The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 29, 1896, Page 10

10 INDOOR BICYCLE RACING, The Events and Prizes for the Tournament at the Pavilion, A SAFE TRACK ASSURED. California and Imperial Clubs’ Dances. Bay City's Training Machine. The proposed indoor bicycle racing tour- nament at the Pavilion in March seems assared. The management has sent out entry blanks and has purchased the prizes for the various events, which will be placed in the hands of R. M. Welch, rep- resentative of the National Racing Board, and the racers may rest assured that in his charge they will be safe and fully up to ue. he list events prepared by Charles A. Wikidel, the manager of the tournament, together with the prizes, is as follow: f THURSDAY, MARCR 5. One mile, scratch, class A—First prize, unset diamond, $35; second prize, diamond’ seari- ile, scratch, class B—First prize, unset mond, $100; second prize, unset diamond, -mile club cup race, clas First prize, gold me medal, $25; third pri se ve, gold silver medal, $15. FRIDAY, CH 6. One mile, handicap, class A—First prize, diamond pin, §35; second prize, dismond cuff: s, handicap, class B—First prize, $100; second prize, unset diamond, £50. Club cup race—Continued. SATURDAY, MARCH 7. Mile-post race, class B—First quarter, unset dirmona, $25; second quarter, unset diamond, third_querter, unset diamond, $25; rth quarter, unset diamond, §50. handicap, class’ A—First t chein and dismond locket, gents’ furnishing goods, $2 inese race—First prize, United States gold coin, $10; second prize, United States gold coin, Club cup race—Continued. MONDAY, MAECH 9. One-quarter mile, scratch, class B — First prize, bicycle, $100; second prize, suit of clothes, $50. One mile, lap_Tace, class A—First prize, un- set diamond, $35; second prize, dismond Cuff- buttons, § g Five miles, scrateh, class B—First prize, bi- cxcle, $100; second prize, unset diamond, Club cup race—Continued. TUESDAY, MARCH 10. Half & mile, scratch, class A—First prize, nn- set diamond, $35; second prize, diamond pin, prize, ne mile, handicap, class B—First prize, bi- cyele, $100; second prize, suit of clothes, $50. Club cup race—Continued. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. One mile, seratch, class B—First prize, unset diamond, $100; second prize, unset dismond, £50. One-quarter class A—First prize, unset diamond, $: nd prize, diamond locket, ss B—First prize, , suit of clothes, $50, s, Chinese race—First prize, gold cond prize, silver medal, § Club cup race—Final, The entrance fees will be$1 for class B events and 50 cents for class A. Entries close Monday evening, February 24. The date nday, March 8, has been left open awaiting the decision of the National Assembly of the League of American Wheelmen, to be held next month in Bal- timore, as to whetheror not theleague will sanction Sunday racing. 1f the decision is favorable special events will be arranged, which will make this day one of the best of the tournament. There will also be held matinee races Saturday afternoon, March 7, the events and prizes for which will be announced later. The track to be put in the Pavilion will be in position in time to give ample oppor- tunity for training upon it. Dressing- rooms for the riders will also be provided in the Pavilion. The track will be eight laps to the mile and will be constructed of boards. The turns will be nearly five times as great as those of the track put in the Pavilion last year, having a radius of 100 feet, while the stretches will be 154 feet in length. The track will be banked throughout, with the exception of about forty feet. It isexpected to prove one of the best indoor tracks ever constructed, and besides being perfectly safe should aid the men in making fast time. The California Cycling Club will hold a arty at Mission Parlor Hall shortly after Lent. Messrs. Karl, Bent, Mayo, Wynne and Harvey will direct the affair. The club members are in constant training for the 25-mile road race February 22. Cycler is the name of a new bicycle pub- lication which has just appeared here. It has twenty-four pages of bright, interest- ing matter and is well edited throughout. Charles H. Gard is conducting it and San Francisco and San Jose are the locations of its offices. The style of the paper is unique and it will doubtless find welcome among the wheeling public. Mitchell