of Louis Joffroy, twenty miles south of No- les, in Sonora, last night, but were foiled E‘y Joffroy, who opened fire with a re- volver and drove the robbers off. The rob- bers broke down the door with rocks and struck the old man on the head before he drew his pistol. The plant was | damaged to such an extent as to render it | | tence of death upon Dennis McCarthy. | g of | Hugh Boyle, Thought to Have L'ammifled‘ 24 s | her desk | PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Terrific Arraignment of Henry Miller by Aged John Barker. SENTENCES THAT STING. An Address Delivered While The Sheriff Is Selling His Property. ‘{TALE OF SHAMEFUL PERFIDY. Accused the “Cattle King” of Repay- ing Service by Making Him Penniless. BAKERSFIELD, Car., Nov. 11.—Three | to-day to satisiy a mortgage for $2000 held | by Heury Miller. The property is worth $8000, but it was bid in by an agent for Mil- | ler for the amount of the mortgage, inter- est and costs. this county, and is highly esteemed and respected. He has for several years been a helpless invalid, and is in poor circum- | stance: | courthouse steps, Barker addressed the crowd, which numbered many of the most | prominent citizens of the county, who had | assembled in response to the notice pub- | ished by him in the press. He made a | most scathing attack an Miller. Miller & Lux for the election of Judges | concluded by reading the following open | letter, a coy y of which had already been sent to Miller: Henry Miller- For the first time I take | the opportunity to write you a_few lines. Ido not intend that it shall be the last time, either. | the day 1 sat in your oflice in San Francisco, in | company with yourself and Mr. Lux—whom I | believe to have been an infinitely better man than yourself—when both you and he were dis- cussing with myself the course of action that was to be taken by me in your joint interest, and when you yourself, looking into my eyes, | Closed the interview with these words: ““Barker, { we never forget our friends.” 1 have learned to my cost what you meant when you used the language above quoted | and how much faith is to be placed in either your generosity or your honor. I have a file of letters from Mr. Lux, written by his own hand, that will more than verify all 1 shail say to you or otherwise in regard to this | tice t0 8dd that I do not believe that he would ever have been guilty of the inhun | injustice that you have shown. ld-blooded heartlessness that you have dis- | played toward me completely absolves me | from any sentiment of respect or delicacy I | might yet have toward you and entitles me to use plain languege in writing to you or spea ing of you. The manner in which you have ‘“remem- bered’’ the man who did more than any other man in Kern County to secure to you your | here would not have been worth a “‘bean” and | would have relapsed into a desert, is pro- nounced by every man in Kern County and | elsewhere, who understands your action, as the | quintessence of coldblooded and heartless in- new the morigage and give me time to try to make a turn £o that I could realize something out of my property, which, with my last yeer's | taxes delinquent, I so badly needed, you, in | order to have some excuse for your treachery and bad faith, throw the blame on to Mr. Wible, and say that from representations made to you by him you “saw no reason why you | shou'd keep your promise,” or, {n other words, | act Like & man. R. E. Houghton informs me of this. Mr. | Wible, in an interview with me, denies that he | ever gave you any such information. So there | 1s & lie out somewhere. I foolishly, it now seems to me, have taken | up your cause at all times, in season and out | of on, by which course I have made myself | many bitter and powerful enemies. I have | more than once jeopardized my life in so do- ing, and the last time, when the Mexican cattle | thieves counterfeited your brand, and when I | went to your corrals at yourrequest to identify the mutilation, and out of ebout 100 head of cattle that you had seized 1 jound thirty-eight head of mine, instead of taking my cattle home as others did, and minding ‘ixn\'o\\u business, I gave you $500 worth of | my cattle, which you shipped out of the coun- try, an act that, if you had & spark of generosity n your character, shonld make you blush to even think of. And that was not all. I spent { months of my time prosecuting the thieves, | which no other man that was interested did, and paid all of my own expenses while so doing, and was actually driven out