The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1895, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1895. GENERAL MORGAN S REPLY TO FATHER YORKE, Says His Military and Public Career Is Un- blemished. FATHER YORKE CAUSTIC. The Catholic Champion'Wants the Proofs to Be Sub- mitted. IN REGARD TO AN A. P. A. OATH. The Organization Is Declared to Be Especially Antagonistic Toward Catholics. ex-Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who was recently in San Francisco and addressed a Sunday after- noon meeting at Metropolitan Hall, sends lowing communication to THE CAL; General Morgan, » the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: T 1 to New York my eattention d to & copy of your J vember containing & report of an addre delivered by Father Yorke in Metropolitan aple in which he m - reflections upon my of your readers unnoticed by me, will do sked to of the rred to pened more than thirty & purely personal can have lation to blie_questions 1 Temple. Witho ntil my lischarged. i to ¢ ed to, on the ndation of General Ge oted to be bri e of the yp 1bsequel igest officers upon , and_was nited States whom unanimous! Senate. For thirty ociating with men eminent and honor, who, know have given me their acecorded to me the hi S 3 When the Roman Catho'ics d me and attempted to prevent my co 889 as Commissioner of Indian ht up this matter of my mili- eral’s off t rington & ceedings of the court, e, and placed it in pittee on Indian e of the War De- he evidence ands of the hantly c matter the enemies alike, and 1 was triump firmed 8s Commission: The was very fully _ exploited in public press, and my _statement ihe case was accepted by Republican and Demo papers slik Roman Catholics. 1 am z of the Grand Army to Lafayette Post know, except by 2 member in good of the Republic, belon No. 40 of New York of the mc a member in good standing of the Loyal Legion of the New York Commandery, the most promi- nent body of army officers now existing, and I have the honor to Dumber 41M0Ng My personel friends such men as General O. 0. Howard, ex President Harrison and others who are fully acquainted with my military work. There is nothing in the p h is to my discredit, and were all the facts known to they would see at once how the attack meade upon me. 111 Fifth ave Rev. Father Yorke submits the follow- ing in connection with the pending con- troversy between himself and Rev. Donald M. Ross: SIB and vocifer- institutions a t the machinations of the e of Rome ey all demonstrated their riotism b ider that I have t nments on the interesting pro- In accordance with the saying “ladies first,” I beg to add: he beginning a word of humble remonstrance to the eminent “presi- dent of the Women’s American Protective As- sociation of ¢ Iam afraid that this learned lady is laboring under a slight mis- hensi She says tuatI invented the icoat protector” and applied it to ret that I eaunot plead guilty to the ut. The credit of inventing ion belongs to Mrs. Carrie the able editor of the Santa As Iam restrained from say- M. E. Richardson by s and her sex, I hereby portion_of the controversy to Magsazine aforesaid. . Mr. R not think it enture any re- It the Santa Ciar Conceruing Ri would be proper for m 5 marks at this stage of the controversy. decency of diseussing a subject which is practically unider 3j P Mr. R may relieve the full- lling me a “liar,” a *fool” and & ‘“‘windbag,” but I am under the impression that even his own friends realize thet he would help his ceuse more by pre- serving a prudent reticence until the test has been met and decided. I wish, however, 10 disabuse his mind of one delusion. He is under the impression that the whole Catholic church is united against him. “‘Remember,” he said, *‘Ishall have to deal with a cunning, crafty fraud, a_trickster, and the whole united force of the Catholic church.” Mr. Ross magnifies his own importance. In this controversy he has to deal with & single individual. I do not put myself forward as Tepresenting my church. I am only an indi- vidual Catholic standing for no one but my- gelf. ‘‘Cunning” or “craity,”a “fraud” or & “trickster, the only person that the Rev. Mr. Ross thas to meet in this controversy is Peter Yorke. Mr. H. W. Quitzow, who has been protesting his Spartan virtue every day for the past week, entered another protest on the same lines last Sunday. Mr. H. W. much.” Now that he hasjbeen withdrawn by the Re¥x. Mr. Ross I feel myself at liberty to make some remarks concerning him. This day week in your columns I gave his speech of the pre- ceding Sunday some attention, but at that time I did not know that Mr. Ross had chosen him. IfIhad thought that he was to be a pointed one of the judges in this case I should Tot have said & word concerning him. The responsibility of the choice rested altogether on