M. Shields, a well-known cy- clist of Los Angeles, is in the City for a short visit. He was a noted riderin the days of the ordinary bicycle and even now can hold his own with the safety riders. It is stated that & member of the Reli- ance Club of Oakland, named Parks, who is now in Southern California, has been trying to get material for the club’s relay team from emong the flyers of that part of the State. He has found, however, that every rider of any known ability has al- ready been spoken for and that they areall members of the Bay City Wheelmen. The visiting committee of the League of American Wheelmen called upon the Olympic Club Wheelmen and was very cordially received. Thecommittee’s future engagements are: February 4, Liberty Cycling Club; February 7, Alameda Cy- clers; February 14, Olympic Cyclers; Feb- vary 17, Imperial Cycling Club, The Imperial Cycling Club’s dance next Friday evening at Union-square Hall is attracting the attention of the cyclists of both sexes and will be larzely attended. Sanford Plummer, captain of the Bay City Wheelmen, who has been in South- ern California for a month past, will be home Friday. John H." Witts, the transcontinental tourist from Fall River, Mass., will find mail for him at the Bay City Wheelmen'’s cl\]llbhouse, 441 Van Ness avenue, if he will call. The Bay City Wheelmen has its new home-trainer in position and the riders are using it all the time now. It is similar to the machine described in THE CALL Sunday, January 19, except that the Tollers are ten inches in diameter, being douvle the usual size. This is found to be 8 great advantage. The machine is a double one, so that two can ride at one time, and it will fit bicycles of any length of wheel base. The rollers are not ball- bearing, as they would then run too easily. The club would be pleased to have any wheelmen who are interested call and ex- amine it at the clubhouse any evening. The San Jose Roaa Club held an enjoya- ble party last Monday evening. There has been a slightdissension among a few of the members of the San Francisco Road Club, but the trouble is over now and the club continues on in a prosperous way. e e ol A JOCKEY'S DEFENSE. Jasper Madison Claims Bartender Murphy Was Going to Strike Him. Jasper Madison, the colored jockey, was arrested at the Bay District racetrack yesterday afternoon by Policemen Brown and Pyle and booked at the City Prison on the charge of assault to murder. Particulars of the assault were publishea in yesterday’s CaLL. The troubleoccurred in the Richmond saloon, Sixth avenue Hugh Murphy, the bartender, was cut in the neck by Madison. X Madison” said that he acted in self-de- fense. “Milroy,” he said, “put down $2 to pay for the drinks, but Murphy said he was 50 cents short. ) ilmf' then took up the§2and threw a $5 gold piece on the bar. Murphy only gave him $150 back and we all kicked. Murphy turned to me and called me an offensive name. He grabbed hold of something and came at me from behind the bar, and to defend myself I pulled out an old razor I use for cutting my corns and slashed him in the neck before he could hit me.” AT THE PARK. The Storm Did Not Do Any Damage. The Canal Being Torn Down. “The storm of the past few days,” said Superintendent McLaren of Golden Gate Park yesterday, *'dia but very little dam- age,in fact less than has been done by storms in years. It washed the dust off the trees, however. Strawberry Hill stood it well and the water that washed down its sides escaped through a sewer under the lake.” The superintendent explained that Strawberry Hill is composed of red rock and provisions were made to prevent the rainwater that in winter washed down its sides from entering the lake. The water I 2 said is so deeply colored that if it en- iered the lake it would redden it to such a degree that for weeks it would look like the Red Sea1n miniature, and it was for this reason that drains were built under the foundation of the lake, Some of the roads off the main ones were htly cut up, but these can be repaired th a few cartloads of soil. Yesterday the full force of men were at work at the site of the new music con- course. The trees that were growing in the grand court of the Midwinter Kair are being removed and transplanted to the rounds that were occupied by the Vienna >rater. In the place of those that are be- ing removed