of the only means | Thad of making a living, afflicted as I am by | a disease that totally incapscitatesme from labor of any kind, and with & motherless family of daughters to care for who are wholly i dependent upon me. Tdo not write you this with the idea that it will make any change in your sction toward me. I firmly believe you are too far gone for that. The vice of old age, the last and greatest | of earthly vices that gets possession of the | | souls of men—I mean that of avarice—has | taken too firm & hold upon you and has not | 1eft you a particle of human feeling. | This is plain talk. Ishould much prefer to | have it with you personally, and you do not | get this kind, perhaps, as often as you deserve | it, I presume. 1 trust it may do you good to “'see yourself as others see you.” am concerned I shall defy you to go on and do your worst. 1 shall have a congregation of my friends on the steps of the Courthouse on No- vember 11 to witness the crowning act of your ingratitude in the sale of my property. I sheli issue invitations all over the country to call them together, and I shall not be slow to call their attention to the fact that Henry Miller, the great land monopolist and “cattle king,” takes this mode to add to the 14,500,000 acres of land already owned by him, and to briug ruin and desolation on & better man than himself, who in equity and justice does not owe him one dollar. I shall have my chil- dren there, 100, and I shall impress upon them how easy it s to grow rich, and how little the Almighty must value riches when they study the characters of one upon whom he bestows ! 50 much. They will simply follow your Nothing is more easy. It is only to do s you have dome—trust nobody, befriend none; get get; tostint themselves and everybody belong- ing to them; to be the friend of no man and have no man for a iriend; to heap interest, cent upon cent; to be mean, miserable. ac. cursed of God and hated ana despised by man for some thirty or forty yeers, and riches will come as sure as disease and disappointment will follow. And when & great fortune is gathered by such means, and by an_utter and total disregard of all the charities and best impulses of the human heart, and at the ex- pense of every enjoyment, save that of wallow- ing in filthy lucre and meanness, death comes to finish the work, the worthless carcass is hidden from the signt of man in the “vile carth from whence it sprang.” The heirs have their “war dance” over it, the vulturesof the law flock to the feast and fatten there, and the spirit goes where? I shall keep a copy of this epistle, and as T intend to write you a series of such when I get { hundred and twenty acres of land belong- | ing to John Barker was sold by the Sheriff | Barker is one of the oldest residents of | | Just before the property was sold on the | He re- | cited how he had disbursed money fof | | and for the control of newspapers, and | 11.—Judge | | The remembrance is still fresh in my mind of | matter, and I desire to do his memory the jus- | ity and | The utter and | | water rights, without which your great estate | | gratitude. After you Lad agreed to let me re- | Asfaras I | example, | everything, no matter how, and keep all they | enough of them together, as 1 have a humble talent for newspaper work, I shall print them, and also a file of letters which I have, which were written me by Mr. Lux, that will speak to you like & voice from the dead, in which the obligations that Miller & Lux were un der to me, and for which I never received any compensation, are fully acknowledged. It will afford me a slight compensation to send printed copies all over the country and throughout the State to every gentleman who knows what I have done for you, and that for a loan of $2000, which I have doubly paid you, you have literally “robbed’ me and my chil- dren of $8000 worth of property. Oh, shame upon you! Shame upon you! JOHN BARKER. s RESPITE FOR POTTER. The Proceedings Against Him Brought to a Sudden Close. REDWOOD CITY, Car, Nov. 11.