the shoulders of the Rev. Mr. Ross. Moreover, 1 know nothing of what passed be- tween him and W. W. Foote; neither dogl care to know. 1Ihave not seen Mr. Foote since that interview, and if Idid I would not be so im- pertinent’as to inquite about his reasons for any action he might take in the present mat- ter. When I threw the decision of the case into the hands of three non-Catholic lawyers I reasonably expected that the three would be men of standing in their profession and that none of them would be notorious for special hostility to the Catbolic church. However, Mr, Editor, even sfter the appointment of Mr. Quitzow I made no objection. Ido not know what Mr. Foote said in his interview with Mr. Quitzow, but I do know that even Mr. Ross’ friends realized the unfitness of the appoint- ment. , One of their organs complained on Decem- ber 14: ““In naming Mr. Quitzow &s the man to represent him we believe that Mr. Ross made & mistake. * * * We feel that the public will say that Ross was afraid to_trust his side of the question to & man who was not an avowed friend of the A. P. A.” The Rev. M. T. Brewer devoted the prelim- inary address on Sunday to proving that the American Protective Ass ciation is not making ‘war on the religion of Catnolics. He is said to have addressed the Roman Catholics present: “Your leaders say the American Protective As- sociation is against you and your church, but no baser or more false an assertion could be made than that. No matter what we may think of your methods of worship there is not a member of the American Protective Asso- ciation who would net stand shoulder to shoulder with you to defeat any attempt to de- prive you of your right to worsm.):» according to_the dictates of your conscience. It passes comprehension how men who are d copy of the | of | nd has never been | brought up against me by anybody, so far as I | associating with some | rinent living soldiers.. I am also | e right to | Quitzow protests t00. | acquainted with contemporary history. ana | who are supposed to be gifted with common- | sense, continue the ery that the A. P. A. is not organized to make a religious fight. It is gov- erned by preachers, advised by preachers, rep- sented by preachers, propagated by preachers, and vet, like an undutiful child, it would dis- own’itsprogenitors. It has singled out one particular creed for its reprobation. When truth cannot be made to tell against that creed it has not serupled to resort to forgery and lies. Day after day it misrepresents the Catholic doectrine; calumniates the Cath- olic priesthood; reviles the Cathoiic peo- ple. With heart full of malice and mouth iull of siander it comes piously on the plat- form of the Metropolitan Temple and rolls its evesto heaven and groans, “\Ve make no war upon Catholics.” Let me ask these sanctimonious politicians, Mr. Editor, if they are not making war on Catholics why do they mention our names so freq \;emly at their “Christian patriotic” meet- ings? Wherein have Catholics failed in their duty to this country that the A. P. A., male or female, should slander them as traitors? Wherein have priests ever sought to-abridge a single right guaranteed by the laws, that our hould be made & hissing and & byword? enkers of the A. P. A. know wherein we have offended let them give names and dates and places. We challenge them to the Pproois and we defy them to produce the facts. Indeed, Mr. Editor, the members of no re- ligious denomination are so free and inde- nt to make what political affiliations choose as are the members of the Catholic chirch. We are the only religious body in America which consistently keeps politics out of the sinctuary. While the Methodist and | the Presbyterien and the Congregational pul- | pits are resounding with political harangues the Catholic alters are kept sacred to the truths of religion. Catholics would not for & moment tolerate political specches in their churches [he conanct of the sectarian preachers be- ore election 1s 8 perpetusl source of wonder- ment to us, and we lock in astonishmentat the patience with-which our Protestant brethren mit their religious gatherings to be turned 0 campaign meetings. 