there will be planted shade trees, poplars, mapies and sycamores. These will be planted in such a manner as to give the greatest amount of shade to those who in the future will assemble to listen to the concerts. The once famous canal operated on the hill west of the casino s being tsken down, the venture no longer paying. It wasa fad that lasted for a time, but people tired of it and the income of late was not suffi- cient to meet operating expenses. A, SMITH EXOHERATED It Was a Case of Two Men Hav- ing the Same Name and Both Having Claims. The Accused Showed That He Had Done His Utmost to Find Out Why the Draft Was Sent The peculiar coincidence of two men having the same name and both having claims against the Government was a cause of a very unpleasant experience for one of them; but, fortunately, the matter ended in a complete exoneration of him yesterday. On Friday a confidential employe of the Treasury Department, A. J. Smith by name, was arrested on complaint of Cashier Thomas P. Burns of the United States Sub-treasury for having obtained $18 75 on a warrant which was really in- tended for another A. J. Smith. The other A.J.Smith had been a dealer in liquors and cigars, and having given up his business before the time his internal revenue licenses expired he was entitled to some rebate for the stamps he had left over. This rebate was sent by the Treas- ury Department, but it fell into the hands of the first mentioned A. J. Smith, and as this particular A. J. Smith had claims against the Government for services ren- dered to both the internal revenue and customs divisions he supposed the money was for him and cashed the piece of paper as a matter of conrse.” A. J. Smith, the accused, had done some work in the line of securing evidence in connection with the Emerald gang of smugglers, and he naturally supposed the check was a part of his compensation. The Government, according to his state- ment, made him a special emyloye for several months. He had also secured in- formation in reference to some smuggled opium, silks and cigars which came on the steamer Colon, and he also_had a claim against Chinese Inspector M. B. Hereley of Chicago for $30 for services in securing evidence regarding the circulation of fraudulent Chinese certificates in China- town. The treasury draft, when it was received, was duly indorsed by Smitn, the special employe. Subsequently the right Smith appeared at the sub-treasury and made inquiry as to whf a warrant intended for him had been utilized by a person to whom itdid not belong. There it was, however, in Mr. Burns’ pile of papers, with the name “A. J. Smith” on its lg:ck Mr. Burns called to account the Smith who got the money and advised him to make it good. At first Smith, the recip- ient, thought it best to go and make in- quiries of Deputy Surveyor Samuel J, Ruddell and the internal revenue officers. He had long before written a letter of in- quiry to the Treasury Department and the answer was such that he thought the matter was all right. However, he con- cluded to pay back the $18 75 to Mr. Burns and the right Smith got the money. All this came out before United States Comniissioner Heacock yesterday, and as the Commissioner was of the opinion that there was no intent to defraud, he dis- charged the accused. Judge Heacock thought Smith had gone very much out of his way to ascertain the true status of the affair, considering the ci;cumstances, and had done more than could be expected. Mr. Smith handled his own case, acting as his own attorney. WATCHING THE MEAT. Harbor Commi operate With the Board of Health. The Board of Health,in order to com- plete its already efficient system of meat and milk inspeciion in this City, has asked the co-operation of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. The following letter was sent to the guardians of the bay yesterday: To the Board of Harbor Commissioners—GEN- TLEM The Boerd ot Health of the City and County of San Francisco, having in mind a more thorough public inspection of all milk and meat entering the City, very respecttully begs to direct the attention of your honorable bos y to the fact that a very large portion of these supplies arrives at the water front before dis. tribution throughout the City. An jnspection would, therefore, not only be greatly facilitated, but rendered far more efficient, if