— The proceedings against Jesse Sheldon Potter were brought to a sudden close, as far as the prosecution is concerned, in Judge Buck’s court at Redwood City to- day. ¥. S. Potts was recalied by Attorney Pilisbury on crosse-xamination, and an un- successful attempt was made to refresh Mr. Potts’ memory about the conversation with Henry Miller, where Mr. Miller re- | ferred to Mrs. Lux as “‘Mrs. Potter.”” The | witness evaded the issue and would not corroborate his former testimony. D. M. Delmas made a good point and then closed for the prosecution. He asked that several of the papers relating to the case be placed in evidence and then asked the defense for three papers heretofore withheld relating to the visit of Attorneys McEnerney, Garber and Herrin to Judge Buck’s chambers previous to the trial, when an effort was made by the defense to have Jesse Potter reinstated in his posi- tion as executor of the Charles Lux estate pending the &xresent proceedings, Attorney Pillsbury claimed that the defense was not bound to produce the papers, but he stated that the defense had | nothing to conceal, and as the papers had | been asked for he now produced them and | they were placed in the custody of the | court. Early in the trial Mr. Delmas tried to | get this information, but it was_withneld, | and he remarked at the time, *“Well, gen- | tlemen. it may take a long time to do it, | but I will bring all this out before I get | through.” And he kept his word. Fhe | case now goes over until Wednesday of | week, November 20, when it will be n up by the defense, who expect to { finish in four PUNCTURE TEEL PLATE One of the New German Rifles in | the Possession of a i Californian, i | \ \ % Marvelous Force of the Weapon Shown { in a Test at San Ber- nardino. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Nov. 11.— By some means one of the new rifles with which the German army has just been armed has escaped the vigilance of the officers and been carried out of the empire and its prese:nit owner was in this city yes- | terday. It now belongs to A. Ackerman of Sacramento, and although Emperor | Wilhelm has tried to regain it and the German Consul at San Francisco has standing orders to get possession of it if possible, Ackerman keeps his prize, and yesterday in some tests made at the Com- pany E range in this city he, for the first time, realized the full force of its terrific power. . The rifle sped a bullet through a half- inch steel plate at 200 yards, through seve- ral inches of planking behind it and buried the leaden pellet in the earth. It left an opening through the steel plate as clean as though it had been drilled. The cartridges, as well as the gun, are manufactured by the German Govern- ment, but in some way Ackerman is able to keep supplied with them., The car- tridges used are three and a half inches in length and are carried in small metallic frames, five cartridges in a trame. This frame fits into the magazine of the gun and the five shots may thus be fired in ra succession, the apparatus by which a sbell is thrown out and another i p ced in position working very quickiy. h trigger pulls with three pounds | weight. The Springfield rifle used by | United States troops pulls at nine pounds. | At the test yesterday a quarter-inch | iron_plate, three-eizhths of an inch and | & hal-finch' steel plate were placed in posi- | tion one at a time, and each of them per- | forated by a steel bullet, it cutting a hole | half an inch in diameter and leaving nc ragged edge. The half-inch steel-plate } test was a surprise even to Ackerman, who | did not thirk the gun capable of such | wonderful force. e ' FLED WITH HER CHILD. | Dairyman Johnsoa’s Wife Suddenly Dis- | appears From His Home., | SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Nov. 11— P, H. Johnston, a dairyman of this city, {is hunting for his wife and daughter, | whose abrupt departure from home is | causing considerable comment. On Satur- | day Mrs. Johnson prepared a luncheon for her husband and after his departure took | her little girl and left town by the first ‘ train. Her husband became alarmed at her prolonged absence and at once began making inquiries. As a result he has been | making a forced sale of his milk business to-day, disposing of a team below cost and offering anything and everything at what- | ever price would command cash. He an- | nounced to friends that his wife could go | Wherever she wanted to, but that he would bring his little girl back at any cost. Mrs. Johnston is a rather attractive woman, and for a long time has been a familiar figure on the streets, usually ap- pearing driving a fine_sorrel horse and stylish turnout. She left the horse hitched | on a street when she departed, took the | hotel bus to the station and requested the driver to purchase a ticket to Fullerton, in | Orange County. Before leaving she noti- | fied her friends that she would never re- | turn, but gave no reasons for her flight. Johnston is a man of more than ordinary aetermination, and 1t is probable that he will pursue his wife until he secures pos- session of their child: | { DEMENS’ FATE IN THE BALANCE. Closing Argument in the Trial of the Alleged Young Outlaw Begun. SAN BERNARDINO, CALn., Nov. 11.