'he priest who would attempt to use his priesily office for electioneering purp: | would receive his first rebuke from the 1 bers of his own flock. Though taey accept his ance in spiritual things they feel that they > able to guide themselves in temporal nes. The priests of this City can confidently appeal to their record for nigh half a_century, and we can defy any preacher or politician to | show where we have tuted religion or ‘ ious influence to political or private ends. Though united inreligion, Catholics,whether cierics or laymen, are as iree as air to jorm what political afliliations they will. Some are cans, some are Democrats, some are some are Single Xers, some are Non-Partisan. They areas loyal to the princi- | ples of the party of their choice &s any other lass of citizens, The charge that they religious lines is not made by the responsible party leaders nor believed by responsible poli- ticians, The charge is made only by preachers who mistake general assertions for argument, { and it is believed only by bigots who judge | their neighbors by the standard of their own Dnarrow minds. { Mr. Brewer's declaration that the A. P. A. is Dot engaged in a religious war is not only con- tradicced by its false cherges against Catholics, | butitis contradicted by its own suthentic | | documents. Beiore a man is received as a candidate for initiation into that order which makes no war upon Catholics he is compelled | to sign the following decleration of principles: “I hereby declare that I am & firm believer in the Dei I am not a member of the Ro- | man Catholic church, nor mpathy sm; that in my opinion no Roman Catholic should be allowed any part or parcel in the control or occupy any F the contrar; o our count; re in danger from the machina- tions of thé Church of Rome. I believe that by the removal of Roman Catholics from es of public trust can justice, right and true American sentiment be fully subserved.” | “Among the many oaths taken various officers during the progress of the ini- tiation, the following is administered by the chaplain: do most solemnly promise and swear | that I will not allow any one a mem- ber of the Roman Catholic. church to become & member of this order, 1 knowing him to be such; that I will use my influence to promote the interests of all Pro- testants, everywhere in the world; thatI will not employ a Roman Catholic in &ny capacity if I ean that I will not aid in tbe building or in main- taining by my resources any Roman Catholic h or institution of their sect or creed oever, but will do all in my power to retard and break down the power of the Pope; | that I will not enter into any agree- ment with & Roman Catholie to strike or create & disturbance whereby the Roman Catholic employes may undermine and substitute the rotestants; that in all grievances I will seek only Protestants and counsel with them to the exclusion of all Roman Catholics and will not make known to them anything of any nature matured at such conference; thet I will not I any! before the | countenance the nomination in any caucus or | 1 convention of 8 Roman_Catholic for any office in the gift of the American will not vote for nor counsel others to vote for any Roman Catholic. but will vote only fora | Protestant; that I will endeavor at all times to place the political positions of this Govern- ment in the hands of Protestants. (Repeat. To all of which I do solemnly promise an; swear, so help me God. Amen.” After the hoodwink has been removed from of the candidate he is Tequested to plece one hand on the Bible and the other on the crucifix and to make the following denun- ciation: *“I hereby denounce Roman Catholi- cism; I hereby denounce the Pope, sitting at Rome or elsewhere; I denounce his priests and emissaries, and the diabolical work of the Roman Catholic church; and I hereby pledge myself to the cause of Protestantism, to the end that there may be no interference with the discharge of the duties of citizenship, and 1 solemnly bind myself to protectat all times and with all means in my power the good name of the order and its members, so help me | God.” Amen.” These declarations, oaths and denunciations | need no commentary. They show, as nothing | else can show, the’ true inwardhess of the which, according to the Rev. Mr. ng war on Cathoiies. In the Century Magazine for Marech, 1894, Dr. Washington Gladden, a well-known Protestant | clergyman, commented on the above docu- ments, as follows: “In the lightof thisoath, which every member of the A. P. A. takes with his hend upon his heart, we must interpret those outgivings printed in the newspaper (such 8s Mr. Brewer's. When he says that he attacks no man’s religion as long as he does not intrude it into politics, we explain his saying as well as we can, in view of his | oath that he will not employ a Roman Catho- lic in any capacity if he can obtain the ser- vices of & Protestant, and that he will never | countenance or aid the nomination, election or appointment to public office of any Roman | Catholic. Nota word is said in this oath about | any distinction between Roman Catholics who attempt 10 meke their religion an element of political power and Roman Catholics who do not; Roman Catholics as such are sweepingly proscribed. Aud when the champion of this order tells us in the newspapers that he is ‘in iavor of preserving constitutional liberty’ |we must bear in mind that he has sworn to violate the first principle of American constitutional liberty, which forbids discrim- ination against men on account of their relig- ious lief. The constitution of the United States declares that ‘no religious test shall ever be required as & qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.’ All the State constitutions embody the same prin- ciple. Theoath of the A. P. A.binds its members to apply & religious test to every candidate for office—to %ive political office to none but Prot- estants. This is what they mean when they say they are in favor of preserving ‘constiti- tional liberty.’ " 1 think, Mr. Editor, that these authentic doo= uments, which have been published in news- papers from Maine to California, make plain the meaning of Mr. Brewer's declaration of love toward Catholics. This scroll, this oath, this denunciation were used in this City before the last election; I have no reason to believe that they are notin use to-day. They explain the genesis of this controversy, which, accord- ing to some of Four contemporaries, is engen- dering so much bad blood. Catholies are not responsible for this unholy crusade. From the very beginning their church has been in this country, teaching the religion of Christand striving to draw souls to God. All of a sudden alien bigois come with an un-American society and crezate strife in a peaceful community. Monday after Monday the newspapers are filled with accusations against Cathclic loyalty and Catholic belief. For eighteen months we have borne it in silence. Now whenr a chance is given to make answer, are we to be accused of stirring up bad blood? Let the blame lie where it belongs; letit rest with a societywhose foundation stone is hate, and let it rest with newspapers which have spread broadeast the irresponsible mouthings of irresponsible bigot- ry. Yours truly, PETER C. YORKE. P. 8.—As I have taken up =0 much space with my remarks on the temple quartet, I must defer the consideration of Dr. Case to another occasion. P. C. YORKE. —— W. W. FOOTE IS ILL. Is Willing to S:rve on the Coms mittee With Unbiased. Men. OAKLAND, CaL, Dec. 16—W. W. Foote has not yet taken any steps that will lead to the appointment of a third attorney | standard, | Icould handle it with some degree of sat- | isfaction and pleasure. Now I do not really know just what I willdo. Ina few | about $20,000. | This transaction, however, | legally made and is to the detriment of the secure the services of a Protestant; | | prise. o forany ofice | purchases he has made of ranches and | to pass upon the points at issue between }Rev. Don};ld Ross xl:nd Rev. Father Yorke. Mr. Foote is il1 at his home and when he is able to artend to business he will give the controversy his attention. - 5 “Isee by the papers that Major Sher- man has been named by Mr. Ross in place of Attorney Quitzow,” said Mr. Foote, “‘but further than that I have nothininew to say in the matter. I do not know whether Major Sherman is a gentleman with whom 1 can serve or not. I know very little of him, but his opinion of the matter published in Sunday's CALL stamps him as a man of integrity and impartiality. He says he ‘would give the devil a fair trial,”’and if that be so he ought to be able to settle the points on which our reverend friends are at swords’ points. “AlL T want to see is fair-minded men on the commiittee, and for that reason they skould not be Catholics or members of the A. P. A. Isee that Attorney Quitzow re- ferred to a political speech of mine in which I denounced the A. P. A. at Metro- politan Temple. I denounce the A.P. A., or anything else that interferes with a man enjoying the right to think in religious matters as he pleases. I ask nothing more than the constitution guarantees, and I shall be content with nothing less. And | what I want for myself I want for every- body else. If the Catholics attempt to in- terfere with my liberties I will fight them. If the A. P. A. does it, I am their enemy. | But religion cuts no figure in this contro- v, and I am willing to serve with any two unbiased, capable men. “I do not know that I care to serve. be matter has been so exploited that I e Jost much of my interest in it. The matter has been fought out in the news- papers and has been robbed of all its dignity. As it originally stood I felt that days, when I'am well enough to get to my office, I will_give it my attention. Until toen I am giving it no consideration what- ever.” FAILURE OF BRAVERMAN, The Post-Street Diamond Dealer Is an Involuntary In- solvent. His Liabilities Will Reach Nearly a Quarter of a Million Dollars. Louis Braverman, dealer in jewelry and diamonds at 121 Post, has been forced into insolvency. The petition to have him de- clared an insolvent was filed yesterday in the Superior Court and was signed by the following creditors, who claim to be due them the respective amounts stated: Daniel Meyer, $28,001 