your honorable board deemed it feasible to grant the request of your petition- ers, which is to set aside a place or room on the water front where such inspection could take place, both during the day and night in the manndr indioated. " Very respectfully, J. F. Monsg, H. H. Harr, Committee. g R They Died Suddenly. Mrs. Katie Gauch, a housewife, was found dead in bed at hér residence, 913 Buchanan street, lest evensng. Death resulted from nat- ural causes. Charles J. C-mgbell, an old man who for several weeks past had been stopping at the Golden West Hotel, was taken seriously iil yesterday afternoon and it was decfded to remove him to the City and County Hospital, Aun ambulance was summoned to convey the old man to the hospital, but before he reached his destination he succumbed. The body was taken to the Morgue. —————— The best_transit of Venus took place on December 8, 1874; no “other will occur till end D street, on Sunday night, when | 2004, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896. LITTLE COIN IN SIGHT, The Downtown Gambling “ Den” Keeps Money Away From the Track. THREE FAVORITES IN FRONT. Oregon Eclipse Surprised the Crowd by Taking the Opening Event at 0dds of 25 to 1. With the “commission brokers” again firmly established in the barn on Glasgow alley, in receipt of authentic information from the Bay District, a noticeable falling off in the attendance at tke track is visible. Yesterday the play in the betting ring was very light, and had not the gentlemanly French plunger from Montana turned back into the ringa pertion of his win- nings by some inopportune plays many of the pencilers would scarcely have made clerk hire. The officials of the track are apparently not exerting themselves in an effort to prevent the returns being sent broadcast. An emissary from the down- town “joint’’ was present at the track yes- terday, and at the conclusion of the first “THE CALL” three or four races senta telegram with the results, and in return received a bun- dle of dispatches from the operator, the latter, no doubt, purporting to be com- missions to be pxncgfi for the downtown house. The commissioner sizned his name but once for all of these valuable messages, which were written in cipher, and if the money was bet the City customers must have got decidedly the worst of the betting, for he never got dangerously near the bet- ting ring. 1§ossibly the laxity shown by the track management in not using more strenuous efforts to prevent the results of the different races being sent forth is be- cause of the wineel game fostered by the club, that is a source of such rich income, and they fear that pulling the monkey’s tail may cause the lion to roar. 2 The racing was very commonplace, with one exception thedifferent events all being cheap selling affairs. Favorites took three races, Very few of the crowd supposed old Oregon Eclipse a dangerous factor in the opening short six-furlong run, and he was neglected in the betting with odds cf 20 and 25 to 1 about him. Getting away in front, he led all the way, and passed the wire a scant length in frontof the6tos favonte, Realization. The next event at seven and a half fur- longs was run over the inside course, gnruy up and down hill. Ida H was a 2 to 1 favorite and failed to get inside the money. The 11 to 5 second choice as- sumed the lead the last sixteenth and won easily, with Zaragoza finishing in the place.” Robin Hood I, who made the run- ning to the stretch, finished third. The third race over the short six-farlong route was nothing but an_exercise canter for the * to 5 favorite, Midlo, who won pulling u;., with Syndicate in the place. Big things were expected of the Syca- more stable’s Gilead, with Beflz;:n up, in the mile run, but he proved a di ment, finishing in the far rear. sappoint- The 2to 1 RACING CHART. Seven(eenth Day of the Winter Meetin, Muddy. of the California Jockey Club. Weather Fine. Track Bay District Track, San Francisco, Tuesday, January 28, 1896. (3, FIBST RACE—About six turlongs; selling; conditions; allowances; purse $300, T Bel Ind. | Horse,age welght. [St.| % | 3% | % | s | Fin| Jookeya |[gSetuing, 583 |Oregon Eclipse,a 99| 1 1h 25 573 |Realization, 4....102| 4| 214 b 96 | Banjo, 5 99| 8 a3 873 | Yemen, & o9 1 23 17-5 73 |Schnit, 4. 