— Closing arguments in the Demens case | was commenced this afternoon. The de- fense did not put the youthful prisoner upon the stand, and only introduced wit- nesses to show that about the time of the attempted robbery there was a man seen in the neighborhood who answered the de- | fendant’s d escription and who said to sev- eral: “I have been run over the country enough by such people as you. I am dead broke, and 1 am going to have money some way.” The prosecution %:nera[ly exploded this theory by proving that this man bought a ticket for San Bernardino two days before the attempted robbery.: In the argument so far the detective who made the arrest has been severely scored, as has the prose- cution’s witness, Mr. Bohns, The case will probably go the jury to-morrow after- noon. —_——— ZLassoed a Bear. NOGALES, Ariz., Nov. 11.—A Mexican cowboy lassoed a big black bear yesterday three miles from Nogales. He wrestled with the bear, which was caught by a rear leg, until other cowboys arrived and with their ropes tied the beast to a tree. It was killed with rocks. Noneof the cowboys were armed. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Desperate Fight for Life With a Mad Buck at Ukiah. GSCHWEND’S CLOSE CALL. Killed the Animal With a Pen- knife After a Struggle of Twenty Minutes. HIMSELF TERRIBLY WOUNDED. Fell Fainting From Loss of Blood After He Had Dispatched the Beast. UKIAH, Car.,, Nov. 1L.—A resident of Anderson Valley, Alfred Gschwend, ar- rived in town yesterday evening to attend to business connected with a new bark- crushing industry near Boomville. He is an athletic young man, weil built and ap- parently able to defend himself under any and all circumstances; but after supper last evening he had an adventure which he will not soon forget. While out for a stroll Gschwend wan- dered into the eastern part of town, near the railroad depot, and for some reason entered the field of B. B. Cox, in which there were grazing a large six-prong buck and doe, together with a spike buck and fawn. Gschwend had hardly set foot within the inclosure before he was set upon by the old buck, which viciously cut the intruder with his sharp hoofs. Gschwend grasped the animal by the antlers and re- treated toward the fence. When he got there he attempted to get over, but the buck, as soon as he found himself free, re- newed his attack on Gschwend, and, charging with lowered antlers, brought him to the ground. Gschwend called for assistance, but no one heard him or responded to his cry. He was becoming weak and was terribly bruised and lacerated from the sharp hoofs of the enraged animal, and it was apparent to him that unless help came soon he must kill the deer or be killed. In sheer desperation and suffering from his fearful wounds he in some manner succeeded in drawing a small knife from his pocketand with his teeth opened the blade and jabbed it into the throat of the buck again and again. The animal reared and plunged, and then fell lifeless, while Gschwend was too weak to rise from the ground. In the battle, which lasted about twenty minutes, Gschwend received wounds the scars of which he will bear to his grave. B. B. Fox, the owner of the deer, has pro- cured a warrant for the arrest of Gschwend on a charge of malicious mischief for hav- ing killed the animal. > — BULLETS AT A CHURCH. Three Redwood Valley Men Engage in a Pistol Fight. UKIAH, Carn., Nov. 11.—Charles Bran- num, a blacksmith of Capella, was shot in the right leg near the hip by Gus Gray of Redwood Valley last night. The wound is not considered dangerous. Braunum and Charles Bailey had had a difliculty during the day about some stock. Bailey went to a church where Brannum was ana called him out. Brannum re- fused the request and Bailey applied an epithet to Brannum, which the latter re- sented with a blow on Bailey’s head with a lantern and followed it up by drawing a pistol and firing two shots at Bailey and Gray. Then he ran. Gray shot at Bran- u_ulr]| as he retreated and the ball lodged in his leg. Brannum to-day procured a warrant for the arrest of Gray and Bailey and to-night they were brought to town by Consiable Harbert. They refuse to discuss the trou- ble, but claim they were justified in their acts. e Reward for Murderers. UKIAH, CaL, Noyv. 11.