82; Einstein & Co. of Fresno, §5265; Louis Gundelfinger, a son-in-law of the insolvent and president of the firm of Einstein & Co., $10,000; Louis Einstein, $2900; Central California Bank of Fresro, $4700, and Bertha Bern- heim, $2500. It stated that the total liabilities of Braverman will aggregate fully $225,000, but nothing definite could be learned re- garding his assets. Among tae other creditors are J. Cohn, | better known as ““Orezon’’ Cohn, a prom | nent capitalist, $75,000; Nevada Bank, | $10,000; Louis Wormser, a relative of | Braverman, $30,000; while it is estimated thut the amount due Eastern creditors is The only creditor who is in any way secured 1s Cohn, to whom Braverman | secretly deeded a portion of his property. | may be at-| tacked on_ the ground that it was not | other creditors. Braverman was formerly associated with | a Mr. Levy in the jewelry, but had bought | him out and then carried on the business in his own name. About two yearsago | he failed and quite a commotion was | created by his l}:as!ern creditors, who | made charges of fraud against the firm, | but which were not sustained. Braver- | man has been credited with resources | valued at about $500,000, and the announce- | ment of his failure will cause much sur- | His misfortune 1s attributed to large other real property in FresnoCounty. He | lives in a large and elegant house at 1016 | Eddy, which is estimated to be worth about $30,000. This was homesteaded only last Saturday. The trouble was precipitated by the ac- tion of Gundeifinger, who on Saturday presented a note, which Braverman de- clared he was unable to meet. The story soon gained circulation among the other creditors of Braverman with the result stated. FELDMAN’S DENIAL. He Did Not Threaten to Have a British Fleet Blow This City Off the Earth. Nathaniel Feldman, the young English- | man and scion of London aristocracy who was robbed by a woman named Eva Starr in a Kearny-street resort last Saturday night, wishes to correct several newspaper statements of the affair. He states that heis a nephew of Sir Julian Goldsmith and 8ir Juland Danvers of London, and heis a graduate of Cambridge, England, the master of six languages and is a mu- sician. He insists that he did not threaten —in case he did not get his property back— to have the British naval force in Pacific waters “blow San Francisco out of the | blooming bay.” That story, he avers, originated in the fertile brain of Sergeant Michael Conboy, the police officer to whom he confidently went with his troubles. The luckless young man also states that he lost $100 and a gold watch valued at £50, and he is now perfectly penniless. He ha only arrived from London afew days be- fore_the robbery. The case comes up in the Police Court this morning. Feldman’s address is 1220 Folsom stree ————— COLONEL BARNES ILL. There Is Some Doubt of His Recovery From a Recent Serious Sick Spell. Colonel W. P. Barnes is quite ill and there is some doubt of his recovery. Colonel Barnes is one of the best-known men in the West. He came herein the lat- ter part of the forties, and has since main- tained his position in the forefront of Cali- fornia pioneerism. He is a member of the Pioneer Society. He was a member of the Bloyd-horse Association and bas been starter at the Bay District Track. In the early days he catered to the tastes of the foremost men of the town and was very successful in his lineas a restaraunter. For some time past Colonel Barnes has been in ili health and his recovery is ques- tioned. He is 65 vears of age. o NOT OUT OF EXISTENCE. The Marin County Herald to Be Pub- lished as Heretofore. Charles Burrey, proprietor of the Marin County Herald, formerly published at Mill Valley, denies the report that the paper has gone out of existence. Speaking of a report to that effect which came to THE Carn from Mill Valley Sunday, Mr. Bur- rey said yesterday: 1am not the editor, 1 am simply the propri- etor. The paper has not gone out of existence, but, owing to some arrangements which were not carried out the issue for Friday last could not be gotten out on time. The forms and type were never in the hands of the Sheriff, neither were they ever attached, nor any A)-n of the plant ever surreptitiously removed from Sau- salito. Iwas never threatened with arrest, as nothing was ever transpired to justify 'an arrest. The Marin County Herald will bé pub- lished in future as usual. —_— MysELL-RoLLINS Company, 22 Clay street. Pateat back, flat opening blank books are A RAID ON THE HARPIES OF THE POOLROOMS) BIG SUIT TO SET ASIDE A RAILROAD SALE. Chief Crowley Descends on the Commission Brokers. 