07| 2 } 501 |Cardwell 94 64 100 583 |Gold Bug, a. 9| 6 7 25 Falr start. Won bandily. Winner, J. minutes. Time, 1:1534. s’ ch. g., by Joe Hooker-Lulu Riggs. At post 12 604 'sr.:)gfygn RACE—Seven and a half furlongs, inside course; « $400. lnflu.‘ Horse, age, welght. |8t.| 14 3% str. 501 |Billy McClskey,3.112| 4| 6h | 48 | 86 | 22 586 | Zaragoza, 6. 138l 2| 24 | 238 [ 2n | 38 Hood 1,6..129 8| 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 5 207/ 1| 4h | b5 | 44 | a6 6| 8 6 6 5 5| 81 | 3n |64 | & Good start. Won easily. Winner, Pleasaut HIll stable’s ch. c., by Joe Hooker-Jessie K. Time, 1:4735. (5, THIRD RACE—About six furlongs; selling; conditions; alloweuces; purse $300. lndex.l Horse, age, weight. [st. | 3% | 3% | % ’ st | Fin Jockeys. ‘!OI‘:'“‘“'.. 527 | Midls, 3 93| 3. jrad s aie 25 472 |Syndicat | in | 338|324 15 459 |Raphael, 62 51 315 12 596 | Harry Le: 34 | 33|58 10 545 |Bravura, 4. 13 | 615 | 41 25 582 Modesto, mdsig 13 80 1 [Ginger, 6h | 41 | 7 9 fyron, 4 8 8 s | 25 At post. Time, 1:17%. ri. Won easily, Winner, Burns & Waterhouse's b. g, by imp. Midlothian-Electric Light, 600, FOUBTH RACE—One mile: four-year-olds aud upward; conditions; purse, $100. Index.| Horse, age, welght. | St.| 14 Y % | sr. | Fin. | Jockeys. 10;“"“‘"‘;’:,‘ 594 | Moderocio, 4 | 3] 51 15| 13 13 582 |1k Bl 13 | 84 | 315 | 42 492 | Little B | 6 3h 5h 43 32 584 |Ip.Full rtnLass5.109| 7| 6h | 62 | 63 | 5 | 583 | Red Will, 4 109| 4| 21 23 215 | 2n 636 | Uncle Giles, 109/ 1| 9 78 | 6d | 8 422 | Whitestone, 8l 71 | 82 | 8 7 595 |Gilead, 5. 9| 815 | 9 9 8 531 |Miss D 2| 435 | 4n 7 9 Good start. Won easily. Winner, G. B. Morris 25 minutes. Time, 1:46V4. 6()7, FIFTH RACE—About six furlongs; selling: three-year-olds; allowsnces; purse $400. Index.| Horse, weight. |St| 3% | % 3% ‘ str. | Fin. ‘ Jockeys. | Bettiog, | fe & e | i 563 (Pollock...... | 13 = 680 |Jack Atkins. | 25 H 589 |Virgie A. | 12 S 5RO | Walter J. 33 527 Don Gara 73 7y 573 | Miss Ross ! 53 3 563 | Trappeau 8 - 577 | Palomacita. 6 62 20 Foor start. Won easily. Winner, McXN anghto Time. 1:1614. n & Muir's ch. g, by imp. Rossington-Marjorie, G0, SIXTH RACE—Seven and a halt furlengs (lnside course); selling; conditions: penalties; - purse $400. Index. ‘ Horse, age, welght. | st.| 14 1 ' % | o l Fin. | Jockeys. 103"““%l. | | 598 | I'slan | 1h | 234 3 |5 Eacaes 588 | C 4| 21 | 23 | 24" | 234 | 238 6 73 366 | Eckert, 4. 6 8 7 85 losat | 8 T 598 | 1| 33 (82 |43 | 43 | a8 5 8 588 | R 3| 6k | 6h | 6% | 82 | b3 4 8 586 | V. 9 7| 4 5h | 7 71 | el 5 30 685 |W. L. Mu 122| 5| 83 | 435 | 63 | 64 | 74 3 pg 412 |Quarterstaff, 125| 8| 735 | 8 8 8 8 10 20 Gool start. Won easily. Winner, Us ifornia 1:47. At post 12 minutes. stable’s ch.g., by imp. Sir Modred-Visalia. Time, “THE CALL” RACING GUIDE. To-day's Entries at the California Jockey Club, Bay District Track. In races where the horses have norecord as the distance to be run the records at the next nearest distance are given. Abbreviations—F., fast; Fa., fair: H., heavy; ., mile; £., furlong:; ¥, about. FIRST RACE—Five furlongs; selling; non-winners of two races. | Best Index. Name, Lbs|record. | Dist. Owner. Pedigree. 573 |Salisbury I 931:02 | 6¢ Burnse Waterhouse| Racine-imp. Flirt 34 | Americ 105/1:083; | 51 H. Durkee. Red Iron-Lou B 91 1o rec. E. W. Roberts Imp. Brutus-by Kelple [ m 17 |6 163 [ 61 :4945| 34 m B. Schreiber. . Imp. Wagner-Fabecia Ben Ali-Ezza *Formerly Fijian. BECOND RACE—About six furlongs; selling. Best Index. Name. |Lbs|record. Owner. Pedigree. L5 £l Primero stable. .| Fitzjames-Springlike 552 Willlams&Morehse | Hyder Ali-Attraction a4 1. Martin. Sobrante-Ruth. 601 95|10 réc. 98/1:29 Sweet Rose. Normandie.. Colonel Hepburn-Edna Ausel-Miss Goodrich Major Ban-Scot. Imp. San Simeon-Tennessee Flambeau-Evangeline TImp. Suwarrow-Franchise %lenn;‘l;rfi?nnh ;:oe ambeau-imp. Fairy Rose Imp. Kyrle Daly-Exiract -|J. Robbins. .. - |Burns & Waterhonse! Ramsdells Garland THIRD RACE—Seven furlongs: andicap. Best Name. Owner. Pedigree. Rosebud . 439 | Bright Ph 9 | Marionett Burns & Waterh'se Tyrant-Rosemary Del Monte stable.... | Falsetto-Buft and Blue Imp. Mariner-Maranette Charles B Legg & Ta; 110 Mio-Constellation Imp.Star Ruby. G. B, Morr Mampton-Ornsment. Crescendo Puebio stabl Flambeau-imp. Janet N |Scimitar. <13, B, Snena Imp. Eothen-W yandotte FOURTH KACE—Five furlongs; selling: non-winners of two races, Best Index. Name. [Lbs|record.| Dist. Owner. Pedigree. 5t .