—Notice has been posted in town announcing that Governor Budd will pay $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who killed Charles Felton near Covelo on October 15. (LLED AT PETALLIA Trainer McHeary Lost His Life While Riding a Spirited Horse. Crushed to Death Beneath the Ani- mal, Which Reared and Fell Upon Him. PETALUMA, CarL., Nov. 11.—James Mec- Henry, a veteran horse-trainer, was crushed beneath a horse he was rid- ing this morning at Agricultural Park and received injuries from which he died this afterncon. ‘When McHenry started to exercise the horse the animal was unusually mettle- some, having stood in its stall since Satur- day. McHenry rode round the row of stalls, the horse doing considerable bolt- ing. At last it reared into the air, coming down backward upon its rider. McHenry was unable to free himself. Over the head of the prostrate man the horse rolled heav- ily in an endeavor to retain its footing. ‘When the bystanders had caught the horse and hastened to McHenry’s assistance the trainer was unconscious and died shortly after being removed to his room from in- ternal injuries and a fractured skull. McHenry was a pensioner of the Union army, a native of Ireland and 50 years of age.” He had norelatives in California and no property. LOS GATOS’ HEROINE. Plucky Mrs. Leach Shoots at a Burglar Who Attempts to Gain an Entrance to Her Residence. S8AN JOSE, CarL,, Nov. 11.—Mrs. Leach, the wife of a Los Gatos photographer, is a plucky little woman and in the future burglars will give her home a wide berth. Last night as the family were about to retire for the night Mrs. Leach thought she heard a noise on the low standing roof at the side of the gallery on West Main street. An investigation, however, failed to discover the cause and the family re- tired for the night. About 11 o’clock they were awakened by the sound of steady steps on the roof and Mrs. Leach and her son Don stole quietly to the front windows and peered out. Tiuy saw the form of a man crouched down directly under the window sill. As they stood there the man nroie and began fingering the window sash. Mrs, Leach ran to the secretary and grabbed her revolver and, reaching the window, blazed through oint blank at the dusky form outside. hether or not her shot took effect is not known, but the midnight prowler leaped off the roof and made off in the darkness. The police were notitied at once, but as yet no suspect has been gatheredin. At the time of the attempted burglary there Wwas no onein the house with Mrs. Leach but her son Don, Mr. Leach having gone to Santa Cruz on business. Ser el Deserted Wife and Family. SAN JOSE, Car, Nov. 1l.—John T. Ingelson, a dairyman of this city, dis- vosed of his cows and route last week and deserted his wife, leaving her almost des- titute. Ingelson had about $250 when he left and is supposed to have taken a woman named Amy Wolfe with him. It is thought that the couple left for South America. e Heavy Overland Shipments. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 11.—The over- land shipments of the past week footed up 4,255,050 pounds, an increase of 1,277,755 pounds over the same week last vear. Dried prunes headed the list with 2,792,800 | pounds. Other shipments were: Dried peaches, 144,530 pounds; dried apricots, 152,590; canned goods, 572,030; green apples, 279,080; green grapes, 167,530, Lo Mongols in an Embroglio. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 11.—Ah Toy was arraigned before Justice Gass to-day on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon preferred by Ah Gung. Toy conducts an employment agency in Sixth-street China- town, and Gung alleges that during a dis- ute over money matters Toy shot at him. 'oy’s examination was set fur November 10. Bail was fixed at $1000. ROUND VALLEY MURDER Rumored Death of John Vallele at the Hands of J. D. Sherman. Tragic Sequel of a Recent Elopement in Which the Victim Had Figured. UKIAH, CaL., Nov. 11.