'THREE MEN ARRESTED. The Proteges of the Solid Eight Feel the Strong Arm of the Law. A GOOD CASE AGAINST THEM. More Warrants Ready to Be Served To-Day—Indignation of Honest Merchants. Yesterday afternoon some of the em- boldened harpies of Ellis street met with a shock. Three of Chief Crowley’s men in blue made a descent upon the poolrooms, armed with warrants of arrest, and placed in durance three of the men who are mak- ing that neighborhood a plague spot and a disgrace to the City. Day after day since the Wallace decision ghese men have be- come bolder and bolder under the shelter of Bawman’s Closed Door. the “Solid Eight,” and believed them- selves safe from molestation. They had not reckoned on the Chief of Police, who has so promptly accepted THE CALL'S sug- gestion, This was that they were not in reality taking commissions to buy pools at the racetrack, thus avoiding the intent of the Eltertorder and not its letter, but | were in reality selling pools and making books pure and simple. Chief Crowley had gathered enough evi- dence to show that most of these pool- sellers were simply using the pretense of | doing a commission business as a blind, and then determined upon a vigorous cam- paign against them. He asked Prosecuting Attorney John T. Dare to carefully pre- pare the charges, so that there would be no chance for them to raise technical ob- jections. Eleven warrants were made out against Jobn Doe yesterday and taken to Police Judge Joachimsen to sign. Had he signed them all there would have been eleven arrests made, but the judge could not find time and hurried off to keep an encagement. The warrants were handed over to Officers Hyman, Bunner and Lewis,who went down to the “Belfry,” a little woodefA building with two entrances, one at 9 and the other at 11 Ellis street. There are congregated more pool-sellers for the amount of space than anywhere in town. The cheap white- paper signs with black letters bear tne names of Jackman & Co., John | Stinson & Co., . D. Bawman, W. L. Kennedy, Fleming & Co., Lawrence Skillman, the Qakland Club and Crescendo Commission Company. There were enough poolroom harpies in the ram- shackle littie wooden building for all the warrants proposed had Judge Joachimsen omly found time to sign them. It was the busiest hour of the day, and the rooms and hallways and stairs were crowded with men and boys, witha woman here and there. All were comparatively poor people with nervous, eager faces, some hesitating as to their bets for the next races, others grasp- ing their tickets and watching and wait- ing for the results of races that settled the fate of their little bets to be posted on the blackboards. - There was among the crowd in the hallway a most pitiable sight, a young girl, evidently a working-girl, poorly but cleanly dressed, nerveusly turning over and over in her hands a little silver that she haa brought to gamble. The coming of the officers was a relief to many of them in that it distracted their minds. There was a stir and moving aside to let the bluecoats by. Officer Hy- man walked into Jackman’s little crowded room. Business was instantly suspended and there was a hush. The warrant was read and Jackman paid over $100 bail and was released on the spot. Officer Bunner had the same experi- ence with Staysen, who also had enough ill-gotten gains on hand. But Bawman, the third man arrested, was short and went on up to the Central station. After a short time he secured bail and was re- leased. . They will all come before Judee Joach- imsen this morning. Chief Crowley last evening said: “It looks like a good case. We claim that they have not been complying with the Waliace decision, which says that they may take commissions to buy pools at the racetrack. We claim_that they have been selling pools and making books pure and simple. I don’t see why the Supervisors refuse to pass an oidinance or amendpthe Eller‘t‘1 ordinance as Judge Wallace sug- gested. ‘‘Now they are talking of licensing pool- rooms downtown. Idonot see how that would remedy the evil at all. With a bigh license the only change would be that the number would be reduced. These would have larger rooms and the buyers would simply be concentrated in them. ““The worst thing about the poolrooms is that most of the people who patronize them are those who can least afford to bet. Those who go out to the racetrack and pay a dollar for admission are people who can afford to bet.” The shopkeepers in the neighborhood were delighted last evening at the arrests. In Widber's drugstore, just opposite, they said: “Decent people will not come into this part of the street, and our business has been greatly injured by the presence of the crowds that are brought here by the pooirooms. Take the big firm dealing in artists’ materials a few doors above here. A large proportion of their customers are ladies, and they say it has been ruinous to business. This block has been made a veritable plague spot to be shunned by decent people.” In Lundy’s jewelry-store they said: | “These poolrooms have ruined business for us here since they came. Astougha class of people as can be found anywhere in the City congregate here every day. Boys and young men not only wait around to play the races, but put in their spare time playing ‘‘craps” on the sidewalk. I have often bad to go out and drive them away from in front of our store.