| Westchester stable. | Imp. Sir Modred-Bilthesome SR |F. Fisher | Wihters-Tda Orell 5t Eolian-by Patsy Dufty Ulig (B 1 -|Cyclone-Kate Carson %t Kingston-Lady Golden 4lot Wagner-Fleta 5 605 | Margaret M., 85| :40; m 688 | My sweemem.mn;l:obiz ¥ Bradford-Woodlodge Major Ban-Libbertitlibbet FIFTH RACE—Short course; about one and a half miles; steeplechase: selling. Best Index.| Name. |Lbs|record. Dist. |Lhs|Tk. Owner. Pedigree. XM(\vd‘Or. sevuis | T 10 .{S. Halliday . Rayon d’Or-Blandana Col. Weightman -|A. G. Blakely. .| Warfellow-Lessie P April 1 Dodd. .| McCreary-Rosa. Adel El Rio Rey-Ogalena |Gl n-lug—edo- le C Al ie-Irene | EEngreliow-Bette Katght SIXTH RACE—Flve furl Pedigree. - |Surinam-imp. Paloma *Formerly Miss May. «|Reveille-Sadie. St. Savieur-Lulu B Imp. Greenback-Leverett .| Duke Norfolk-Unknown favorite Moderocio took the lead on the backstretch and won as he pleased by four lengths. Ina hard drive Chorn, on IkeL, got his mount home a nose in front of Little Bob, ridden by Hirrichs. The Burns and Waterhouse entry Palo- macita opened a 11 to 5 choice for the fifth event on the card, a short six-furiong spin, but receded in theé betting to 10 to 1 around ost time. The play was principally on on Gara, Pollock and Miss Ross, the lat- ter closing a slight favorite. Palomacito set out to make the running when the fla, fell, but near the halt was cut off by Pol- lock, with Chorn up, and never cut much of a figure thereafter. Pollock was never headed and won easily by two lengths, with Jack Atkins in the place. Virgia A was a poor third. The last number on the programme was another seven-and-a-half-furlong run over the inside course, with eight starters. Getting away from the post second, Moni- tor, equal choice in the betting with W. L. Munson, soon showed in the lead and won ridden out, a length in front of Comrade. The long-priced outsider Eckert was third. Track and Paddock Items, The judges fined Jerry Chorn, who rode Pollock, $50 for cutting Palomacita off. Little Donovan rode the Burns & Water- house entry, and it is said Jerry “had it in for him.” Jerry was called before the stewards at_the conclusion of the racing, and they will investigate the latter asser- tion. Eolo, Lew Weir and the other horses recently purchased by A. B, Spreckels are due to arrive to-day. Trappean was lame when he went to the Post, and when too late his trainer wished to have him excused. Mr. Wibaux, the Montana plunger, is zsll"d to have quit about $10,000 loser on the ay. The Board of Stewards of the California Jockey Club last night decided to receive no more entries from J. P. Woolman, on account of the running of Montana at Ingleside on January 20.” It was thought that the best interests of racing would be served by the ruling. FASCINATED BY A WOMAN Ebenezer F. Dunton Tells of Mamie Barnum’s Influence Over Him. Defies All the Rules of Court, and Entreaty and Threat Prove Useless to Stop Him. Ebenezer T. Dunton, the war veteran, afforded considerable entertainment to the habitues of Judge Campbell’s court yester- v afternoon when he appeared on the witness-stand to relate his adventure last Wednesday with Mamie Barnum and Kittie Nelson. He started 1t by declaring Le wanted a ‘‘square deal,” and he seemed determined to have it. The Judge confessed that Dunton was the most garrulous witness he had seen in his court. He was implored again and again to confine himself to answering the questions put to him, but it was no use. Every answer was accompanied by his thoughts, impressions or sensations, and after the court stenographer had filled one book and started to get another the Judge, almost with tears in his eyes, begged him to be guided by the rules of the court, adding: “Your garrulity will cost the City and County $500, as that man,”” point- ing to the stenographer, ‘‘gets 15 cents a folio.”” But the appeal was in vain, Attorney Joseph F. Coffey, who repre- sented the Prosecuting Attorney, had to ask the Judge to protect him from Dun- ton’s impertinent sallies. Dunton, because Coffey persistently asked him to say ‘‘yes” or “no” to his questions, got mad, and 1nsolently remarked, I should judge you are the defendant, and not these women.” At another time Coffey asked to see the purse which the Barnum woman took from Dunton, and Dunton handed it to him gingerly. After it was handed back to him Coffey asked, ‘“How much mouney is in the purse now?”’ *‘Well,” said Dunton, looking at him sig- nificantly, “‘there was $80 when I gave it to you, but I don’t know how much there is now.”” Attorney Mack, who agpenred for the defendant, often crossed swords with Dunton during his cross-exammation, and at one time Mack became so exasperated that he threatened to ask the Judge to commit him for contempt unless he kept a civil tongue in his head. At another time Dunton would not stop talking, and both Mack and Coffey shouted in despair, **Who’s running this court?’’ Dunton testified that-until six months &go he was chief steward of the main din- ing-hall at the Soldiers’ Home, Yount- ville. He came to the City on December 22, and had been staying at the Mozart House on Ellis street, near Taylor. Last Wednesday morning lie was look- ing into the show-window of a store on Market street when the two defendants came up to him, one on each side of him. They made suggestions which surprised and shocked nim, and he got away from them as quickly as possible. He turned into Grant avenue and was looxing into the window of thestore next No. 21 when the two women came up to him again. They talked to him, and he admitted that Mamie Barnum by her fascinating manners exercised a powerful influence over him. She got him into the recess of the doorway of No. 21, and asshe bent down to take one of her cards out df her stocking, where she said she kept them, he put his hand into his pocket and missed his purse, which contained $100 in gold and about $4 in sitver. “I grabbed hold of her with both hands,” he continued, “and the door of No. 21 flew open. She wentinsideand I followed, still holding her, and the door closed behind us. For fifteen minutes I used both per- suasion and force to get her to give me back my money. She hit me in the eye and jabbed my hands with a long steel instrument, which the police told me was used by pickpockets, but would not give me the purse. The people in the house came downstairs and she told them I was crazy, and they went back again without paying any attention to me. At iast the purse dropped on the floor and the mone¥ fell out of it, and, still holding her, picked it up. Then the door opened snd we went out on the sidewalk.” For ten minutes he struggled with her on the sidewalk, while a Jlarge crowd gathered and a spirit of humiliation came over the woman, and he thought he had humbled her. She showed him the purse and begged him to let her go, as he had got back all his money; but he knew he was $20 short, and he kept his grip on her. The Nelson girl told her to give him back all of his n:oney, and for that he felt grate- ful to her. Finally two policemen ap- veared and the Barnum woman was ar- rested. £ He created a sensation by stating that a young man who said he belonged to the court catled upon him last Thursday and wanted him to compromise the case, but as neither of the defendants was present the matter was stricken out of the record. Then he stated how he had chased and captured Kittie Nelson in the Baldwin Hotel. Policeman Campion testified to arrest- ing Mamie Barnum on Grant avenue on the complaint of Dunton who, said she had robbed him of $20. This closed the case for the Yrolecution and on motion the Nelson girl was discharged from cus- tody. The defense will be submitted to-day. ———————— Run Over by a Buggy. J. Hannan, an old man living et the head- quarters of the Salvation Army, was crossing Golden Gate avenue at Larkin street last night, when be was run over by a bugsy driven by U. Ago. He was taken to u:.fw ceiving Hospital, where it was found that his left shouiderblade was broken. Ago tried to ST A B e at the son a and fast driving. 