—Rumor was cur- rent here chis evening to the effect that J. D. Sherman stabbed to death John Val- lele in Round Valley last Saturday. While confirmation of the rumor has not yet been received trouble between the men | has long been anticipated and a fight to | the death between them would not have | been surprising. Both are desperate men. Sherman was tried here about a year and a half ago for the murder of G. W. Parker, Mayor of this | place, and was convicted of manslaughter, | but on an appeal to the Supreme Courta | new trial was ordered. Thereupon the | District Attorney dismissed the case, but Sheriff Woodcock of Sumner County, | Kans., had been apprised of this, and 1m- | mediately upon his release Sherman was | taken into custody by Woodcock, who | came here to arrest him and who there- | upon returned him to Wellington. There | Sherman was tried for the killing of Mike Meagher, a banker, of Caldwell, Kans. On'the first trial the jury stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal, and on a subsequent trial Sherman was ac- quitted. He at once returned to this place, wherz he had expected to find his wife and children. On his arrival here he learned that Mrs. Sherman had eloped with John Vallelg, and this is supposed to have | been the cause of the revorted murder. | NEW TO-DAY. LSTERS UPWARDS Do you want something in an elegant Ulster, cut long enough to reach below your ankles, made double-breasted, side pockets and high collar 2 If you do, drop in and see ours. We have them from $7 50 upward, and can give you as fine a line as you can find anywhere. ‘While speaking about Ulsters, let uscall your attention to our line of Genuine ENGLISH MONTAGNAC OVERCOATS, ‘We have them in blue and black at $: $27 50 and $32 50. The price seems high to advertise, don’t it 2 But if you know what a Montagnac is you will at a glance under- stand that the price is virtually nothing, if the garments are genuine. Such gar- ments as ours retail for $45. If you want anything in the Overcoat line call on or send to us before going elsewhere. HYAMS, PAUSON & C0, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Kearny Street, ——AND—— 25 and 27 Sansome Street, Wholesale Manufacturing Clothiers Retailing at Wholesale Prices. A DOCTOR' GIFT, There are hundreds of people daily who bless Dr. McKenzie for his great Catarrh treatment. It 1s & fact this Catarrhal treatment reaches the dis- ease instantly. If vou wish to get the first TREATMENT FREE call at the “BALDWIN PHARMACY R Powell amflnarkef Sts. Alfred Wright's Perfume. Greenebaum! 10c 10c MUNYON'S REMED1 150, 30¢, 60c Joy’s, Hood s and Ayer's Sarsaparillas. 85c Scott’s Emulsion 40¢ Syrup Figs.. 26c | Italian Fig Ju 35c Paine’s Celery Compound. 60c Warner's Cure 85¢ 35¢ 25¢ Cuticura Resolvent. T8¢ Mackenzie's System Tonic. #1 00 Allcock’s Plasters. . 10¢ Belladonna Plasters. . 15c McKenzie's Kidney Plasters. 28¢ Strengthening Plasters. .. 10c Carter’s and Wright's Pills 15¢ Brandreth's, Beacham's and Ayer's Pills. 15c No To-Bac. 65c | Joy’s Headache Tablets 25¢ | “WHAT YOU GET fl JOY'S IS GOoD!” | JOY'S BALDWIN PHARMACY (UNDER BALDWIN HOTEL), Powell and Market Sts. MAIL ORDERS AT ABOVE PRICES. o WORTH Is what sell Standard Shirts. They represent Home Industry —that is an_influence, to be sure; but if they were not actually of superior worth the sales would decrease instead of increase. 1895-TAXES -1895 NPOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 4V first instaliment of R tate Taxes, and all unpaid Personal Property Taxes, including balance due from those who have already paid the Assessor, will be delinquent and 15 per cent added on MON- DAY, November 25, at 6 o'clock ». 3. No checks received after November 16. In paying by check please send with your bills a list of amounts. * Office open Thursday, Frid: evenings, November 21, 22 and P.u. v and Saturday from 7 to 9 JAME: BLOCK, Tax Collector of the City and County of San Fran. cisco. NEW TO-DAY. KELLY & LIEBES, 120 Kearny Street, SUIT AND CLOAK HOUSE. A Very Special Sale of New Fall Jackets and Extra Wide Fur Capes. Winter Wraps of us the style will be correct, FUR CAPE SPECIALS. Uhusually Wide Sweeps. Selected Furs, Satin Linings. FRENCH BLACK CONEY CAPES, 24 inches, heavy satin lining, deep col- lars, wide sweeps, fully one-third $6.5n less than elsewnere. . .. — BALTIC SEAL CAPES, long, heavy black Mervelieux satin 1tnings, extra wide and full 80 inches. BLACK AlsTRAEHA_N CaPES, 27 nches long, wide sweeps, ‘superior 5 quality. Instead of $20 o $162 ‘WOOL SEAL CAPES, um for edge ifully lined. Cheap at §: 27 inches. 80 inches (e e e ey 2 IO L A AR If you buv your and we guarantee these prices the lowest in town. JACKET SPECIALS. Tailor Mede. Large Siceves and Buttons. Very Newest Styles. ALL-WOOL KERSEY JACKETS, box front, mandolin sleeves, in fashion- 6:3° able blue or brown. s — rough box BOUCLE JACKETS—The new ;flecmr{n bllll(l‘):4 ]l:n)\vn or na ront, ripple back, largest sleeves— .00 310, 912, $15.- ot 1 (1o CURLY ASTRACHAN CLOTH JACKETS, box fronts, large but- tons, black or blue, handsomely .50 tailored. .. > $1222 LIGHT TAN KERSEY JACKETS'S new shapes and styles of fronts very large and fine buttons. ... 162