- A large number of the hangers-on are touts who have been refused admission to the race- tracks. This is the holiday season, but we see no signs of it in the way of increase in business. Respectable people simply will not come here.” CHARGED WITH ARSON. The Preliminary Examination of Mrs. Eugenia Schuller Commenced. The preliminary examination of Mrs. Eagenia Schuller, charged with arson in setting fire to a house on Lyon street A Group of Boys at Jackson’s. owned by her, was held before Judge Low vesterday afternoon and evening. Several witnesses were examined, includ- ing District Engineer Fernandez and Fire Marshal Towe, who testified to_the condi- tion in which they found the closets after the fire, and put in evidence the material soaked with coal oil and benzine which was found there. The case was continued till to-day, when it is expected Judge Low will render his decision. A REJECTED LOVER. James Godfrey, the Marine Fireman, Gives His Rival an Unmereiful Thrashing. James Godfrey, the marine fireman, who has on numerous occasions been arrested for battery and disturking the peace, through his love for Catherine Nugent, keeper of a lodging-house at 28 Mirna street, has again got himself into serious trouble. He appeared in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday to answer a charge of as- sault with a deadly weapon and the case was continued till Thursday. Some months ago Godfrey, while en- deavoring to compel Miss Nugent to ac- company him to a priest to get married, was set upon by Thomas Tracy and another lodger in the house and so severely beaten that he was laid up for several weeks. After he recovered charges ana counter- charges were heard in the Police Court,and Godfrey got a light sentence on promising not to annoy Miss Nugent again. He kept away from her house till Satur- day night. He had heard that she and Tracy were to get married, so he filled himself up with whisky and went on the warpath, He frightened Miss Nugent al- most to death and after he left her he met Tracy and gave him an unmerciful thrash- ing with bis fists and a club. That of the Los Angeles Electric Railway Disputed. CHARGE OF FRAUD MADE President Sherman Said to Have Combined With the Bondholders. HOLDERS OF STOCK LEFT OUT. Trustees Also Asserted to Have Co- operated With the Bondholders in the Deal. Tke suit about to be brought by the law firm of Nougues & Boone to set eside the sale of the Los Angeles Consolidated Elec- tric Railway Company is rich in promises of sensational development. Frank McQuade, the well-known poli- tician, is the plaintiff. He is a stock- holder in the Los Angeles combine and his suit is in the interest of the holders of stock who it is said have suffered financial losses through the sale of the road and the formation of the new company. “Suit will be brought in the Circuit Court within three or four days,” said Mr. Boone, representing McQuade, yesterday afternoon. “The story to be told then will be far more interesting than any out- line that I can give now, though the facts alone are startling to a sensational degree. “This man, M. H. Sherman, the presi- | dent of the company, as I shall allege in my complaint, purposely defaulted the bonds of the corporation. It was given out that the roads were not making money when the profits were known by the de- frauded stockholders to be $250,000 in 1894. Skerman took these profits and built roads to Pasadena and Santa Monica for his own ersonal benefit. The whole thing has een one of the biggest steals ever perpe- trated on the Pacific Coast. “When the consolidated corporation is- sued bonds in the'sum of $3,000,000 Messrs. Dorn & McKee of this City were appointed trustees to protect the bonds. These were given a deed of trust,in which it was re- cited that if the interest of any of the bonds should default at any time, then the whole amount was to become due at once and the trustees were authorized to sell the property for the benefit of the bondholders. **The Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Company was ostensibly an Ari- zona corporation, but no members thereof are known to be residents of that Terri- tory and no meetings were ever held there. The whole thing, as has since become so very well known, was manipulated in the | back room of the McDonalds’ bank. Frank McDonald and Sherman faked the min- | utes, issued stock and held meetings with- out the knowledge of the directors or any of their representatives. “As | said, when the roads were making money at the rate of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year, the bonds were purposely allowed to default. That was in the interest of the combination— Sherman, the trustees and certain banks wlo neld the bonds. After McKee's death Dorn was left alone as trustee. Ex- Mayor Pond was appointed to fill the va- cancy, and then began the slow music. Intrigue followed intrigue. The lights were lowered and as the slow music turned into the creepy scrapings of violin, ’cello and bass numerous heavy villains came on the stage. Dorn wanted to zet Pond out and tie latter did not seem to heed. But he did, as the sequel shows, “A man came to me sayinE that he rep- resented the holder of ten shares of stock who wanted to bring suit to enjoin Dorn from making the sale under the clause re- lating to the defaulting bonds. That man’s name was Johns. He did not re- veal the identity of his principal. I was engaged for some time in drawing up the papers—several days, in fact—as I could never keep track of my client Johns from one day to the other. I understood in a general way, however. that it was a scheme of Dorn’s to complicate matters so that he could oust his co-trustee. He wanted to briffg on & whole whirlwind of litigation, so that his Eurpose could the more easily be accomplished. I knew it was not a bona fide suit—that is subsequently—to prevent the sale of the road. Well, this man Johns was a mystery. He would tell me little that meant much and then tell me that was enough. Atimportant stages in his deposition he would break off ab- ruptly and leave the office on some pre- text. Perhaps I would not see him again for days. ‘‘Finally he deserted the case and my office altogether. Waiting a reasonable length of time, I sent for him. He told me, with a great show of mystery and sundry nods and winks, that he had been called out of bed at 2 o’clock in the morn- ing and requested to discontinue the pro- ceedings. = A deprecating smile accom- panied the intimation that he had been fixed. ““The sale was made, and I was left with- out client and fees. I afterward saw the NEW TO-DAY. Goodyear Welt Shoes are better than hand-sewed, but cheaper. 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Pond protected himself and Dorn dia not get as many feathers in his nest as he had fondly expected. A prominent capitalist who recently re- turned from a visit to Los Angeles said he had never seen nor heard of anything like the steal that was perpetrated in the Con- solidated Electric Railway Company’s af- fairs. That fellow Sherman is a financial sharpsheoter. He was In co-operation with some of the Eastern bondholders and acted with the local bankers in bringing about the foreclosure and sale. “The bondhoiders say they notified the stockholders, but not more than $40,000 ot the §6,000,000 capital stock was secured for the deal. As previously set forth, the stockholders claim that the foreclosure and sale of the road to the Los Angeles Railway Company was illegal; that the banks holding the bonds were in a combin- ation with Sherman and the trustees to gain control of the road under default and that Sherman, the president, has ap- propriated the earnings of the road to his personal use in the building of the electric road to Passadena and Santa Monica, etc. “It will be a lLively suit. The inside of some of the deals carried on will be thor- oughly ventilated. But they did not reckon with their host when they shut my client Johns off. When he was ‘fixed’ and declined to go further with the suit, he left all the data and pavpers that were to have been called into requisition in my office. Their value in the present instance must be obvious. I did not get the $5000 fee which I was told to charge and collect, but I am still in the case with a much stronger suit. I had hoped to keep the matter from the public for the present, but since it has been divulged in some quarters the truth may as well be told. “My client” claims that the stockholders have been defrauded and that all the pro- ceedings are illegal. We bring suit to de- clare the foreclosure and sale and all proceedings, in fact, null and void.”” THE HOWELL CASE. Mrs. Matt Jones Tells of Her Husband’s Sudden Departure From Stockton. In the Howell case in the United States District Court yesterday Mrs. M. H. Jones, the wife of Matt Jones, was called by the Goyernment to testify as to her husband’s sudden departure from Stockton. She said Howell came to her the day after her husband left and said he was quite sure he went because he was in finan- cial straits; that Jones had tried to borrow money from him several times. Samuel Pratt, a brother-in-law of Jones, testified that he told Howell to give $20 to Mrs, Jones, which he did. 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