4 it ONLY FOR RICH BOXERS, Rules That May Destroy the Sport of Fisticuffs on This Coast, I3 THE TUNION TUSELESS? Walter Watson, the Olympic Club Instructor, Gives Some Timely Warning. While the committee appointed by the Pacific Coast Amateur Athietic Associa- tion is investigating certain charges that have been preferred against members of clubs that compose the Pacific Association rumor says that several prominent ath- letes who have grown tired of being gov- erned by the strict laws of the Amateur Athletic Union are now planning with a view of organizing an association which, if perfected, will be known as the Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Assoclation, with headquarters in this City. In other words, the disgruntled athletes are auxious to “‘break away’’ from the A. A. U. and establish an association on this coast which will be governed by rules more suitable to the wishes of ““the home™ athletes than those of the union, which are considered too exacting. Avpropos of the present athletic disturb- ance, Walter Watson, the boxing in- structor of the Olympic Club, said: “As a means of keeping the amateur athletes within bounds of clean athletics I think that the rules of the amateur union should be strictly enforced; but I consider them rather too exacting, however, for the present time, “*Several years ago the sportsmen of the old country (England), who took much in- terest in athletic sport of all kinds, deter- mined to formulate a scheme by which they could segregate the rich from the poor. Amateur clubs were organized and according to rules that were there estab- lished sons of rich men only could afford the honor of being members. Mechanics, clerks, etc., were ostracised. Matters pro- gressed smoothly for a time, but when amateur boxing tournaments were intro- duced the gentlemen sportsmen did not take very kindly to ‘nose bleeds’ and ‘black eyes,’ and as a consequence the clubs had to admit some of the clerks and mechanics, who did not mind an occasioual drubbing, to membership. “The rivalry that sprung up among the clubs brought about a demand for fistic talent, and this occasioned the dissolution of some of the most prominent athletic organizations because the aristoerats did not desire to affiliste with the so-called plebeian members. *‘Tke athletic clubs subsequently became quite cosmopolitan, and amateur boxing contests were looked upon as the great feature of indoor sport. It was during the days of the select set, when the sons of wealthy men composed the athletic organizations, that the ama- teur rules were tramed, and, with the ex- ception of a few changes, the same laws exist to-day. The rich young men did not care a fig for money, of course, and such a thing &s training expenses was not dreamed of. Why, the proposition would be considered outrageous. ““When the hardy mechanics and other true sportsmen who were not born with silver spoons in their mouths became members of the clubs first-class exhibitions of boxing were witnessed, but a general objection was made from the beginning to the rules that were made solely for those gentleman-sportsmen who did not have to work for a living. ““The contestants in wrestling, boxing, etc., grew tired of winning medals, and many of the most polished boxers refused to appear before the clubs unless they were allowed training expenses, which, under the rules, they could not have. ‘‘As previously stated, zood boxers and wrestlers could not be secured from the ranks of the ‘upper ten,” and when the mechanics and clerks who were earning small salaries withdrew from the clubs membership gradually dwindled, and with the exception of those clubs that cater to outdoor sports, such as running, walking, ete., there remain in old England very few of the once-famousamateur athletic organ- izations under whose colors many great boxing tournaments were held. ‘It seems to me that the same condition of affairs is rapidly gaining a foothold in this country. The young men who box before the Olympic Club cannot afford to train fora month or so at their own ex- pense just for the honor of being called champions should they be so fortunate as to win a $35 medal. With few exceptions the lads who box are earning very small salaries, and I am strongly of the opinion that if the rules were changed so as to allow the boys their training expenses there would be better sport witnessed and a more general desire on the part of sportsmen who fancy boxing to become members of this grand club. “‘Boxing is unquestionably the most interesting of all indoor sports, and judg- ing from the large gatherings at club en- tertainments I think there are many mem- bers who will coincide with me in the statement that to strengthen the member- ship the club sLould cater to the amateur boxers, who are rapidly becoming dis- gusted with rules which were intended only to govern gentlemen of means and leisure.” Conscience Money Paid in Stamps. ‘Wiltiam G. 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